Labor Day Weekend is over and there's a full slate of MLB action Tuesday. Here's the roundup on all the excitement from tonight's 15 night games.
Tuesday's baseball scores
- Cardinals 11, Nationals 8 (box score)
- Pirates 7, Reds 3 (box score)
- Rays 4, Blue Jays 0 (box score)
- Phillies 9, Marlins 4 (box score)
- Indians 9, Royals 3 (box score)
- Red Sox 5, Braves,1 (box score)
- Rangers 4, Angels 2 (box score)
- Astros 5, Twins 2 (box score)
- Tigers 8, White Sox 3 (box score)
- Brewers 11, Cubs 1 (box score)
- Rockies 6, Giants 2 (box score)
- Diamondbacks 6, Padres 0 (box score)
- Yankees 5, Athletics 1 (box score)
- Orioles 5, Mariners 3 (box score)
- Dodgers 11, Mets 4 (box score)
Brewers boat-race Cubs, take series
On Monday, the Brewers won in dramatic fashion, defeating the Cubs, 4-3. Tuesday's game was decidedly more lopsided, albeit still in Milwaukee's favor.
The Brewers received a strong outing from veteran southpaw Wade Miley, who limited the Cubs to three hits and a run across six innings. He also fanned five batters. Offensively, Milwaukee saw every starter either score a run or drive someone in except for Miley. That'll do. Of course, they also benefited from a poor Cubs defensive showing:
To update: the Cubs have made 3 errors, walked 8 (including Cain 4 times) Had a PB for a run, WP for a run, and hit a batter for a run. Also hit another batter.
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) September 5, 2018
The Brewers are now four losses back of the Cubs in the Central. They'll go for the sweep Wednesday.
Voit again comes up big in Yankees win
When the Yankees acquired Luke Voit in July, no one expected him to play much of a role for New York the rest of the way. Not only has Voit found himself in the lineup more frequently than anticipated, he's performed incredibly well.
On Tuesday, Voit hit a timely go-ahead home run to give the Yankees a lead over the Athletics. It marked his seventh home run in recent weeks:
Luke Voit Last 12 Games: .375/.444/.900, 7 HR, 13 RBI
— James Smyth (@JamesSmyth621) September 5, 2018
Keep in mind that Voit had five home runs in 70 games with the Cardinals. He keeps this up, and there'll be no doubt about whether or not he'll be in the lineup when the Yankees take on the A's in the wild-card game.
Red Sox take series from Braves
Theoretically, the Red Sox could meet the Braves in the World Series. If that does happen, the Red Sox will look back at their series with the Braves as a reason for optimism.
On Tuesday, the Red Sox claimed a series win over Atlanta with a 5-1 win. Boston received four scoreless innings from its bullpen after starter Rick Porcello threw five one-run frames. Steve Pearce drove in three, while Xander Bogaerts and Eduardo Nunez added an RBI apiece.
The Red Sox are now 96-44, putting them on pace to win 111 games.
Sano avoids serious injury
Miguel Sano of the Twins seemed to have lucked out after a scary slide Tuesday versus the Astros. Read the full story here.
Mariners fight among selves
The Mariners had a pregame altercation in their clubhouse. Read the full story here.
Quick hits
- Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen might miss the upcoming series against the Colorado Rockies because of concerns over his irregular heartbeat.
- Former Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Ryan Howard officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball after 13 seasons in a letter posted to The Player's Tribune.
- Cincinnati Reds' Keury Mella is done for the season with an oblique strain. The Reds added right-handed pitcher Tyler Mahle, catcher Tim Federowicz and outfielder Gabriel Guerrero to complete the expansion of their roster.
