American League: Tampa Bay Rays Stopped After 13-0 Start, Lose To Toronto Blue Jays 6-3
The Tampa Bay Rays lost their first game following a record-tying 13-0 start as Colin Poche forced in two runs with bases-loaded walks and second baseman Brandon Lowe made a key error in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win on Friday night.
George Springer homered on the night’s second pitch from Drew Rasmussen (2-1) and Bo Bichette had five hits and an RBI.
Toronto’s 13-0 record matched the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers best start since 1900 and trailed only the 20-0 start by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association.
José Berríos (1-2) gave up one run and four hits in five innings and Jordan Romano got three outs for his fifth save.
American League: TWINS 4, YANKEES 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Correa homered for the second straight game and hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning off Clay Holmes (0-1)
Anthony Volpe led off of the game with his first big league homer and Aaron Judge hit his fifth of the season on the next pitch. Giancarlo Stanton homered for a 3-1 lead in the sixth, but the Yankees lost for just the third time when Judge and Stanton homered together.
Emilio Pagán (1-0) pitched a perfect seventh, and Jhoan Duran got his fourth save.
PHILLIES 8, REDS 3
CINCINNATI (AP) — Taijuan Walker (1-1) alowed one run and four hits in six innings as the NL champions scored five runs in the first three innings and stopped a three-game losing streak.
Edmundo Sosa hit his second homer of the season and Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos drove in runs with doubles.
Connor Overton (0-1) gave up five runs, five hits and three walks in three innings as his ERA rose to 11.45. Cincinnati has lost seven of nine.
MARLINS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1
MIAMI (AP) — Trevor Rogers (1-2) allowed one run in six-plus innings and Madison Bumgarner (0-2) was hit hard again. Bumgarner gave up five runs and nine hits in five innings as hus ERA rose to 7.90, and batters are hitting .321 against him.
