Joey Meneses tied a career high with four hits, CJ Abrams hit his first home run since Washington acquired him in a trade last summer and the Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4. Washington won consecutive games for only the second time this season after a pair of games at Colorado on April 7 and 8. Mason Thompson allowed an unearned run and two hits over 2 1/3 innings.The … [Read more...] about Meneses, Abrams lead Nats over Twins 10-4 in 35-degree chill
Archives for April 2023
Castellanos’ 2 homers power Phillies past Rockies 4-3
Nick Castellanos hit his first two home runs of the season and Cristian Pache also went deep for the first time this season to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. Connor Brogdon worked 1 2/3 innings of relief for the win and Craig Kimbrel tossed a scoreless ninth for his second save. Castellanos also doubled in the eighth inning. Pache drilled … [Read more...] about Castellanos’ 2 homers power Phillies past Rockies 4-3
Arozarena 4 RBIs, Rays beat White Sox 4-3, are 12-0 at home
Randy Arozarena homered in the first inning as Tampa Bay set a major league record by going deep in each of its first 21 games, then hit a 10th-inning single for his fourth RBI that gave the Rays a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Tampa Bay is 18-3, the best start in the major leagues since the 2003 New York Yankees. The Rays are 12-0 at Tropicana Field, the best start at … [Read more...] about Arozarena 4 RBIs, Rays beat White Sox 4-3, are 12-0 at home
Webb stops his 4-game skid, pitches Giants over Mets 7-4
Opening day starter Logan Webb stopped his four-game losing streak, holding the Mets hot offense to two runs in seven innings and leading the San Francisco Giants over New York 7-4. Webb (1-4) struck out eight and walked one for his first win since signing a $90 million, five-year contract for 2024-28, a deal announced April 14. San Francisco (7-13) avoided losing 14 of its … [Read more...] about Webb stops his 4-game skid, pitches Giants over Mets 7-4
Dodgers rebound from 13-0 loss with 9-4 win over Cubs
James Outman and Max Muncy each homered twice as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-4. Outman was 4-for-5 with four RBIs. He has homered seven times this season, the most by a Dodgers rookie in the months of March and April. Muncy’s second homer of the game came off Cubs reliever Brad Boxberger in the ninth and Outman delivered his second one batter later. The … [Read more...] about Dodgers rebound from 13-0 loss with 9-4 win over Cubs