Sunday, May 8, 2022. 5:37 PM
Oscar Mercado sent Franmil Reyes to the plate with a single after two out in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday.
Toronto had taken a 3-2 lead in the eighth, but Owen Miller’s home run against Tim Mayza tied the game. Mayza retired Jose Ramirez, but Miller rolled up his shot into the left field bleachers with a 2-2 count.
Adam Cimber (4-2) suffered the loss in relief. In two-thirds of an inning, he was the victim of a run on a hit and a walk. He allowed Reyes’ single and Andres Gimenez’s walk. Mercado, who was hit by a shot in the third, singled for the win.
Bryan Shaw (1-0) threw the eighth and Emmanuel Clase was perfect in the ninth for his sixth save.
George Springer’s sacrifice fly broke a tie at 2 in the seventh. Teoscar Hernandez’s loaded single gave Toronto a 2-0 lead after four batters.
Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah, who entered the game tied for the major league lead with four wins, allowed two runs and struck out three in five innings.
Toro contributes again
A homer from Abraham Toro in the ninth inning allowed the Mariners to force an extra inning, before eventually winning 2-1 later.
As Seattle trailed, Toro stretched his arms to tie the game. It’s his fourth homer of the season and the second time in 24 hours he’s hit a long pitch in the ninth inning.
Toro ties with a home run in the 9th
A single from Ty France at the end of the tenth inning allowed Jarred Kelenic to cross the plate to play the heroes.
Neither team had managed to get on the mark before the eighth inning. Manuel Margot kicked the ball over the fence to open the scoring.
Starter George Kirby got off to a good start giving up just four hits in six innings of work. The victory, however, goes to the record of Paul Sewald, who granted nothing to Tampa Bay in one round of work.
With this victory, the Mariners stop their losing streak to six in addition to avoiding the sweep against the Rays.
Failed Red Sox lose pitcher
Dallas Keuchel ended its three-game losing streak with six solid innings, Jose Abreu had a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 for their sixth straight win, a game-high of the season.
Leury Garcia added a one-run single for the White Sox (14-13), who surpassed the .500 mark for the first time since April 20 and completed a 5-0 road trip, including three wins at Fenway Park.
Christian Vazquez hit a productive single for Boston (10-19), which is down five straight and 14-for-18.
Keuchel (2-3) allowed two runs on eight hits, with five strikeouts. He had posted a 9.90 ERA in his previous three starts.
Referee Ron Kulpa reaches in full mask
Plate umpire Ron Kulpa had to leave the game in the fourth inning after being hit by a foul ball in the mask.
Kulpa was hit in the mask by a foul ball when Chicago’s Jake Burger came on and fell straight to the ground. Coaches from both teams rushed in, Red Sox receiver Christian Vazquez turned to help. The rest of the umpire team came to home plate.
After getting up, Kulpa chatted briefly with the Boston coach and left. He was replaced behind the plate by first base umpire Marty Foster after a delay of 20 minutes and the game resumed with a group of three officials.
Prior to the game, the Red Sox announced that pitcher Michael Wacha would not face the White Sox as scheduled. His name was placed on the injured list for a period of 15 days.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wacha felt some left-sided discomfort following his last practice session in the team’s pitching paddock.
According to Cora, Wacha underwent a magnetic resonance imaging scan on Saturday, and the results revealed no issues.
However, added Cora, the team prefers to err on the side of caution hoping that Wacha’s condition can improve and eventually be ready (for his next departure).
About an hour after Cora’s meeting with the media concluded, the team decided to place Wacha’s name on the injured list due to what they called “‘left intercostal irritation’.”
Right-handed pitcher Tyler Danish has been recalled from AAA-level Worcester academy to take his place in the roster.
The 30-year-old Wacha (3-0, 1.38 ERA) signed a one-year contract worth $7 million during training camp. He proved to be one of the best starters on the team, allowing two runs or less and pitching for at least five innings in each of his four starts.
Right-handed pitcher Tanner Houck (2-2, 5.14) took on left-handed Dallas Keuchel (1-3, 8.40) in the last of the three-game series between the two teams.
The Red Sox (10-18) entered the game last in the American League East, having lost 13 of their previous 17 games, including the last four.
Elsewhere in the American:
Royals 6 – Orioles 4 (1er match)
KC: Michael Taylor broke the tie with a single for the win in the 9th. Manager Mike Matheny collected his 700th victory with the Royals and Cards.
BAL: Rougned Odor drove in two runs
Royals 2 – Orioles 4 (2e match)
KC : Daniel Lynch takes the loss after giving up four hits and two earned runs in 3.2 innings of work
BAL : Bruce Zimmermann wins the game after giving up two earned runs and five hits in six innings of work
Rangers 1 – Yankees 2 (1er match)
TEX : Kole Calhoun hit a home run
NYY: Gleyber Torres homered for the win in the ninth
Rangers 4 – Yankees 2 (2e match)
TEX : Brad Miller gave Rangers the win with a two-run homer in the seventh inning
NYY : Giancarlo Stanton drove in the Yankees’ only two runs with a third-inning homer
Tigers 0 – Astros 5
IT: The Tigers were limited to one hit
NEW: Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam
Athletics 3 – Twins 4
OAK: Seth Brown drove in two runs on a third-inning single
MIN: Tough outing for Chris Paddack who allowed five hits and three earned runs in just 2.1 innings
Nationals 4 – Angels 5
WAS : Tanner Rainey had a lackluster performance allowing three hits and three earned runs in 0.2 innings of work
LAA: Shohei Ohtani tied it 4-4 in the ninth inning with a two-run double, before scoring the winning run later on a single from Anthony Rendon
