Major League Baseball Red Sox player Masanao Yoshida started the game against the Phillies in Philadelphia on the 5th and went 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 1.

Yoshida's first at-bat of the first inning was the first pitch.

In his second at-bat of the third inning, he extended his chances with a no-out hit in front of Wright at first base and followed with a timely homer.

The third at-bat of the fifth inning was a third out.

The fourth at-bat of the seventh inning was a shortstop.

In his fifth at-bat in the ninth inning, he reached base on a dead ball and was sent down to the bench as a substitute.

Yoshida went 1-for-1 in the game to extend his hitting streak to 3, bringing his batting average to 2-for-5 and 3-for-7.

The Red Sox won the game, 4-9, to extend their winning streak to seven.

Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs hit a timely leadoff against the Marlins in Chicago to extend his hitting streak to seven and contribute to the team's victory.

Suzuki started the game at right in the fourth, and in his first at-bat of the first inning, he hit a timely hit to left field from third base with two outs.

In the second at-bat of the third inning, he hit a foul fly to first.

The third at-bat of the fifth inning was a strikeout.

In his fourth at-bat in the eighth inning, he fell on a light fly and went 7-for-4 with one RBI to extend his hitting streak to seven.

His batting average was 1/1/2.

The Cubs won 3-2 to end their losing streak at 5 and bring their winning percentage back to 3%.

Cardinals' Lars Nootvar went 8-for-4 in his eighth start against the Tigers in St. Louis.

Nootvar struck out second in his first at-bat of the third inning.

His second at-bat in the fifth inning was a missed strikeout.

In the third at-bat of the seventh inning, he hit in front of center with no outs at first base.

Then, in the fourth at-bat of the eighth inning, 2-3, a big hit from first base to right-center with two outs hit a timely two-base hit that flew into the stands on a one-bounce to tie the lead to one run.

However, the Cardinals fell behind and couldn't catch up, and the Cardinals lost 1-5 to end a seven-game losing streak.

Nootvar went 2-for-7 with his fourth multi-hit game of the season, bringing his batting average to 3-for-3.

Athletics pitcher Shintaro Fujinami pitched in relief against the Royals in Kansas City, giving up three foreballs to four batters and giving up three runs.

Fujinami entered the game with three outs in the seventh inning with a 4-3 lead, gave up two consecutive foreballs, and the next batter was limited to a short fly, but he gave up a foreball again and walked off the mound with one out and the bases loaded.

The substitute pitcher was hit and gave up three runs, and Fujinami threw one-third of an inning, giving up three runs for a 3.9 ERA.

The match was won by the Athletics 5-7.

Yoshida: "There were many things to reflect on."

In his second at-bat, Yoshida extended his hitting streak to 2 with a high in-course ball.

There were a lot of things I had to do with the ball, so I want to check the zone again."

In addition, a dead ball received in the fifth at-bat was sent as a substitute, but Yoshida showed good energy to run back to the bench and said, "It was a slightly irregular underthrow and I was late to dodge, but I think it's okay."