AROUND THE HORN
▪ Yankees: Jameson Taillon earned his first win in exactly two years, Aaron Judge had three hits and three RBIs, and the Yankees beat the Tigers 6-4 on Saturday. Gleyber Torres also drove in three runs as the Yankees won for the sixth time in seven games and improved to 13-14.
▪ Orioles: Matt Harvey won his third straight start and the Orioles took advantage of the Athletics’ sloppy play to score six runs in the third inning Saturday in an 8-4 win over the Athletics. The Athletics made two errors and threw a pair of wild pitches to help the Orioles break loose. DJ Stewart added a two-run homer in the sixth for the Orioles. Harvey (3-1) allowed two runs and four hits in 5 ⅔ innings, walking three with one strikeout. It marked the first time since 2018 with the Reds that the former All-Star ace had won three starts in a row.
▪ Nationals: Nationals starter Patrick Corbin has been working on his delivery. On Saturday, the lefthander delivered for the Nationals. Corbin ended his 10-game losing streak, pitching seven solid innings and leading the Nationals over the Marlins 7-2.
▪ Royals: Andrew Benintendi hit two homers, Salvador Perez homered and drove in three runs, and the Royals cruised to an 11-3 win over the Twins on Saturday. Danny Duffy (4-1) continued his strong start to the season in helping the AL Centralleading Royals bounce back from Friday night’s 9-1 loss. He allowed one run and two hits in seven innings, striking out seven.
▪ Astros: Jose Urquidy scattered four hits over seven shutout innings and the Astros made an early lead stand up, beating the Rays 3-1 Saturday. Jose Altuve doubled on the first pitch of the game, leading to a threerun inning. The Astros got three hits in the first inning and only one more the rest of the game. Urquidy (2-2) walked one and struck out five in winning his second straight start, which came on his 26th birthday. His day started with a phone call to his family in Mexico. “I was very excited, very motivated, and I think that was a big part of this game,” Urquidy said.
▪ Cardinals: Jack Flaherty pitched six solid innings to keep his record perfect and Paul DeJong hit a three-run homer in the first inning to send the Cardinals over the Pirates 12-5 on Saturday night. Flaherty (5-0) struck out nine while winning his fifth straight start. He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks and improved to 7-1 in 10 career starts against the Pirates.
▪ Rangers: Isiah KinerFalefa homered and had an RBI triple among his trio of hits, and Willie Calhoun’s three hits included a two-run homer as the Rangers beat the Red Sox 8-6 on Saturday night. Josh Sborz (2-1) allowed one run in relief and struck out three of the five batters he faced to earn the win. Ian Kennedy whiffed all three hitters in the ninth inning for his sixth save in six opportunities.
▪ Phillies: Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning and the Mets benefited from a very questionable call by the second base umpire Saturday night in a 5-4 victory over the Phillies. Conforto also had a two-run double in a four-run first inning against former teammate Zack Wheeler. New York squandered the 4-0 lead but recovered to win for just the fourth time in 12 games — even after center fielder Brandon Nimmo and third baseman J.D. Davis exited with hand injuries.