Orioles’ error allows for two late runs and the Pirates come away with a 3-2 victory
PITTSBURGH >> Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson made a diving stop near second base on Edward Oliveras’ grounder in a try for a game-ending double play, then threw wildly past first for an error as two runs scored and gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 victory on Sunday.
With the wild win, the Pirates improved to 8-2 for the first time since 2018.
Baltimore led 2-1 when the Pirates loaded the bases on Yennier Cano (1-1) on singles by Ke’Bryan Hayes and Jack Suwinski followed by Connor Joe’s walk.
ATHLETICS 7, TIGERS 1>> Zack Gelof had four hits, including a three-run homer, and drove in four runs to help Oakland beat Detroit.
Gelof hit an RBI triple in the first and scored on JJ Bleday’s single. He connected for his first homer of the season in the second against Jack Flaherty. He also had two singles.
METS 3, REDS 1 >> Francisco Lindor hit a home run and ended an 0-for-24 skid as New York beat Cincinnati.
Sean Manaea (1-0) had another strong outing for the Mets. He lowered his earnedrun average to 0.82 after allowing one run and three hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out six.
ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 3>> MJ Melendez hit his third home run of the series, a two-run drive in a three-run seventh inning as Kansas City rallied to beat Chicago for a fourgame sweep.
Chicago ended a 19-inning scoreless streak in the fourth and led 3-0 in the fifth before Hunter Renroe’s two-run homer off starter Garrett Crochet.
BRAVES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 2
>> Michael Harris II hit a goahead homer in the fourth inning, left-hander Chris Sale gave Atlanta’s rotation a boost in his first home start, and the Braves beat Arizona to cap a three-game sweep of the Diamondbacks.
The Braves hit three homers. Matt Olson led off the second with a solo shot and Austin Riley added a two-run blast in the eighth.
NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 2 >>
MacKenzie Gore pitched fivehit ball into the sixth inning, and Washington beat Philadelphia to avoid a series sweep.
Lane Thomas stole three bases and scored the go-ahead run as Washington stopped a three-game slide. Thomas, Joey Meneses and Ildemaro Vargas each had two hits. YANKEES 8, BLUE JAYS 3>>
Giancarlo Stanton hit a loud tiebreaking grand slam in the third inning, and New York beat Toronto for their eighth win in 10 games to start the season.
Stanton gave the Yankees a 5-1 lead by with a 417-foot drive off Bowden Francis (02) that clanked against the facing of an advertisement below the second deck in left field. Stanton fell behind 0-2 in the count before turning on a 2-2 inside fastball and driving the ball 110.6 mph for his 11th career slam, his first since September 2022. He took a couple steps as he watched the ball, then flipped his bat.
BREWERS 12, MARINERS 4 >>
William Contreras hit two home runs, Willy Adames also homered and Milwaukee pounded Seattle.
Contreras finished with four hits and five RBIs. He hit his first homer off Seattle starter Emerson Hancock (1-1) in the second inning and connected on his second two-run shot off third baseman Josh Rojas, who pitched the eighth.
MARLINS 10, CARDINALS 3>> Miami ended their team-record nine-game losing streak starting the season when Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in a six-run first inning that lifted them over St. Louis.
Miami had been the first team to start 0-9 since Atlanta and Minnesota in 2016. The Marlins avoided becoming the first team to lose its first 10 games since the 2002 Chicago White Sox began 0-11.
RAYS 3, ROCKIES 2>> Ryan Pepiot struck out a career-high 11 batters in six shutout innings, and Tampa Bay held on to beat Colorado.
Pepiot (1-1), who came to the Rays in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers that sent Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot to L.A., topped his previous high of nine strikeouts which came at Coors Field on Sept. 26 of last season when he threw six innings in relief.
GIANTS 3, PADRES 2 >> Matt Chapman drove in two runs, including a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that led San Francisco over San Diego for their first series win this season.
San Diego led 2-0 before Chapman’s RBI groundout in the sixth on a potential inning-inning, double-play grounder to Jake Cronenworth. The first baseman stepped on the base, then threw to second only for the ball to bounce off the glove of shortstop HaSeong Kim, who had cut in front of the bag. That ended the Giants’ 14-inning scoreless streak.
CUBS 8, DODGERS 1>> Cody Bellinger homered against his former team, Shota Imanaga threw four shutout innings in a rain-shortened start, and Chicago beat Los Angeles.
TWINS VS. GUARDIANS, PPD. >> Minnesota announced the game against Cleveland has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Friday, August 9 at 1:10 p.m.
ASTROS 3, RANGERS 1 >> Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco followed his no-hitter with one-hit ball over six scoreless innings, and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Sunday night.