Yankees play on through 'unhealthy' conditions as smoke from Canadian wildfires covers the Bronx
The Air Quality Index in New York City reached an astounding 185 Tuesday night
Liam Hendricks recorded his first save since returning from cancer vs the Yanks
The Yankees took the field in potentially dangerous conditions as New York's air quality reached a 185 rating on the air quality index due to smoke overtaking the sky as a result of Canadian wildfires.
Thick smoke from the north descended on New York City Tuesday with an orange glow hanging above the iconic skyline, covering the famous monuments, such as the Statue of Liberty.
And the Bronx was no exception as the sky over Yankee Stadium glowed a mix of orange and dark grey.
Despite the murky and 'unhealthy' condition, the Bronx Bombers plowed ahead with their series opener against the Chicago Stadium.
However, the Pinstripes mustn't have had the best visibility as they were dazed by the haze, losing 3-2.
The Yankees and White Sox played a game in unhealthy conditions due to poor air quality
The mix of orange and dark grey haze could be seen throughout the sky above the stadium
Liam Hendriks earned his first save since returning from cancer, Lucas Giolito pitched six hitless innings and the White Sox beat the Yankees for their season-high fourth straight victory.
Kelly entered to start the seventh and struck out his first two batters before Willie Calhoun walked. Kiner-Falefa sent a drive into deep left-center and it appeared left fielder Andrew Benintendi and center fielder Luis Robert Jr. both had an opportunity to make a difficult running catch.
But both outfielders backed off at the last instant, making sure to avoid a collision, and the ball fell between them.
Calhoun scored on the play and Jose Trevino followed with a clean single to right field that put runners at the corners before Kelly escaped further damage to preserve a 3-1 lead.
Giolito threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of an empty stadium in Chicago during the pandemic-shortened season on Aug. 25, 2020.
The White Sox have thrown 20 no-hitters in franchise history. The last was by Carlos Rodón on April 14, 2021, at home against Cleveland.
New York has been no-hit eight times. The most recent was last season on June 25 at home by the Houston trio of Cristian Javier, Hector Neris and Ryan Pressly.
The White Sox scored on a solo homer and a two-run shot by catcher Seby Zavala in consecutive at-bats.
The sun is shrouded as it rises in a hazy, smokey sky behind the Empire State Building in New York City on June 6
Statue of Liberty is seen on Tuesday surrounded by smoke originating from wildfires in Canada
White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks celebrates his is first save since returning from cancer
MARLINS 6, ROYALS 1
Luis Arraez had two hits to raise his major league-leading batting average to .401 as Miami beat Kansas City.
Second in the NL East, the Marlins have won five straight to improve to 34-28 - the first time they´ve been six games over .500 since August 2016.
Jesús Luzardo (5-4) allowed two hits in seven innings, striking out eight. Miami scored five times in the fifth against Zack Grienke (1-6).
Arraez finished 2 for 4 with an RBI. Jesús Sánchez homered and Bryan De La Cruz drove in three runs.
Miami Marlins' Bryan De La Cruz hits a double scoring Jean Segura, Nick Fortes and Luis Arraez
RANGERS 6, CARDINALS 4
Marcus Semien had a go-ahead double to extend his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games, Dane Dunning (5-1) won again and AL West-leading Texas beat St. Louis.
Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis García hit solo homers for the Rangers (40-20), who have won five straight.
Even after allowing three homers over his 5 2/3 innings, Dunning departed with the Rangers up 6-4.
Will Smith, the third Texas reliever, worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save in 12 chances.
Rookie left-hander Matthew Liberatore (1-2) allowed five runs (four earned) over four innings as the Cardinals dropped to 0-5 on their trip.
Marcus Semien follows through on a double as Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras looks on
ATHLETICS 11, PIRATES 2
Jace Peterson homered twice on a five-hit night and drove in five runs, and Oakland beat Pittsburgh to snap a 15-game road losing streak.
The major league-worst A´s (13-50) broke open the game late behind Peterson, whose RBI single off Pirates ace Mitch Keller put Oakland ahead 3-2 in the sixth. Peterson gave Oakland a five-run lead with a two-run homer off Chase De Jong in the eighth, then added another two-run shot off De Jong in the ninth.
James Kaprielian (1-6) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings for his first win since last Oct. 2. The A´s had not won away from Oakland since beating the Los Angeles Angels 11-10 on April 24.
Keller (7-2) gave up five runs on eight hits and four walks with one strikeout in 5 1/3 innings. Pittsburgh´s six-game winning streak was snapped.
Athletics' Jace Peterson returns to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh
PHILLIES 1, TIGERS 0
Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer, Taijuan Walker threw seven scoreless innings and Philadelphia won its fourth straight.
Walker (5-3) allowed two hits, Seranthony Dominguez worked the eighth and Craig Kimbrel completed the three-hitter, striking out the side in order for his ninth save in as many chances.
Four Tigers pitchers held the Phillies to three hits in a game that took 2 hours, 7 minutes.
Schwarber drove a 2-2 fastball from Tyler Alexander (1-1) to right-center in the first, his 16th homer this season and third this month.
Phillies' Taijuan Walker pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit
BLUE JAYS 5, ASTROS 1
Kevin Gausman matched his career high by striking out 13 over seven innings, George Springer, Bo Bichette and Daulton Varsho all homered, and Toronto beat Houston.
Gausman (5-3) gave up a leadoff homer to Mauricio Dubón on his second pitch but recovered to hold the Astros in check and win his third straight start.
The AL strikeout leader with 113, Gausman has struck out 10 or more a major league-leading six times this season. He gave up one run and four hits, striking out five of the final six batters he faced. The right-hander didn´t issue a walk, the fourth time this season he´s done that.
Astros rookie Hunter Brown (5-3) lost consecutive decisions for the first time, allowing three runs and three hits in six innings.
Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman throws to a Houston Astros batter during the first
DIAMONDBACKS 10, NATIONALS 5
Pavin Smith homered and drove in three runs as Arizona rallied against Washington's beleaguered bullpen.
Josh Rojas also had three RBIs for Arizona, which moved ahead of Los Angeles for the NL West lead. The Diamondbacks (36-25) have won seven of nine.
Former Diamondback Stone Garrett hit his first career grand slam for last-place Washington, which has lost three in a row and six of eight.
Erasmo Ramirez (3-2) relieved starter Jake Irvin in the fifth and plunked Christian Walker with his first pitch, committed a balk and walked Emmanuel Rivera to load the bases. Arizona sandwiched a pair of sacrifice flies around Gabriel Moreno´s RBI single to make it 6-4.
José Ruiz (2-1) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Josh Rojas is safe at second base as Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams reaches for the throw
RAYS 7, TWINS 0
Zach Eflin pitched into the seventh inning, Luke Raley tripled and homered, and major league-best Tampa Bay beat AL Central-leading Minnesota.
Eflin (8-1) allowed three hits and struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings.
Raley got his first career three-base hit, coming in his 102nd big league game, and scored in a three-run fourth. In the fifth inning, he hit a two-run shot off Louie Varland (3-2) that made it 5-0.
Zach Eflin #24 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches during a game against the Minnesota Twins
RED SOX 5, GUARDIANS 4
Rob Refsnyder had the go-ahead RBI single in a four-run eighth inning, James Paxton tied his season high with nine strikeouts, and Boston beat Cleveland.
Kiké Hernández drove in two runs and Masataka Yoshida had three hits for the Red Sox, who put their first six batters on base in the eighth against relievers Enyel De Los Santos (2-1) and Nick Sandlin.
Paxton (2-1) allowed two runs - both in the first inning - on six hits in seven innings, matching his longest outing since Sept. 3, 2019, with the Yankees.
Kenley Jansen worked a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 16 opportunities. Boston snapped a three-game skid.
Masataka Yoshida and Guardians catcher Mike Zunin watch Yoshida's double during the sixth
BRAVES 6, METS 4
Orlando Arcia drove in the go-ahead run in a four-run sixth as Atlanta beat New York.
Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso hit two-run homers in the third, but Bryce Elder (4-0) regrouped with three scoreless innings and New York (30-31) lost its fourth straight, matching a season high.
The Mets led 4-1 before starter Carlos Carrasco allowed three runs in the sixth. Arcia´s RBI single off reliever Drew Smith (3-2) gave Atlanta a 5-4 lead.
Carrasco gave up six hits, including a second-inning homer to Ozzie Albies, and four runs in five-plus innings.
A.J. Minter #33 of the Atlanta Braves pitches during the eighth inning against the NY Mets
ANGELES 7, CUBS 4
Mike Trout and Matt Thaiss delivered two-run singles during the Angels´ five-run fifth inning, and Shohei Ohtani hit his 16th homer in Los Angeles' 7-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
Taylor Ward also homered for the Halos, who began their six-game homestand by overcoming an early 4-0 deficit in the Cubs´ first visit to Angel Stadium since 2016.
Ohtani´s fourth-inning solo homer was the Angels´ first hit, but the umpires didn´t immediately realize his blast had cleared the yellow line on the right-field fence, forcing Ohtani to sprint to third.
Angels' Shohei Ohtani, left, and Mike Trout celebrate after they scored on single by Matt Thaiss
GIANTS 10, ROCKIES 4
Giants rookie Patrick Bailey had three hits, all for extra bases, and San Francisco was bolstered by the return of Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada from the injured list in a 10-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Estrada doubled twice and had an RBI single. Pederson singled and scored in a five-run fifth inning that broke the game open for the Giants (30-30). LaMonte Wade Jr. went 3 for 3 with a two-run single and three walks, and J.D Davis drove in three runs with a double and a sacrifice fly.
Jurickson Profar had four hits and two RBIs for the Rockies, who dropped to 3-11 against NL West foes. Ryan McMahon doubled twice and drove in a run.
San Francisco Giants' J.D. Davis follows the flight of his double to drive in two runs off Colorado
MARINERS 4, PADRES 1
Logan Gilbert pitched seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernández and Julio Rodriguez homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Gilbert (4-3) allowed one run and three hits and had six strikeouts to help the Mariners win for only the second time in seven games.
Hernández hit a solo home run to center in the sixth off reliever Brent Honeywell (2-3) to give Seattle a 2-1 lead. Rodriguez hit a solo shot in the eighth off Steven Wilson, and Hernández added an RBI single to cap the scoring.
REDS 9, DODGERS 8
Matt McLain singled to deep center to cap a three-run ninth-inning rally, and Cincinnati beat Los Angeles.
Trailing 8-6 with one out in the ninth, Cincinnati loaded the bases against Caleb Ferguson (3-1), who then walked one batter and hit another, allowing the Reds to tie it. Shelby Miller gave up McLain's game-ending hit as Cincinnati snapped its nine-game losing streak against the Dodgers.
Matt McLain of the Cincinnati Reds is doused with water after hitting a walk-off single
BREWERS 4, ORIOLES 3, 10 INNINGS
Joey Wiemer hit a game-ending single with two outs in the 10th inning off Austin Voth (1-2) as Milwaukee rallied past Baltimore.
The Brewers moved one-half game ahead of Pittsburgh in the NL Central.
Brice Turang's RBI single in the eighth inning tied the game at 3-all after the Orioles had gone ahead on Ryan O'Hearn's solo homer in the seventh.
Peter Strzlecki (3-4) struck out pinch-hitter Josh Lester to end the top of the 10th.
ANGELS 7, CUBS 4
Mike Trout and Matt Thaiss delivered two-run singles off Brandon Hughes (0-3) during the Angels´ five-run fifth inning, Shohei Ohtani hit his 16th homer and Los Angeles beat Chicago.
Taylor Ward also homered for the Angels, who overcame an early 4-0 deficit.
Mike Tauchman had a two-run single and Matt Mervis followed with a two-run double in the second inning for the Cubs, who have lost four of six.
Tyler Anderson (3-1) overcame that rough second inning to pitch five innings of five-hit ball for the Angels. Carlos Estévez picked up his 15th save.
Source: Daily Mail
