Recap Roundups
August 20, 2021
Kansas City 6, Chi. Cubs 2
Salvador Perez belted two of Kansas City's five home runs and the visiting Royals opened a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a 6-2 victory on Friday.
Atlanta 3, Baltimore 0
Max Fried tossed a four-hit shutout and the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Friday night for their season-best seventh straight win.
NY Yankees 10, Minnesota 2
Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched a career-high seven innings and Luke Voit drove in four runs on four hits as the New York Yankees rolled to an 10-2 rout of the Minnesota Twins Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
Detroit 4, Toronto 1
Pinch hitter Harold Castro singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th inning and the visiting Detroit Tigers went on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Friday night.
Cincinnati 5, Miami 3
Sonny Gray allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings, leading the host Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.
Cleveland 9, LA Angels 1
Franmil Reyes belted a three-run homer in the first inning and added a two-run single in the sixth to propel the host Cleveland Indians to a 9-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.
Chi. White Sox 7, Tampa Bay 5
Tim Anderson hit a game-tying solo home run in the ninth inning and go-ahead single in the 11th as the Chicago White Sox topped the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on Friday at St. Petersburg, Fla., in a meeting of American League division leaders.
Boston 6, Texas 0
Chris Sale hurled five shutout innings in his second start post-Tommy John surgery, and the Boston Red Sox got back on track with a 6-0 series-opening win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday night.
Washington 4, Milwaukee 1
Patrick Corbin snapped a six-start winless streak Friday night, when he tossed 6 1/3 strong innings as the visiting Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1.
Houston 12, Seattle 3
Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in four runs to pace a Houston offensive onslaught as the Astros bashed four home runs and rolled to a 12-3 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday.
Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 0
Gregory Polanco drove in two runs and Mitch Keller pitched five scoreless innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates notched a 4-0 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
Colorado 9, Arizona 4
Garrett Hampson homered, C.J. Cron had three hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 in Denver on Friday night.
Oakland 4, San Francisco 1
Josh Harrison stroked a two-run single and Starling Marte used his bat and his legs to produce two key runs as the Oakland Athletics defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.
LA Dodgers 3, NY Mets 2
Walker Buehler pitched into the eighth inning, and Trea Turner had a pair of hits and scored twice as the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to eight games with a 3-2 victory over the visiting New York Mets.
Philadelphia 4, San Diego 3
Bryce Harper clubbed a two-run homer and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies overcame issuing 10 walks to snap a four-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the reeling San Diego Padres on Friday night.
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