Apr 3, 2019 3 min read

David Robertson forced home the game-ending run with a ninth-inning walk to Jake Noll, a rookie without a hit in his two previous major league at-bats, and the Nationals beat the previously unbeaten Phillies 9-8 Wednesday as Washington’s fans again booed Bryce Harper.

Noll was a non-roster invitee to spring training who might be headed to the minors on Thursday, when utilityman Howie Kendrick is expected to come off the 10-day injured list.

Robertson (0-1), a free agent signed to a $23 million, two-year contract, entered for the ninth and failed to record an out. He gave up a leadoff single to Anthony Rendon, then walked three batters in a row.

San Diego 4, Arizona 1: Manny Machado hit his first home run for the San Diego Padres, a two-run drive in the seventh inning of a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Machado lined an 0-2 fastball into the balcony on the second level of the Western Metal Supply Co. Building in the left-field corner. The two-out homer off former Padres farmhand Matt Andriese followed a one-out single by Ian Kinsler, another new Padres player.

Machado is hitting .240 with three RBIs in his first seven games after signing a $300 million, 10-year contract early in spring training. The All-Star slugger matched his career-high last year with 37 homers between Baltimore and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Milwaukee 1, Cincinnati 0: Freddy Peralta threw two-hit ball for a career-high eight innings, and Manny Pina singled home a run with Milwaukee’s only hit off Luis Castillo, leading the Brewers to a 1-0 victory and a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds.

American League

Detroit 2, N.Y. Yankees 1: Matthew Boyd junk-balled his way to a career-high 13 strikeouts, Gordon Beckham hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the hobbled New York Yankees 2-1.

The Yankees struck out 18 times overall, a team record for a nine-inning game.

Toronto 5, Baltimore 3: Randal Grichuk hit a pair of solo home runs, Matt Shoemaker pitched seven shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, avoiding a three-game sweep.

Minnesota 7, Kansas City 6: Eddie Rosario hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins again rallied late against Kansas City, beating the Royals 7-6.

Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 3: Jose Abreu drove in three runs, Leury Garcia had four hits and the Chicago White Sox knocked around Corey Kluber for a change, beating Cleveland’s ace and the Indians 8-3.

Abreu’s two-run double in the fourth inning chased Kluber (0-2), who had won nine straight decisions over Chicago. The two-time Cy Young winner has owned the White Sox, going 4-0 against them last season and 13-4 in his career.