Archives for April 2023

Chris Bassitt pitched 6 1/3 innings before leaving because of a sore lower back, Cavan Biggio hit a three-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Toronto has won 13 of 19. Bassitt (3-2) allowed two runs and three hits to win back-to-back starts for the first time with the Blue Jays. He called manager John Schneider and the trainer to the mound in … [Read more...] about Bassitt wins but leaves with sore back, Jays beat White Sox

Houston fell to 12-11 with the loss. … [Read more...] about Rays beat Astros for modern record 14th straight home win to start season

Ramón Urías hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied from a four-run deficit against Chris Sale, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 for their seventh straight victory. Sale allowed nine hits in five innings, failing to hold onto a 4-0 lead after Triston Casas and Rafael Devers homered for Boston. Orioles starter Dean Kremer wasn’t great either, … [Read more...] about Orioles rally to top Red Sox 5-4 for 7th straight win

Rookie Taj Bradley won his third consecutive start to begin his big league career and the Tampa Bay Rays set a modern era MLB record with their 14th consecutive home win to begin a season, 8-3 over the Houston Astros. Tampa Bay had shared the mark dating to 1901 with the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rays are 20-3 overall. Only the 1911 Detroit Tigers and 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers … [Read more...] about Rays win modern record 14th straight at home to start season

TJ Friedl drove in the game-winning run with a ninth-inning single and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-6 come-from-behind win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. José Leclerc walked Jonathan India to lead off the ninth. India scored on Friedl’s single to right. The Reds came back from a 5-1 third-inning deficit and tied the game in the eighth … [Read more...] about Friedl caps Reds comeback with hit in 7-6 win over Rangers