Updated July 19
MLB roundup: Rookie Watkins pitches Orioles to 6-1 win against Rays
Spenser Watkins gives up one run in six innings as Baltimore ties a season high with its third consecutive win.
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Baltimore starter Spenser Watkins looks over a new ball in the third inning Monday night at St. Petersburg, Fla.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Rookie right-hander Spenser Watkins gave up one run in six innings as the Baltimore Orioles tied a season high with their third consecutive win, 6-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
The 28-year old Watkins, making his third start and fourth career appearance, scattered four hits, walked two and struck out seven. His ERA dropped from 1.74 to 1.65 (three earned runs over 16 1/3 innings).
Nelson Cruz guides Twins past White Sox in DH opener
Field Level Media
20 Jul 2021, 10:40 GMT+10
Nelson Cruz hit a sixth-inning homer and drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the host Chicago White Sox in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday.
Minnesota s Jorge Polanco added an RBI single in the top of the eighth. Chicago s Jose Abreu responded with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the inning, but he was stranded at second base.
Luis Arraez, Ryan Jeffers and Polanco each had two hits for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 3-10 against the White Sox this season.
Sheets’ Homer Gives White Sox Doubleheader Split with Twins
Rookie Gavin Sheets hit a game-ending three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh, giving the Chicago White Sox a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in the second game of a doubleheader on Monday.
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CHICAGO Rookie Gavin Sheets hit a game-ending three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh, giving the Chicago White Sox a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in the second game of a doubleheader on Monday.
Minnesota won the opener 3-2 in eight innings, but the White Sox avoided a sweep when Sheets turned on a 3-1 fastball from Twins ace José Berrios and drove it deep to right for his fifth home run. Berrios (7-4) entered the seventh having allowed only two hits solo shots by José Abreu and Yoán Moncada before Brian Goodwin led off with a single and Berrios hit Andrew Vaughn with a pitch.
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Twins rookie corps steps in because of injuries, and make the most of it July 10, 2021 12:20am Text size Copy shortlink:
Given the numerous injuries the Twins have had to deal with this season, it s become a regular sight to see them have three or more rookies in the lineup for any given game.
Friday s lineup against Detroit was no exception. The Twins started three rookies in 23-year-old right fielder Alex Kirilloff, 24-year-old left fielder Trevor Larnach and 23-year-old catcher Ben Rortvedt. On the bench were 22-year-old Gilberto Celestino and 24-year-old Ryan Jeffers, who both started Thursday, and 25-year-old Nick Gordon, who has started in center field a position he never played before this year five times this month.