Albert Pujols continued to move up the career RBI list, passing Lou Gehrig for fourth place all-time in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-1 victory over the Royals Friday in Kansas City.
Danny Duffy , who came off the 10-day injured list for his first start of the season, allowed three runs on five hits in five innings. He struggled in the first inning, giving up two runs and three hits. Pujols took a 2-1 pitch from Duffy and drove it into the fountains in left center, 430 feet away. With the home run, his fourth of the year, he moved past Lou Gehrig into fourth place all-time in RBIs.
Eugenio Suarez gave the Reds the lead for good two batters into the game by bombing a homer off the facing of the second deck in left field. It was the first of three solo shots they pounded off Miles Mikolas .Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run, J.T. Realmuto and Maikel Franco each added a solo homer, and host Philadelphia defeated Miami.Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff pitched seven strong innings, giving up just two hits and no runs while striking out six and walking one.
Rangers pinch-hitter Shin-Soo Choo had forced extra innings with a game-tying solo home run with one out in the top of the ninth inning.Eric Thames and Orlando Arcia drove in two runs each in a five-run third inning, and visiting Milwaukee spoiled the return of New York starter Jacob deGrom with a victory in the opener of a three-game series.
Cruz hit two, while Rosario, Cron and later Max Kepler added homers as Minnesota improved to 4-0 vs. Baltimore in 2019.Cody Bellinger and Austin Barnes hit home runs as Los Angeles set the major league record for long balls in consecutive home games during a victory over visiting Pittsburgh. Francisco Lindor, who became the third-youngest shortstop to reach 100 career homers, added a two-run shot off right-hander Josh James that scored Naquin in the ninth.New York pelted Madison Bumgarner with 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings, then used the no-hit work of four relievers to hold on for a victory over host San Francisco in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
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