Padres Stay Hot: One Thing From Each MLB Game

The Yankees and Rangers split the doubleheader and dropped New York out of the lead in a tight race for the American League East. Here’s everything you missed from yesterday in the MLB.

Yankees 8, Rangers 0

• Austin Wells drove in four runs, and Aaron Judge reached base four times, including driving in his Major League-leading 105th RBI for the Yankees to take game one of the doubleheader. Carlos Rodon and two other New York pitchers allowed just five hits in the win.

A’s 1, Blue Jays 0

• Brent Rooker homered in the sixth inning to give Oakland the lead and, eventually, the win. Four A’s pitchers combined for a two-hitter to help hold on to the lead. Vlad Guerrero Jr. singled in the first inning to extend his hit streak to 22 games.

Giants 3, Tigers 1

• San Francisco won their fourth straight after Brett Wisely doubled in two runs and later scored in the fifth inning to push past the Tigers for the second straight day. Logan Webb struck out eight and allowed the lone Detroit run on four hits in his seven innings. The Giants sit one and a half games out of the NL wildcard race.

Astros 5, Red Sox 4

• Yordan Alvarez homered twice to help the Astros win their fourth straight. Rookie Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high 13 batters and allowed two runs in seven innings.

Padres 9, Marlins 8

• Luis Arraez drove in three runs, including the winning run on a groundout to first in the 10th inning. Miami scored six runs in the fifth to take a 7-3 lead before the Padres stormed back and took the lead in extras. San Diego won their seventh straight and sit atop the NL wildcard standings.

Rangers 9, Yankees 4 

• The Rangers took the second game of the day in New York after a five-run sixth inning extended their lead. Corey Seager hit a three-run homer to cap off the sixth. Texas has won one of their last four games, and the defending champs are nine and a half games out of the wildcard position.

Nationals 5, Angels 4

• Jose Tena drove in the winning run on a single in the 10th after being called up from the minors before the game. James Wood had two RBIs, including a home run, to help Washington take the first two games of the series.

Royals 8, Cardinals 3

• The Royals clinched the season series against St. Louis for the first time since 2016 after Bobby Witt drove in three runs to lead the charge on offense. Kansas City sits in the third AL wildcard spot, two and a half games above Boston. The Cardinals are two games out of the final spot in the NL race.

Brewers 1, Reds 0

• Rhys Hoskins homered in the eighth inning to give the Brewers their ninth straight series win over Cincinnati. Tobias Myers struck out nine and allowed the only three hits for the Reds in seven and a third. Milwaukee has won five straight games.

Guardians 2, Twins 1

• Cleveland scored both runs on homers from Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor and ended their seven-game losing streak. The Guardians grew their lead in the AL Central to two and a half games after allowing the lead to shrink during the losing streak.

Orioles 7, Rays 5

• Ramon Urias hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to give Baltimore the lead and help them become the first team in the league to reach 70 wins. With the win, the Orioles regained first place in the AL East over the Yankees.

Cubs 3, White Sox 1

• The Cubs won their fourth straight and swept the two-game series against their crosstown rivals after Miguel Amaya broke the tie with a two-run single in the eighth. The four-game streak has the Cubs sitting three and a half games out of the final wildcard spot in the NL.

Diamondbacks 11, Phillies 1

• Arizona homered four times and picked up 15 hits to beat the Phillies for the second straight day. Starling Marte and starter Zac Gallen both left the game due to injury. The Diamondbacks own the second spot in the NL wildcard race.

Braves 11, Rockies 8

• Matt Olsen hit two home runs and drove in a career-high six RBIs to help Atlanta out of their six-game skid. Olsen’s second homer of the day was a two-run shot in the seventh that gave the Braves the lead. Atlanta sits a half-game above the Mets for the third wildcard spot.

Dodgers 4, Pirates 1

• The Dodgers scored four runs on All-Star rookie Paul Skenes and got past Pittsburgh to clinch the series win. Gavin Lux drove in three runs for Los Angeles. The lead for the Dodgers in the NL West is now two and a half games.

TEOSCAR HERNANDEZ HITS A HOME RUN OFF OF PAUL SKENES @Dodgers pic.twitter.com/2tZpsbLgLv

— World Baseball Network (@WorldBaseball_) August 11, 2024

Mariners 4, Mets 0 

• Logan Gilbert and two Mariners pitchers allowed three hits in a shutout for their 16th of the season, the best in the majors. Seattle scored three runs in the first, which was capped off by a Mitch Haniger RBI single. The Mariners remain tied with the Astros atop the AL West. New York is a half-game out of a wildcard spot in the NL.

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Photo Credit: Jackson Merrill #3 of the San Diego Padres celebrates after hitting a home run against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of the game at loanDepot park on August 09, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)