Red Sox’s Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.
Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn’t walk a batter. It was the first complete game of Houck’s career and the first shutout by a solo Red Sox pitcher since Michael Wacha blanked the Los Angeles Angels on June 6, 2022.
The game lasted just 1 hour, 49 minutes. Mariners 5, Reds 1: Bryce Miller and three relievers combined on a one-hitter as Seattle defeated visiting Cincinnati to complete a three-game sweep. Miller (3-1) tossed six innings and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out seven.
Mets 9, Pirates 1: Luis Severino and three relievers combined on a fivehitter for host New York.
Orioles 4, Twins 2: Cedric Mullins crushed a 1-2 pitch for a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Baltimore a three-game sweep of visiting Minnesota. Baltimore starter Albert Suarez threw 5 2⁄3 shutout innings, allowing only three hits, in his first major league outing in more than six years. Craig Kimbrel (3-0) got the win for the Orioles.
Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4: Aaron Judge singled in the go-ahead runs in a fourrun ninth inning as visiting New York rallied to defeat Toronto.
Giants 3, Marlins 1: Keaton Winn pitched six strong innings to earn his second major league victory as San Francisco got past host Miami. Rangers 5, Tigers 4: Josh Smith’s pinch-hit double scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as visiting Texas edged Detroit.
Brewers 1, Padres 0:
Blake Perkins drove in the game’s only run with an eighth-inning single to lead Milwaukee past visiting San Diego. Royals 4, White Sox 2, G1: Salvador Perez blasted a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning and five pitchers combined on a five-hitter as visiting Kansas City topped Chicago in Game 1 of a doubleheader.
White Sox 2, Royals 1, G2: Gavin Sheets homered as Chicago beat visiting Kansas City in the second game of a doubleheader, the White Sox’s first win against the Royals this season in seven tries. Braves 5, Astros 4, 10 inn.: Orlando Arcia drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the top of the 10th inning as the visiting Atlanta defeated Houston to sweep a threegame series.
Nationals 2, Dodgers 0:
Jake Irvin went six scoreless innings and CJ Abrams hit a leadoff home run as Washington finished a long California trip in style with a victory over Los Angeles.
Cubs 5, Diamondbacks 3: Cody Bellinger homered to help Chicago beat Arizona in the rubber game of a three-game series in Phoenix.
Athletics 6, Cardinals 3:
Paul Blackburn remained unbeaten with a fourth straight effective start as Oakland salvaged one win in its three-game series against visiting St. Louis. Phillies 7, Rockies 6: Kyle Schwarber launched two home runs and Cristopher Sanchez struck out 10 in six strong innings, but Philadelphia had to survive a comeback bid by visiting Colorado.
Angels 5, Rays 4: Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward hit RBI singles in the ninth inning, rallying Los Angeles past the hosts.