As usual, Sunday brings a full 15-game slate of big league action, including a healthy dose of afternoon games. Here is everything you need to know about the day in baseball.
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Baseball scores for Sunday
FINAL - Phillies 5, Marlins 1 (box score)FINAL - Rays 5, Red Sox 2 (box score)FINAL/11 - Blue Jays 5, Athletics 4 (box score)FINAL - Mets 5, Brewers 2 (box score)FINAL - Braves 8, Rockies 7 (box score)FINAL - Twins 4, Orioles 1 (box score)FINAL - White Sox 4, Tigers 1 (box score)FINAL - Cardinals 5, Reds 2 (box score)FINAL - Angels 7, Royals 3 (box score)LIVE - Yankees vs. Giants (GameTracker)LIVE - Cubs vs. Diamondbacks (GameTracker)LIVE - Rangers vs. Mariners (GameTracker)LIVE - Pirates vs. Dodgers (GameTracker)LIVE - Padres vs. Nationals (GameTracker)Indians vs. Astros, 7:08 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Pujols moves into third place on RBI list
Future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols is inching closer and closer to joining the extremely exclusive 2,000-RBI club. Sunday afternoon Pujols drove in career runs Nos. 1,996 and 1,997 with a two-run first inning double. With that one swing, he passed Barry Bonds (1,996 RBI) and moved into sole possession of third place on the all-time RBI list.
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Only Hank Aaron (2,297 RBI) and Alex Rodriguez (2,086 RBI) have driven in more runs than Pujols. It should be noted, however, that MLB does not count RBI prior to 1920 because it was not yet an official statistic. Both Babe Ruth (2,214 RBI) and Cap Anson (2,075 RBI) are in the 2,000 RBI club when you count pre-1920.
Either way, Pujols is on the very short list of the best run producers in baseball history. He'll soon become the third official member (and fifth unofficial member) of the 2,000-RBI club
Blue Jays stun A's, remain undefeated in Vlad Jr. era
Considering the team is not expected to contend in 2019, this might've been the best weekend of the season for Blue Jays. Wunderkind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made his big league debut Friday night, and, on Sunday, Toronto stunned the Athletics with a four-run game-winning rally in the 11th inning to complete the sweep.
The A's scored three runs in the top of the 11th to take what appeared to be a comfortable lead, but, in the bottom half, Brandon Drury tied the game with a three-run homer against all-world closer Blake Treinen. Drury, who lost his third base job to Vlad Jr., hit a walk-off homer Friday and this game-tying homer Sunday:
A few batters later Justin Smoak shot a walk-off single to left field to win the game. Treinen was charged with four runs in 1 2/3 innings. It is the first time he's been charged with four runs since a five-run outing in August 2016, when he was still with the Nationals. Heck, Treinen allowed three runs total in 32 1/3 innings in the second half last season. Gosh.
Sunday's win got the Blue Jays back even at 14-14 on the season. It was also the first career big league win for 19-year-old Rule 5 Draft Elvis Luciano. Luciano is the first MLB player born in the 2000s and now he is the first player born in the 2000s to record a win. Pretty cool. Oh, and the Blue Jays are undefeated in the Vlad Jr. era. Not too shabby.
Nats' trio makes home run history
After a series of bullpen meltdowns in recent days, the Nationals got back into the win column on Sunday, and they can thank Matt Adams for the walk-off home run. Adams stopped the bleeding and improved Washington to 12-14 on the year.
Earlier in the game a trio of impressive young Nationals combined to make home run history. Juan Soto (20 years, 185 days), Victor Robles (21 years, 344 days), and the recently called up Carter Kieboom (21 years, 237 days) all went deep Sunday. According to the Nationals, they are the first trio of teammates younger than 22 to homer in the same game.
The Nationals are the only team in baseball to get home runs from multiple under-22-year-olds this season, nevermind three in one game. Soto, Robles, Kieboom, and the currently injured Trea Turner make for an awfully bright position player core going forward in Washington.
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