Astros’ Bregman a spark in return
Alex Bregman had two hits and an RBI in his first action in more than two months, and he scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a groundout by Jake Meyers to lift the Astros to a 6-5 win over Kansas City in Houston on Wednesday.
Kyle Tucker singled to start the 10th to send Bregman, the automatic runner, to third. Meyers’ comebacker hit pitcher Joel Payamps, pulling him toward first. Payamps tossed the ball to first for a meaningless out as Bregman slid home.
Manager Dusty Baker is glad to see his team getting back to full strength with Bregman and Tucker, who returned Tuesday night after 10 days on the COVID-19 injured list.
“We’re starting to get whole again,” Baker said. “It was great to have both my guys back.”
Bregman singled in the fourth and had an RBI double in the sixth for a 3-1 lead. But Whit Merrifield’s grand slam with two outs in the seventh put the Royals up 5-3.
Orioles 10, Angels 6: Host Baltimore snapped a 19-game slide, posting a five-run eighth against Los Angeles’ bullpen. Cedric Mullins homered with three RBIs for the Orioles.
Rays 7, Phillies 4: Francisco Mejia hit a tie-breaking threerun homer in the ninth inning, and Brandon Lowe connected for his 30th of the season for visiting Tampa Bay.
Twins 9, Red Sox 6: Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer to lead off the 10th after Boston rallied from a four-run deficit to send the game into extra innings, and Jake Cave added a three-run shot for Minnesota at Fenway Park.
Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1: Robbie Ray struck out 14, and Alejandro Kirk broke a tie with an RBI single in the eighth inning for host Toronto.
Cardinals 3, Tigers 2: Paul Goldschmidt homered twice and scored the game-ending run on Lars Nootbaar’s single in the 10th for St. Louis.
Brewers 4, Reds 1: Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 in six shutout innings, and Avisail Garcia hit an RBI double and made two big defensive plays in right field for host Milwaukee, which has won 12 of 15.
Rockies, Cubs split: Ryan McMahon lofted a two-run homer in the 10th inning, Brendan Rodgers followed with a two-run double to give him five RBIs for the game, and Colorado rallied for a 13-10 win at Wrigley Field to split a doubleheader. In the opener, Patrick Wisdom (St. Mary’s) cracked a tie-breaking three-run homer in the fifth inning as Chicago won 5-2.
D’backs 5, Pirates 2: Carson Kelly and Pavin Smith homered as visiting Arizona rallied.
Indians 7, Rangers 2: Franmil Reyes drove a 451-foot homer into the left-field bleachers, one of four solo homers by host Cleveland. Texas left-hander Jake Latz gave up three home runs in his major-league debut.
Marlins 4, Nationals 3: Jorge Alfaro hit a game-winning single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning as Miami snapped an eight-game losing streak.