— Rockies 9, Astros 1
Edouard Julien scored twice, had two RBI for the Rockies.
Colorado sweeps three games with Houston, is 6-6, 4-2 at home.
Astros slip to 1-5 on the road.
Crowd of 15,189 is smallest in Coors Field history.
Rockies drew 9 walks, struck out 7 times, first time since July 1, 2024 they walked more than they struck out.
— There are only three American League teams over .500:
New York 8-3
Guardians 8-5
Rangers 7-5
— Meanwhile, in the NL Central:
Reds 8-4
Brewers 8-4
Pirates 7-5
Cardinals 7-5
Cubs 6-6
— Cardinals 6, Nationals 1
Jordan Walker homered for the third game in a row.
Alec Burleson had three hits, three RBI for St Louis.
Cardinals improve to 7-5; Washington is 1-5 at home.
— A’s 3, New York 2
Brent Rooker’s 9th inning sac fly was a game-winner.
A’s bullpen got 12 outs, allowing only two walks.
Joel Kuhnel got his first big league save since 2022.
— Braves 8, Angels 2
Matt Olson homered, knocked in two runs.
Grant Holmes allowed five hits, two runs in 6.2 IP
Atlanta improved to 8-5; they lead NL East by half a game.
— Jorge Soler/Reynaldo Lopez were both suspended seven games after their fracas Tuesday night, but later on, Lopez’ suspension was reduced to five games.
— Famous birthdays, April 9th:
Rob Scribner, 75
Dennis Quaid, 72
Kyle Macy, 69
Kirk McCaskill, 65
Jeff Turner, 64
Bo Kimble, 60
Zac Stacy, 35
Luis Arraez, 29
— Former Dodger 2B Davey Lopes passed away this week at age 80; he was a 4-time All-Star who helped the Dodgers win the 1981 World Series. He stole a combined 140 bases for LA in 1975-76, and played for four teams in his 16-year career.
RIP, sir.
— Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 3
Davis Schneider walked twice, scored two runs off the bench.
Toronto’s win snaps a six-game losing skid.
Dodgers led this game 3-1 in the 7th inning.
— Giants 5, Phillies 0
Phillies got shut out for second day in a row.
Rafael Devers homered, drove in four runs.
Tyler Mahle allowed three hits in 5.2 IP.
— Rangers 3, Mariners 0
MacKenzie Gore allowed one hit in five shutout IP.
Seattle is 4-9, losing six of last eight games.
Cal Raleigh/Julio Rodriguez are both hitting .143.
— Orioles 5, White Sox 3
Taylor Ward was 4-for-5, with two RBI.
Orioles have beaten the White Sox nine times in a row.
Baltimore bullpen threw four scoreless IP, allowing four baserunners.
— Padres 8, Pirates 2
Game was scoreless after six innings.
San Diego scored four runs in 7th inning, four more in 9th.
Mitch Keller threw six scoreless IP for the Pirates.
— Pittsburgh signed 19-year old SS Konnor Griffin to a nine-year contract worth $140M, which raised a lot of eyebrows. It the biggest contract in Pirates history.
