Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong hit back-to-back homers off of hard-throwing close...
Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong hit back-to-back homers off of hard-throwing closer Craig Kimbrel in the top of the ninth inning, and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals stunned the Chicago Cubs with a 9-8 win on Saturday afternoon.
Molina evened the score at 8 on Kimbrel’s first pitch of the game. He clubbed a high fastball over the wall in left-center field for his ninth homer of the season and 155th of his career. On Kimbrel’s second pitch, DeJong put the Cardinals on top 9-8. He hammered another fastball an estimated 440 feet to center for his 28th homer, which added to his career high.Keston Hiura’s two-run home run propelled host Milwaukee past Pittsburgh, which lost its eighth straight game.
Colon batted for reliever Joel Kuhnel with runners at first and second after Justin Wilson walked Jose Iglesias and Jose Peraza singled. After Lugo fanned pinch hitter Curt Casali for the second out, Colon grounded a full-count curveball up the middle and Iglesias scored the decisive run.Brian Dozier pulled a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 10th inning, leading Washington to a win over host Miami after the Nationals blew a four-run lead in the eighth.
O’Hearn homered, doubled and had three hits and three RBIs, Jorge Soler finished with three hits and an RBI, and Ryan McBroom had two hits and scored twice for Kansas City , which snapped a four-game losing streak. Randy Rosario retired one batter to end the eighth and pick up the win.Brad Miller hit two solo homers, and Bryce Harper slammed a three-run shot as visiting Philadelphia beat Cleveland to dent the Indians’ playoff chances.
Rays right-hander Diego Castillo got the victory for the second straight night despite allowing a go-ahead, solo homer to Boston’s Mitch Moreland in the top of the 11th. Right-hander Josh A. Smith , the 11th Red Sox pitcher, took the loss.Matt Chapman had two hits and two RBIs in a seven-run first inning that helped left-hander Sean Manaea coast to a third straight win, as Oakland routed visiting Texas and won for the 10th time in its last 11 games.
The Astros will have to wait until the series finale Sunday, after the Angels won for just the second time in their last 13 games at Minute Maid Park.Giancarlo Stanton homered and had an RBI double, and James Paxton allowed just an unearned run in six innings as New York beat Toronto at Yankee Stadium.
Walker Buehler , a possible No. 1 starter for Los Angeles when the playoffs open, gave up four runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts over six-plus innings. He has given up 17 earned runs over his last three starts against the Rockies, but he also had a career-best 16-strikeout game against them earlier this season.
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