O’s slug 4 HRs, top Yanks 7-1 in game slowed by loose cat
In a sport delayed for various minutes although a bevy of groundskeepers attempted to corral a scaredy cat in the outfield, the Baltimore Orioles hit 4 solo homers off New York newcomer Andrew Heaney and conquer the Yankees 7-one Monday night.
A person place us in contact with the cat’s agent we have points to explore. pic.twitter.com/H1jvIUmBfz
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) August 3, 2021
The Orioles held a six-operate guide in the eighth when the tabby emerged from the third foundation side as Yankees star Aaron Choose batted versus Paul Fry.
The cat received on the warning observe and dashed back again and forth. The feline climbed up on the very low padding along the wall and attempted to scale the bullpen fence, but held slipping back again down. Only following 3 one/two minutes did the cat leave the discipline, darting into an open gate close to the seating location along the third foundation line.
Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays hit back again-to-back again homers in the third off Heaney (6-eight).
Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urías also went deep to spoil the debut of Heaney, who gave up 4 operates on six hits in six innings with the homers coming in a span of six batters in the third and fourth.
Jorge López (3-12) took a no-hitter into the sixth and permitted one operate and one hit in six innings.
6? innings of one-hit ball from Jorge López tonight.
Gutsy outing ?? pic.twitter.com/4nh0nTwgle— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) August 3, 2021
Joey Gallo began in left discipline and finished López’s no-hit bid with a clean double to open the sixth.
MARINERS eight, RAYS two
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Fraley had a two-operate solitary all through a 5-operate third, Chris Flexen went 6 two/3 good innings, and Seattle conquer AL East-major Tampa Bay.
Fraley, who was activated right before the sport following being on the COVID-19 injured list considering that July 18, also created a diving catch in left discipline on Brandon Lowe’s liner in the third. He went two for four with a stroll and stole a foundation.
Flexen (10-five) gave up two operates and seven hits, helping the Mariners transfer inside of three online games of Oakland, which at this time retains the 2nd AL wild card. The right-hander struck out six and walked two.
Seattle’s Ty France had three hits with three RBIs, and came inside of a triple of hitting for the cycle.
Randy Arozarena homered as Tampa Bay saw its divisional guide around Boston drop to one sport.
Michael Wacha (two-3) took the reduction. He permitted six operates and eight hits in 4 innings.
BREWERS 6, PIRATES two
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eduardo Escobar hit a three-operate homer and an RBI triple to back again up Eric Lauer’s 5 shutout innings in Milwaukee’s victory around Pittsburgh.
Escobar’s two-out triple off Kyle Keller in the sixth prolonged the Brewers’ guide to two-. He adopted that up by sending a 421-foot drive to right versus Nick Mears in the seventh. He also walked 2 times to get to foundation on each and every of his 4 plate appearances.
Brad Boxberger gained his fourth conserve in six options.
Bryse Wilson (two-four) labored 5 innings and permitted just one operate in his Pirates debut, but the Brewers feasted on Pittsburgh’s bullpen following his departure.
Lauer (four-four) permitted just three hits, struck out three and walked no person. He also hit a batter.
GIANTS eleven, DIAMONDBACKS eight, 10 INNINGS
PHOENIX (AP) — Buster Posey doubled in the go-forward operate in the tenth inning and San Francisco conquer Arizona.
The Giants prolonged their NL West guide to 3 one/two online games around the idle Los Angeles Dodgers.
Posey’s double scored Brandon Crawford, who was the runner at 2nd to begin the tenth. Posey then scored on Steven Duggar’s solitary versus Miguel Aguilar (-one) and Donovan Solano’s squeeze bunt introduced in Austin Slater, who had been deliberately walked.
Jarlin Garcia (3-two) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory.
Alex Dickerson hit a grand slam to highlight San Francisco’s 5-operate fifth. Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores also homered for San Francisco (sixty seven-39), which has the majors’ most effective document and prospects all teams with 161 homers.
The Diamondbacks received two-operate homers from pinch hitter Josh Reddick and Asdrubal Cabrera.
PHILLIES 7, NATIONALS five
WASHINGTON (AP) — J.T. Realmuto hit a go-forward, two-operate solitary to highlight a 5-operate rally in the ninth inning that carried Philadelphia around Washington.
Trailing 3-two, the Phillies began the profitable rally when Ronald Torreyes and Travis Jankowski opened the ninth with singles off Gabe Klobosits (-one). Jean Segura doubled off Wander Suero to tie the sport and Realmuto singled to place the Phillies forward.
Carter Kieboom hit a two-operate homer in the base of the ninth right before Ian Kennedy recorded his seventeenth conserve and very first with the Phillies.
Andrew Stevenson hit a pinch-hit homer in the sixth for the Nationals.
RANGERS four, ANGELS one
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dane Dunning won consecutive commences for the very first time this period for Texas, and the Rangers took the guide for very good with a double steal in a win around Los Angeles.
Brock Holt scored the tiebreaking operate with a headfirst slide into dwelling on the back again-end of a double steal in the fifth inning, the 2nd time this period the Rangers stole dwelling. Holt later included a sacrifice fly.
Dunning (five-7) struck out three, walked two and permitted one operate on three hits. Spencer Patton labored the ninth for his very first large league conserve in three probabilities as the final-put Rangers won their third sport in a row.
Angels right-hander Chris Rodriguez (two-one) struck out seven and walked two although letting 4 operates (three gained) and 4 hits in his very first large league begin.
The electrical power bats have arrived at Yankee Stadium. pic.twitter.com/CFGBSS7DxY
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) August 3, 2021
MARLINS 6, METS 3
MIAMI (AP) — Lewis Brinson related for a very first-inning grand slam to back again Jesús Luzardo in his Miami debut, and the final-put Marlins conquer NL East-major New York.
Miguel Rojas had two hits and scored 2 times for the Marlins, who finished a 4-sport dropping streak.
Luzardo (3-four) permitted three operates on 4 hits in 5 innings. The left-hander struck out 5, walked three and hit a batter.
Pete Alonso hit his twenty fourth homer, a solo blast in the third, for the Mets.
Tylor Megill (one-one) gave up 5 operates on six hits in 5 innings with 4 strikeouts.
INDIANS five, BLUE JAYS two, 10 INNINGS
TORONTO (AP) — Jose Ramirez homered to cap a three-operate tenth inning and Cleveland finished Toronto’s 4-sport profitable streak.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his thirty fourth dwelling operate for the Blue Jays, who dropped for the very first time in 4 online games considering that returning north of the border.
Brad Hand (five-6) endured a rocky tenth, opening the inning with a wild pitch that permitted computerized runner Myles Straw to progress to third. Amed Rosario lined Hand’s future pitch through the drawn-in infield for an RBI solitary.
Four pitches later, Ramirez homered off the left discipline foul display, his 23rd.
Bryan Shaw (four-five) labored one inning for the win and Emmanuel Clase finished for his 14th conserve in 18 options.
