AARON Judge collected four hits, reached base five times, and hit a tiebreaking two-strike single with one out in the 10th inning as the visiting New York Yankees rallied for a 7-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon (Sunday in Manila).
Judge lined an 0-2 pitch from Ian Gibaut (3-1) over third baseman Nick Senzel to plate the go-ahead run. Anthony Rizzo, who hit a tying single in New York’s three-run fifth, padded the lead with a two-run homer down the right field line for his 24th career homer in Cincinnati.
Judge posted his seventh career four-hit game and fifth since the start of last season. Clay Holmes (2-2) struck out Jonathan India on a check swing with a runner on first to send the game to extra innings. Ryan Weber pitched a perfect 10th for his second career save.
Jake Fraley and Spencer Steer hit RBI singles before Luke Maile hit a two-run homer in the fourth to give Cincinnati a 4-1 lead. The Reds have lost five of their last six games.
In other games, it was the Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5 (10 innings); Phillies 12, Cubs 3; White Sox 5, Royals 1; Rangers 11, Rockies 5; Nationals 5, Tigers 2; Diamondbacks 4, Pirates 3; Marlins 1, Giants 0; Astros 3, Athletics 2; Rays 8, Brewers 4; Mariners 7, Braves 3; Cardinals 6, Dodgers 5.
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5 (10 innings)
Visiting Baltimore scored on a poor throw by third baseman Matt Chapman in the 10th inning to defeat Toronto.
Adam Frazier sacrificed automatic runner Ryan Mountcastle to third with Yimi Garcia (1-1) pitching in the 10th. Mountcastle scored when Chapman’s throw home hit him on Austin Hays’ grounder to third. Ryan O’Hearn had four RBIs for Baltimore, including a three-run home run that tied the game in the eighth.
George Springer hit a two-run homer for Toronto and Danny Jansen added a solo shot.
Toronto starter Alek Manoah allowed two runs, six hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. He was forced to leave the game when Jays manager John Schneider went out to the mound without realizing it was the second visit of the inning.
Phillies 12, Cubs 3
Kyle Schwarber’s grand slam highlighted a six-run first and Aaron Nola allowed two runs while striking out 10 over seven innings as Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak with a rout of visiting Chicago.
Kody Clemens (2-for-4) added a two-run shot in the first. Nola (4-3) allowed only a two-run, sixth-inning homer to Dansby Swanson, plus three other hits and one walk, while lasting seven innings for a second consecutive outing.
Cubs starter Jameson Taillon (0-3) was charged with eight runs (six earned) while giving up six hits and three walks in just 2 1/3 innings, as Chicago lost for the 18th time in 26 games. Christopher Morel extended his hitting streak to 10 games since making his debut on May 9. — Field Level Media
