Midweek MLB upsets
- Major-league midweek games produced multiple comeback and high-scoring wins across the league. - The Guardians rallied to beat the Astros 8-5, and the Blue Jays also beat the Angels in separate midweek matchups. - These results added short-term standings movement during the busy baseball week, according to recent social recaps. ( )
Cleveland and Toronto turned a midweek Major League Baseball slate into a standings shuffle, with the Guardians rallying past Houston 8-5 and the Blue Jays beating the Angels twice in Anaheim. (espn.com) (mlb.com) On Tuesday, April 21, the Guardians trailed 4-3 in the eighth inning before Chase DeLauter lined a bases-loaded triple down the left-field line and sparked a six-run inning at Progressive Field. (espn.com) DeLauter’s hit scored Angel Martínez, Bryan Rocchio and Steven Kwan, and Kyle Manzardo added a two-run single as Cleveland improved to 14-11 that night. Houston fell to 10-16 and 2-10 on the road after Yordan Alvarez drove in three runs in the loss. (espn.com) Toronto opened the series Monday, April 20, with a 5-2 win behind Dylan Cease, who struck out 12 in five innings in his first victory for the club. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Angels struck out a season-high 18 times. (espn.com.au) The Blue Jays followed with a 4-2 win on Tuesday, April 21, before the Angels answered 7-3 on Wednesday, April 22, leaving Toronto at 10-14 and Los Angeles at 12-14 entering Thursday’s games. (mlb.com) (baseball-reference.com) Those records kept Cleveland atop the American League Central at 14-12 as of Wednesday, April 22, by a half-game over Detroit. Toronto remained fourth in the American League East, five games behind the New York Yankees, while the Angels sat third in the American League West, 1.5 games behind the Athletics. (mlb.com) The Astros’ loss in Cleveland also left Houston last in the American League West at 10-16, 3.5 games off the division lead. The early standings were still compressed, with Texas at 12-12 and Seattle at 11-15 behind the Athletics. (mlb.com) For Cleveland, the comeback fit a volatile three-game set: Houston won 9-2 on Monday, the Guardians answered 8-5 on Tuesday, and the Astros took the finale 2-0 on Wednesday. The series still sent Cleveland into its Friday, April 24 opener at Toronto in first place in the division. (mlb.com) (aol.com) For Toronto and Los Angeles, the first two games showed how narrow the margins were: the Blue Jays won by three runs Monday and two runs Tuesday before the Angels broke through Wednesday. By Thursday, both clubs were still trying to climb back toward.500 before the weekend. (espn.com.au) (mlb.com)
