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Francisco Alvarez hits two home runs against the Giants, plus Travis Bazzana walks it off for the Guardians on this edition of FastCast
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It is four nothing from jump street.
Spencer Torkelson singled in the first after his home run the other night.
Fly ball, right field.
DeLaughter back at the track, at the wall.
He gives up on it, and a 6-1 lead.
It's now 6 to 2 Tigers.
And now the bases are loaded.
The number nine hitter, Brian Rocchio, will step in.
Swung on and he drives it high and deep, right field, way back there.
Grand slam Rocchio.
The Guardians are more than back in it.
Tie game at six.
Well, here's the guy that tied it.
Cleveland hasn't scored since.
First ball swinging.
High drive, deep left field.
There she goes.
Gone!
And a majestic bat flip to go with it.
Brian Rocchio with his second walk-off home run of the year.
And the tying run to the plate in Travis Bazan.
Had a double and a single in the opener.
Bazan, deep right field.
The Guardians have come back yet again.
Travis Bazan with his 10th home run, a towering two run homer to right center, and Cleveland's done it again.
So here's Bazan, who tied it in the eighth, and now has a chance to win it in the 10th.
Bazan, bass hits.
The Guardians walk off the Tigers twice in one day.
How about that?
Now Miguel Vargas, who has swapped with Munetaka Murakami in the batting order.
Vargas in the air.
Deep right field.
Kishel at the wall.
It is gone.
The first to 30 this season is Miguel Vargas.
Braden Montgomery, drafted by the Red Sox.
Came to Chicago for Garrett Crochet.
1-1 is hammered in the air, right center and gone.
Braden Montgomery makes it two to nothing.
Looked like he was sitting on that cutter.
So one on, one out.
Montgomery struck out looking his first time up.
Back, it goes!
Yeah, buddy.
Colson Montgomery, a two run shot.
And he's the second of the sluggers to hit the 30 mark.
Runners take their leads at first and second.
Riley, the other way.
A soft single, but it is through.
Thomas scores easily and Atlanta draws first blood here in Philadelphia.
Down to second base for Austin Riley with two down and back to the top of the order.
Acuna out to left center.
This is gonna bring in the third run here in the second inning.
Well, the Braves have struck for three runs in the second inning versus Christopher Sanchez, the Phillies ace.
So a runner at first for Alec Bohm.
Three nothing Braves in the bottom of the second inning.
Hits this one out toward left center field.
It was a hanger.
On the run is Thomas, and it's gonna be off the base of the wall.
And the Phillies are on the board.
It's an RBI double for Bohm.
That'll bring up Alec Bohm, who doubled home a run in the second inning.
That one's drilled out toward left field.
Thomas is back.
It is gone.
Into the first row.
Alec Bohm's solo home run makes this a one run game.
Well, it's a one out walk, and now Mauricio Dubn coming up to the plate.
Dubn to left field.
De La Cruz going back.
He will watch it go.
Duby with a huge two run blast to give the Braves a cushion here in the eighth.
Cubs take a two nothing lead.
Bases still loaded, one down.
Infield in, Nico Hoerner at the plate.
Nico hits a ground ball, base hit into left.
One run is in.
Everyone moves another station, and it is now three to nothing.
Ivanaga has been ultra efficient tonight.
He's scattered two hits.
Here's a high fly ball, deep center.
Crow-Armstrong back at the track.
Near the wall, he leaps and makes the catch.
He's got it.
What a play by Pete Crow-Armstrong, robbing Hernandez in deep center.
You gotta be kidding me.
Let's see if Michael Busch can do a little damage here in his last at bat.
There it is.
High fly ball, deep right field.
Ruiz back, he looks up.
Second deck job for Michael Busch.
That was a shot.
And the Cubs extend the lead six to one over the Marlins here in the ninth.
Top viewer, here's Ben Rice again.
He led off the game with a single to center.
Driven into center field.
Merrill back on the track, at the wall.
Wow.
See ya.
A long bomb by Ben Rice, and the Yankees have tied the game at one.
What a shot.
Now it's Luis Campusano.
1 for 3 night, single back in the second inning.
In the air to deep left field.
High, deep, very gone!
Luis Campusano walks it off in 10.
Geyner, right-handed hitting catcher batting 257.
And that's lifted to left and deep.
Back is Kepler.
Looking up, see ya later.
Into the Landry's Crawford boxes for Geyner Diaz.
One nothing Astros.
Red, you hang him.
Geyner's gonna bang him.
So two on, one out, and Isan Pereda stands in.
One ball and one strike to Isan Pereda.
So Pereda's down the line and that is a fair ball.
Pena around third, he'll score.
Isan Pereda's 25th double of the season and the Astros are on top two to nothing.
D-backs will bring the infield in against Altuve.
Altuve to left field, coming over and the catch is made.
They're gonna come to the plate.
Jordn is in there and the Astros get another one, and it's three to nothing.
Why not lead off the second inning with a home run?
Francisco Martnez is gonna try, but that's hit well.
Deep out to left.
That's gonna Two!
A shower receive, Mike There's one away for Jonathan Aranda High shot back into right center field.
That's got a little carry to it, still going, and that baby's gone.
And the Rays are on the board.
And now the left-handed bat of Richie Palacios.
That's a shot back into right.
That ball will have carry, and that is gone.
And the Rays take the lead.
Rays have upped that lead 4 to 1.
In the box with a chance to do something that no Ranger has done it this year, and that is hit a grand slam.
Swinging a drive to left field.
Simpson going back, on the track, turns, looks.
Outta here.
A grand slam.
Elias Diaz breaks the spell in 2026.
Junior Caminero will be the hitter, and Mateo takes off for third.
A line drive base hit up the middle.
Here comes Mateo into score, and the Rays do pick up an extra run to make it a 7-5 ballgame.
Lifted in the air, shallow on the first base side of the infield.
It's Palacios, he is under it, and for the first time in four years, the Rays win a game in Texas.
And the Blue Jays have runners on the corners.
Brings up the hot-hitting Alejandro Kirk.
And opposite field again, Kirk's gonna drop one in.
That will score one as Bateman cashes the first run of the game.
Runners on the corners yet again as the Blue Jays take the early lead.
Brings up Kasuma Okamoto now.
And they're gonna do it again.
Okamoto hooks it into left for a base hit.
Guerrero's in, and it's 2 to nothing.
So McAdoo aboard on the fielder's choice, and that's going to bring up Ernie Clement.
First and third, two down.
And now he lines it down the left field line.
And two more runs are in.
The 30th double of the season for Ernie Clement.
Number two hitter, of course, Bobby Witt Jr. Witt hits one to deep left field.
Back goes Myles Straw, and gone.
Bobby Witt.
And the Blue Jays have ripped this thing open.
It's 8-1 Toronto.
Sean Keyes will lead things off.
As Keyes hits it high and deep to right field.
A long home run for Sean Keyes, his second as a big leaguer, and it is 9 to 1.
Mickey Gasper, the unstoppably hot 30-year-old pitch is drilled down the right field line, gone if fair.
It's hooking.
It is outta here.
And Mickey strikes again.
Mickey Gasper cannot be stopped.
This is the version of Suarez you, you love, right?
He's changing speeds, he's using both sides of the plate, all quadrants.
Ranger with a standing performance tonight in Baltimore.
Now Aroldis Chapman is on.
Chapman trying to get save number 32 right here.
High shot, caught, and that's it.
The Red Sox win it 1 to nothing.
Betts digs in with two on and one out.
As Betts lines it into center field for a base hit.
Kyle Tucker being waved in, there won't be a throw home.
RBI knock for Betts to give the Dodgers the first lead.
Dodgers own the corners for Teoscar Hernndez.
Kent's gotta be careful.
And that's exactly why.
Teoscar Hernndez, a repeat from his last swing on Thursday.
Here's the relay home.
Betts safe, just like Thursday, and the Dodgers now lead 3 to nothing.
Here's Kyle Tucker.
He walked leading off the third.
High ball to right.
Heading on back is Cruz, and it is gone.
A home run.
Kyle Tucker's 12th home run of the year.
And now back to the top of the order, here comes Sal Freeland.
Driven to right center.
Mayers streaking back.
Deep gap.
Caught and robbed by Dane Mayers.
Freeland in disbelief stands with his hand on his hip off second as Dane Mayers makes a brilliant catch.
And the Brewers lead it 2 to 1.
And MacLean stands in.
He's been down of late.
Swung out of, this ball's well-hit.
Deep left center field.
Back goes Turio.
He turns, looks, it is gone.
That propels the Reds ahead 3 to 2.
It is now 4 to 3 Brewers.
Two on for Eugenio Suarez.
That's ripped, left center field.
And way gone, beyond the Reds bullpen.
Back and forth they go.
It's 6-4 Cincinnati.
It's a 6-5 ballgame, and the bases remain loaded.
And now here's Cooper Pratt.
And Pratt, that is a base hit inside the bag, down into the corner it goes.
And Cooper Pratt, a three-RBI triple.
2-nothing M's lead.
Here comes Logan Gilbert.
His first pitch on the way.
Muncie swings on the first pitch.
A deep drive to left.
It is gone.
He didn't waste any time whatsoever.
A solo shot.
It's 2 to 1 Seattle, his eighth of the year.
It is funny the way that the ball has flown out of the ballpark against Gilbert at home this year compared to on the road.
Williams out to left, and this ball is gone.
Only the fourth for Aleka Williams.
And suddenly this game is tied up.
And what a change the first two innings compared to the third.
Fly ball right field.
It chases Montes back, and this ball is gone.
It's the third home run this inning, and the A's have taken the lead.
Who saw this coming?
Here's Gelof.
Now Gelof, to deep left.
Three straight games with a home run.
A four home run inning.
Talk about breaking out the whoopin' stick in the Pacific Northwest.
Here's Cal Raleigh, two outs, man at second base.
That's Arozarena.
Fly ball, a mile high, a mile deep.
This ball is gone.
It's a game-tying home run.
Stay hot, Cal Raleigh.
1-2.
Hit in the air, deep right center field.
Back goes Montes at the wall.
He leaps and he didn't catch it.
Gelof m- Lee with a triple and Alika scores.
The A's have the lead again, six to five The wild pitch makes it a 4-2 St. Louis advantage.
This bounce locks deep center field.
Way back and off the wall.
This could- Kerry can fly.
This could be four.
Kerry comes to the plate.
Forget about it.
Inside the park home run, Cole Kerry.
And the Rockies take the lead And the tying run now at second base for Ivan Herrera Fly ball well hit, center.
Kerry going back at the wall.
Herrera, Herrera, Herrera puts the Cardinals in front And the cleanup hitter, Mark Vientos, will be the batter.
And Vientos flies one deep to right field, right down the line toward the stands.
It's out of here.
Mark Vientos goes the other way for a first inning three run homer Francisco Alvarez.
Driven to deep right center by Alvarez, headed back toward the wall.
And it's out of here.
The Mets with a couple of opposite field home runs from their big right-handed bats And Boba , the batter.
Driven deep to left center field.
Hill going back, it's over his head and it's out of here.
And the Mets have brought the doors off this game.
It's now seven to nothing in the second inning And it'll bring up Francisco Lindor.
In the air deep to right.
If it's fair, it's gone.
Up for Tank and home run.
Francisco Lindor has hit the Mets fourth home run of this game And the Giants have first and second with two out.
Rafael Devers.
Devers to deep right field.
It is gone.
A three run homer It's the Mets nine, the Giants six.
Albie drives one to deep left field.
Forget that.
His second home run of the night.
10 to six New York One out as Jake Mangum stands in, the left fielder for the Pirates tonight There's a, Griffin to right field, a base hit.
Griffin took off immediately.
He gets to third base.
This ball finally dug out of the corner.
Griffin's gonna try to score.
Lay at the plate.
Griffin is safe.
Not many guys are scoring on that play.
No, not at all.
This is why the fans are so excited to see this young man have a full year under his belt, because he can be one of the faces of the game if he stays healthy For more on these and other stories, keep it locked to MLB.com.
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