MLB roundup: Marlins sweep Mets with walk-off grand slam
Heriberto Hernandez hit a walk-off grand slam Sunday afternoon for the Miami Marlins, who completed a three-game sweep of the visiting New York Mets with a 4-0 win.
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After the Mets elected to intentionally walk Xavier Edwards to face Hernandez, he lifted an 0-1 changeup from Devin Williams (3-2) just over the wall in right-center field. It was the first walk-off grand slam to break a 0-0 tie in a major league game since Justin Maxwell hit one for the Royals on Sept. 22, 2013.
A.J. Ewing had two hits for the Mets, who were limited to two runs on 11 hits in the series and have been outscored 28-14 while losing five of their last six games. The Marlins completed their first sweep since beginning the season with three straight wins over Colorado.
Pete Fairbanks (2-2) allowed one hit and one walk in the top of the ninth, getting an assist from catcher Liam Hicks, who threw out a base-stealer. New York finished 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, stranding 10 runners.
Orioles 5, Tigers 3 (Game 1)
Colton Cowser hit a game-winning three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as Baltimore walked off visiting Detroit to open a day-night doubleheader.
Jackson Holliday worked a one-out walk and stole second, and then Leody Taveras walked against Kenley Jansen (1-3). After a flyout, a double steal put both runners in scoring position before Cowser’s second blast of the season. Gunnar Henderson also homered for the Orioles.
Framber Valdez pitched six strong innings for Detroit. Matt Vierling had three hits and drove in the game’s first run for the Tigers.
Tigers 4, Orioles 1 (Game 2)
Troy Melton pitched into the sixth inning in his first outing of the season and Detroit ended an eight-game losing streak by beating host Baltimore to avoid a sweep and earn a split in the doubleheader.
Dillon Dingler smashed a two-run first-inning homer and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs for the Tigers, who won for only the third time in a 19-game stretch. Melton, who was added to the active roster Sunday after several rehabilitation assignments this spring, worked 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits. Tyler Holton and Drew Anderson worked in relief for what became a combined three-hitter.
Trevor Rogers (2-6) yielded four runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings. He hasn’t completed six innings in his last six starts. Baltimore designated hitter Adley Rutschman walked twice and scored the team’s lone run.
Royals 8, Mariners 6
Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 with three RBIs as Kansas City defeated visiting Seattle.
Seth Lugo pitched 6 1/3 quality innings for the Royals, who won their second game in a row following a 1-10 stretch. Maikel Garcia and Carter Jensen had two RBIs apiece.
Rookie Colt Emerson went 4-for-4 with three doubles and Julio Rodriguez homered for the Mariners, who have lost six of their past nine. It was an 8-3 game before the Mariners brought in three runs with two outs in the ninth.
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Twins 6, Red Sox 5
Brooks Lee broke a tie with a two-run single in the sixth inning to lift visiting Minnesota to a win and a three-game series sweep over Boston.
Lee (2-for-4 with a double) was one of four Twins to record multiple hits in the game. Orlando Arcia was 3-for-5 with a double and a run. Minnesota starter Bailey Ober (6-2) threw five innings of four-run ball, with seven hits and three strikeouts.
Masataka Yoshida and Willson Contreras both homered and Wilyer Abreu hit two doubles for the Red Sox. Starter Sonny Gray allowed three runs on six hits in four innings, striking out four and walking two.
Pirates 4, Blue Jays 1
Esmerlyn Valdez stroked a two-run homer for his first career major league hit to help visiting Pittsburgh beat Toronto to salvage the finale of the three-game series.
Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller (5-2) pitched a solid six innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks with five strikeouts. Spencer Horwitz and Oneil Cruz added solo home runs and Gregory Soto worked around a hit-by-pitch and a walk for his fifth save.
Ernie Clement extended his hit streak to seven games when he grounded a RBI single to left in the fourth. Toronto lost starting pitcher Dylan Cease (two runs and four hits over 4 2/3 innings) exited in the top of the fifth with left hamstring discomfort before star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left in the bottom of the fifth after he was hit on the right elbow by a pitch.
Athletics 5, Padres 2
Carlos Cortes led off Sunday’s game with a homer and the visiting Athletics salvaged the last game of their weekend series against San Diego.
Athletics star Nick Kurtz reached base three times on two hits and a walk to stretch his on-base streak to 47 games, one off the club’s single-season record held by Mark McGwire (1996).
Ty France homered for the Padres, pulling them within 4-2 in the seventh, but the Athletics added an insurance run in the ninth on an RBI single by Tyler Soderstrom.
Angels 2, Rangers 1
Donovan Walton scored on second baseman Justin Foscue’s throwing error in the bottom of the ninth and Los Angeles completed its first three-game series sweep of the season with a 2-1 win over Texas in Anaheim, Calif.
Walton entered as a pinch runner for Jorge Soler, who singled against Gavin Collyer (1-1) with one out and moved to second when Jo Adell was hit by a pitch. Oswald Peraza then grounded into a potential double play, but Walton scored on Foscue’s errant throw to first baseman Jake Burger.
Starter Reid Detmers turned in a dominant performance for the Angels, who have won three straight for the first time since April 4-6. Detmers allowed one hit while striking out a career-high 14 batters with zero walks over eight innings.
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