Masataka Yoshida made his second major league grand slam and scored six points on Sunday. He led the Boston Red Sox to an 11-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the final of their three-game series.
Fellow World Baseball Classic winner Shohei Ohtani, meanwhile, hit his MLB-best 34th home run for the Los Angeles Angels in their 9-8 loss to the Houston Astros.
The day after his 30th birthday, having seen his multi-hit streak come to an end at eight games, Yoshida went 3-5 and scored two runs to help the Red Sox win the series at Wrigley Field.
Boston Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida hits a grand slam in the fifth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 16, 2023. (Getty/Essonne Info)
He gave Boston a 6-0 lead with his two-out headbutt in the first game of the fifth inning on a 2-0 fastball by Cubs ace Justin Steele (9-3).
The southpaw followed with a two-run triple on a line drive to center field that made it 8-0 in the first game of the seventh inning.
Yoshida, whose .317 batting average was second-best in the American League on Sunday, said he closely analyzed Steele’s pitch before hitting the grand slam deep right.
“I checked the throwing trajectory of my last two catches and started this catch with this image in mind,” said the former Orix Buffaloes star. “His first shot was a big throw and I was able to kill him on my first swing.
For the Cubs, Seiya Suzuki went 0 for 3 with a walk.
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. on July 16, 2023. (Essonne Info ) == Essonne Info
At Angel Stadium, Ohtani hit a home run for the second game in a row by sparking a ninth-inning rally with a solo shot to center field on the first pitch by right-hander Phil Maton.
With two outs and the starting spot on base, Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker made a diving reception to keep the Halos from a late-game win.
At Rogers Center in Toronto, Yusei Kikuchi sat out the Blue Jays’ 7-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks after pitching 4-2/3 two-run, two-hit innings, during which he handed out four strikeouts and three walks.
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2023-07-17 05:27:06
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