NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS 7, PADRES 6 (11)
CHICAGO --Kris Bryant's second game with the Chicago Cubs was much better than his first.
Bryant, one of major-league baseball's top prospects, got a standing ovation for his first major league hit and reached base five times Saturday in a 7-6, 11-inning victory over the San Diego Padres.
Bryant was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and 3 walks after going 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts in his debut.
"You're always looking for good at-bats and being a good decision-maker," Cubs Manager Joe Maddon said. "He was that today."
The Cubs trailed 2-1 in the fifth when Bryant got his first hit and RBI, on a blooper to center field off Padres starter Tyson Ross, to drive in the tying run. Bryant received a big cheer from the 33,958 fans at Wrigley Field.
"We'll take it against a tough right-handed pitcher," Maddon said.
Bryant had allowed Wil Myers' bouncer leading off the game to kick off his glove for his first major league error. Bryant did not speak with reporters after the game.
"He made the one gaffe but overall he played well, ran the bases good and he had a good baseball game today," Maddon said. "I think the fans, the folks who watch the game closely, they understand the importance of accepting your walks. You don't look for your walk, you accept your walk, and after yesterday it was ingrained in his mind that I'm not going to do that again. And he had some really good at-bats."
Bryant walked against Ross in the first and fourth innings.
"He did a really good job," said Miguel Montero, who homered twice and drove in three runs. "We know he's got talent. We just need to take a little bit of pressure off his shoulders. He's a young kid, and he has all the talent in the world. He's going to be good."
Bryant walked in the seventh, flied out in the ninth and reached on an infield single to shortstop in the 11th against Craig Kimbrel (0-1), moving Anthony Rizzo to third with one out. Pinch-hitter David Ross walked to load the bases, bringing up Starlin Castro.
San Diego brought in Myers from center as a fifth infielder and, with all five playing in, Castro singled past third baseman Will Middlebrooks and into left field.
"This is one of the games that make us feel better," Castro said. "Last year and the year before, we lose a lot of games like that."
Zac Rosscup (1-0) allowed one hit in two scoreless innings for his second major league victory.
San Diego trailed 6-2 heading into the ninth, but got singles by Yonder Alonso and Kemp off Phil Coke.
Justin Upton greeted closer Hector Rondon with a run-scoring single, Middlebrooks hit an RBI double, Jedd Gyorko had a run-scoring groundout and pinch-hitter Yangervis Solarte tied the score with a two-out single.
It was the third consecutive game that the Padres rallied to tie it or take the lead.
Rondon had converted 17 consecutive save opportunities since Aug. 5.
Montero's opposite-field home run to left through a 19-mph wind had given the Cubs a 3-2 lead in the sixth.
Matt Kemp, who is batting .340 with nine RBI, hit a two-run home run in the first off Kyle Hendricks, who allowed 2 runs and 3 hits in 6 innings with 8 strikeouts and no walks.
Ross gave up 3 runs, 5 hits and 5 walks in 5 2/3 innings, striking out 9.
CARDINALS 5, REDS 2 Carlos Martinez pitched six strong innings and Jason Heyward hit his first home run for St. Louis, leading the host Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds for their fourth consecutive victory. Matt Carpenter drove in a pair of runs as the NL Central champion Cardinals kept winning after a 3-3 start.
PHILLIES 5, NATIONALS 3 Odubel Herrera had three hits and scored twice, Aaron Harang pitched six innings and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over the Washington Nationals. Freddy Galvis had two RBI singles for Philadelphia, which had scored 13 runs over its past six games.
PIRATES 6, BREWERS 2 Starling Marte homered and drove in a career-high five runs to lead host Pittsburgh over slumping Milwaukee. METS 5, MARLINS 4 Jacob deGrom pitched seven shutout innings and New York got home runs from Travis d’Arnaud and Wilmer Flores to beat visiting Miami.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ORIOLES 4, RED SOX 1 Chris Davis hit a two-run home run, Chris Tillman rebounded from a rough start and the Baltimore Orioles beat the host Boston Red Sox. Adam Jones had three singles for the Orioles, who moved back over .500 at 6-5. David Ortiz went 3 for 3 with a double and two singles for the Red Sox, who lost for the third time in their last nine games.
WHITE SOX 12, TIGERS 3 Jose Abreu hit a grand slam, Adam LaRoche added a three-run home run and four RBI, and the visiting Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers. Chicago, which set a season high for runs, scored 11 runs in the third and fourth innings combined and collected a season-high 17 hits for the game.
INDIANS 4, TWINS 2 Danny Salazar matched his career high with 10 strikeouts while pitching into the seventh inning of his season debut, giving the Cleveland Indians a spark in a victory over the host Minnesota Twins. Roberto Perez had a home run among his three hits for the Indians.
ATHLETICS 5, ROYALS 0 Josh Reddick hit a three-run home run, Jesse Hahn and Jesse Chavez combined for a seven-hitter, and Oakland rolled to a victory over host Kansas City.
ASTROS 4, ANGELS 0 Dallas Keuchel (Arkansas Razorbacks) combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, Robbie Grossman and George Springer homered and Houston beat visiting Los Angeles. Keuchel (2-0) allowed 2 hits in 6 innings, struck out 7 and walked 3, throwing a season-high 105 pitches.
YANKEES 9, RAYS 0 Masahiro Tanaka (2-1) allowed two hits over seven innings in his best start this season, Chris Young hit a grand slam and New York routed host Tampa Bay.
INTERLEAGUE
BLUE JAYS 6, BRAVES 5 (10) Josh Donaldson hit his third home run in two days, a leadoff shot in the 10th inning that lifted the host Toronto Blue Jays over the Atlanta Braves. Donaldson's drive into the second deck of the left-field stands was his third hit of the afternoon.
Sports on 04/19/2015