The Colorado Rockies made history Sunday in Las Vegas, setting a franchise record for runs scored in a game by routing the Athletics 23-9. Willi Castro was the offensive standout, blasting two home runs and driving in seven runs while going 4-for-6 at the plate.
Castro got things going with a two-run homer in the second inning and capped his day with a grand slam in the eighth. Hunter Goodman also had a massive game, hitting two home runs, driving in four runs, and going 5-for-6 — falling just a triple short of the cycle. Troy Johnston chipped in with a home run and four RBIs as Colorado totaled 24 hits and six home runs, producing the most runs scored by any team in a single MLB game this season.
Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano improved to 7-4 on the year despite a rough outing, surrendering nine hits and eight runs over five innings. Eiberson Castellano earned a save in his major league debut, throwing three hitless and scoreless innings to close out the game.
Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs fell to 3-7 after giving up seven hits and eight runs — six earned — in four innings. The left-hander did not issue a walk and struck out five. Tyler Soderstrom and Max Muncy each homered for the A’s, who finished with 15 hits.
Marlins 4, Pirates 2
Heriberto Hernandez and Joe Mack each hit solo home runs, and Max Meyer outpitched Paul Skenes as visiting Miami took the rubber match of its series against Pittsburgh.
Meyer improved to 7-0, giving up just one run on six hits over six innings. Pete Fairbanks allowed a run but struck out two to earn his ninth save of the season. Liam Hicks added two hits and a run for Miami.
Skenes dropped to 6-6 after surrendering two runs on four hits. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner struck out the side in both the fourth and sixth innings, but Pittsburgh has now lost six straight starts with Skenes on the mound. Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 with a home run, while Nick Gonzales and Jake Mangum each had two hits for the Pirates.
Yankees 8, Blue Jays 3
Ben Rice and Jose Caballero each homered during a five-run ninth inning as visiting New York defeated Toronto in the rubber game of a three-game series.
With Paul Goldschmidt on second base and one out in the ninth, Rice crushed a go-ahead two-run homer off Braydon Fisher, who fell to 2-2. Caballero then added a three-run blast to put the game out of reach. Starter Will Warren gave up two runs, eight hits, and three walks with one strikeout in four innings.
New York’s Camilo Doval improved to 3-0 after throwing a perfect eighth inning to earn the win. Goldschmidt finished with three hits. Davis Schneider hit a solo homer for Toronto, while starter Patrick Corbin allowed two runs and seven hits without a walk, striking out three in 3 2/3 innings.
White Sox 6, Dodgers 3
Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth each connected on two-run home runs during a six-run sixth inning as host Chicago won the rubber match of its three-game series with Los Angeles.
Trailing 1-0, Sam Antonacci led off the sixth with a solo homer. After Andrew Benintendi’s RBI double chased Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan, Montgomery and Meidroth both went deep off reliever Jack Dreyer to push Chicago’s lead to 6-1.
Sheehan dropped to 3-4 after allowing three runs and four hits in five-plus innings. Erick Fedde threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in the bulk role for the White Sox. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts hit solo homers for Los Angeles, which dropped its first series since May 8-10 against the Atlanta Braves.
Twins 5, Cardinals 4
Ryan Kreidler delivered a two-out double in the eighth inning to score the winning run as Minnesota held off St. Louis in Minneapolis.
Byron Buxton went 3-for-5, while Kody Clemens and Josh Bell each had two hits for the Twins. Starter Taj Bradley gave up four runs over 6 2/3 innings. Andrew Morris improved to 2-2 after striking out three in the eighth, and Yoendrys Gomez earned his sixth save.
JJ Wetherholt went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs for St. Louis, while Alec Burleson homered to stretch his hitting streak to a career-best 14 games. Starter Michael McGreevy exited with a lead after allowing two runs over six innings, but relievers JoJo Romero and George Soriano — who fell to 3-1 — gave up six hits and three runs over two innings.
Rays 8, Angels 3
Junior Caminero and Victor Mesa Jr. each hit two-run home runs as Tampa Bay erupted for five runs in the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and beat Los Angeles in Anaheim.
Mesa, Jonathan Aranda, and Cedric Mullins each had two hits for Tampa Bay, while Ben Williamson added his first home run of the season. Kevin Kelly improved to 4-2, striking out three over two innings as the third of six Rays pitchers used in a bullpen game.
Donovan Walton homered and Jo Adell had two hits for the Angels, who turned to five relievers after Grayson Rodriguez exited in the third inning with lower back tightness. Sam Bachman fell to 1-1 after giving up all five eighth-inning runs on four hits and two walks.
Padres 5, Orioles 2
Rodolfo Duran drove in three runs with a home run and a double to power visiting San Diego past Baltimore.
Duran, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Jackson Merrill each had two hits for San Diego. Walker Buehler improved to 4-3 after allowing just one run over five innings. Mason Miller then finished off the bullpen effort by striking out three of the four batters he faced to collect his 19th save.
Jeremiah Jackson hit a solo homer for Baltimore, while Gunnar Henderson and Blaze Alexander each had two hits. Starter Trevor Rogers fell to 3-7 after giving up five hits and two runs over six innings.
Nationals 10, Mariners 1
James Wood fell just a triple short of the cycle, and Miles Mikolas threw seven scoreless innings as host Washington routed Seattle to win its third consecutive series.
After Seattle scored its only run off opener PJ Poulin in the first inning, Wood answered with his fifth leadoff home run of the season in the bottom half. He finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Keibert Ruiz also went 3-for-4 with a homer for the Nationals.
Mikolas improved to 2-5, scattering three hits over seven innings while striking out three. Seattle starter Emerson Hancock fell to 5-3 after surrendering nine hits and six runs in four innings. Reliever Anthony Munoz departed with lower back tightness, and first baseman Josh Naylor left after taking a foul ball off his right shin.
Mets 8, Braves 1
Freddy Peralta worked through a shaky first inning to deliver five strong frames as New York defeated visiting Atlanta in the rubber game of a three-game series.
A.J. Ewing went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs for the Mets, who finished 3-3 on their homestand. Ewing, Jared Young, and Brett Baty each drove in a run during a four-run first inning, and Ewing and Marcus Semien both homered in the fifth. Juan Soto added two hits, including a two-run single in the eighth, and drew two walks. Baty, Carson Benge, and Bo Bichette each finished with two hits.
Peralta improved to 5-4, allowing one run on four hits and a walk while striking out two. He retired 14 consecutive batters between the first and fifth innings and allowed just one runner to reach second base or beyond after the opening frame. He opened the game by giving up three straight singles and one run on 28 pitches.
Diamondbacks 5, Reds 3
Tommy Troy, Geraldo Perdomo, and Gabriel Moreno each homered to lift visiting Arizona past Cincinnati in the rubber game of their three-game series.
Arizona starter Zac Gallen allowed three runs and six hits in six innings on 85 pitches, striking out four and walking two. He surrendered solo home runs to JJ Bleday and Noelvi Marte for the Reds, who have now dropped eight of their last ten games.
Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott gave up one run and four hits in five innings, striking out five and walking three on 95 pitches. Moreno led off the eighth by hitting a high fly ball to right off Zach Maxwell — who fell to 0-1 — that just cleared the fence to give Arizona the lead for good.
Brewers 4, Phillies 0
Blake Perkins, who entered the game hitting just .113, belted a three-run homer and Kyle Harrison threw six innings of three-hit ball as Milwaukee shut out visiting Philadelphia.
Perkins put Milwaukee ahead 4-0 in the fourth inning with his first home run of the season, coming off Cristopher Sanchez, who fell to 8-3. Sanchez had gone 6-0 over his previous nine starts before surrendering four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings — his first loss since April 18.
Harrison improved to 8-1, allowing three singles with no walks and a hit batter in an efficient 80-pitch outing. Abner Uribe followed with a scoreless seventh, and Aaron Ashby finished the game with two scoreless innings.
Royals 4, Astros 0
Stephen Kolek delivered 7 1/3 outstanding innings and Maikel Garcia went 3-for-the-day with three RBIs as Kansas City avoided a series sweep against visiting Houston.
Kolek improved to 4-1 as he and two relievers held the Astros to just four singles and a double — a stark contrast to Houston’s 18 runs and eight home runs over the first two games of the series. Jac Caglianone also drove in a run for Kansas City.
Brice Matthews led off the third with a double for Houston but was left stranded at second. Spencer Arrighetti fell to 7-2 after allowing all four Kansas City runs on eight hits, though he struck out seven over six innings.
Giants 5, Cubs 1
Logan Webb threw eight innings of one-run ball for the second straight start, Matt Chapman provided all the offense Webb needed with a two-run homer, and San Francisco salvaged one victory in a three-game home series against Chicago.
Six days after being pulled before the ninth inning with a lead and watching the Washington Nationals rally for a comeback win, Webb saw Caleb Kilian close things out by retiring the Cubs in order in the ninth — striking out two — to secure Webb’s second win in his last three starts. Webb improved to 4-4, allowing seven hits without a walk over his eight innings while striking out seven.
Cubs opener Ryan Rolison and bulk-innings reliever Colin Rea — who fell to 5-5 — matched Webb’s zeroes for four innings before giving up three runs in the fifth, highlighted by Chapman’s home run.
