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Tigers Sweep Astros as Yankees Match HR Record and Scherzer Earns 220th Win

Dominant pitching, milestone wins and record power defined a pivotal August stretch.

Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge y Cody Bellinger comandaron la explosión de 9 jonrones con la que los Yankees aplastaron a los Rays. (Fotos: @Yankees)
Ramon Laureano (5), jardinero izquierdo de los Padres de San Diego, no logra atrapar un jonrón de dos carreras de Wilmer Flores, de los Gigantes de San Francisco, durante la primera entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas, el lunes 18 de agosto de 2025, en San Diego. (AP Foto/Orlando Ramirez)
El dominicano Sanuel Basallo empuja la carrera del desempate por los Orioles de Baltimore ante los Medias Rojas de Bsoton, el martes 19 de agosto de 2025 (AP Foto/Charles Krupa)
Michael Busch, de los Cachorros de Chicago, batea un doble de tres carreras ante los Cerveceros de Milwaukee, el miércoles 20 de agosto de 2025 (AP Foto/Erin Hooley)

Overview

  • Detroit completed a three-game sweep of Houston with a 7-2 finale built on a six-run first inning highlighted by Dillon Dingler’s triple.
  • Jack Flaherty set the tone in the opener with seven scoreless innings and nine strikeouts in a 10-0 win, and a bases-loaded walk to Gleyber Torres in the 10th decided a 1-0 game the next night.
  • Tarik Skubal struck out 10 to become MLB’s first 200-strikeout pitcher of 2025, and former closer Alex Lange logged his first Major League outing since May 22, 2024 after last year’s surgery.
  • The Yankees tied a franchise mark with nine home runs in a 13-3 victory over the Rays, featuring blasts from Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton.
  • Max Scherzer notched career win No. 220 for Toronto, the Phillies finished a three-game sweep of Seattle behind Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber, and Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene fanned 12 to beat the Angels.