Thursday, March 28

Gerrit Cole flirts with no-no, Yankees reach 50 wins by topping Tampa Bay – The Boston Globe


Clay Holmes (5-0) blew a 2-0 lead and allowed his first run since opening day, ending a 31⅓ inning scoreless streak.

Anthony Rizzo hit a first inning home run off Shane McClanahan, and the Yankees got a run in the seventh on an error by first baseman Ji-Man Choi, the major league-high 45th unearned run allowed by the Rays.

Wandy Peralta pitched the ninth for his second save, and the Yankees improved to 6-2 against the Rays this season, striking out Josh Lowe with two on and retiring Francisco Mejía on a flyout.

Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier left the game after two innings with left hip inflammation.

White Sox get back Tim Anderson, keep Blue Jays reeling

Andrew Vaughn matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and the White Sox celebrated Tim Anderson’s return with an 8-7 victory over the Blue Jays in Chicago.

Luis Robert and Josh Harrison also homered as Chicago opened a seven-game homestand with its fifth win in seven games. Adam Engel and Reese McGuire each drove in a run.

Anderson had two hits in his first big league game since May 29. He was activated from the 10-day injured list after being sidelined by a strained right groin.

Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games. Raimel Tapia and Cavan Biggio each hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, but José Berríos (5-3) was tagged for six runs and nine hits in four innings. Biggio’s first homer of the season trimmed Chicago’s lead to one run in the ninth. But Joe Kelly then retired George Springer and Bo Bichette to close out his first save this season.

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Mets win again, but lose All-Star Jeff McNeil to hamstring issue

All-Star Mets sparkplug Jeff McNeil left the team’s 6-0 victory over the visiting Marlins with tightness in his right hamstring and was sent for an MRI.

McNeil walked off uneasily after scoring on a wild pitch in the fourth inning and went straight to the clubhouse. Luis Guillorme replaced him at second base the next inning.

“We’ll see,” manager Buck Showalter said. “We think at this point it’ll be a day-to-day thing.”

McNeil reached in the fourth with a double that raised his batting average to a team-leading .327. The lefthanded hitter poked his hit against the shift after entering the game hitting .380 when teams stack three infielders on the right side.

Starter David Peterson pitched into the sixth inning with wife Alex expected to go into labor soon; he, McNeil, and Seth Lugo are all awaiting newborns, with Lugo placed on the paternity list before the game.

Peterson (4-1) was prepared to leave the park if Alex went into labor with the couple’s first child, and the Mets had contingencies if he couldn’t make the start. Peterson had his phone stashed in the trainer’s room, hoping someone would hear if it rang, but he was reasonably confident he had time to pitch before his son arrived.

“Once I’m here, it’s all about the game,” he said. “If it rings, it rings.”

Mets righty Max Scherzer (oblique) will make a rehab start with Double-A Binghamton on Tuesday and could rejoin New York to start Sunday.

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Pirates dominate in debut of top prospects

Newly promoted Oneil Cruz drove in four runs and Bligh Madris got three hits in his major league debut, sparking the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 12-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs. Both rookies were called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day and they delivered right away.

Cruz, considered Pittsburgh’s top prospect, hit a three-run double to deep center field that capped a four-run third inning to push the Pirates’ lead to 7-0. He was playing in the third big league game of his career.

The 6-foot-7 Cruz also hit an RBI single in a five-run seventh as the Pirates set a season high for runs. He started the final two games of last season when he became the tallest shortstop in major league history.

Madris hit a two-run single in the second inning in his first at-bat the majors. The outfielder keyed a three-run inning that included the first of Hoy Park’s two sacrifice flies. Madris became the first Pirates player to have a three-hit game in his debut since Jason Kendall in 1996.

Both teams came into Monday having lost 11 of their last 13 games.

Brewers beat Cardinals, move atop NL Central

Corbin Burnes pitched seven dominant innings, Tyrone Taylor hit a two-run homer, and the Milwaukee Brewers regained sole possession of first place in the NL Central with a 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers have followed up an eight-game skid by winning six of their last eight . . . San Diego All-Star slugger Manny Machado wasn’t in the lineup a day after spraining his left ankle, and acting manager Ryan Flaherty was optimistic his former teammate won’t need to go on the injured list. “He’s got some purple and blue in there but overall he’s moving around pretty good and feels good,” Flaherty said. “He’s not in the starting lineup tonight. Outside of that, I think there’s there’s pretty good optimism.” Machado, who’s having an MVP-caliber season, sprained his left ankle in the first inning Sunday at Colorado while trying to beat out a grounder. He was unable to put weight on the injured ankle and limped off the field with assistance from two team trainers . . . Orlando Arcia drove in Matt Olson from second base with a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, lifting Atlanta to a 2-1 victory over San Francisco. Camilo Doval began the ninth by walking Olson on four pitches, the first free pass issued by the Giants in the game. He retired Travis d’Arnaud on a popup before Marcell Ozuna singled to left. Doval (2-3) struck out Adam Duvall before Arcia drove the ball to left field. The defending World Series champion Braves moved 10 games over .500 for the second time this season. They have won two straight and 16 of 18 to stay in second place in the NL East, 5½ games behind the Mets . . . Seattle designated relievers Sergio Romo and Roenis Elías for assignment to make room for reliever Ken Giles and infielder Kevin Padlo. Seattle has lost seven of its last nine games and is fourth in the AL West at 29-39, 13 games behind first-place Houston.

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