Recap Roundups
June 03, 2017
NY Yankees 7, Toronto 0
As if Jordan Montgomery and the bullpen did not pitch well enough in shutting out the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees hitters got into the act Saturday afternoon with a four-homer eighth inning.
Kansas City 12, Cleveland 5
Whit Merrifield began the season in the minors, but he has reached stratospheric heights since being recalled.
Chi. Cubs 5, St. Louis 3
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon called up Kyle Schwarber on Friday night to let him know he was planning to bat the struggling outfielder ninth on Saturday afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Philadelphia 5, San Francisco 3
After manager Pete Mackanin watched his starting pitchers fail to go deep into games during a monthlong slide, one could understand his first comments when he got to the podium for his postgame press conference Saturday.
Oakland 10, Washington 4
Not long after hitting a two-run homer in the first inning Saturday against the Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics third baseman Ryon Healy let teammate Trevor Plouffe in on a secret.
Miami 3, Arizona 0
Three pitches into Saturday's game, Edinson Volquez sustained a collision that nearly ended his day.
Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 5
During his five seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Matt Adams enjoyed considerable success against Cincinnati Reds pitching, especially in Great American Ball Park.
Colorado 10, San Diego 1
The Colorado Rockies throttled former teammate Jhoulys Chacin on Saturday to end the Padres' five-game winning streak.
Detroit 10, Chi. White Sox 1
Jordan Zimmermann slid back to success with a reworked slider.
Detroit 10, Chi. White Sox 1
Alex Avila, Justin Upton, Nick Castellanos and Alex Presley each hit a home run and Jordan Zimmermann showed off his revamped slider Saturday to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
LA Dodgers 10, Milwaukee 8
After his all-star closer threw two innings a night earlier, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts insisted that Kenley Jansen was not available Saturday against the Brewers at Miller Park.
Boston 5, Baltimore 2
Simply put, Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price shut down the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
Houston 6, Texas 5
The Houston Astros have found different ways to win during their nine-game winning streak.
NY Mets 4, Pittsburgh 2
Like most closers, Addison Reed is used to only getting attention when he has a bad night at the office.
LA Angels 7, Minnesota 2
ANAHEIM, Calif.--Albert Pujols' major league career has always been more prolific than exuberant. From his start in 2001, he has been a metronome of production, making numbers such as 30 home runs, 120 RBIs and a .330 average seem like an every day, or every year, occurrence.
Seattle 9, Tampa Bay 2
Mike Zunino nearly left the yard Saturday night.