Twin Cities 9, Bridgeport 0 – SRs

Trent Richter twirled a no-hitter for the Twin Cities Zephyrs in its 9-0 win over Bridgeport Thursday.  Richter threw a complete game, striking out 12 and walking just one hitter on an 89-pitch gem.

TC got on the board early with a four-run second inning highlighted by Alexis Gurrola’s RBI double and followed the frame with another pair of runs in the third to make it 6-0.

Twin Cities is 11-12 and hosts tournament play at Cleveland Field this weekend.  Game one for the Z’s is Saturday at noon against Chadron followed by D’Evelyn at 5:00 pm.

Bridgeport drops to 5-12 and is among the teams in Sidney for tournament play.  Bridgeport’s first game is Friday morning at 9:00 against Chappell.

 

Ogallala 16, Gering 10 – SRs

It was a night full of runs in Gering with a wild 16-10 game going to Ogallala in senior American Legion Baseball Thursday.

With a 10-8 lead going into the sixth it looked good for  Gering until the latter innings where Ogallala scored 8 times, with six runs in the final inning to break a 10-10 tie.  The teams combined for 22 hits and seven errors.

Three Ogallala hitters had 3 RBI and the lineup overcame 11 strikeouts with the help of nine walks to produce.

Chris Palomo homered for Gering, which improves to 11-12. Gering faces Hershland at noon in the Sidney Tournament on Friday to start its weekend.

 

 

 

 

MLB – ROCKIES

Nolan Arenado hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning, and the surging Colorado Rockies rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Tuesday night in the opening game of their NL West showdown.

Carlos Gonzalez homered and saved a run with a diving catch of David Peralta’s line drive in the fifth to help Colorado win its sixth straight. The NL West leaders extended their advantage over third-place Arizona to two games. Second-place Los Angeles, which began the night trailing the Rockies by a half-game, played late against the New York Mets.

Peralta and Paul Goldschmidt homered for the Diamondbacks, who had won seven straight.

Arizona and Colorado, perhaps baseball’s two biggest surprises this season, both entered on a roll. The Diamondbacks are a major league-best 23-9 since May 15, while the Rockies’ 23-11 mark since then ranks third.

 

MLB – AROUND THE MAJORS TUESDAY

— Los Angeles roughed up Mets pitching for the second straight night as Corey Seager went 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBIs in a 12-0 rout. Cody Bellinger became the first rookie in the modern era to homer 10 times over a 10-game stretch when he deposited a Robert Gsellman pitch into the seats during a four-run first. The Dodgers won their fifth in a row and have banged out 27 home runs in their last 10 games.

— Ryan Zimmerman and Stephen Drew drove in three runs apiece as the Nationals clobbered Miami, 12-3 to end a two-game skid. Daniel Murphy provided a solo homer and an RBI single from the five-hole, while Drew went 3-for-5 as the No. 6 hitter. Gio Gonzalez improved to 7-1 by striking out eight while allowing three runs over seven innings.

— Manny Machado was 4-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs as the Orioles came back from three runs down to end Cleveland’s six-game winning streak, 6-5. Machado sparked the rally by hitting a game-tying, three-run homer in the fifth and scoring on an RBI double by Adam Jones in the seventh. The Indians wasted Edwin Encarnacion’s 17th home run, a two-run blast off Chris Tillman.

— Kennys Vargas belted a go-ahead, three-run homer and Miguel Sano added a solo shot and two ribbies as the Twins outscored the White Sox, 9-7 to end a four-game skid. Minnesota squandered an early 2-0 lead and trailed 4-2 until Joe Mauer hit an RBI single and scored on the blast by Vargas. The win puts the Twins within 1 ½ games of the AL Central-leading Indians.

— The Yankees’ losing streak has grown to seven games after Cameron Maybin and Luis Valbuena drove in two runs apiece to lead the Angels’ 8-3 rout in the Bronx. The Angels blew a 3-0 lead before Maybin’s solo shot sparked a three-run seventh. Valbuena added a ninth-inning homer to complete a rout that dropped the Yanks a half-game behind Boston.

— The Red Sox took over first place in the AL East as Chris Sale came within two outs of a complete game in an 8-3 spanking of the Royals in Kansas City. Sale surrendered just four hits, including home runs by Mike Moustakas and Jorge Bonifacio. Xander Bogaerts and Sandy Leon drove in two runs apiece for Boston.

— George Springer’s leadoff homer sparked the Astros’ five-run first in an 8-4 rout of Oakland. Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa each had two RBIs for the Astros, who continue to lead the AL West by 12 games over the Rangers and Angels. Carlos Beltran added a ninth-inning homer for Houston.

— Milwaukee was a 7-3 loser in Pittsburgh, cutting the Brewers’ lead in the NL Central to a half-game over the Chicago Cubs. Andrew McCutchen homered for the fifth time in seven games and added a two-run single to help Chad Kuhl win for the first time since April 8. Jose Osuna’s three-run homer highlighted the Pirates’ six-run first.

— Mike Montgomery picked up his first win of the year in the Cubs’ 4-0 shutout of San Diego, yielding three this and two walks over six innings. Three relievers combined to finish up Chicago’s combined five-hitter. Anthony Rizzo and Ian Happ slammed solo shots for the Cubbies.

— Nick Martinez two-hit the Blue Jays over 6 1/3 innings as the Rangers picked up a 6-1 victory. Carlos Gomez smacked a solo homer and Jonathan Lucroy added an RBI double in the Rangers’ four-run first. Adrian Beltre added a solo shot and two RBIs to help Texas stop a two-game skid and win for the eighth time in 11 games.

— The Giants trailed 2-0 before Austin Slater belted a three-run homer in a five-run eighth that pushed San Francisco past the Braves, 6-3 in Atlanta. Brandon Belt added a ninth-inning blast to help the Giants end a seven-game losing streak. The rally made a winner out of Matt Moore, who was reached for three runs in seven-plus innings.

— Yadier Molina and Tommy Pham homered while the Cardinals erupted for seven runs in the 11th inning of an 8-1 win at Philadelphia. Stephen Piscotty snapped a 1-1 deadlock with a two-run double and scored on Molina’s two-run blast. Mike Leake got a no-decision after holding the Phillies to a run and three hits over six innings.

— Tampa Bay beat Cincinnati, 6-5 as Corey Dickerson hit a solo shot and a run-scoring single to help the Rays deal the Reds their 10th loss in 11 games. Dickerson also scored on Logan Morrison’s two-run single in the third, which put the Rays ahead to stay. Jesus Sucre also homered to back Alex Cobb, who limited the Reds to a pair of early runs and eight hits in seven innings.

— The Mariners pulled out a 5-4 win over Detroit on Kyle Seager’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th. Taylor Motter and Ben Gamel had solo homers for the Mariners, who wasted a 4-2 lead in the eighth before winning their third in a row. The Tigers dropped the fourth in a row despite J.D. Martinez, who tied the game with an eighth-inning blast.

Gering 8, Alliance 1 – SRs

Gering took an 8-1 decision over rival Alliance in Legion Baseball Tuesday night. After putting up a two-spot in the first for a 2-0 lead, it stayed that way until Gering added three more in the fifth and played flawless defense with no errors to keep Alliance at bay.

Quinton Janecek had a 3/4  day at the plate and tripled. Chris Palomo and Nick Watkins drove in two runs each to build on the lead with Brayden Tarr throwing a complete game five-hitter for the win.

Gering plays Gordon/Rushville, Alliance is playing in Rapid City today.

 

Bridgeport 12, Morrill 0 – SRs

Bridgeport scored early and a lot while holding the Morrill Vigilantes to a single hit in a 12-0 win. Marce Vasquez homered in the second to make it 6-0, which was followed by two of Morrill’s four errors that allowed runs.  The game was over after three innings via the run rule.

Mason Zorn and Vasquez had three RBI days.

Curtis Freeze started and struck out three Morrill hitters.  Bridgeport is at Sidney tonight at 7:30.

 

Chadron 9, Gordon 1 – SRs

Chadron went on the road an earned its 16^th victory, 9-1 over Gordon. Sean O’Brien tossed a complete game three-hitter, striking out nine.  Trevyn Waldron had a pair of RBIs, one of six Nationals to drive in a run.

Chadron 7, Alliance 5 – SRs

Chadron scored six times over the fifth and sixth innings to complete a comeback victory at the Alliance Tournament on Sunday over the host Spartans.

Coy Bila had a three-RBI day and Trev Waldron drove in two for the Nationals who improved to 15-9 after falling to Laramie earlier in the afternoon.

Jayden Stack pitched a complete game win, striking out five hitters and scattering 12 Alliance hits without walking a batter.

 

Weekend Legion Baseball Scoreboard- SRs

Laramie, WY 27, Bridgeport 5

Alliance 11, Bridgeport 3

Laramie 18, Morrill 0

Chadron 22, Morrill 2

Laramie 7, Alliance 0

Gering 8, Crete 0

Gering 12, Wilber 2

 

MLB – ROCKIES

Nolan Arenado completed the cycle with a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies stunned the San Francisco Giants by rallying for a 7-5 victory Sunday.

Arenado hit the first pitch he saw from All-Star closer Mark Melancon (1-2) into the left-field seats to finish a four-game sweep. The slugger was mobbed at home plate by teammates, with a frenzied sellout crowd chanting “MVP! MVP!”

With the best record in the National League, the surprising Rockies have won five straight overall and nine in a row against the Giants.

Last-place San Francisco has dropped six consecutive games and nine of 11.

Melancon retired his first batter, but three singles produced a run and brought up Arenado, who tripled in the first, singled in the fourth and had an RBI double in the sixth. He hit a 91 mph fastball for his 15th homer and first career cycle.

 

AROUND THE MAJORS – SUNDAY

Arizona kept pace with the Rockies as Rey Fuentes hit his first major league home run, a 10th-inning blast that sent the Diamondbacks past the Phillies, 5-4. Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Owings hit first-inning homers for the Diamondbacks, who trailed 4-3 in the ninth until Gregor Blanco slapped an RBI single.

Logan Forsythe and Justin Turner homered while the Dodgers built an 8-1 lead in an 8-7 win at Cincinnati. Kenta Maeda pitched five strong innings and drove in two runs as Los Angeles won for the ninth time in 10 games. Kike Hernandez made a spectacular game-saving catch to wrap up the Reds’ ninth consecutive loss.

Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 and scattered six hits in his first career complete game to pitch Milwaukee past San Diego, 2-1. Nelson improved to 5-3, lowered his ERA to 3.39 and helped the Brewers maintain their 2 ½-game lead over the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Milwaukee trailed 1-0 until Hernan Perez and Manny Pina homered in the sixth.

The Cubs were 7-1 winners against Pittsburgh as Anthony Rizzo fell a triple shy of the cycle. Rizzo’s two-run homer in the seventh was his team-high 16th of the season. Willson Contreras drove in three runs with a pair of doubles to back John Lackey, who combined with three relievers on a three-hitter.

Jacob deGrom belted his first career homer and followed Tuesday’s complete game with an eight-inning masterpiece to lead the Mets past the Nationals, 5-1. DeGrom allowed an unearned run and just three singles to help the Mets avoid a four-game sweep at home. Michael Conforto drove in two runs and T.J. Rivera went 4-for-4 as New York cut the Nats’ lead in the NL East to 10 ½ games over the Mets and Braves.

Atlanta beat Miami, 5-4 on Brandon Phillips’ RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. It was the second straight game-ending hit for Phillips, whose run-scoring single in the 10th won Saturday’s game. Nick Markakis hit a two-run single for the Braves.

The New York Yankees concluded a 1-6 road trip with their sixth consecutive loss, 4-3 at Oakland. The Athletics did their scoring in the third inning as Chad Pinder tied it with a two-run double and Khris Davis followed with a two-run blast. The A’s completed a four-game sweep following a first-pitch temperature of 90 degrees, the warmest for an A’s home game since 2008.

The Yankees now share first place in the AL East with Boston after Xander Bogaerts homered and had three RBIs in the Red Sox’s 6-5 triumph over Houston. The Bosox scored four times in the sixth as Bogaerts belted a two-run shot and Jacki Bradley Jr. added a two-run double that put Boston ahead 5-2. Jake Marisnick, Carlos Correa and George Springer homered for the Astros, whose lead in the AL West remains 11 ½ games over Texas.

Danny Valencia’s two-run homer capped a four-run first against Yu Darvish before the Mariners finished up a 7-3 victory against the Rangers. Kyle Seager drove in three runs with three doubles as Seattle ended an eight-game losing streak in Texas. Christian Bergman held the Rangers to two runs and four hits over 5 2/3s after yielding nine runs in his previous start in Minnesota.

Edwin Encarnacion homered twice and the Indians pushed their lead in the AL Central to two games over Minnesota by completing a four-game sweep of the Twins, 5-2. Encarnacion was 11-for-18 with six runs scored and four RBIs in the series. Cleveland also got seven strong innings from Trevor Bauer, who gave up two runs and four hits with eight strikeouts over seven innings.

Jason Vargas picked up his major league-leading 10th win and Salvador Perez smacked a three-run homer as the Royals whipped the Angels, 7-3. Vargas gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings as the Royals won for the seventh time in eight games. Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas doubled home three runs, giving him 19 RBIs this month.

Logan Morrison homered twice and Steven Souza Jr. hit his first career grand slam as the Rays clobbered the Tigers, 9-1 to split a four-game series. Derek Norris and Evan Longoria also went deep to back Jake Faria, who struck out a career-high nine and limited Detroit to a run and six hits in seven innings. Faria joined Jeremy Hellickson as the only Tampa Bay hurlers to win their first three big league games.

Ubaldo Jimenez was sharp in the Orioles’ 8-5 win over the Cardinals, allowing two runs and four hits over seven innings. Mark Trumbo homered for the second straight day, one of 10 hit by Baltimore in the three-game series. Seth Smith, Trey Mancini and Welington Castillo also went deep for the Birds on Sunday.

The White Sox had won nine of 11 before Kendrys Morales and Russell Martin slammed two-run homers to help Toronto beat Chicago for the first time in seven tries, 7-3. The Blue Jays trailed until Martin went deep in the sixth and Ryan Goins tripled home the go-ahead run later in the inning. J.A. Happ picked up his first home win of the season, giving up three runs and eight hits over 6 2/3 innings.