Acuna, Braves blast Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Ronald Acuna Jr. homered twice and Freddie Freeman also went deep to spoil the debut of Phillies’ top pitching prospect Spencer Howard and lead the Atlanta Braves to a doubleheader sweep in an 8-0 win on Sunday.
Acuna also homered in Atlanta’s 5-2 victory in the first game. He had four hits in the second game. Howard allowed four runs and seven hits in 42⁄3 innings.
RANGERS 7, ANGELS 3: Los Angeles right fielder Jo Adell was charged with a rare four-base error when a fly ball from Texas’ Nick Solak popped out of the rookie’s glove and flew over the fence in the Rangers’ win at Arlington. The play was initially ruled a home run for Solak, but the official scorer changed it to an error after consulting with the Elias Sports Bureau.
RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 3: Mitch Moreland hit two home runs, including a walk-off shot over the Green Monster to send host Boston past Toronto. It was the fourth walk-off home run of Moreland’s career and first since Aug. 4, 2017, against the Chicago White Sox.
DODGERS 6, GIANTS 2: AJ Pollock and Mookie Betts each hit a three-run homer to rally host Los Angeles.
RAYS 4, YANKEES 3: Michael Perez had an RBI single with two outs in the ninth and host Tampa Bay rallied late to beat New York. The Rays took three of four from the AL East leaders.
PADRES 9, DIAMONDBACKS 5: Dinelson Lamet took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a two-run homer off winless Madison Bumgarner, who allowed four of host San Diego’s club-record six long balls as the Padres beat Arizona.
TIGERS 2, PIRATES 1: Spencer Turnbull pitched seven strong innings and Miguel Cabrera singled home the tie-breaking run in the eighth as Detroit completed a three-game sweep at Pittsburgh.
BREWERS 9, REDS 3: Christian Yelich homered, tripled and drew a bases-loaded walk as Milwaukee rallied for its first home victory.
MARINERS 5, ROCKIES 3: Justus Sheffield struck out seven, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and host Seattle defeated Colorado.
INDIANS 5, WHITE SOX 4 (10): Jose Ramirez scored on a squeeze play in the tenth inning and the Indians added an insurance run on Mike Freeman’s rbi single in a win at Chicago. Earlier Sunday a club official said Indians pitcher Zach Plesac was sent back to Cleveland in a rental car after violating team rules and virus protocols. The official said Plesac went out with friends on Saturday night following his win against the White Sox.
ROYALS 4, TWINS 2: Hunter Dozier hit a two-run single in his first at-bat since testing positive for COVID-19, prized prospect Brady Singer earned his major league win as host Kansas City swept Minnesota.
METS 4, MARLINS 2: Jacob deGrom dodged trouble for five innings, rookie Andres Gimenez had three hits and scored three runs, and New York Mets won a home series for the first time this season.
ORIOLES-NATIONALS: Washington’s game against Baltimore was suspended in sixth after the grounds crew had trouble unrolling the tarp during a rain delay. Baltimore led 5-2. It will resume Friday at Baltimore.