MLB May 22 Scores & Standings

The San Francisco Giants hand the Chicago Cubs a rare back-to-back loss, while the Washington Nationals get back to winning, the Boston Red Sox keep blasting and non other than the New York Yankees have the longest winning streak in Baseball.

Chicago Cubs 0  San Francisco Giants 1: A gem of a day for Madison Bumgarner, striking out six and allowing just three hits in 7.2 innings. Bumgarner was the one who got the sole RBI in the game with a double in the fifth.

Tampa Bay Rays 4  Detroit Tigers 9: Jordan Zimmermann improved to 7-2 this season, allowing five hits in 5.2 innings. The offense carried him through, with Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez hitting home runs.

Seattle Mariners 5  Cincinnati Reds 4: The Reds had a 4-2 lead heading into the fifth, but a sacrifice fly from Robinson Cano jolted the Mariners into a run that ended with a Steve Clevenger single and RBI to win the game.

Milwaukee Brewers 1  New York Mets 3: The Mets complete a sweep of a series against the Brewers, with Noah Syndergaard striking out 11 batters, Michael Conforto hitting a home run and Asdrubal Cabrera scoring two off of a single in the fourth.

Washington Nationals 8  Miami Marlins 2: Max Scherzer struck out 8 in 8, Anthony Rendon had three RBIs and Bryce Harper reached number 30 this season with a sac fly that opened the scoring in the first.

Cleveland Indians 2  Boston Red Sox 5: David Ortiz gets four hits and three RBIs, including his 11th home run of the season. Rick Porcello improved to 7-2 off of 5.2 innings, five k’s and five hits allowed.

Atlanta Braves 0  Philadelphia Phillies 5: Jerad Eickhoff shut out the Braves in his seven innings, Cameron Rupp opened the scoring with a home run in the second and Maikel Franco closed the scoring with a single that scored two.

Kansas City Royals 2  Chicago White Sox 4: Todd Frazier hit a home run and Melky Cabrera scored two in the next inning, while Carlos Rondon and especially the bullpen were able to hang on for the win.

Toronto Blue Jays 3  Minnesota Twins 1: Jose Bautista and Josh Donaldson both hit home runs, Marcus Stroman pitched for 7.2 innings, improving to 5-2 this season, allowing only three hits in the win.

Texas Rangers 9  Houston Astros 2: Cole Hamels strikes out 11 in eight innings, improving to 5-0 this season. Nomar Mazara hit a home run, while both Adrian Beltre and Bobby Wilson got two RBIs.

Arizona Diamondbacks 7  St. Louis Cardinals 2: Zack Greinke is getting more and more comfortable with his new team, improving to 5-3, allowing one run and five hits in eight innings. Paul Goldschmidt had two RBIs, moving up to 26 this season.

Baltimore Orioles 2  Los Angeles Angels 10: Jered Weaver struck out six in seven innings, Carlos Perez hit a big three-run homer and finished overall with five RBIs.

New York Yankees 5  Oakland Athletics 4: The Yankees win fifth straight, as Michael Pineda finally had a good game, Brian McCann hit a home run and even Jacoby Ellsbury did, only his second this season.

Los Angeles Dodgers 9  San Diego Padres 5: The Dodgers blew the win in the 8th when Melvin Upton Jr. hit a triple, but a two-RBI single by Yasiel Puig in the 17th opened up the scoring that never stopped, bringing the Dodgers the win.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	26	16	0.619	—	17–8	9–8
Boston Red Sox	27	17	0.614	—	16–9	11–8
New York Yankees	21	22	0.488	5½	12–10	9–12
Tampa Bay Rays	20	21	0.488	5½	10–11	10–10
Toronto Blue Jays	22	24	0.478	6	9–13	13–11

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	25	18	0.581	—	11–9	14–9
Cleveland Indians	22	18	0.550	1½	11–8	11–10
Kansas City Royals	22	20	0.524	2½	13–7	9–13
Detroit Tigers	21	22	0.488	4	10–10	11–12
Minnesota Twins	11	31	0.262	13½	7–12	4–19

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Seattle Mariners	26	17	0.605	—	8–10	18–7
Texas Rangers	25	19	0.568	1½	14–7	11–12
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	20	24	0.455	6½	9–14	11–10
Oakland Athletics	19	26	0.422	8	8–15	11–11
Houston Astros	17	28	0.378	10	10–13	7–15

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	27	17	0.614	—	12–7	15–10
New York Mets	25	18	0.581	1½	13–8	12–10
Philadelphia Phillies	25	19	0.568	2	13–9	12–10
Miami Marlins	22	21	0.512	4½	9–12	13–9
Atlanta Braves	12	31	0.279	14½	2–17	10–14

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	29	13	0.690	—	14–6	15–7
Pittsburgh Pirates	23	19	0.548	6	11–9	12–10
St. Louis Cardinals	23	21	0.523	7	12–13	11–8
Milwaukee Brewers	18	26	0.409	12	12–12	6–14
Cincinnati Reds	15	28	0.349	14½	12–14	3–14

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	27	19	0.587	—	13–11	14–8
Colorado Rockies	21	21	0.500	4	8–10	13–11
Los Angeles Dodgers	22	23	0.489	4½	10–12	12–11
Arizona Diamondbacks	21	25	0.457	6	7–17	14–8
San Diego Padres	19	26	0.422	7½	10–15	9–11

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