Pivetta strong, Red Sox cruise
Nick Pivetta allowed a run and three hits in a season-high seven innings to win for the first time since August and the Boston Red Sox had a fourrun sixth inning to beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Friday night.
J.D. Martinez began Boston’s big inning by lining a single to left field that skipped at Brad Miller’s feet. The hit extended Martinez’s hitting streak to 14 games and his onbase streak to 29 games to last September, both the longest active streaks in the major leagues.
Pivetta (1-4) ended a personal seven-game losing streak over 13 starts. His previous win was Aug. 13, 2021, over Baltimore. He struck out four and walked one. His shutout bid ended in the seventh inning when Kole Calhoun tripled to center and scored on a wild pitch.
The Red Sox have won two of their last three games following a seasonhigh five-game losing streak that put them in
last place in the AL East.
Astros 6, Nationals 1: Jose Altuve homered on the first pitch of the game, and Yordan Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel also went deep as Houston extended its winning streak to 11 games.
Tigers 4, Orioles 2: Miguel Cabrera doubled and homered to help lead slumping Detroit.
Padres 11, Braves 6: Haseong Kim hit a three-run homer in the seventh off reliever Will Smith, Wil Myers went deep in the sixth against Max Fried and San Diego beat Atlanta.
Rays 5, Blue Jays 2: Brandon Lowe hit a pair of triples and Manuel Margot had a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning to lead Tampa Bay over Toronto.
Brewers 2, Marlins 1: Jace Peterson walked against Anthony Bender with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and Milwaukee beat Miami.
Reds 8, Pirates 2: Mike Moustakas homered twice and Brandon Drury drove in four runs to break out of a slump and lead resurgent Cincinnati.
Notes: Trevor Bauer’s arbitration appeal of his unprecedented two-year suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy has been scheduled to start May 23, a source said . ... The Dodgers placed Clayton Kershaw on the injured list with inflammation in a pelvic joint . ... The San Diego Padres say no cancer was found when manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery on Wednesday. ... The Chicago White Sox placed ace Lucas Giolito on the COVID-19 injured list and activated outfielder Andrew Vaughn following a rehab assignment with Triple-a Charlotte on Friday . ... Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor was added to the team’s COVID-19 injured list on Friday . ... The San Diego Padres have signed veteran second baseman Robinson Cano to a major league contract and plan to use him as a left-handed bat off the bench. ... Seattle second baseman/ outfielder Adam Frazier and Kansas City outfielder Andrew Benintendi won their salary arbitration cases on Friday, giving players a split of the first four decisions . ... Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant took swings in the cage Friday for the first time since he was sidelined with a sore back nearly three weeks ago and is eyeing a minor league rehab assignment as soon as next week.