DOWN to their last strike, the host Miami Marlins picked up a 7-4 walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon (Monday in Manila) when Jake Burger slugged a three-run homer against his former team.
With two outs in the ninth, and the Marlins trailing 4-3, Miami first baseman Josh Bell–mired in a 0-for-23 slump–drove an RBI double just over the glove of leaping left fielder Tommy Pham. After an intentional walk to Jesus Sanchez, Burger connected on a 99-mph fastball from closer Michael Kopech (2-8), who blew the save.
JT Chargois (1-0) came away with the victory after tossing a scoreless inning of relief.
The White Sox had built a 4-1 lead thanks in part to two runs in the sixth. Danny Mendick started the rally with a single, and he scored on Korey Lee’s triple into the right field corner. Andrew Vaughn added a sacrifice fly to left.
In other games, it as the Twins 3, Astros 2; Blue Jays 5, Mariners 4 (10 innings; Braves 6, Phillies 0; Cardinals 8, Nationals 3; Mets 3, Pirates 2; Guardians 5, Giants 4; Tigers 5, Reds 1; Cubs 5, Angels 0; Rangers 13, Rays 2; Royals 10, Rockies 1; Orioles 6, Athletics 3; Brewers 9, Dodgers 2; Diamondbacks 9, Padres 1; and Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.
Twins 3, Astros 2
Christian Vazquez’s walk-off home run off Josh Hader to open the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Minnesota over Houston in Minneapolis.
Vazquez finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Minnesota, which took the rubber match of the three-game series and has won six of its past eight games. Byron Buxton and Brooks Lee each tallied two hits and a run.
Cesar Salazar and Jose Altuve had one RBI apiece for Houston, which was held to five hits. Joey Loperfido hit a pinch-hit double for the Astros’ only extra-base hit.
Blue Jays 5, Mariners 4 (10 innings)
Daulton Varsho’s two-out single in the top of the 10th inning brought home the go-ahead run as Toronto rallied past host Seattle.
George Springer hit a game-tying three-run homer in the seventh for the Blue Jays, who won their second game in a row by the same score.
Victor Robles and Mitch Garver homered for the American League West-leading Mariners, who have lost their past six series by 2-1 margins as their division lead has been cut from 10 games to two.
