Thanks to the rain in the New York area on June 22, there were 16 games on the docket for June 24, highlighted by a doubleheader between the Cubs and Mets. New York’s woes continued, as the Cubs scored 20 combined runs across the two games and swept the Mets.
Cubs sweep Mets
The Cubs won 10-3 and 10-5 over the Mets in a doubleheader on June 24.
Dansby Swanson had himself quite the day, as he had 11 RBI and two home runs split between the two games. Both of his home runs came in the opener of the doubleheader.
Francisco Alvarez hit home runs on both sides of the doubleheader. The Mets made six errors in the finale, two of which were on Marcus Semien and two on Mark Vientos.
Dodgers win, Mookie hits 300th homer
Shohei Ohtani struck out eight and helped the Dodgers sweep the Twins with a 4-3 victory.
Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Max Muncy each had two hits. Mookie Betts had three, one of which was his 300th career home run.
Goldschmidt gets to Skubal twice
Despite a nine-strikeout game from Tarik Skubal, the Tigers lost 4-2 against the Yankees on the 24th.
Skubal could not control the long ball. Jasson Dominguez took him deep in the sixth, a two-run shot that gave the Yanks a permanent 4-2 lead. Paul Goldschmidt continued his stellar run, as he hit two off the reigning AL Cy Young winner.
Everything else
- Marlins def. Rangers 4-2
- Guardians def. White Sox 4-3 (10)
- Rockies def. Red Sox 8-6
- Angels def. Orioles 7-6
- Pirates def. Mariners 11-1
- Rays def. Royals 5-3
- Phillies def. Nationals 5-4
- Astros def. Blue Jays 3-1
- Brewers def. Reds 6-5
- D-Backs def. Cardinals 9-4
- Padres def. Braves 5-2
- Giants def. Athletics 2-1
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