MIGUEL Amaya belted a game-tying solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Ian Happ hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th, fueling the host Chicago Cubs to an 11-10 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
Chicago’s Kyle Tucker blasted a two-run homer in the eighth and Amaya deposited a 0-1 fastball from Tanner Scott over the wall in center field to forge a 10-10 tie.
Happ’s game-ending single off Noah Davis (0-1) made a winner out of Porter Hodge (2-0), who threw one scoreless inning. The Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong highlighted a three-hit performance with an RBI double in a five-run first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth.
Tommy Edman belted a three-run homer and added a sacrifice fly for Los Angeles, which got solo homers from Andy Pages and Will Smith.
In other games, it was the Royals 4, Rockies 3 in 11 innings; Marlins 4, Reds 3; Nationals 7, Orioles 0; Guardians 3, Yankees 2; Red Sox 8, Mariners 3; Mets 5, Phillies 1; Cardinals 10, Braves 4; Twins 4, White Sox 2; and Astros 5, Blue Jays 1.
Royals 4, Rockies 3 (11)
Freddy Fermin drilled a game-winning single with the bases loaded and none out in the 11th inning as Kansas City beat visiting Colorado.
Drew Waters went 3-for-4 with a homer and a triple and Kris Bubic pitched seven scoreless innings for the Royals in the opener of a two-game set. The Royals have won two straight games following a six-game losing streak.
Jacob Stallings laced a three-run double to give Colorado the lead in the top of the ninth inning, but the Rockies’ road losing streak eventually extended to 11 games. Colorado is 1-12 away from home this season and just 4-18 overall.
Marlins 4, Reds 3
Xavier Edwards’ swinging bunt in the seventh inning was the game’s key play as host Miami rallied past Cincinnati.
With Otto Lopez on second and two outs in a tie game, Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft (0-2) fielded Edwards’ dribbler and threw wildly to first, allowing Lopez to race home. Miami’s Lake Bachar (1-0) earned his first major league win and Calvin Faucher logged his second save of the season.
The Marlins’ Agustin Ramirez went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI in his second big league game. Cincinnati was led by Noelvi Marte, who hit a massive 431-foot solo homer. Reds starter Nick Martinez, a Miami native, allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Nationals 7, Orioles 0
Mitchell Parker allowed just one hit over eight innings, Dylan Crews and Nathaniel Lowe homered and host Washington topped Baltimore in the opener of a three-game series.
Parker (3-1) allowed only a third-inning single to Cedric Mullins and retired the final 14 Orioles he faced in the longest start of his young career. James Wood had two doubles and a single, Jose Tena finished a homer short of the cycle and Keibert Ruiz had three hits for Washington.
One game after Baltimore pitchers gave up 24 runs, starter Dean Kremer (2-3) gave up six runs (five earned) on 11 hits over 5 1/3 innings.
