Matt Carasiti collected his first big league save on Monday night, allowing just an unearned run in the 10th inning against the Red Sox.
Carasiti was called upon after Daniel Bard had worked a scoreless ninth inning -- and the Rockies had already scored two runs in the top half of the 10th to take the lead. He started the inning by allowing a leadoff single to Masataka Yoshida, then the inherited runner scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Rob Refsnyder. Not to worry though, as Carasiti got Alex Verdugo to ground into a game-ending double play to put this one in the win column for the Rockies. He's unlikely to usurp the closer's gig any time soon, but it was nice to see him come through in the clutch on Monday night.
Christian Arroyo went 2-for-4 and slugged a solo home run as the Red Sox fell to the Rockies in extra innings on Monday night in Boston.
Arroyo swatted a go-ahead 376-foot blast off of Brent Suter in the seventh inning that gave the Red Sox a 2-1 advantage. It would be short-lived though. Arroyo also doubled in the contest, collecting two of his club's three total extra-base hits in the ballgame. With the two-hit attack, he's now slashing .258/.289/.409 with two homers and 12 RBI on the year.
Jurickson Profar went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a run scored as the Rockies outlasted the Red Sox in 10 innings on Monday night.
Profar smacked a one-out double off of Josh Winckowski in the eighth inning, then dashed around to score the tying run on an RBI single off the bat of Elias Diaz. With his three-hit effort, the Rockies' leadoff man is now hitting .248/.327/.397 with five homers, 25 RBI and zero stolen bases through his first 60 games on the season.
Ryan McMahon doubled, drew two walks and scored a pair of runs as the Rockies hung on to beat the Red Sox 4-3 in 10 innings on Monday night.
McMahon lined a one-out double into left field off of James Paxton in the fourth inning, then came around to score on a throwing error by Enrique Hernandez. He was then intentionally walked with a man on second and two outs in the 10th inning -- and ultimately scored on a throwing error made by Triston Casas. He's having another solid season in the middle of the Rockies' lineup -- slashing .261/.339/.481 with 10 homers, 37 RBI and four stolen bases in 66 games.
Ken Waldichuk picked up his first career save on Monday night, working three scoreless innings to preserve a one-run lead against the Rays.
Waldichuk came on with the A's hanging onto a 4-3 advantage in the seventh inning, and all he did was fire three scoreless frames to extend the A's improbable winning streak to six games. Waldichuk allowed just two hits on the night while piling up five strikeouts. On the season, the 25-year-old southpaw now holds a 6.87 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and 55/37 K/BB ratio over 57 2/3 innings.
Ken Waldichuk picked up his first career save on Monday night, working three scorless innings to preserve a one-run lead against the Rays.
Waldichuk came on with the A's hanging onto a 4-3 advantage in the seventh inning, and all he did was fire three scoreless frames to extend the A's improbable winning streak to six games. Waldichuk allowed just two hits on the night while piling up five strikeouts. On the season, the 25-year-old southpaw now holds a 6.87 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and 55/37 K/BB ratio over 57 2/3 innings.
Zach Eflin pitched decently in a losing effort against the Athletics on Monday night, giving up four runs on five hits over his 4 2/3 innings of work.
The right-hander punched out six batters on the night while issuing a pair of free passes. All of the damage done against him came during his final inning of work, as Shea Langeliers delivered a bases-clearing double and then scored on an RBI single by Ryan Noda. Eflin generated 13 swings and misses on 94 pitches in the ballgame -- 10 of those on his curveball -- while posting a CSW of 30 percent. He'll look to get back in the win column as he carries an 8-2 record, 3.28 ERA and 1.00 WHIP into Saturday's matchup against the Padres in San Diego.
Jose Siri launched a three-run homer on Monday night, but it wasn't enough to power the Rays to a victory over the suddenly-pesky Athletics.
Siri tagged A's right-hander James Kaprielian for his mammoth 427-foot (110.9 mph EV) three-run shot in the sixth inning. That pulled the Rays to within a run at 4-3, but would be the extent of their offensive output in the ballgame. Siri finished the night 1-for-4 and is now hitting .224/.274/.545 with 12 long balls and 27 RBI on the season.
James Kaprielian logged a quality start in Monday night's victory over the Rays, surrendering three runs on five hits over six strong innings.
The right-hander walked three and struck out four batters in the ballgame. He actually held the Rays scoreless through the first five innings of this one, before serving up a three-run homer to Jose Siri in the sixth. Kaprielian got 13 whiffs on 93 pitches in the ballgame, while registering a stellar CSW of 34 percent. He'll look to further improve upon his 6.89 ERA and 1.71 WHIP when he takes on the Phillies on Saturday.
Jace Peterson went 2-for-3 and scored a run as the Athletics triumphed over the Rays on Monday evening in Oakland.
Peterson singled off of Zach Eflin in the fifth inning, then dashed around to score on Shea Langeliers' three-run double. On-base Jace has been lighting it up offensively over the past few weeks and is now slashing .230/.327/.343 with five homers, 20 RBI and eight stolen bases on the season.
Nick Fortes slugged his fourth home run of the season on Monday night, accounting for the Marlins' lone tally in a loss to the Mariners.
Fortes tagged Mariners' right-hander Bryce Miller for his 409-foot (102.4 mph EV) solo shot in the fifth inning -- trimming the Marlins' deficit to five runs at 6-1. That would be his only hit in three at-bats on the night. For the season, the 26-year-old catcher is now slashing .231/.280/.328 with four homers and 13 RBI.
Ty France clubbed a three-run homer in the second inning on Monday, helping to propel the Mariners to victory over the visiting Marlins.
France walloped his two-out, 420-foot (106.4 mph EV) three-run shot off of Marlins' starter Jesús Luzardo in the second inning -- extending the Mariners' early advantage to 6-0. That would be France's only hit in four at-bats on the night, but it played a pivotal role in the Mariners' victory. On the season, the hard-hitting first baseman is now hitting .283/.351/.438 with six long balls and 31 RBI.
Tom Murphy walloped his second home run of the season on Monday night as the Mariners routed the Marlins in Seattle.
Murphy put the cherry on top of the lopsided victory for the Mariners -- crushing a 408-foot (102.8 mph EV) solo shot off of Bryan Hoeing in the eighth inning to increase the M's lead to 8-1. He also doubled and scored on an RBI single by Julio Rodriguez during the Mariners' four-run rally in the second inning. With his 2-for-4 night, the veteran backstop is now hitting .233/.282/.425 with two homers and four RBI in his limited action this season.
Eugenio Suárez went 2-for-4 and blasted his seventh home run of the season as the Mariners crushed the Marlins 8-1 on Monday evening in Seattle.
Suárez belted his 420-foot (104.9 mph EV) solo shot on the first pitch that he saw from Huascar Brazoban in the fifth inning -- increasing the Mariners' lead to 7-1. He also singled in the contest. He has now raised his season slash up to .218/.313/.335 to go with the aforementioned seven home runs and 38 RBI.
Paul DeJong broke out of a slump by going 2-for-4 with a homer Monday against the Giants.
DeJong was 6-for-53 with no homers and one RBI in his previous 15 games, dropping his OPS from .987 to .735. He'll need to rebound if he expects to keep playing regularly after Lars Nootbaar returns and pushes Tommy Edman back to the infield.
Matthew Liberatore pitched six innings of two-run ball Monday in a no-decision versus the Giants.
The results were fine, but Liberatore's velocity was down again and he generated just seven missed swings on the night. He's probably not going to be a mixed-league guy unless he goes back to throwing 95 mph regularly. He averaged 93.5 mph with his fastball tonight
Logan Webb got his fifth win after allowing three runs in seven innings Monday against the Cardinals.
This was a good example of how pitching deeper into games helps in the wins category; the Giants were trailing 3-2 when Matthew Liberatore exited after six tonight, but they scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to put Webb in line for the victory. He's gone 5-2 in his last nine starts after losing each of his first four.
Mitch Haniger knocked in runs with a double and a single Monday as the Giants edged the Cardinals 4-3.
Haniger's second RBI tied the game in the seventh inning. After a nice surge in late May, Haniger had struggled again recently, going 5-for-36 with one RBI in his previous 10 games. The Giants aren't about to turn him into a platoon player, but the fact is that he's been a liability against right-handers thus far.
Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer in the ninth and delivered a game-winning single in the 10th as the Tigers edged the Braves 6-5 on Monday.
The game-winner would have been a sac fly under other circumstances, but the outfield was playing in with the winning run on third. Torkelson's homer off Raisel Iglesias was one of his biggest hits as a major leaguer. He's hitting a modest .232/.315/.371 for the season, but he's definitely looking better than he did last year.
Connor Seabold yielded one run over six innings on Monday in a no-decision against the Red Sox.
Seabold limited his former organization to just a sixth-inning RBI double by Justin Turner in his impressive outing of the season to date. The 27-year-old righty, who made six starts over the last two seasons for the Red Sox, finished with a season-high six strikeouts and only handed out one free pass. He'll bring a respectable 4.70 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 42/18 K/BB ratio across 53 2/3 innings (15 appearances, eight starts) into a challenging road matchup on Saturday against the Braves.