Twins complete Indians sweep

Twins complete Indians sweep

June 27, 2017
Minnesota Twins' Eddie Rosario points up as he runs the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of their MLB game against Cleveland Indians in Cleveland Sunday. — AP
Minnesota Twins' Eddie Rosario points up as he runs the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of their MLB game against Cleveland Indians in Cleveland Sunday. — AP

CLEVELAND — Eddie Rosario had three hits, including a home run, and Ervin Santana pitched six scoreless innings as the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 4-0 victory Sunday.

The Twins, who were swept by Cleveland in a four-game series in Minnesota last weekend, returned the favor this weekend in Cleveland. They shut out the Indians in two of the three games and outscored them 13-2.

Santana (10-4) gave up nine hits, with seven strikeouts and no walks. Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin (4-9) pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and a season-high three walks.

Reds 6, Nationals 2: Scooter Gennett went 4-for-5, including a homer, and drove in two runs, and Tucker Barnhart was 2-for-4 with two RBIs as Cincinnati beat first-place Washington, salvaging the finale of the three-game series and breaking a four-game skid.

Gennett was 8-for-13 in the series with three RBIs. It was the second four-hit game for Gennett in less than a month, as he had five hits (four home runs) on June 6 against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Reds starter Scott Feldman (6-5) gave up two runs in seven innings as last-place Cincinnati won for just the second time in 15 games. Washington starter Tanner Roark (6-5) gave up nine hits and six runs in six innings.

Marlins 4, Cubs 2: Edinson Volquez maintained his perfect record against Chicago as Miami defeated the defending World Series champions.

Rangers 7, Yankees 6: Adrian Beltre and Shin-Soo Choo homered in the first two innings as Texas took a seven-run lead and held on for the victory over New York.

Brewers 7, Braves 0: Davies bounced back from his worst outing with one of his best, and the Milwaukee offense awoke from its slumber as the Brewers beat Atlanta.

Orioles 8, Rays 5: Baltimore rallied to tie the game in the eighth, then won it with three in the ninth to take a three-game series against Tampa Bay.
Angels 4, Red Sox 2: Los Angeles spoiled the Boston debut of Doug Fister.

Fister went six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts. He was recently waived by the Angels after three minor league outings, and the Red Sox claimed him Friday.

Athletics 5, White Sox 3: Yonder Alonso and Khris Davis drove in runs in the eighth inning as Oakland rallied past Chicago to complete a three-game sweep.

 

Blue Jays 8, Royals 2: Francisco Liriano pitched six-plus sharp innings, Jose Bautista drove in four runs, and Toronto rolled past Kansas City.

Astros 8, Mariners 2: Houston hit three tape-measure home runs and got a solid performance from its bullpen in a victory over Seattle.

Dodgers 12, Rockies 6: Cody Bellinger hit two home runs to give him a league-leading 24, and Los Angeles scored five runs on four wild pitches by Colorado reliever Adam Ottavino in the seventh and eighth innings, helping the Dodgers to their 10th straight win.

Tigers 7, Padres 5: Mikie Mahtook grounded a tiebreaking, two-run, two-out, ninth-inning single to right off Brandon Maurer to give the Detroit the win over San Diego.

Mets 8, Giants 2: Rene Rivera hit two home runs to help New York complete a three-game sweep of San Francisco.

Diamondbacks 2, Phillies 1 (11 innings): Daniel Descalso singled home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning, and Arizona extended its best start in franchise history with the win over Philadelphia.

Cardinals 8, Pirates 4: Catcher Yadier Molina's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh snapped a tie and helped St. Louis avoid a series sweep at the hands of Pittsburgh. — Reuters


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