August 21, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge (99) celebrates with right fielder Juan Soto (22) after hitting a home run in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Judge hit his league-best 48th homer as the host New York Yankees recorded a 6-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon.
Judge homered for the third straight game when he lifted a 2-1 changeup into the right field seats off starting pitcher Gavin Williams (2-6) to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the fourth. It was Judge’s sixth homer in the past seven games and 13th in the past 24 contests.
The Yankees’ Gerrit Cole (5-2) allowed one hit in six innings and survived tying a career-worst five walks to become the fourth active pitcher to reach 150 career wins. Cole, who allowed a single to Steven Kwan on the second pitch of the game, joined Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw on the list of active pitchers.
Williams allowed three runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings. Williams struck out five, walked four and was lifted after Juan Soto hit a forceout before Giancarlo Stanton’s 21st homer of the season.
Nationals 8, Rockies 3
Patrick Corbin recorded a season-high eight strikeouts in six strong innings as host Washington defeated Colorado in the rubber match of the three-game series.
Corbin (3-12) allowed just one run on four hits while walking one to earn his 100th career win and first since July 19. He was 0-3 with an 8.51 ERA over his previous five starts.
Brenton Doyle spoiled Corbin’s shutout bid with a two-out solo shot in the top of the sixth to pull the Rockies within 2-1.
Cardinals 3, Brewers 0
Miles Mikolas and three relievers combined on a three-hitter as St. Louis blanked visiting Milwaukee.
Mikolas allowed two hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one. Andrew Kittredge (2-4), JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley pitched innings to complete the shutout. Helsley earned his 39th save.
Nolan Arenado hit an RBI single and extended his on-base streak to 21 games as the Cardinals won two of three in the series. Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta held the Cards scoreless for five innings on three hits and two walks.
Pirates 7, Red 0
Paul Skenes threw six shutout innings to help Pittsburgh to a shutout win against visiting Cincinnati in the opener of their four game series.
Skenes (8-2) limited the Reds to two hits in his 17th start of his rookie season. The right-hander struck out nine and walked one on 87 pitches. Bryan De La Cruz had three hits and three RBIs, Bryan Reynolds had two hits, an RBI and a run scored and Yasmani Grandal homered for the Pirates, who have lost three of four.
Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo (9-6) went through the first four innings before running into trouble in the fifth. He allowed five runs on just two hits, struck out nine and walked three in 4 2/3 innings.
Blue Jays 5, Angels 3
Ernie Clement keyed a five-run second inning with a two-run home run and Toronto defeated visiting Los Angeles.
Clement homered for the third consecutive game and the Blue Jays homered for the 11th consecutive game. Niko Kavadas hit a three-run homer for his first major league hit in the ninth and Jo Adell added three hits for the Angels.
Both teams use openers. Angels left-hander Brock Burke (1-1) allowed three runs and three hits in one-plus innings. Toronto right-hander Ryan Burr allowed two hits and a walk in one-plus innings. Toronto lefty Ryan Yarbrough (5-2) threw five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four in the win.
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Miguel Amaya went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBI to lead host Chicago past Detroit in the rubber game of their three-game series.
It is the first grand slam of Amaya’s two-year career and six home runs in the season. Dansby Swanson went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. two runs scored and an RBI. Nico Hoerner also went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Cubs, who won for the fourth time in their past six games.
Spencer Torkelson homered and Colt Keith had two hits and a run scored for the Tigers. Kenta Maeda (2-6), taking over the mound role after Tyler Holton pitched a 1-2-3 first as the opener, took the loss, yielding six runs on nine hits over five innings.
Athletics 3, Sinar 1
Osvaldo Bido allowed just two hits in five-plus innings, Darell Hernaiz contributed to a two-run second with his first two doubles and Oakland split its four-game home series against Tampa Bay.
Lawrence Butler collected two hits, a run and an RBI for the A’s. Bido (5-3) won his third straight start despite allowing the first run in that stretch. That came in the fourth when Jose Caballero’s double scored Christopher Morel, who had singled.
The sophomore right-hander then retired the next four batters he faced before walking Brandon Lowe to lead off the sixth, giving Bido a 3-1 lead. Four Oakland relievers off the Tampa Bay rest of the road.
Braves 3, Phillies 2
Rookie Spencer Schwellenbach continued to dominate visiting Philadelphia, pitching Atlanta to win the rubber game of their three-game series.
The win allowed the Braves to cut Philadelphia’s lead in the National League East to six games. Schwellenbach (5-6) pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed two walks on three hits — retiring 18 straight batters at one point — with one walk and nine strikeouts.
In two starts against Philadelphia, Schwellenbach has pitched 12 2/3 innings and allowed three runs with 15 strikeouts. Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez (9-9) threw six innings and allowed three runs on nine hits, one walk and eight strikeouts.
Astros 6, Orioles 0
Rookie Spencer Arrighetti threw six shutout innings and Houston freshman Ben Gamel had a pair of run-scoring hits in the win over host Baltimore.
Arrighetti (6-11) held the Orioles to three hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Shawn Dubin worked two innings and Caleb Ferguson threw in the ninth to complete a combined three-hitter in the opener of a four-game series between the American League playoff contenders.
Shay Whitcomb provided a two-run single as Gamel came to the plate in his Astros debut. Before Thursday, Gamel — a veteran of more than 700 games — had played in just 24 games over two seasons.
–Field Level Media
