MLB Game Recaps: 4/12/25

It was an action-packed Saturday for Major League Baseball, as 14 games were showcased on April 12th. The Chicago Cubs' bats exploded against the Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels continued their hot start of 2025.

DET @ MIN: DET 4, MIN 0

Spencer Torkelson and the Tigers stayed red-hot against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon. Torkelson went 2-3 with a home run and 3 RBIs on the day, and pitcher Jackson Jobe picked up his first MLB win with 6 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, and 2 strikeouts. The Tigers sit atop the AL Central at 9-5 with a one-game lead on the Cleveland Guardians.

Paddack (0-2): L, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 0 HR

Jobe (1-0): W, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR

PHI @ STL: PHI 4, STL 1

The Phillies got off to an early lead in the 1st inning off a two-RBI double from Nick Castellanos that scored Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber. Bryson Stott pushed the lead to 3-0 for Philadelphia off an RBI double of his own in the top of the 5th.

Cardinals catcher Wilson Contreas cut the lead to two after he knocked in Luken Baker off an RBI single in the 6th.

The Phillies would add one more run from Trea Turner's RBI single in the 7th before their bullpen took over and shut the door. The Phillies improve to 9-5 on the year while the Cardinals drop to 6-8.

Mikolas (0-2): L, 5.0 IP 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 HR

Sánchez (1-0): W, 6.1 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

SF @ NYY: NYY 8, SF 4

The Yankees got back into the win column last night with an 8-4 victory over San Francisco.

Cody Bellinger started the party for the Bronx Bombers with a triple in the 1st inning that scored Aaron Judge. Paul Goldschmidt made it 2-0 before the end of the 1st off a sacrifice fly that brought in Bellinger.

The Giants answered right back in the 2nd inning as Wilmer Flores smashed his 6th home run of the year that tied the game at two a piece.

Pitching and defense took over for the next few innings, but in the 5th inning, the Yankees broke the tie and exploded for five runs.

Bellinger's RBI single knocked in his second RBI of the game and started the five-run rally for the Yanks. Goldschmidt drove in his second RBI of the day as well off a ground-rule double over the right field wall. Young guns Anthony Volpe and Jasson Dominguez finished off the 5th inning with an RBI each, giving the Yankees a 7-2 lead.

Wilmer Flores' hot bat made it a 7-4 ball game in the top of the 6th off a two-RBI single, but that would be all she wrote for San Francisco as Ben Rice's home run in the 6th would cap off the 8-4 win for New York.

Hicks (1-1): L, 4.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

Warren (1-0): W, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

NYM @ ATH: ATH 3, NYM 1

The first game of the doubleheader between the Athletics and the Mets went to the A's after a great pitching performance from J.T. Ginn. The Athletics improved to 6-9 on the year off a home win against the Mets last night.

Both pitchers were throwing their best stuff, but the Athletics got to Mets' starter David Peterson first as Tyler Soderstrom's RBI single in the 4th broke the ice and gave the Athletics a 1-0 lead. Outfielder JJ Bleday would make it 2-0 A's on a fielder's choice before the end of the 4th.

Soderstrom has been the Athletics' best hitter to start off this season. He's tied for the MLB lead in home runs (6) and ranks 6th in the MLB for slugging percentage (.679)

Brandon Nimmo slugged his 4th of the year for the Mets in the 5th off J.T. Ginn, but A's Jhonny Pereda would double in the 7th to make it 3-1 Athletics, which is all they would need to secure the win.

Peterson (1-1): L, 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 0 HR

Ginn (1-0): W, 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

TOR @ BAL: BAL 5, TOR 4

The Blue Jays bats started off hot to begin the game, knocking in one run in each of the first three innings. Guerrero Jr's 4th double of the year drove in Bo Bichette in the 1st, Bichette drove in an RBI in the 2nd off a single, and ex-Oriole Anthony Santander hit his first home run of the year in the 3rd.

The Orioles' bats eventually woke up in the 5th inning. Heston Kjerstad's first home run of the year made it a 3-2 ball game, and next inning Adley Rutschman would tie the game with a home run of his own.

Cedric Mullins drove in the game-winning runs in the 6th off an RBI double that landed him on third after an error. Bichette would add another RBI on the day for himself but it wouldn't be enough as Orioles closer Felix Bautista closed the game out for Baltimore.

Francis (1-2): L, 5.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR

Baker (1-0): W, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR

ATL @ TB: ATL 5, TB 4

Junior Caminero, the 21-year-old Rays infielder, started the offense with some fireworks in the 1st. Caminero's 2nd home run of the year gave the Rays an early lead and a walk drawn by Jonathan Aranda made it 2-0 Rays in the 3rd inning.

The Braves' offense came alive in the later portion of the game, as catcher Sean Murphy launched two home runs in the 7th and 8th inning to get Atlanta back in the game.

Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris would snag home runs for themselves as well, with Harris bringing in the winning runs off his two-run home run in the 9th.

Sulser (0-1): L, 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

Lee (1-1): W, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR

BOS @ CWS: CWS 3, BOS 2

Both Martin Pérez and Richard Fitts pitched great games for their squads as the first run of the game came when Boston's Ceddanne Rafaela tripled in the 5th inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.

Ex-White Sox Romy Gonzales would make it 2-0 off an RBI single in the 5th as well. Pérez would end his night in the 5th with 5 strikeouts through 4.2 innings.

Luis Robert Jr. brought the thunder in the 6th inning as he crushed his first home run of the year to right field to tie the game at 2-2.

Aroldis Chapman came in in the 9th inning for Boston but a stolen base by Robert Jr. set up Brooks Baldwin to bring in the winning run and he did just that. Baldwin's RBI single to left field gave the White Sox the win and their first series win of 2025.

WSH @ MIA: MIA 7, WSH 6

The Marlins improved to 7-7 on the year with a 7-6 victory at home on April 12th.

Matt Mervis' 4th home run of the year got the offense started for Miami early in the 2nd inning. A sacrifice fly and a wild pitch would make it 3-0 Marlins at the end of the 3rd inning.

The Nationals stormed back in the 4th tying the game at 3-3 after a walk led to Josh Bell coming to the dish which resulted in a two-RBI single.

Two extra-base hits by Miami's Eric Wagaman and Griffin Conine would make it 6-3 in the 5th, but the Nationals wouldn't go away as Amed Rosario drove in a run in the 6th to make it a 6-4 game.

Another Marlins double, this time by Kyle Stowers, extended the Marlins lead to 7-4 in the 6th and would also be the deciding run. Washington would score two more in the 7th but the Marlins would hang on for the 7-6 win.

Williams (1-1): L, 4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Alcantara (2-0): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 0 HR

KC @ CLE: CLE 6, KC 3

An AL Central matchup in Cleveland last night between the Guardians and the Royals ended with the Guardians snagging the win at home.

A scoreless three innings would be broken when Royals Vinnie Pasquantino hit his 2nd homer of the year to right field in the 4th. Cleveland would then storm back with one run in the 4th, 5th, and 6th inning, with 2 RBIs coming off the bat of Gabriel Arias.

The Guardians would tack on two more runs to make it 6-1 in the 8th inning off of a ground-rule double from Angel Martínez and a wild pitch that scored Arias.

Luis Ortiz pitched a gem for Cleveland, striking out a career-high 10 batters in the 6-3 win.

Lorenzen (1-2): L, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR

Ortiz (1-2): W, 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 1 HR

PIT @ CIN: CIN 5, PIT 2

During his bobblehead night, Reds superstar Elly De La Cruz crushed a ball in the 4th inning for a grand slam that opened the scoring in Cincinnati.

The Pirates came back with some extra-base hits of their own with Alexander Canario hitting his 1st home run of the year in the 5th and Enmaunel Valdez doubling in the 7th to make it a 4-2 game.

Noelvi Marte would score in the bottom of the 7th off a fielder's choice and that would be enough as the Reds beat the Pirates 5-2.

Heaney (0-1): L, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

Abbott (1-0): W, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR

LAA @ HOU: LAA 4, HOU 1

Luis Rengifo started the scoring with a double in the top of the 1st that scored Taylor Ward. Taylor Ward had a heck of a game as he went 2-5 with a home run in the 5th, an RBI, and 2 runs scored. 23-year-old Nolan Schanuel homered as well in the 4th inning to give the Angels a 3-0 lead against the 'Stros.

Houston had chances to score throughout the game but the solo home run from Isaac Parades would be the only run to cross the plate. The Angels improve to 9-5 with the 4-1 win and are in first place in the AL West for the first time since April of 2022.

Gusto (1-1): L, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

Anderson (1-0): W, 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 0 HR

MIL @ AZ: AZ 5, MIL 4

The Diamondbacks win in dramatic fashion, coming back from 4 runs down in the 9th to walk it 5-4 against the Brewers.

Scoring started in the 2nd inning with an RBI single from Milwaukee's Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz grounding into a fielder's choice that scored Sal Frelick.

Jackson Chourio continued to hit the ball hard as he smacked his 5th home run of the year in the 6th inning to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead. William Contreras then made it 4-0 Brewers with an RBI double in the 9th that scored Chourio.

Milwaukee's pitching staff performed very well for eight innings as they didn't allow a run to score and they punched out seven Diamondbacks batters along the way. All of that changed when Joel Payamps and Trevor Megill went to the mound in the 9th.

Alek Thomas started the comeback for Arizona with an RBI triple that scored Gabriel Moreno. Two batters later, Corbin Carroll hit a two-RBI double that made it a 4-3 ball game.

Jake McCarthy would tie the game with an RBI single that brought in Carroll and sent Geraldo Perdomo to third base. Lourdes Gurriel Jr would be the hero for Arizona as a sacrifice fly to right field would be deep enough to score Perdomo.

 Megill (0-1): L, 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 0 HR

Nelson, R (1-0): W, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

COl @ SD: SD 2, COL 0

The San Diego Padres secured a 2–0 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park, extending their home winning streak to 13 games.

Dan Hart pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out four. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jason Heyward each hit solo home runs to provide the offense. Closer Robert Suarez earned his seventh save of the season.

Rockies star prospect, Chase Dollander, was electric in his second career start striking out seven batters in 5.2 innings.

Dollander (1-1): L, 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 2 HR

Hart (2-0): W, 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR

CHC @ LAD: CHC 16, LAD 0

The Chicago Cubs routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 16–0 at Dodger Stadium, marking the Dodgers' worst home shutout loss in franchise history.

Michael Busch led the offensive surge with four hits, including two home runs, and four runs scored. Carson Kelly also contributed with two homers and three RBIs.

Pitcher Ben Brown delivered six scoreless innings, allowing only five hits and striking out five.

Sasaki (0-1): L, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR

Brown, Be (2-1): W, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 0 HR

TEX @ SEA: SEA 9, TEX 2

The Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers 9–2 at T-Mobile Park. Luke Raley drove in three runs with a double in the 3rd inning and a single in the 7th. Cal Raleigh also added a solo home run in the 5th inning.

Bryan Woo pitched seven innings, allowing one run and striking out seven. The Mariners scored four runs in both the third and seventh innings to secure the win.

Rocker (0-2): L, 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 HR

Woo (2-0): W, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 0 HR