MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off slam for 40-40 mark

Shohei Ohtani delivered Major League Baseball’s sixth 40-40 season in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grand slam to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

After stealing his 40th base in the fourth inning, Ohtani went deep against Rays left-hander Colin Poche for his 40th homer. He joined Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano and Ronald Acuna Jr. in the 40-40 club.

Enrique Hernandez hit a game-tying home run in the fifth inning, and right-hander Bobby Miller had nine strikeouts and no walks over six innings as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games. Michael Kopech (4-8) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth for the win.

Junior Caminero hit his first home run of the season and Christopher Morel also went deep as the Rays lost their second consecutive game and fell to 2-3 to open a 10-game West Coast road trip. Manuel Rodriguez (2-3) took the loss.

Yankees 3, Rockies 0

Aaron Judge blasted his major league-leading 49th home run, connecting for the fourth straight game as host New York beat Colorado.

Judge reached 49 homers in New York’s 129th game. When he broke Roger Maris’ single-season AL record by hitting 62 in 2022, he had 50 through the Yankees’ first 129 contests.

The Rockies lost their third straight and dropped to 18-49 on the road. At 47-82, Colorado clinched its sixth straight losing season since its last playoff appearance in 2018.

Mariners 6, Giants 5 (10 innings)

Rookie Leo Rivas lined a run-scoring single to center field with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as Seattle rallied for a victory against visiting San Francisco in Dan Wilson’s managerial debut.

Luke Raley homered and drove in the tying run in the eighth for the Mariners, who won for just the second time in their past 10 games. Wilson took over after Scott Servais was fired Thursday.

Mariners reliever Collin Snider (3-2) got the win over Erik Miller (3-5). LaMonte Wade Jr., Michael Conforto and Heliot Ramos homered for the Giants.

Orioles 7, Astros 5

Anthony Santander drilled an eighth-inning grand slam to give Baltimore a comeback victory against visiting Houston.

The first three Orioles batters in the inning reached base before Santander’s team-leading 38th home run of the season gave Baltimore its third victory in the past eight games. Colton Cowser homered earlier for the Orioles, who tacked on an eighth-inning insurance run on Ramon Urias’ RBI triple.

Jose Altuve hit a two-run home run and Jeremy Pena smacked a solo shot for the Astros, who lost for the fourth time in their past 16 games.

Diamondbacks 12, Red Sox 2

Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help visiting Arizona defeat Boston in the opener of a three-game series.

Arizona had a three-run lead until Suarez homered against Josh Winckowski to give the Diamondbacks a 9-2 advantage in the seventh inning. It was his 19th homer of the season. Ryne Nelson (9-6) earned the win, limiting Boston to two runs on five hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked one. The victory extended Arizona’s winning streak to four games.

Rob Refsnyder hit his ninth home run for the Red Sox. Boston starter Brayan Bello (11-6) allowed five runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked four, struck out two and made a throwing error in Arizona’s three-run sixth inning.

Braves 3, Nationals 2 (10 innings)

Pinch runner Luke Williams scored the winning run on Washington shortstop CJ Abrams’ 10th-inning throwing error, helping Atlanta beat visiting Washington.

After Braves closer Raisel Iglesias (3-1) threw two scoreless innings, Williams advanced to third on Gio Urshela’s groundout. Eduardo Salazar (0-1) got Orlando Arcia to line out, but Abrams threw Michael Harris II’s grounder in the dirt. Braves starter Chris Sale gave up two runs and nine hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out four.

Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore allowed one run on seven hits, walking none and striking out four.

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Royals 7, Phillies 4

Salvador Perez homered and drove in three as Kansas City beat visiting Philadelphia for its seventh win in eight games.

In the third inning, Perez hit a solo shot, and Hunter Renfroe added a two-run blast two batters later. Michael Wacha (11-6) won his third straight start, giving up two runs on six hits in six innings.

Bryce Harper had two hits and two runs for the Phillies, who have lost four of their past five. Taijuan Walker (3-5) gave up six runs on eight hits in three innings.

Pirates 6, Reds 5

Joey Bart went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs to help Pittsburgh rally for a win against visiting Cincinnati in the second game of a four-game set.

Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter allowed five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four in five innings. Reliever Dennis Santana (3-1) threw two scoreless innings before closer David Bednar escaped a ninth-inning jam for his 23rd save.

Tyler Stephenson put the Reds ahead 1-0 with his career-high 17th home run of the season in the first. Buck Farmer threw two perfect innings as Cincinnati’s opener.

Rangers 5, Guardians 3

Leody Taveras and Corey Seager each recorded two-run hits in the second inning as visiting Texas beat Cleveland.

Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings for the Rangers, who have won four of five. He struck out five and walked one. Adolis Garcia added an RBI double in the seventh and Nathaniel Lowe had three singles for Texas, which did all of its scoring with two outs.

Guardians starter Tanner Bibee (10-6) allowed all four of his runs in the second, yielding eight hits and a walk while striking out six in 5 2/3 innings. Daniel Schneemann had two hits and an RBI for the American League Central leaders, who have lost three straight and six of seven.

Blue Jays 5, Angels 4

Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs to lead off the bottom of the ninth, lifting Toronto over visiting Los Angeles.

The Blue Jays improved to 5-0 against the Angels this season, including a three-game sweep last week in Anaheim. They have homered in 12 straight games.

Angels right-hander Jack Kochanowicz allowed three runs and seven hits with one strikeout in six-plus innings.

Cubs 6, Marlins 3

Speedy Pete Crow-Armstrong rounded the bases on a dazzling inside-the-park homer as Chicago defeated host Miami.

Isaac Paredes smashed a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning for the Cubs, but the game’s most exciting play occurred when Crow-Armstrong led off the third with a line drive to right field. Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez couldn’t get to the ball until after it one-hopped the wall and skipped away. Crow-Armstrong was timed at 14.1 seconds around the bases — the fastest time in the majors this season — and the play culminated in a spectacular dive to the plate from several feet away.

Jonah Bride went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Marlins, who have lost four in a row.

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Matt Vierling had two hits and two RBIs, including a go-ahead, run-scoring single in the seventh inning, to lift visiting Detroit over Chicago.

The Tigers won for the eighth time in 11 games. Riley Greene added a pair of hits while four pitchers combined on four innings of scoreless relief.

The White Sox suffered their major league-worst 98th defeat. Chicago had nine hits, sparked by a 3-for-4 effort from Korey Lee. Luis Robert Jr. and Gavin Sheets contributed two hits apiece.

Brewers 11, Athletics 3

Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second, the Milwaukee bullpen threw five shutout innings and the visiting Brewers beat Oakland in the opener of a three-game series.

Gary Sanchez chipped in with his third career triple, which cleared the bases in the ninth, to ensure the Brewers would end a two-game losing streak.

Lawrence Butler hit his 14th homer, which was the Athletics’ only extra-base hit. Seth Brown had two singles.

Cardinals 6, Twins 1

Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn drove in two runs apiece as St. Louis pulled away for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Brendan Donovan hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, who won their third game in a row. Andre Pallante (6-6) limited the Twins to one run on five hits in seven innings.

Austin Martin drove in the lone run for the Twins, who opened a nine-game homestand by taking their fourth loss in five games. David Festa (2-3) gave up three runs on three hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Padres 7, Mets 0

Luis Arraez and Kyle Higashioka homered while Joe Musgrove fanned nine in seven shutout innings as San Diego blanked visiting New York.

Musgrove (4-4) allowed just one hit, Starling Marte’s one-out double in the fifth, and issued no walks. He retired the first 13 hitters he faced and threw 58 of his 75 pitches for strikes. Musgrove has allowed only one run in 15 2/3 innings since coming off the injured list earlier this month.

Mets starter Paul Blackburn (5-4) lasted only 2 1/3 innings before leaving after being struck on his right hand by a comebacker. He was touched for 10 hits and five runs with no walks and a strikeout as New York fell 2 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the National League’s final wild-card spot.

–Field Level Media