Pirates roll over Cubs to finish off sweep at Wrigley
CHICAGO >> Adam Frazier homered and Pittsburgh scored six runs in the final two innings to complete a threegame sweep of the World Series champions with a 6-1 win over the Cubs Sunday. The Pirates went just 4-14 against the Cubs last year, including 1-8 at Wrigley Field.
Jameson Taillon (1-0) allowed an unearned run and struck out six in seven innings. Cubs starter Jon Lester pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and left with a 1-0 lead. BRAVES 9, PADRES 2 >> Bartolo Colon (1-1) allowed one hit over seven innings in the Atlanta home debut for the 43-year-old: Ryan Schimpf’s second-inning homer
Brandon Phillips had three hits and three RBIs as Atlanta improved to 3-0 at new SunTrust Park and extended its winning streak to four after a five-game skid. ORIOLES 11, BLUE JAYS 4 >> Trey Mancini homered twice for the second time in three games, a three-run shot off Ryan Tepera in the sixth and a solo drive off Matt Dermody in the eighth. Mancini, who finished 3 for 5 with four RBIs, matched the major league record for home runs in the first 12 games of a career with seven, joining Trevor Story and Dino Restelli.
Dylan Bundy (2-1) gave up hits in six shutout innings MARLINS 4, METS 2 >> Rookie J.T. Riddle hit a two-run homer against Addison Reed (0-1) with two outs in the ninth. TIGERS 4, INDIANS 1 >> Matthew Boyd (2-1) allowed one run in six innings, and Alex Avila hit a tworun homer. BREWERS 4, REDS 2 >> Ryan Braun hit a go-ahead, two-run homer, and Eric Thames added five a solo shot for his fifth home run of the series as Milwaukee won for the fifth time in in six games. RED SOX 7, RAYS 5 >> Mitch Moreland hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh off left-hander Xavier Cedeno after Boston, trailing 5-4, loading the bases against Danny Farquhar (0-1), ROYALS 1, ANGELS 0 >> Alcides Escobar hit an RBI single in the ninth off Cam Bedrosian after Salvador Perez’s leading single against Blake Parker (0-1), ROCKIES 4, GIANTS 3 >> Rookie Antonio Senzatela (2-0) settled down after a rough first inning, holding San Francisco scoreless on four hits over the next six to win his second straight start. WHITE SOX 3, TWINS 1 >> Avisail Garcia had a career-high four hits, including an opposite-field, two-run homer to right off Ryan Pressly (02) in the 10th inning. DIAMONDBACKS 3, DODGERS 1 >> Taijuan Walker (2-1) struck out seven and allowed a run and four hits over five innings. MARINERS 8, RANGERS 7 >> Nelson Cruz singled in the tiebreaking run to cap a two-run, ninth-inning rally, and Seattle overcame a 6-1 deficit to complete a threegame sweep.