Jack Flaherty struck out nine in six shutout innings and the host St. Louis Card...
Jack Flaherty struck out nine in six shutout innings and the host St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Friday night.
Flaherty didn’t allow a hit until Yonathan Daza led off the fifth inning with a single. Before that, the Rockies only had three baserunners — a walk and two hit batsmen.J.D. Martinez hit two homers and drove in a career-high seven runs, and Eduardo Rodriguez blanked San Diego on five hits over seven innings as visiting Boston won in a rout.
Sanchez struck out six and allowed a single earned run in his longest outing of the season, and he also logged his second career two-hit game. He hasn’t taken a loss since May 10.Didi Gregorius hit two home runs, including a grand slam, while Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and Gleyber Torres also went deep as visiting New York took the opener of a showdown series by crushing Los Angeles.
Arizona’s first hit came with two outs in the seventh inning when Christian Walker blooped a single to center off Devin Williams.Zack Greinke remained unbeaten over his four starts since joining Houston at the trade deadline despite pitching in and out of trouble in a victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Drew VerHagen , making just his fourth start of the season and the eighth of his six-year career, held the Twins to three runs on five hits while striking out a career-high 11. He fanned five in a row during the third and fourth innings.Austin Meadows belted a grand slam, the key hit in a seven-run second inning that helped visiting Tampa Bay defeat Baltimore.
Not all news was good for the Marlins, however, as Brian Anderson was hit by a pitch and sustained a broken left hand, likely ending his season.Francisco Lindor belted a two-run homer to highlight a four-run second inning as host Cleveland beat Kansas City. Tyler Naquin also drove in two runs, and Carlos Santana had two singles to post his seventh multi-hit performance in 12 contests.
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