Alex Lange threw a called third strike past Julio Rodríguez with two runners aboard for the final out, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Friday night. Kerry Carpenter and Nick Maton each hit a two-run homer for the Tigers. Akil Baddoo also went deep to back starter Eduardo Rodriguez (5-5).
The Miami Marlins placed center fielder Jonathan Davis on the injured list with a right knee sprain a day after he was carted off the field in a win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Davis dived as he attempted to catch Tommy Edman’s deep drive with one out in the fifth inning Tuesday. Miami placed him on the 10-day injured list and recalled utility player Garrett Hampson from Triple-A Jacksonville.
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez was ejected in the fifth inning of Thursday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, then kicked dirt near the plate and crouched in response to being tossed by crew chief Doug Eddings. “I’m going to protect my players, and that’s all there is to it,” Martinez said after the Nationals’ 5-3 loss. Washington has lost 14 of 17 and just completed a 1-6 homestand.
Brendan Donovan and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from an early 5-0 deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 in a Juneteenth matinee on Monday. Donovan's three-run shot to right-center off Josiah Gray (4-6) tied the game 5-all, and Goldschmidt put the Cardinals ahead to stay when he lined a hanging curveball from Gray over the wall in left.
After Louie Varland gave up back-to-back homers in a five-run fifth inning and the Twins offense didn't create much of anything against the first five pitchers they saw in a bullpen game Sunday, there was finally a glimmer of sunshine. The Twins were gifted a rally in the eighth inning, benefiting from two walks, two hit batsmen and a wild pitch. A five-run deficit flipped into a two-run game .