Marlins silence Orioles in return
BALTIMORE — After enduring one final delay in their effort to return from an eight-day, coronavirus-induced hiatus, the Miami Marlins found enough power and pitching within their vastly overhauled roster to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Tuesday night.
Francisco Cervelli and Jesus Aguilar homered for the Marlins, who had their season halted after 18 players tested positive for COVID-19 following the opening series in Philadelphia.
Late Tuesday afternoon, the Marlins were still awaiting the result of further COVID-19 tests, a process that stalled their arrival at Camden Yards and pushed back the scheduled 7:35 p.m. start by 41 minutes.
RAYS 5, RED SOX 1: Austin Meadows got two hits after missing the first 10 games of the season with the coronavirus, and Tampa Bay stopped its losing streak at five, beating visiting Boston and sending the Red Sox to their fourth consecutive defeat.
ATHLETICS 5, RANGERS 1: Stephen Piscotty hit Oakland’s second walkoff grand slam of the year, and the Athletics beat visiting Texas for their fourth straight win.
BRAVES 10, BLUE JAYS 1: Max Fried boosted Atlanta’s rotation by allowing only one run in six innings, Austin Riley homered, and the host Braves beat Toronto.
INDIANS 4, REDS 2: Shane Bieber overcame two solo home runs to pitch into the eighth inning, Franmil Reyes hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer, and Cleveland snapped a four-game skid with a win at Cincinnati.
CUBS 5, ROYALS 4: Jason Heyward, Jason Kipnis and Willson Contreras homered as Chicago won at Wrigley.
WHITE SOX 3, BREWERS 2: Jose Abreu’s tiebreaking single in the seventh helped Chicago win at Milwaukee.
DODGERS 5, PADRES 2: AJ Pollock homered and doubled, and Los Angeles defeated host San Diego.
ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 2: German Marquez struck out nine in seven-plus innings as Colorado won at home.
NATIONALS 5, METS 3: Washington returned from a coronavirus-caused four-day break to prevail at home.
TWINS 7, PIRATES 3: Jose Berrios pitched six strong innings, and Minnesota beat visiting Pittsburgh.
ANGELS 5, MARINERS 3: Mike Trout and Albert Pujols homered, and Los Angeles won at Seattle.