Recap Roundups
April 12, 2018
Pittsburgh 6, Chi. Cubs 1
Gregory Polanco hit a pair of solo homers as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Cleveland 9, Detroit 3
Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff homer and a two-run double, and the Cleveland Indians completed a sweep of a four-game series with a 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
St. Louis 13, Cincinnati 4
Jose Martinez homered and drove in six runs Thursday night as the St. Louis Cardinals waded through the exhausted bullpen of the Cincinnati Reds to score a 13-4 win at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
Colorado 5, Washington 1
DJ LeMahieu hit two home runs, including one on the third pitch of the game, propelling the Colorado Rockies to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals in the opener of a four-game series Thursday night at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
Boston 6, NY Yankees 3
Rick Porcello took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Mookie Betts had two RBIs as the host Boston Red Sox posted a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night at Fenway Park.
Minnesota 4, Chi. White Sox 0
Minnesota first baseman Joe Mauer reached 2,000 career hits with two run-producing singles and right-hander Jose Berrios tied a career high with 11 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings in the Twins' 4-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Target Field on Thursday.
LA Angels 7, Kansas City 1
Nick Tropeano threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings in his first major league start in nearly two years to help lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium.
San Francisco 7, San Diego 0
Right-handers Chris Stratton and Derek Law combined on a one-hitter and San Francisco took advantage of walks and poor defense Thursday night as the visiting Giants opened a four-game series with a 7-0 win over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.