Peralta strikes out 11 for Brewers in win over Orioles
BALTIMORE >> Freddy Peralta struck out 11 in six outstanding innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers hit three home runs in an 11-1 rout of the Baltimore Orioles that included a benchclearing incident in the sixth inning Friday night.
Gary Sánchez, Willy Adames and William Contreras went deep for the National League-leading Brewers (9-3), who have scored 47 runs in their last five games. They scored three runs each in the second, fifth and sixth to take the series opener.
Intrigue built for the matchup when Milwaukee traded ace Corbin Burnes to the Orioles for left-hander DL Hall and infielder Joey Oritz just before spring training. Hall pitches Saturday and Burnes takes the mound Sunday.
Ortiz had his first big league three-hit game Friday. That included an RBI triple in the second — shortly after Sánchez opened the scoring with a two-run homer — and a run-scoring single in the ninth.
The other big draw of this series was the “Jackson vs. Jackson” matchup of two top prospects. That didn't amount to much in Friday's opener. Baltimore's Jackson Holliday, the game's top-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline, struck out in all three of his plate appearances. Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio, ranked No. 2, went 0 for 6 with three strikeouts of his own.
RANGERS 12, ASTROS 8 >> Jonah Heim homered and drove in four runs, and Texas beat Houston to drop the Astros seven games under .500 for the first time in eight years.
Evan Carter added three hits as the Rangers built a 12-3 lead by the sixth inning.
Houston fell to 4-11. The Astros had not been than many games below .500 since they were 22-29 before a Memorial Day win in 2016, a season in which they fell to 20-29 before a five-game winning streak. METS 6, ROYALS 1 >> Pete Alonso homered and Luis Severino earned his first win for New York, who snapped Kansas City's seven-game winning streak.
Brett Baty hit a tworun double and the Mets scored all five of their runs off starter Michael Wacha with two outs. New York reached double digits in hits for the fourth consecutive game and has won six of eight following an 0-5 start.
Coming off a 7-0 homestand that marked the longest winning streak in the majors this season, the surprising Royals (9-5) were looking for their first eight-game winning streak since a nine-game run in July 2017.
PIRATES 5, PHILLIES 2 >> Bailey Falter allowed one run over five innings to beat his former team, leading Pittsburgh over Philadelphia as Phillies star Bryce Harper broke out of an 0-for-18 slide with two hits.
David Bednar pitched a perfect ninth for his second save in five chances, and Henry Davis doubled, singled and drove in two runs. Bryan Reynolds and Connor Joe also had RBIs for the Pirates, who took advantage of some sloppy play by Philadelphia.
ANGELS 7, RED SOX 0 >> Reid Detmers allowed three hits over 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and Taylor Ward matched a season high with three RBIs to lead Los Angeles over Boston.
The Angels sent seven batters to the plate in the first inning, scoring three runs (one earned) against Boston right-hander Tanner Houck (2-1), who had not allowed a run in his two previous starts this season, spanning 12 innings. Houck matched a career high with seven runs allowed (four earned) on a career-high 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
BRAVES 8, MARLINS 1 >> Max Fried pitched six solid innings and Marcell Ozuna homered to lead Atlanta to a win over Miami in their series opener.
Fried (1-0) entered with an 18.00 ERA after a pair of rough starts to open the season, but limited the Marlins to four hits while striking out four and walking one. The 30-year old left-hander was replaced by Pierce Johnson after giving up back-to-back hits in the seventh.
ROCKIES 12, BLUE JAYS 4 Ryan Feltner pitched five innings for his first win of the season and Colorado had 20 hits in a rout of Toronto.
REDS 11, WHITE SOX 1 >> Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run drive for his fourth homer in his last four games, helping Andrew Abbott and Cincinnati beat Chicago.
TIGERS 8, TWINS 2 >> Mark Canha hit a solo homer in first inning, Tarik Skubal pitched five scoreless innings and Detroit went on to beat Minnesota.