MLB roundup: Suzuki records 3,000th hit in Marlins' win
By The Sports Xchange
DENVER -- Ichiro Suziki made history Sunday, collecting the 3,000th hit of his MLB career as the Miami Marlins roughed up Colorado Rockies starter Jon Gray and then held on for a 10-7 win in the rubber game of their series.
After three forgettable at-bats, Ichiro Suzuki tripled off the out-of-town scoreboard in right field to become the 30th major-league player to reach 3,000 hits. Suzuki's triple came against left-hander Chris Rusin.
At 42 years, 290 days, Ichiro is the second-oldest player to reach 3,000 hits.
Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis each had three hits and three RBIs for the Marlins. Nolan Arenado had three hits, including two home runs, and five RBIs for the Rockies.
Yankees 3, Indians 2
NEW YORK -- Masahiro Tanaka pitched effectively into the seventh inning and on the day they officially announced the end of Alex Rodriguez's career, New York topped Clevaland.
Tanaka allowed a run and six hits in six-plus innings.
Jacoby Ellsbury had a sacrifice fly, Didi Gregorius homered and Mark Teixeira had an RBI double for the Yankees, who are one game over .500 for the eighth time since the All-Star break.
Nationals 1, Giants 0
WASHINGTON -- Wilson Ramos hit a tie-breaking homer in the seventh inning, Tanner Roark pitched seven strong innings and Washington defeated San Francisco, taking the deciding game in a series pairing the National League East and West Division leaders.
Leading off the seventh against Madison Bumgarner, Ramos lifted an 0-1 slider to the opposite field for this 18th homer of the season.
Roark allowed five hits and pitched out of trouble all afternoon while striking out five and walking three. Aside from the home run, Bumgarner allowed only Anthony Rendon's fourth-inning double and a pair of walks to go along with seven strikeouts and a hit batter over eight innings.
Mets 3, Tigers 1
DETROIT -- Neil Walker's two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning powered New York to just its fourth win in 12 games with a victory over Detroit.
Former Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez hit Alejandro de Aza with an 0-2 pitch to lead off the ninth and Walker drove a high 1-0 changeup over the wall in right center for his 19th home run.
Addison Reed pitched 1 1/3 innings to get the win, although he was aided by a Tigers' baserunning blunder that got the Mets out of an eighth-inning jam. Jeurys Familia worked the ninth for his 39th save.
Twins 6, Rays 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Miguel Sano belted two home runs to lift Minnesota to a series victory over Tampa Bay.
In Sano's first at-bat, he sent a foul ball so high that it hit the roof at Tropicana Field -- becoming the first player to do so in fair territory in 19 seasons of Rays baseball. The ball was eventually caught by third baseman Evan Longoria.
In the third inning, Sano changed the trajectory a bit and launched a three-run homer to left-center field for his 17th blast of the season to give the Twins a 3-1 lead. He came back with a solo shot in the ninth for his second career multi-homer performance.
Reds 7, Pirates 3
PITTSBURGH -- Billy Hamilton had three hits, scored three runs, stole four bases and made a leaping, backhand catch in center field to help Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh.
Hamilton was 3-for-4 with a walk before his day ended when he finally was caught stealing in the ninth inning.
Reds starter Dan Straily needed just 41 pitches to remain perfect through four innings before giving up a homer to Matt Joyce in the fifth. Josh Harrison also hit a solo homer in the sixth for Pittsburgh.
Royals 7, Blue Jays 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kendrys Morales hit an eighth-inning grand slam and Yordano Ventura pitched a sturdy 6 2/3 innings as Kansas City topped Toronto.
Ventura, who claimed his first win since June 17, was charged with one run on five hits and four walks, throwing 106 pitches.
Marcus Stroman took the loss, giving up three runs on seven hits, including Alcides Escobar's home run in the fifth.
Orioles 10, White Sox 2
CHICAGO -- Manny Machado homered a career-high three times in three innings as Baltimore routed Chicago to win the three-game series.
Machado hit a two-run shot, a three-run drive and another two-run blast to become the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings since Carl Reynolds of the White Sox in 1930.
Machado is also the first Orioles player to hit a trio of homers in a game since Chris Davis in 2014. The third baseman has 25 this season and collected a career-high seven RBIs. Davis and J.J. Hardy also homered for the Orioles, who top the majors with 168 home runs.
Braves 6, Cardinals 3
ST. LOUIS -- Scoring three runs in the top of the first and another three in the second, Atlanta handed St. Louis a series loss.
Aided by the early outburst, starter Mike Foltynewicz worked six solid innings, scattering six hits and allowing a run with two walks and four strikeouts. Four relievers combined for the last nine outs, with closer Jim Johnson collecting his eighth save.
Adam Wainwright allowed six runs on nine hits over six innings to take the loss.
Rangers 5, Astros 3 (11 innings)
HOUSTON -- Ian Desmond and Rougned Odor produced run-scoring hits in the top of the 11th inning and Texas recovered from a ninth-inning collapse to beat Houston and take the rubber match of the three-game series at Minute Maid Park.
The Rangers extended their lead in the American League West to 7 1/2 games over the Astros by tagging Chris Devenski for a second consecutive game with Shin-Soo Choo opening the 11th with a double to right field before Desmond laced an RBI single to left.
Making his eighth start of the season and fifth since returning from the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder discomfort, Texas starter Yu Darvish allowed five hits and struck out eight in seven innings.
Mariners 3, Angels 1
SEATTLE -- Left-handed starter James Paxton came within two outs of pitching the first complete game of his career before taking a line drive off his left elbow in the ninth inning of Seattle's win over Los Angeles.
Paxton allowed just five hits over 8 1/3 innings, the longest outing of his career, and struck out Mike Trout four times on the Angels star's 25th birthday. Paxton was in total command before a liner off the bat of Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons hit him flush in the left elbow. Paxton went down on one knee and was in obvious pain as trainers came out to check on him, but he was able to walk off under his own power while nursing the left arm.
Cubs 3, A's 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kyle Hendricks allowed one run over 7 1/3 innings, Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler hit solo home runs, and Chicago completed a three-game sweep of Oakland.
Hendricks, who improved to 7-1 over his past nine starts, allowed three hits, struck out four and walked none. He lowered his ERA to 2.17, the second lowest in the major leagues.
The Cubs won their seventh straight game and improved to a major league best 69-41. They moved a season-high 28 games over .500.
Diamondbacks 9, Brewers 3
PHOENIX -- Jake Lamb had three hits, including a tiebreaking homer, and Phil Gosselin also homered in Arizona's victory over Milwaukee at Chase Field.
Lamb and Gosselin belted two-run homers in a five-run fifth, when the Diamondbacks tied a franchise record with five extra-base hits in an inning.
Chris Owings tripled in the fifth, and Rickie Weeks Jr. and Jean Segura had doubles when the Diamondbacks bunched five of their 12 hits to break a 3-3 tie.
Phillies 6, Padres 5
SAN DIEGO -- Philadelphia scored five runs on two-out hits and stopped a seventh-inning rally with a triple play to defeat San Diego in the rubber match of a three-game series at Petco Park.
Pinch hitter Tommy Joseph drove home Carlos Hernandez with an unearned run in the top of the eighth to break a 5-5 tie. Hernandez reached on a two-base throwing error by rookie Padres shortstop Jose Rondon and scored on Joseph's two-out single to left off left-handed reliever Brad Hand.
Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff gave up five runs, four earned, in six innings. He yielded five hits, including two homers into the short porch down the right field line, and struck out five without issuing a walk. Closer Jeanmar Gomez picked up his 29th save and his second of the series.
Dodgers 8, Red Sox 5
LOS ANGELES -- Rookie Rob Segedin had four RBIs in his major league debut, sparking Los Angeles over Boston at Dodger Stadium.
Justin Turner homered and Adrian Gonzalez and Enrique Hernandez hit back-to-back long balls in the seventh for the Dodgers, who took two of three from the Red Sox. Gonzalez's solo shot off reliever Junichi Tazawa was the 300th of his career.
The Red Sox's Aaron Hill, Andrew Benintendi, who finished with two RBIs, and Mookie Betts each drove in a run in the sixth to cut the Dodgers' margin to 6-5, but reliever Joe Blanton fanned Jackie Bradley Jr. looking to end the inning. Red Sox starter David Price served up six runs (three earned) on five hits with five walks and three strikeouts.
