Carlos Martínez struggled in his first start in almost two years in the St. Louis Cardinals series-opening 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins last night at Target Field. Martínez allowed six runs on seven hits across three and two-thirds innings. The 2-2 Cardinals meet the Twins again this evening.
The Tampa Bay Rays scored five in the third inning as they beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 in St. Petersburg. Kyle Wright gave up all five runs on four hits and three walks over two-and-two-thirds innings to take the loss. Marcell Ozuna and Ozzie Albies each had run scoring singles in the loss. The series moves to Atlanta this evening.
Major League Baseball is moving to save its less-than-a-week-old season after 15 Florida Marlins players tested positive for the coronavirus. Multiple sources report the league is suspending the season of the Marlins and the team they played over the weekend, the Philadelphia Phillies. Miami’s season will be halted until at least Monday. The Phillies won’t play until Saturday at the earliest.
In both cases, resumption is dependent on additional testing. The league can try to make up the lost games later this year with doubleheaders. Tests for COVID-19 may not turn up positive until five days after exposure. The Marlins first had players test positive on Saturday. Since then, the number of people in their organization testing positive has reached 17.
National League
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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6
San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 3
American League
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Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (G1)
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 3 (G2)
Los Angeles Angels 10, Seattle Mariners 2
Interleague
New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies (PPD/coronavirus)
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Washington Nationals 1
Baltimore Orioles at Miami Marlins (PPD/coronavirus)
New York Mets 8, Boston Red Sox 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Texas Rangers 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2
Colorado Rockies 8, Oakland Athletics 3