The San Diego Padres entered Major League Baseball history on Thursday by hitting a grand slam for the fourth consecutive game in the 8 × 7 victory over the Texas Rangers.
American Eric Hosmer was in charge of setting the record with a grand slam in the fifth inning after hitting a pitch from Kyle Gibson straight into the empty bleachers of Petco Park in San Diego.
The historic streak was started by Dominican Fernando Tatis on Monday against the Rangers, and continued by Americans Wil Myers and Manny Machado on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In Baltimore, Nathan Eovaldi allowed just five hits in seven innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Orioles 7-1 for their fifth straight loss.
In New York, the Tampa Bay Rays made their first sweep against the Yankees in six years and surpassed them at the top of the AL East.
Another of the games of the day between the Mets and the Marlins in Miami was postponed due to two cases of coronavirus in the New York team, one of them a player.
While these people’s recent contacts are tracked and further testing is done, Major League Baseball has also postponed Friday’s Mets’ game against the Yankees in New York.
The coronavirus pandemic, which has already forced the season schedule to be cut from 162 to 60 games that are played behind closed doors, continues to impact the Major Leagues by forcing the regular postponement of games from the start of the campaign on 23 December. July. AFP (HN)
Results of Thursday’s matchday in Major League Baseball:
Yankees – Rays 5 × 10
Blue Jays – Phillies 3 × 2
White Sox – Tigers 9 × 0
Rockies – Astros 8×10
Pirates – Indians 2 × 0
Twins – Brewers 7 × 1
Mariners – Dodgers 1 × 6
Orioles – Red Sox 1 × 7
Parents – Rangers 8 × 7
Cardinals – Reds 5 × 4
Athletics – Diamondbacks 5 × 1
Giants – Angels 10 × 5