Dickerson’s walk-off HR the only run in Pirates’ win
Corey Dickerson celebrated his first walk-off home run in the major leagues. Twice.
Dickerson’s disputed one-out drive in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Pirates over Detroit 1-0 Thursday.
He sent an 0-1 slider from Alex Wilson just over the 21-foot-high wall in right field, at first standing at the plate and watching the drive before starting to jog up the first-base line. A fan in a Pirates sweatshirt reached out and caught the ball, and Wilson immediately pointed to ask for a video review of the home run call.
“It looked like it got out enough, but you never know,” Dickerson said.
Dickerson rounded third, rolled his helmet toward the plate and was mobbed by teammates. Nearly two minutes later, the call was upheld and the Pirates exchanged more hugs. It was the second homer of the year for Dickerson, obtained from Tampa Bay in a trade this spring.
“These guys in the clubhouse have been great,” Dickerson said. “I feel really comfortable here.”
Braves 7, Reds 4: Ronald Acuña Jr. (age 20) and Ozzie Albies (21), the youngest players in the majors, both homered and combined for five RBIs for visiting Atlanta.
Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4: J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer, Chris Sale won for the first time in three starts and Boston rallied to win in Toronto. Andrew Benitendi had two hits and an RBI for the Red Sox, who are a major-leaguebest 19-5. Cubs 1, Brewers 0: Kyle Hendricks outpitched Chase Anderson with seven crisp innings at Wrigley Field and Chicago stopped Milwaukee’s winning streak at eight games. Kyle Schwarber hit his seventh home run of the year in the sixth inning for the game’s only run.
Yankees 4, Twins 3: Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning off Fernando Rodney, extending New York’s winning streak to six. The Yankees were held hitless through five innings and trailed 3-0 before Aaron Hicks’ sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Cardinals 4, Mets 3: Dexter Fowler hit the game-winning single in the bottom of the 13th off Paul Sewald, and Tommy Pham had four hits and scored twice for St. Louis. John Gant, recalled from Triple-A Memphis before the game, pitched three perfect innings of relief for his second big-league win.
Diamondbacks 8, Phillies 2: Jarrod Dyson, Nick Ahmed and David Peralta homered as visiting Arizona improved to 17-7, matching the 2008 team for the best 24-game start in franchise history.
Rays 9, Orioles 5: C.J. Cron and Wilson Ramos homered and visiting Tampa Bay extended its winning streak to six games. It’s the Rays’ longest winning streak since a nine-game run in July 2014.
Mariners 5, Indians 4: Andrew Miller’s absence was immediately felt by host Cleveland when Kyle Seager hit a tie-breaking double in the eighth inning off Nick Goody to lift Seattle. With Miller on the disabled list after straining his left hamstring Wednesday, the Indians used three relievers in the eighth but couldn’t protect the tie.
White Sox 6, Royals 3: Led by Matt Davidson’s sixth and seventh of the year, visiting Chicago scored all its runs on five homers. Yoan Moncada, Welington Castillo and Trayce Thompson also went deep for the White Sox, who won for just the fifth time in 21 games.
Briefly: The Pirates announced that third baseman Jung Ho Kang has been granted a work visa by the U.S. government and will report to the team’s training complex in Bradenton, Fla. Kang, 31, had visa issues after he was arrested in his native South Korea on DUI charges for a third time in late 2016. ... Boston’s Joe Kelly began serving his six-game suspension stemming from an April 11 fight with the Yankees after his appeal was denied by the commissioner’s office.