Jake Cronenworth drove in three runs in a nine-run eighth inning, Luis Arraez had four hits and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 11-8 on Friday night. Cronenworth hit a two-run single in the eighth to give the Padres a 4-3 lead and added an RBI double to make it 11-3. Luis Arraez had his fifth four-hit game of the season.
Aaron Judge hit another long home run at Petco Park, Marcus Stroman pitched six strong innings to keep the Yankees' pitching hot streak going and New York won its second straight against the San Diego Padres, 4-1 on Saturday night. Judge's two-run shot off Dylan Cease (5-4) with one out in the first went 429 feet into the second deck in left-center. It was the Yankees' fifth home run this series, for a total of 2,089 feet.
As the MLB season creeps toward the halfway mark, a look at five teams who have made a moderately surprising rise to contention.
No | Player | P |
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76 | P | |
84 | P | |
11 | P | |
62 | P | |
56 | P | |
71 | P | |
34 | P | |
32 | P | |
1 | P | |
50 | P | |
44 | P | |
49 | P | |
77 | P | |
58 | P | |
75 | P | |
98 | P | |
61 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
12 | C | |
20 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
4 | 2B | |
2 | 2B | |
9 | 1B | |
7 | SS | |
13 | 3B | |
16 | SS | |
39 | 3B | |
14 | 3B |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
28 | LF | |
3 | CF | |
24 | RF | |
10 | LF | |
23 | RF |