Tuesday brings us a full 15-game slate of MLB action. Will a position player pitch today? The chances are pretty good. Here is everything you need to know about Tuesday's MLB action.
You can check out our daily trade rumors post here. The 2018 non-waiver trade deadline is exactly one week away and we've already seen Manny Machado, Brad Hand, and Jeurys Familia change teams. More moves are coming, for sure.
Tuesday's scores
- Marlins 9, Braves 3 (box score)
- Orioles 7, Red Sox 6 (box score)
- Phillies 7, Dodgers 4 in 16 (box score)
- Twins 5, Blue Jays 0 (box score)
- Cardinals 4, Reds 2 in 11 (box score)
- Pirates 9, Indians 4 (box score)
- Mets 6, Padres 3 (box score)
- Yankees 4, Rays 0 (box score)
- Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 1 (box score)
- Athletics 13, Rangers 10 in 10 (box score)
- Brewers 5, Nationals 4 in 10 (box score)
- Royals 5, Tigers 4 (box score)
- Astros 8, Rockies 2 in 10 (box score)
- White Sox 4, Angels 2 (box score)
- Giants 4, Mariners 3 (box score)
Pirates notch 11th straight win
There is no hotter team in baseball right now than the Pirates.
The Buccos had outscored their opponents, 64-20, in their last 10 games entering Tuesday night, and continued their hot-swinging ways against Shane Bieber.
Pittsburgh scored nine runs on 14 hits, including home runs by Starling Marte, Josh Bell, and Gregory Polanco. Marte in particular had a big game, going 2-for-5 and plating three runs while scoring two himself. Joe Musgrove, meanwhile, notched a quality start despite striking out just two in seven innings.
This is the Pirates' first 11-game winning streak since September 1996.
A's stage furious comeback
At one point during Tuesday's game against the Rangers, the Athletics trailed, 10-2. The result seemed very much in the bag.
Yet the A's didn't quit. They scored seven runs between the seventh and eighth innings, and tied the game in the ninth on a Stephen Piscotty home run. In the 10th, Khris Davis hit a three-run shot that secured the lead. That was enough to also seal a historic victory:
Three A's had multiple hits, including Jed Lowrie who recorded three knocks. Meanwhile, Jeurys Familia and Blake Treinen combined for three perfect innings and three strikeouts.
Tanaka throws gem
Masahiro Tanaka entered Tuesday's start against the Rays with a 4.54 ERA on the season. That figure is on its way down following what was undoubtedly his finest start of the year.
Tanaka threw a shutout, holding the Rays to three hits and a walk while fanning nine batters. He generated 17 swinging strikes on 105 tosses, including 10 on his splitter and another five on his cutter. That figure is the third most on his year, and the most since June 2 against the O's.
Offensively, the Yankees were led in part by Austin Romine, who notched two sacrifice flies. Didi Gregorius and Neil Walker also drove in a run apiece.
Yankees acquire Britton
The Yankees also did something off the field worth highlighting, as they acquired Orioles reliever Zach Britton. Read more about that story here.
Gomber flirts with no-hitter
Austin Gomber, a Cardinals rookie, took a no-hitter deep into his first start. He then had a fire alarm go off before he gave up a hit and the lead. Read more about Gomber's night here.
Quick hits
- The Yankees placed C Gary Sanchez on the 10-day DL with a groin injury. He was involved in two poor hustle plays Monday night after apparently reaggravating a recent groin injury in the first inning.
- The Brewers activated 1B/OF Eric Thames (hamstring) and RHP Junior Guerra (forearm) off the 10-day DL, the team announced. IF Nate Orf and RHP Brandon Woodruff were sent to Triple-A in corresponding moves.
- Cardinals RHP Daniel Poncedeleon was sent to Triple-A, the team announced. He threw seven no-hit innings in his MLB debut Monday. LHP Austin Gomber was called up in a corresponding move.
- The Mets are calling up prospect IF Jeff McNeil, according to Baseball Prospectus. McNeil, 26, is a bit of a late-bloomer, though he is hitting .342/.411/.617 with 19 home runs in 88 games between Double-A and Triple-A this year.
- Tigers prospect RHP Kyle Funkhouser will need season-ending surgery after rolling his ankle on an uneven sidewalk, the team announced. MLB.com ranks Funkhouser as the team's seventh-best prospect.