M’s Santiago ejected for sticky stuff use
Seattle relief pitcher says umpires found a combo of rosin and sweat
CHICAGO — Seattle reliever Hector Santiago became the first player to be ejected as part of Major League Baseball’s new foreign substance protocols when he was thrown out of Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Santiago was checked by the umpires as he exited in the fifth inning. His glove was confiscated, and it was later announced that Santiago had been ejected.
Crew chief Tom Hallion told a pool reporter that Santiago was ejected for “having a foreign substance that was sticky on the inside palm of his glove.” The 33-year-old left-hander said what the umpires found was a combination of rosin and sweat.
Taylor Trammell homered twice for Seattle in the resumption of Saturday’s suspended game.
The White Sox rebounded in the scheduled series finale, winning 7-5 behind Zack Collins’ four RBIs.
The White Sox lost AL MVP José Abreu in the first game when he was hit on his left knee by a pitch in the sixth. The team announced the first baseman had a bruised left knee and X-rays were negative.
DODGERS 7, CUBS 1: In Los Angeles, Clayton Kershaw racked up a season-high 13 strikeouts over eight dominant innings, and Zach McKinstry hit a grand slam in the second inning of the Dodgers’ victory over Chicago.
Cody Bellinger homered in his second straight game and drove in three runs in the Dodgers’ third consecutive win over Chicago after four Cubs pitchers combined for a no-hitter in the series opener Thursday.
Kershaw (9-7) yielded four hits while flummoxing the Cubs with his slider, recording his highest strikeout total in a regularseason game since July 2017 and getting a season-high 26 swings and misses.
RED SOX 9, YANKEES 2: In Boston, Kiké Hernández and Rafael Devers homered in the first inning as the Red Sox hammered Gerrit Cole, routing New York to complete a second straight sweep of their longtime rivals.
J.D. Martinez and Christian Vázquez also homered for the Red Sox. Eduardo Rodriguez (6-4) was solid in earning his first win in nine starts.
Boston outscored New York 18-7 in the three-game series at Fenway Park, improving to 6-0 against the Yankees this year and moving a season-best 16 games above .500.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer for the Yankees.
ATHLETICS 6, GIANTS 2: In San Francisco, Cole Irvin struck out eight in eight innings to remain unbeaten in five June starts, and Oakland avoided a three-game sweep.
Matt Chapman had two hits and two RBIs for the A’s. Aramís García added a pair of RBI singles.
ANGELS 6, RAYS 4: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Shohei Ohtani hit his 25th homer and drove in three runs, and Los Angeles stopped a five-game losing streak.
Ohtani hit an opposite-field shot to left in the ninth against Pete Fairbanks. He also had a run-scoring double in the sixth and a tying RBI triple during Los Angeles’ tworun seventh inning.
TWINS 8, INDIANS 2: In Minnesota, the Twins’ Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer shortly after Cleveland right fielder Josh Naylor was carted off the field following a frightening collision with a teammate.
Cleveland manager Terry Francona said Naylor had suffered a broken bone, but didn’t say which one, and was being treated at a hospital.
Naylor and rookie second baseman Ernie Clement chased a popup in short right field in the fourth inning on a ball hit by Jorge Polanco. Naylor went flying after the collision and had his right foot catch underneath him, twisting the foot the wrong way.
NATIONALS 5, MARLINS 1: In Miami, Washington ace Max Scherzer allowed one run in six innings and passed two umpire inspections without a fuss.
Trea Turner and Josh Bell each hit a tworun homer in the sixth against Sandy Alcantara to break the game open. The Nationals earned a split of their four-game series.
Scherzer (7-4) struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 2.14.
PADRES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4: In San Diego, Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead double during San Diego’s three-run rally in the seventh inning, and the Padres took two of three against the team with baseball’s worst record.
BREWERS 5, ROCKIES 0: In Milwaukee, Keston Hiura homered, doubled and drove in three runs to back a sharp performance by Eric Lauer, and Milwaukee beat Colorado for its fifth consecutive victory.
Lauer (2-3) struck out six over six innings of two-hit ball.
PHILLIES 4, METS 2: In New York, Zack Wheeler threw seven scoreless innings against his former team, and the Phillies beat the Mets for a split of their four-game series.
Wheeler (6-4), who signed a five-year deal worth $118 million in December 2019 after spending his first seven seasons with the Mets, allowed four hits, walked two and struck out eight. Kevin Pillar homered for New York. BRAVES 4, REDS 0: In Cincinnati, Atlanta’s Kyle Muller earned his first career victory, and Ronald Acuña Jr. and Austin Riley went deep for the Braves.
Muller (1-1) who was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett before the game, cruised through five innings, allowing one hit with a career-high nine strikeouts.
Acuña connected in the fifth, making it 3-0 with a solo drive to center for his 21st homer. Riley led off the sixth with his 13th homer of the season.
BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 2: In Buffalo, N.Y., Toronto star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in two runs to raise his major league-leading RBI total to 66.
The Blue Jays tallied 12 hits in closing out a four-game series with their seventh win in eight games. Five of those victories came against the Orioles, who have dropped 16 of 18.
PIRATES 7, CARDINALS 2: In St. Louis, Pittsburgh’s Max Kranick pitched five perfect innings in his major league debut before a 64-minute rain delay forced him from the game.
Gregory Polanco and Ben Gamel homered for the Pirates, who won have won six of nine following a season-high 10-game losing streak.
RANGERS 4, ROYALS 1: In Arlington, Texas, Joey Gallo homered and Jordan Lyles pitched seven strong innings after getting bumped from the rotation for one start, helping Texas finish a three-game sweep.
TIGERS 2, ASTROS 1 (10 inn.): In Detroit, Robbie Grossman’s squeeze bunt in the 10th inning drove in the winning run, and Detroit beat Houston for a split of a fourgame series.