Mariners’ Santiago ejected for having sticky substance in glove
Seattle reliever Hector Santiago became the first player to be ejected as part of Major League Baseball’s new foreign substance protocols when he was thrown out of Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the host Chicago White Sox.
Santiago was checked by the umpires as he exited in the fifth inning. His glove was confiscated, and it was later announced that Santiago had been ejected.
Crew chief Tom Hallion told a pool reporter that Santiago was ejected for “having a foreign substance that was sticky on the inside palm of his glove.”
The 33-year-old left-hander said what the umpires found was a combination of rosin and sweat.
Taylor Trammell homered twice for Seattle in the resumption of Saturday’s suspended game. Paul Sewald got one out for the win, and Kendall Graveman worked the ninth for his seventh save.
The White Sox rebounded in the scheduled series finale, winning 7-5 behind Zack Collins’ four RBIs.
Mitch Haniger hit a three-run homer for Seattle in the second game.
The White Sox lost AL
MVP Jose Abreu in the first game when he was hit on his left knee by a pitch in the sixth. The team announced the first baseman had a bruised left knee and X-rays were negative.
Blue Jays 5, Orioles Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in two runs to raise his major league-leading RBI total to 66 as host Toronto beat Baltimore.
Tigers 2, Astros 1 (10): Robbie Grossman’s squeeze bunt in the 10th inning drove in the winning run, and host Detroit beat Houston for a split of their four-game series.
Angeles 6, Rays 4: Shohei Ohtani hit his 25th homer and drove in three runs, and visiting Los Angeles stopped a five-game losing streak.
Red Sox 9, Yankees Kike Hernandez and Rafael Devers homered in the first inning as host Boston hammered Gerrit Cole to complete a second straight sweep of their longtime rivals.
Twins 8, Indians Minnesota’s Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer shortly after visiting Cleveland right fielder Josh Naylor was carted off the field following a frightening collision with a teammate.Cleveland manager Terry Francona said Naylor had suffered a broken bone, but didn’t say which one, and was being treated at a hospital.
Rangers 4, Royals 1: Joey Gallo homered and Jordan Lyles pitched seven strong innings after getting bumped from the rotation for one start, helping host Texas finish a three-game sweep.
INTERLEAGUE
Athletics 6, Giants
Cole Irvin struck out eight in eight innings to remain unbeaten in five June starts, and visiting Oakland avoided a threegame sweep.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Dodgers 7, Cubs 1:
Clayton Kershaw racked up a season-high 13 strikeouts over eight dominant innings, and Zach McKinstry hit a grand slam in the second inning as host Los Angeles beat Chicago Cubs.
Braves 4, Reds 0: Atlanta’s Kyle Muller earned his first career victory, and Ronald Acuna Jr. and Austin Riley went deep for visiting Atlanta.
Phillies 4, Mets 2: Zack Wheeler threw seven scoreless innings against his former team, and Philadelphia won at New York a split of their four-game series.