— Orioles 9, Diamondbacks 7
Arizona led 7-1 in the sixth inning.
Jeremiah Jackson hit two homers, including a grand slam.
Ketel Marte/Nolan Arenado both homered twice for Arizona.
— Pirates 16, Nationals 5
Pittsburgh scored ten tuns in the sixth inning.
Skenes has started four times; Pirates scored 38 runs in those games.
Top three hitters in Pittsburgh lineup were 8-12 with 12 RBI
— Twins 13, Red Sox 6
Garrett Crochet gave up 11 runs, only got five outs.
Ryan Jeffers scored three runs, had three RBI
Minnesota has won seven of its last eight games.
— Bronx 11, Angels 10
Mike Trout, Aaron Judge both homered twice.
New York scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Trent Grisham had two HR’s, five RBI; he didn’t start.
— Dodgers 4, Mets 0
Jason Wrobleski allowed two hits in 8 shutout IP.
Mets had only three hits; they’ve lost seven straight games.
Mets were shut out in three of their last four games.
— Famous birthdays, April 14th:
Julie Christie, 86
Chris Welsh, 71
Brad Garrett, 66
Stan Humphries, 61
David Justice, 60
Greg Maddux, 60
Craig Kupp, 59
Brad Ausmus, 57
Adrien Brody, 53
Baker Mayfield, 31
Missed a birthday yesterday; the great talk show host David Letterman turned 79.
— Arizona-San Diego are playing two games in Mexico City this weekend, where the altitude is higher than it is in Denver.
— Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic led the NBA in rebounds AND assists, the first-ever player to do that. He also finished 8th in the league in scoring.
— Stumbled across an old video of chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer making an appearance on the Tonight Show back when I was a kid; had to be 1974 or so. Johnny Carson was a great talk show host, but he was walking on eggshells around Fischer, who was temperamental on a good day. Great chess player, smart guy, but a very unusual person.
— RIP to football coach Dave McGinnis, who passed away at age 74.
McGinnis was head coach of the Cardinals for three years after he was their defensive coordinator for five years. Overall, he spent 32 years coaching in the NFL.
RIP, coach.
— Movie of the Day: Lost In Translation (2003)- A veteran movie star is in Tokyo doing commercials, where he meets a lonely young woman in a hotel bar, and the two travelers become unlikely friends.
Bill Murray is the actor, Scarlett Johanssen is the woman who is married but largely ignored by her photographer husband. This is a nice movie, not a comedy; we need more nice in the world.
— Mariners 6, Astros 2
Josh Naylor hit his first two homers of the season .
George Kirby gave up two runs in 7.2 IP.
Houston has lost eight games in a row.
— Rangers 8, A’s 1
Jake Burger hit two homers, had four RBI
Nathan Eovaldi threw seven shutout IP
With the win, Texas is in first place by themselves in AL West.
— Guardians 9, Cardinals 3
Matthew Liberatore gave up 4 runs in 5 IP, throwing 105 pitches.
Jordan Walker hit his 8th homer of the season.
Guardians/Twins are tied for first in AL Central.
— Phillies 13, Cubs 7
Kyle Schwarber homered twice, scored 4 runs, had 3 RBI
JT Realmuto was 3-5 with three RBI out of the 8th spot in order.
Cristopher Sanchez gave up two runs, had 8 strikeouts.
— Marlins 10, Braves 4
Agustin Ramirez was 3-4 with a homer, 4 RBI
Liam Hicks was 3-4 with three RBI
Atlanta’s bullpen gave up seven runs in five IP.
