Garcia’s leaping grab helps White Sox hold off Orioles
CHICAGO — Avisail Garcia robbed Chris Davis of a tying home run with a leaping catch in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox held off the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Saturday.
David Robertson earned his 18th save in 22 opportunities — with a huge assist from Garcia. The right fielder jumped and reached behind him over the wall to take a home run away from Davis with one out in the ninth.
A NATIONALS 9, GIANTS 3: Bryce Harper homered, and host Washington beat San Francisco despite Stephen Strasburg exiting in the fourth inning with tightness in his left side.
A YANKEES 3 ,RAYS 2: A ninth-inning throwing error by pitcher Brad Boxberger gave New York its second straight walkoff win over Tampa Bay.
A CARDINALS 2 ,PADRES 1: Jhonny Peralta broke an eighth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly, and host St. Louis beat San Diego to stop its losing streak at four games.
A ANGELS 13, RANGERS 0: Hector Santiago pitched seven innings in another superb outing at Texas, and C.J. Cron had a career-high six RBIs in Los Angeles’ one-sided win.
A ATHLETICS 2,MARINERS0: Rookie Kendall Graveman pitched seven scoreless innings to help hand Seattle ace Felix Hernandez his first loss in Oakland in nearly seven years.
A TIGERS 8 ,BLUEJAYS 3: J.D. Martinez homered, and David Price pitched seven innings as host Detroit beat Toronto.
A CUBS 7, MARLINS 2: Kris Bryant hit two early home runs, including a grand slam, to lead Chicago over visiting Miami.
A BREWERS7, REDS3: Jimmy Nelson won his career-best third consecutive start as Milwaukee beat host Cincinnati.
A TWINS 5, ROYALS 3: Minnesota’s Joe Mauer smacked a two-run homer at Kansas City as part of a four-hit game.
A DODGERS 4,METS 3: In L.A., Zack Greinke scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings to outduel Matt Harvey.
A PIRATES 1,INDIANS 0: Jeff Locke pitched eight innings of two-hit ball to lift Pittsburgh over visiting Cleveland.
A BRAVES 9, PHILLIES 5: Cameron Maybin had three hits, including a homer, and Atlanta beat Philadelphia at home.