Sep 08, 2020

Rockies and Padres battle goes scoreless into the ninth inning

Posted Sep 08, 2020 12:56 PM

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit an RBI double with no outs in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres, who got a brilliant performance from right-hander Dinelson Lamet, beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 for their sixth victory in eight games. Pinch-hitter Greg Garcia started the winning rally when he poked a opposite-field single past third baseman Nolan Arenado leading off the ninth. He was replaced by pinch-runner Jorge Mateo, who scored on Profar’s double to right off Carlos Estévez. Drew Pomeranz (1-1) pitched the ninth for the win.

Tuesday's MLB Games (MT):

Minnesota at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 2nd game

Boston at Philadelphia, 2:05 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 2nd game

Tampa Bay at Washington, 405 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, (Oakland Coliseum), 4:10 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 2nd game

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, (at Buffalo), 4:37 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Baltimore at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 6:15 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 7:45 p.m.

Elsewhere around the majors Monday:

— The New York Yankees enjoyed a 6-2 lead against Toronto on Monday before falling further behind the second-place Blue Jays in the American League East. The Jays erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning of a 12-7 rout of the Bombers. Danny Jansen capped the fireworks with a grand slam after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Travis Shaw delivered two-run singles. The big rally puts Toronto two games ahead of the Yanks and 4 1/2 games behind the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays.

-- The Rays dropped a 6-1 decision to the last-place Nationals as Max Scherzer scattered six hits over seven scoreless innings. Kurt Suzuki was 3-for-4 with an RBI double, and Michael A. Taylor drove in two runs.

— Chris Bassitt held the Astros to seven hits and no walks over seven shutout innings to highlight Oakland's 6-0 victory. Sean Murphy furnished a solo homer and a two-run single as the Athletics handed the Astros their fifth loss in a row, giving the A's a 4 1/2-game lead over Houston in the AL West.

— Zach Plesac gave up a hit in each of his seven innings but stayed out of trouble in the Indians’ 5-2 win over the Royals. Tyler Naquin had two RBIs as Cleveland dealt Kansas City its seventh consecutive loss.

— The Cubs earned a 5-1 win over the Cardinals behind Kyle Hendricks, who gave up a run and seven hits over eight innings. Javier Báez had three singles and scored a run for the Cubs, who took a 5-0 lead on a two-run single by Johan Oviedo in the fifth.

— Miguel Rojas had four hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning of the Marlins’ 5-4 win over the Braves. Miami’s José Ureña allowed three runs in five innings in a season debut delayed after he contracted COVID-19.

— The Phillies coughed up a 6-0 lead before Jean Segura blasted a two-out, two-run homer in the 10th to lead a 7-6 triumph over the Mets. Segura had four hits and a career-high five RBIs, including a three-run double.

— Kevin Gausman and three relievers combined on a three-hitter as the Giants doubled up the Diamondbacks, 4-2. Darin Ruf hit a two-run single in the sixth off Zac Gallen, who had just set a major league record last week by not allowing more than three earned runs in his first 23 major league starts.

— Ryan Jeffers hit his first major league homer to spark a four-run third in the Twins’ 6-2 victory against the Tigers. Michael Pineda allowed only three hits and two runs with eight strikeouts for his first victory since returning from a 60-game drug suspension.

— Dylan Moore hit a solo home run and added a three-run double that helped the Mariners complete a four-game sweep of the Rangers, 8-4. Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer in Seattle’s sixth consecutive win.