Abbott awesome in debut as Reds shut out Brewers
ohio: Andrew Abbott logged six scoreless innings in his major league debut as the Cincinnati Reds picked up a 2-0 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Monday to salvage the finale of a four-game series.
Abbott (1-0) allowed just one hit, walked four and struck out six for the Reds. Alexis Diaz struck out the side in the ninth for his 14th save.
Stuart Fairchild and Tyler Stephenson each hit a solo homer to provide both of Cincinnati’s runs.
Milwaukee starter Julio Teheran (1-2) gave up two runs on six hits in 6⅓ innings. Joey Wiemer had two doubles for the Brewers, who totalled just three hits.
Nathaniel Lowe delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning to lift Texas to a 4-3 victory over St Louis in Arlington, Texas.
Marcus Semien, whose ninthinning walk sparked the winning rally, extended his major-league-leading hitting streak to 24 games, going 2-for4. Will Smith (1-2) threw a scoreless inning to earn the victory after Rangers starter Martin Perez yielded just an unearned run in seven innings.
The Cardinals scored twice in the eighth inning to tie the game. Genesis Cabrera (1-1) took the loss.
Shane McClanahan pitched six innings of one-run ball and three players went 2-for-4 as Tampa Bay posted a 4-1 win over hosts Boston.
McClanahan (9-1) struck out five and allowed just five hits and two walks, bouncing back from his first loss of the season. Justin Turner’s solo home run in the sixth inning was the lone blemish for the Tampa Bay ace.
Yandy Diaz, Wander Franco and Francisco Mejia all had two hits for the Rays, who used a three-run fifth inning to post their third straight win to finish the four-game series. Rafael Devers was 2-for-4 and Christian Arroyo doubled for Boston.
Trea Turner hit two solo home runs, singled twice and drove in three runs while Aaron Nola took a no-hitter into the seventh as hosts Philadelphia defeated Detroit 8-3.
Nick Castellanos and Bryce Harper each added two hits and an RBI and JT Realmuto hit a two-run double for the Phillies, who won their third straight game. Nick Maton broke up Nola’s nohitter with a three-run home run in the seventh inning.
Tigers starter Joey Wentz (1-6) allowed seven hits and five runs with five walks and four strike-outs in 4⅔ innings.
RESULTS
(home team in CAPS)
Tampa Bay 4 BOSTON 1; MIAMI 9 Kansas City 6; PHILADELPHIA 8 Detroit 3; PITTSBURGH 5 Oakland 4; Houston 11 TORONTO 4; CINCINNATI 2 Milwaukee 0; TEXAS 4 St Louis 3; SAN DIEGO 5 Chicago Cubs 0