DeJong’s HR sinks Nationals
ST. LOUIS — Paul DeJong handed the Washington Nationals their second consecutive walk-off loss, capping a back-and-forth finish with a game-ending solo home run in the ninth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals’
7-6 victory Monday night.
DeJong took Koda
Glover (0-1) deep leading off the ninth on a
3-1 pitch. A night earlier,
Ryan Madson allowed a game-ending ninth-inning grand slam to the Chicago Cubs’ David Bote to end a 4-3 defeat.
Matt Carpenter kicked off a wild ending with a three-run go-ahead home run during a four-run eighth inning for St. Louis. It was Carpenter’s 17th home run during a 31-game on-base streak.
Washington tied it at 6-6 in the top of the ninth on RBI singles by Daniel Murphy and Matt Wieters off closer Bud Norris. Dakota Hudson (3-0) relieved Norris and stranded two baserunners by retiring Wilmer Difo and Adam Eaton.
Jedd Gyorko sparked St. Louis’ big eighth inning with a home run off Justin Miller. Kolten Wong and Patrick Widsom then singled to set up Carpenter’s 33rd homer. Carpenter has homered in seven of his past 10 games.
Washington’s bullpen has blown saves in three of its past four games. All-Star closer Sean Doolittle has been on the disabled list since early July, and top setup man Kelvin Herrera went to the DL with right rotator cuff impingement last week.
Juan Soto and Bryce Harper homered for Washington, which has lost five of seven.
Harper won a 10-pitch battle with starter Miles Mikolas by drilling his 29th home run leading off the fourth to lead 2-1.
Ryan Zimmerman added a run-scoring double in the second for the Nationals.
Jose Martinez had 4 hits for the Cardinals.
Mikolas gave up 4 runs on four hits over 7 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
BRAVES 9-6, MARLINS 1-1 Ronald Acuna Jr. pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball history, hitting leadoff home runs in both games of a doubleheader to lead first-place Atlanta to a sweep of visiting Miami. The 20-year-old rookie hit a drive into the Braves’ bullpen in Game 1, powering Atlanta. Haitian-American Touki Toussaint pitched six strong innings to claim the win in his major league debut. It was more of the same from Acuna in the nightcap. He sent a towering shot into the seats in left-center, sparking the mound only Braves the from fourth behind Mike player another Foltynewicz. in baseball strong Acuna outing history became on to the hit a others, pair of Rickey leadoff Henderson homers in a and doubleheader. Harry Hooper, Two are said in Baltimore’s the Hall of Brady Fame. Anderson The Elias was Sports the Bureau last to pull off the rare double during a home doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 21, 1999. Before that, it was accomplished by Oakland’s Henderson at home against the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1993, and Hooper while playing for the Boston Red on May 20, 1913, during two games at the Washington Senators. Merandy Gonzalez (2-1) took the loss in the second game after being called up from Class AA Jacksonville for his first career start. Acuna hit his first leadoff homer off Pablo Lopez (2-3) and added a two-run double in the sixth, highlighting a five-run outburst that turned the game into a blowout.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TIGERS 9, WHITE SOX 5 had a career-high five hits, Nicholas including Castellanos a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, and drove in five runs as host Detroit beat Chicago. Castellanos singled in the first, doubled and scored in the fourth, hit an RBI double in the fifth and hit a two-run home run off Jeanmar Gomez (0-1) in the seventh. Castellanos came up again in the eighth with the bases loaded and two outs, needing a triple for the cycle, but settled for a two-run single that put the Tigers ahead 9-5. O’Hearn, a rookie who entered batting .130 with three RBIs, homered off Reid-Foley with Brett Phillips aboard in the second. O’Hearn also walked with the bases loaded in the fourth. Whit Merrifield had three hits as the Royals got their second victory in 11 games. Keller (5-5) yielded one run and four hits. Wily Peralta closed for his seventh save. Devon Travis homered early for the Blue Jays.
ROYALS 3, BLUE JAYS 1 Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in a career-high three runs, Brad Keller threw seven strong innings and host Kansas City beat Toronto to spoil Sean Reid-Foley’s major league debut. Reid-Foley (0-1) was removed after 97 pitches and 5 innings, allowing 3 runs, 6 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3. Reid-Foley is only the second player in major league history to be born in Guam. He was 12-4 with a 2.98 ERA in 23 minor league starts this season.
INTERLEAGUE
Bartolo RANGERS Colon going for five won victories innings his 5, first DIAMONDBACKS by to start a help Latin since host American Texas setting 3 beat pitcher, the Arizon. record home Robinson run in Chirinos the fourth hit inning a go-ahead, and added threerun an RBI consecutive single in batters the eighth. after Colon allowing (7-10) run-scoring retired 10 doubles by A.J. Pollock and Steven Souza Jr. in the first. The 45-year-old right-hander got his 247th career victory, two more than Dennis up Martinez homered hits or August fewer record four and after hits four walks. of off with and losing Nicaragua. Greinke runs his He three 22nd in all has (12-8), 61/3 runs five won straight Ronald innings. in while July. both who start Guzman setting Jose his allowed Colon with starts Leclerc a gave also Texas two six in earned his second save.
INDIANS 10, REDS 3 Jose Ramirez connected for his 35th home run and Yandy Diaz hit a tiebreaking RBI double in visiting Cleveland’s seven-run away apiece from Brantley in Cleveland’s sixth the and Cincinnati inning, Yan fifth helping Gomes victory Reds. the had in Ramirez, Indians six three games. hits pull Michael Melky two runs. Cabrera Tucker and Barnhart, Jason Kipnis Scooter each Gennett drove and in Curt Casali homered for last-place Cincinnati, which has dropped two consecutive games. Tucker Barnhart, Scooter Gennett and Curt Casali homered for the last-place Reds. Homer Bailey (1-10) was tagged for five runs and 10 hits in 51/3 innings.
METS 8, YANKEES 5 Jacob deGrom struck out 12 and the New York Mets backed him in a big way, hitting five home runs while battering Luis Severino and the New York Yankees. Amed Rosario led off this Subway Series matchup with a drive into the right-field seats and Jose Bautista, Todd Frazier, Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto later connected. DeGrom (7-7), a victim threw 62/3 of poor innings run and support left with most a of major the season, leaguebest 1.81 ERA. He allowed two earned runs and exited with a 7-3 lead. Severino (15-6) was gone a lot earlier. Stuck in a rut that began before he pitched in the All-Star Game, the right-hander was tagged for seven hits and four runs in four innings. Miguel Andujar hit a two-run homer in the Yankees eighth off Seth Lugo. Robert Gsellman worked the ninth for his seventh save. The city rivals split their six games this year. This was a makeup from a rainout July 22.