MLB Roundup: Devers homers, Red Sox close out Rangers

BOSTON — Rafael Devers homered and drove in two runs, and 5 Boston pitchers blended for a five-hit shutout because the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Thursday afternoon.

Devers hit a solo shot for his 6th house run of the season, sending it into the Green Monster seats within the 7th inning. His first RBI of the sport got here on a unmarried within the 5th inning. Carlos Narvaez additionally produced a run-scoring unmarried for the Red Sox, which took two of 3 towards the Rangers.

Red Sox starter Bryan Bello teamed up with 4 relievers to provide Boston’s 3rd shutout of the season. Justin Slaten (1-3) earned the win with 1.1 scoreless innings. Garrett Whitlock tossed one inning with Liam Hendriks completing off Texas with two innings.

Texas starter Jack Leiter (2-2) took the loss, giving up 4 runs and strolling 4 in 5.1 innings. No. 9 hitter Tucker Barnhart accrued two of the Rangers’ 5 hits. Texas has now dropped 9 of its ultimate 12 video games.

Boston took benefit of Leiter issuing two walks and throwing a wild pitch in the second one inning en path to construction a 2-0 lead. Trevor Story led off with a unmarried and scored on a wild pitch whilst Jarren Duran’s grounder to 2d plated the second one run of the body.

MINNEAPOLIS — Brooks Lee had a go-ahead two-run double with two outs within the 8th inning to propel Minnesota to a win over Baltimore, finishing a three-game sweep with their 5th immediately victory.

Lee’s double got here off reliever Gregory Soto, who entered after Yennier Cano (0-2) walked Harrison Bader main off and Byron Buxton with one out. Soto struck out Trevor Larnach sooner than Lee doubled to middle. Ty France adopted with an RBI unmarried for a three-run lead.

Buxton went 0 for 2 after homering in 3 immediately video games, however he walked two times, scored two runs, stole a base and threw a runner out at house.

Emmanuel Rivera and Ramón Laureano had RBI doubles in back-to-back innings off Twins starter Bailey Ober to take a 2-1 lead within the 3rd.

Buxton threw out Rivera, who doubled and was once looking to rating on a Gunnar Henderson unmarried within the 6th.

The Twins tied it within the backside part on a leadoff homer through Larnach — his 5th. Kremer has surrendered 8 of Baltimore’s MLB-high 55 homers.

Ober allowed two runs — one earned — on 8 hits in 5 innings. Griffin Jax (1-2) pitched a scoreless 8th and Jhoan Duran earned his 6th save.

Kremer went seven innings, permitting two runs on 3 hits with 8 strikeouts for the Orioles, who’ve misplaced 5 immediately and 9 of 11.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Witt Jr. had 4 hits, Kris Bubic pitched seven innings and Kansas City beat Chicago to finish a four-game sequence sweep.

Salvador Perez had 3 RBIs because the Royals posted their 6th consecutive win. Jonathan India had two hits, two RBIs and scored thrice.

Bubic (4-2) allowed six hits, struck out seven and walked one. Chris Stratton and Steven Cruz each and every were given 3 outs for the Royals, completing a six-hitter.

Kansas City scored its first six runs on two-out hits.

The Royals jumped in entrance within the first towards Davis Martin (1-4). Vinnie Pasquantino singled and scored on Perez’s 9th double in his ultimate 12 video games.

Witt singled and stole 2d sooner than scoring on a unmarried through Perez for a 2-0 lead within the 3rd.

Witt singled, stole his 13th base and scored on a two-run triple through Maikel Garcia within the 5th. India and Witt added back-to-back RBI doubles within the 6th.

Martin allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

TIGERS 10, ROCKIES 2, 1ST GAME

TIGERS 11, ROCKIES 1, 2ND GAME

DENVER — Keider Montero pitched 8 robust innings, Colt Keith homered, and Detroit beat the Colorado Rockies in the second one sport to brush its doubleheader.

Spencer Torkelson had 3 hits and Brewer Hicklen singled within the 3rd for his first profession hit for Detroit. The Tigers received the primary sport 10-2 and completed 7-3 on their 10-game highway go back and forth.

Montero (1-1) allowed a run and 5 hits to earn his first victory since Sept. 15, 2024. Two of Montero’s seven profession wins have come towards the Rockies. He blanked them on Sept. 10, 2024, for his best whole sport and has a 0.53 ERA towards them.

Colorado has misplaced six in a row and is a big league-worst 6-31.

The Tigers trailed 1-0 however rallied within the 3rd towards Tanner Gordon (0-1), who was once making his first get started of the season.

With bases loaded and no outs, Kerry Carpenter hit a grounder to Ryan McMahon at 3rd base. The ball went throughout the webbing of McMahon’s glove for a base hit, and Gleyber Torres adopted together with his three-run double.

Torkelson doubled and Jace Jung singled to power in two extra and make it a six-run inning.

BRAVES 5, REDS 4, 11 INNINGS

ATLANTA — Drake Baldwin hit an RBI unmarried within the 11th inning to power in automated runner Ozzie Albies and provides Atlanta its fourth win in its ultimate 5 video games, beating Cincinnati.

Scott Blewett (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to select up the win.

The Braves compelled further innings with a two-run rally within the 9th inning. Eli White bunted house Albies with the primary run and Michael Harris II drove in pinch runner Eddie Rosario with a unmarried to left box. Harris was once 3 for 5 with two RBIs.

Taylor Rogers (1-1) took the loss.

Rookie Rece Hinds hit a tie-breaking two-run homer off Raisel Iglesias within the 9th inning to present the Reds a 4-2 lead. He was once 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a stroll in his 2d sport of the season with the Reds.

Reds catcher Jose Trevino was once 3 for 4 with 3 doubles and an RBI.

Spencer Schwellenbach lasted six innings and gave up 5 hits, one run, two walks, 5 strikeouts. It was once his 6th high quality get started of the season in 8 outings and got here after he struggled towards the Dodgers in his ultimate get started.

PHILLIES 7, RAYS 6, 10 INNINGS

TAMPA, Fla. — Brandon Marsh and Trea Turner each and every had two hits and drove in a run within the 10th inning to cap a comeback from 4 runs down and lead Philadelphia to a win over Tampa Bay.

Philadelphia tied the rating within the 9th, handing Pete Fairbanks his first blown save in 9 alternatives. After Kyle Schwarber led off with a unmarried to increase his on-base streak to 43 video games, the Phillies lifted him for pinch runner Johan Rojas. Fairbanks then sailed a pickoff try over first base, permitting Rojas to advance to 3rd and rating on Max Kepler’s RBI grounder.

Marsh led off the 10th with a double to left-center off Manuel Rodriguez (0-1) to power in pinch-runner Edmundo Sosa, and he scored two batters afterward Turner’s unmarried to middle.

Junior Caminero hit a solo homer for Tampa Bay within the first and Yandy Díaz hit a three-run shot within the 7th to present the Rays a 5-1 lead.

Bryson Stott hit a three-run homer, his 2d hit of the sport, off Edwin Uceta to chop the Rays’ result in 5-4 within the 8th.

Matt Strahm gave up a run in a shaky 10th and stranded the tying run on 2d to sign in his 2d save.

Philadelphia has received 9 of its ultimate 11 and passed the Rays their 7th immediately loss at Steinbrenner Field, their transient house this season.