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Victorino’s HR leads Phillies The Associated Press
CINCINNATI — Shane Victorino hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning Monday night, and Cole Hamels was solid in his return from the disabled list, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Victorino snapped an 0-for-11 slump with his homer off righthander Homer Bailey (7-6), improving the Phillies to 4-1 against Cincinnati this season. Hamels held the Reds to two hits — one a misplayed fly ball — in six innings. Antonio Bastardo (6-0) fanned three in his one inning of relief. Dave Sappelt’s infield single drove in a run in the eighth, cutting it to 3-2 Ryan Madson gave up a hit in the ninth before finishing it off for his 24th save in 26 chances. Mets 2, Marlins 1 Mets 5, Marlins 1
NEW YORK — Dillon Gee rebounded from a wretched start and the New York Mets, back on the field following a two-day break because of Hurricane Irene, finished off a doubleheader sweep of the Florida Marlins with a victory. R.A. Dickey shut down the sluggish Marlins in the opener,
pitching seven spotless innings in a 2-1 victory for his first win since July 25. Mets starters had tossed 21 consecutive scoreless innings before Gee (12-5) gave up a home run to Greg Dobbs in the sixth. Jose Reyes scored a run and committed an error in his return from the disabled list. A boy in the stands got hurt in the ninth inning of the opener when Dobbs hit a line drive into the right-field seats, just beyond the New York dugout. Astros 7, Pirates 4
HOUSTON — Carlos Lee hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning, Wandy Rodriguez struck out a career-high 13 and the Houston Astros rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates. Trailing 3-2 in the seventh, a fielder’s choice grounder by J.D. Martinez tied the score and Lee extended his hitting streak to 10 games with his 14th homer off Jose Veras, putting the Astros ahead for the first time. Rodriguez struck out six of the first nine batters he faced and didn’t allow a hit until Josh Harrison led off the fourth with a double and Andrew McCutchen followed with his 19th homer.
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BALTIMORE — Freddy Garcia returned from the disabled list to pitch six innings of two-hit ball, Nick Swisher homered and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Monday night earn a split of the four-game series. It was New York’s second straight win without third baseman Alex Rodriguez and shortstop Derek Jeter. Rodriguez will join the team in Boston on Tuesday after getting an MRI on his sore left thumb in New York, and Jeter rested a bruised right knee but was available “in case of an emergency,” manager Joe Girardi said. Mark Teixeira doubled in a run for the Yankees, who moved within 11⁄2 games of the first-place Red Sox in the AL East. Mark Reynolds and J.J. Hardy homered for Baltimore, which was seeking to win a four-game series against New York for the first time since 1997. Royals 9, Tigers 5
DETROIT — Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar hit backto-back homers and the Kansas City Royals beat the first-place Detroit Tigers. Alex Gordon also homered and Johnny Giavotella added a bases-loaded double for the Royals, who came in 181⁄2 games behind Central Division leaders. Luke Hochevar (9-10) ended a four-start winless streak. He gave up five runs on eight hits in seven innings. Max Scherzer (13-8) allowed seven runs on 10 hits and a walk in three-plus innings to drop to 2-2 in August. Both losses were to the Royals. Indians 2, Athletics 1
CLEVELAND — Carlos Santana homered and David Huff and four relievers combined to limit the Oakland Athletics to five hits in the Cleveland Indians’ win. Huff (2-2) gave up three hits over six scoreless innings to win for the first time in six starts, since beating Minnesota in his season debut on July 18. Chris Perez worked a perfect
ninth for his 30th save in 34 chances for Cleveland, which has won three of four. Santana hit his 20th homer to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning against Brandon McCarthy (7-7), who lost for the second time in nine starts since July 15. It was only the eighth homer allowed by the right-hander and seventh without a runner on base. Blue Jays 7, Rays 3
TORONTO — Jose Bautista hit his 38th home run, Ricky Romero won his sixth straight decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays to avoid a four-game sweep. Adam Lind added a two-run homer as Toronto snapped a season-high four-game losing streak and overcame a twohomer night from Rays designated hitter Johnny Damon. Bautista tied Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson for the major league lead in homers with a solo drive in the sixth that hit off the facing of the third deck in left. Romero (13-9) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. The left-hander, who walked four and struck out two, has not lost since July 16 against New York. White Sox 3, Twins 0
CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning and Tyler Flowers drove in two runs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox have won four straight and improved to two games above .500 for the first time since April 13. They also moved within five games of the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers. Buehrle (11-6) pitched around two walks in 7 2-3 innings and struck out four. He won his 159th game, tying him for sixth on the White Sox’s all-time list. Buehrle has allowed only one earned run in 30 2-3 innings this season against the Twins and has 27 wins in his career against Minnesota. He has more wins against the Twins than any other active pitcher has against a single opponent.
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STANDINGS/STATS S TA N D I N G S
Boston .......................................... New York...................................... Tampa Bay ................................... Toronto ......................................... Baltimore ......................................
W 82 80 73 67 53
Detroit ........................................... Chicago ........................................ Cleveland ..................................... Minnesota .................................... Kansas City..................................
W 73 67 66 56 56
Texas ............................................ Los Angeles ................................. Oakland ........................................ Seattle...........................................
W 76 72 60 56
Philadelphia ................................. Atlanta........................................... New York...................................... Washington.................................. Florida...........................................
W 84 79 64 62 59
Milwaukee .................................... St. Louis ....................................... Cincinnati...................................... Pittsburgh..................................... Chicago ........................................ Houston ........................................
W 81 70 67 62 57 45
Arizona........................................... San Francisco ............................... Colorado ........................................ Los Angeles .................................. San Diego ......................................
W 75 71 64 62 60
All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 51 .617 — — — 52 .606 11⁄2 60 .549 9 71⁄2 67 .500 151⁄2 14 79 .402 281⁄2 27 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 61 .545 — — 65 .508 5 13 65 .504 51⁄2 131⁄2 78 .418 17 25 251⁄2 79 .415 171⁄2 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 59 .563 — — 61 .541 3 81⁄2 74 .448 151⁄2 21 76 .424 181⁄2 24 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 46 .646 — — — 54 .594 61⁄2 68 .485 21 141⁄2 70 .470 23 161⁄2 74 .444 261⁄2 20 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 54 .600 — — 64 .522 101⁄2 91⁄2 67 .500 131⁄2 121⁄2 171⁄2 72 .463 181⁄2 77 .425 231⁄2 221⁄2 90 .333 36 35 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 59 .560 — — 63 .530 4 81⁄2 70 .478 11 151⁄2 70 .470 12 161⁄2 74 .448 15 191⁄2
AMERICAN LEAGUE Sunday's Games Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 12, Toronto 0 Baltimore 2, N.Y. Yankees 0, 1st game Oakland at Boston, ppd., hurricane threat Minnesota 11, Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle 3 N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 3, 2nd game Texas 9, L.A. Angels 5 Monday's Games Kansas City 9, Detroit 5 N.Y. Yankees 3, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 2, Oakland 1 Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 0 L.A. Angels at Seattle, (n) Tuesday's Games Kansas City (Francis 5-14) at Detroit (Fister 6-13), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Cahill 9-12) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Cecil 4-7) at Baltimore (Guthrie 6-16), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 17-7) at Boston (Lackey 12-9), 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 11-9) at Texas (Feldman 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Minnesota (Swarzak 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Z.Stewart 1-3), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (J.Williams 1-0) at Seattle (A.Vasquez 1-0), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday's Games Kansas City at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP
Yankees beat Orioles, split 4-game series
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Home 39-26 38-28 35-33 33-35 28-38
Away 36-33 33-35 29-37 29-35 32-36
NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday's Games Cincinnati 5, Washington 4, 14 innings Atlanta at New York, ppd., hurricane threat Florida at Philadelphia, ppd., hurricane threat Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 4 Houston 4, San Francisco 3, 11 innings Colorado 7, L.A. Dodgers 6 Arizona 6, San Diego 1 Monday's Games N.Y. Mets 2, Florida 1, 1st game Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2 N.Y. Mets 5, Florida 1, 2nd game Houston 7, Pittsburgh 4 Colorado at Arizona, (n) San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, (n) Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, (n) Tuesday's Games Florida (Vazquez 7-11) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 7-10), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Halladay 15-5) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 8-10), 7:10 p.m. Washington (L.Hernandez 7-12) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 13-5), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 9-7) at Houston (Sosa 1-2), 8:05 p.m. St. Louis (E.Jackson 3-2) at Milwaukee (Marcum 11-4), 8:10 p.m. Colorado (A.Cook 3-7) at Arizona (Miley 1-1), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (Stauffer 8-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 10-14), 10:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Garza 6-10) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 10-4), 10:15 p.m. Wednesday's Games San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:05 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
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The Philadelphia Phillies’ Chase Utley singles off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey in the fourth inning of a game Monday in Cincinnati. The Phillies won the game 2-1. Florida ................................ 000 001 000 — 1 New York ........................... 000 102 11x — 5 E—Dobbs (9), Jos.Reyes (14). LOB—Florida 11, New York 6. 2B—Hayes (8), D.Wright (17), Evans (4). 3B—R.Tejada (1). HR—Dobbs (6). S—Infante, Gee. IP H R ER BB SO Florida Nolasco L,9-10........ 62⁄3 9 4 4 0 3 M.Dunn..................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Ceda ......................... 1 2 1 1 0 0 New York Gee W,12-5 ............. 6 6 1 1 2 6 Beato H,9 ................. 2⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Acosta H,4 ............... 11⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 Parnell ...................... 1 1 0 0 0 1 HBP—by Acosta (Stanton). WP—Nolasco. Umpires—Home, Lance Barksdale;First, Adrian Johnson;Second, Fieldin Culbreth;Third, Mike Estabrook. T—2:52. A—29,335 (41,800).
Astros 7, Pirates 4 Pittsburgh
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Indians 2, Athletics 1 Oakland
Cleveland ab r h bi Carrer cf 3 1 1 0 Fukdm rf 3 0 2 1 ACarer ss 3 0 0 0 Thome dh 3 0 0 0 CSantn c 3 1 2 1 Duncan lf 2 0 0 0 Head lf 1 0 0 0 Chsnhll 3b 3 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 0 0 0 0 LaPort 1b 3 0 0 0 Phelps 2b 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 27 2 5 2 Oakland.............................. 000 000 010 — 1 Cleveland ........................... 000 001 10x — 2 DP—Oakland 1. LOB—Oakland 6, Cleveland 2. 2B—J.Weeks 2 (19), Matsui (23), S.Sizemore (19), Fukudome (9). HR—C.Santana (20). SB—S.Sizemore (3). CS—Carrera (5). IP H R ER BB SO Oakland McCarthy L,7-7 ....... 8 5 2 2 1 10 Cleveland D.Huff W,2-2............ 6 3 0 0 2 4 J.Smith H,11............ 1 1 1 1 0 2 Sipp H,21 ................. 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pestano H,19........... 1⁄3 C.Perez S,30-34 ..... 1 0 0 0 0 2 J.Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP—D.Huff. JWeeks 2b Crisp cf Matsui dh Wlngh lf Allen 1b CJcksn rf KSuzuk c Pnngtn ss SSizmr 3b
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White Sox 3, Twins 0 Minnesota
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Royals 9, Tigers 5 Kansas City
Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi AGordn lf 5 2 4 1 AJcksn cf 5 1 2 0 MeCarr cf 5 1 3 1 RSantg 2b 5 0 1 1 Butler dh 4 1 1 0 DYong lf 5 1 1 1 Hosmer 1b 3 1 1 1 MiCarr 1b 4 1 3 1 Francr rf 5 0 1 0 VMrtnz dh 4 0 2 1 Mostks 3b 5 0 1 0 Avila c 3 0 0 0 Giavtll 2b 5 1 2 3 JhPerlt ss 4 0 0 0 Getz 2b 0 0 0 0 Betemt 3b 2 1 0 0 S.Perez c 4 1 3 2 Kelly rf 4 1 1 0 AEscor ss 4 2 2 1 Totals 40 918 9 Totals 36 510 4 Kansas City ....................... 113 202 000 — 9 Detroit................................. 003 010 010 — 5 E—A.Gordon (3), Betemit (10), Mi.Cabrera (10). DP—Kansas City 1, Detroit 2. LOB—Kansas City 8, Detroit 7. 2B—Me.Cabrera (36), Francoeur (41), Giavotella (4), S.Perez (4), Mi.Cabrera (35). 3B—R.Santiago (2). HR—A.Gordon (19), S.Perez (1), A.Escobar (3). SF—Hosmer. IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Hochevar W,9-10.... 7 8 5 5 2 7 Collins....................... 0 1 0 0 1 0 Bl.Wood S,1-2 ......... 2 1 0 0 0 2 Detroit Scherzer L,13-8 ...... 3 10 7 7 1 2 Below........................ 32⁄3 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Perry ......................... 11⁄3 Schlereth.................. 1 1 0 0 0 0 Scherzer pitched to 3 batters in the 4th. Hochevar pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Collins pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. WP—Hochevar. Umpires—Home, James Hoye;First, Phil Cuzzi;Second, Tom Hallion;Third, Bill Miller. T—2:56. A—32,423 (41,255).
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Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h bi Victorn cf 4 1 1 2 BPhllps 2b 4 1 2 0 Polanc 3b 4 0 0 0 Sappelt lf 4 0 1 1 Utley 2b 4 0 1 0 Votto 1b 3 0 0 1 Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 Bruce rf 4 0 1 0 Pence rf 4 0 1 0 Alonso 3b 4 0 0 0 Mayrry lf 4 1 0 0 Stubbs cf 4 0 0 0 Ruiz c 3 0 1 0 Renteri ss 4 0 0 0 WValdz ss 3 1 2 1 Hanign c 3 1 2 0 Hamels p 2 0 0 0 HBaily p 1 0 0 0 Bastrd p 0 0 0 0 FLewis ph 1 0 0 0 Mrtnz ph 1 0 0 0 Bray p 0 0 0 0 Stutes p 0 0 0 0 Masset p 0 0 0 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 Totals 32 2 6 2 Philadelphia....................... 000 010 020 — 3 Cincinnati ........................... 000 100 010 — 2 E—Polanco (7). LOB—Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 5. 2B—W.Valdez (12). 3B—B.Phillips (2). HR—Victorino (15). SB—Stubbs (35). S—H.Bailey. IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Hamels ..................... 6 2 1 1 0 7 Bastardo W,6-0 ....... 1 0 0 0 1 3 Stutes H,8 ................ 1 3 1 1 0 1 Madson S,24-26 ..... 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati H.Bailey L,7-6 .......... 8 6 3 3 0 9 Bray........................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Masset...................... 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, D.J. Reyburn;First, Ron Kulpa;Second, Derryl Cousins;Third, Jim Wolf. T—2:36. A—21,360 (42,319).
Mets 2, Marlins 1 First Game New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Bonifac ss 3 0 0 0 Pagan cf 4 0 0 0 Infante 2b 4 0 1 0 RTejad ss 4 0 0 0 Morrsn lf 4 0 1 0 DWrght 3b 4 0 1 0 Stanton rf 4 0 1 0 Duda rf 4 1 3 0 Dobbs 3b 4 0 1 0 Bay lf 3 0 0 0 GSnchz 1b 4 1 1 1 Evans 1b 4 1 2 0 Camrn cf 4 0 2 0 Thole c 3 0 1 1 J.Buck c 3 0 1 0 JuTrnr 2b 2 0 1 1 Hayes pr-c 1 0 0 0 Dickey p 2 0 0 0 AnSnch p 2 0 0 0 Isrnghs p 0 0 0 0 Amezg ph 1 0 0 0 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 Badnhp p 0 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 8 1 Totals 31 2 8 2 Florida ................................ 000 000 001 — 1 New York ........................... 011 000 00x — 2 E—R.Tejada (9). LOB—Florida 7, New York 10. 2B—Morrison (23), Thole (15). HR—G.Sanchez (17). CS—Bonifacio (9). S—Dickey. IP H R ER BB SO Florida Ani.Sanchez L,7-7 .. 6 7 2 2 4 5 Badenhop................. 2 1 0 0 0 1 New York Dickey W,6-11......... 7 7 0 0 1 6 Isringhausen H,16 .. 1 0 0 0 0 3 Parnell S,2-4............ 1 1 1 1 0 0 Umpires—Home, Cory Blaser;First, Mike Estabrook;Second, Adrian Johnson;Third, Fieldin Culbreth. T—2:44. A—0 (41,800). Florida
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Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Tabata lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Schafer cf 4 1 2 1 JHrrsn 3b 4 1 1 0 Altuve 2b 5 1 3 1 Veras p 0 0 0 0 JMrtnz lf 4 2 1 1 Watson p 0 0 0 0 DCrpnt p 0 0 0 0 AMcCt cf 3 1 1 2 MDwns ph 1 0 0 0 Walker 2b 4 1 1 0 JAreu p 0 0 0 0 Doumit c 4 0 1 1 Melncn p 0 0 0 0 Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 Ca.Lee 1b 3 1 2 3 Presley lf 1 0 0 0 Bogsvc rf 4 0 2 1 BrWod 1b-3b 4 0 0 0 Pareds 3b 3 0 0 0 dArnad ss 3 0 0 0 Barmes ss 4 1 2 0 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 Corprn c 4 0 0 0 GJones 1b 0 1 0 0 WRdrg p 2 0 0 0 Ohlndrf p 2 0 0 0 Bourgs ph-lf 2 1 1 0 Cedeno ss 2 0 1 1 Totals 32 4 5 4 Totals 36 713 7 Pittsburgh .......................... 000 300 001 — 4 Houston.............................. 000 110 41x — 7 DP—Pittsburgh 2. LOB—Pittsburgh 6, Houston 8. 2B—J.Harrison (9), Walker (23), Doumit (5), Altuve (9), Bogusevic 2 (9), Barmes (21). 3B—Cedeno (2). HR—A.McCutchen (19), Ca.Lee (13). SB—Bourgeois (24). IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh Ohlendorf ................. 5 5 2 2 1 6 Grilli L,1-1 H,4 ......... 11⁄3 3 2 2 1 0 Veras BS,7-8 ........... 2⁄3 2 2 2 0 1 Watson ..................... 1 3 1 1 0 1 Houston W.Rodriguez W,10-9...................... 7 4 3 3 4 13 Da.Carpenter H,3 ... 1 0 0 0 0 0 J.Abreu..................... 2⁄3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Melancon S,15-20 .. 1⁄3 HBP—by Grilli (Schafer). WP—Ohlendorf, W.Rodriguez. Umpires—Home, Mike Muchlinski;First, Mike Winters;Second, Mike Everitt;Third, Chris Guccione. T—3:02. A—19,250 (40,963).
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BATTING—AdGonzalez, Boston, .345; MiYoung, Texas, .336; MiCabrera, Detroit, .328; VMartinez, Detroit, .326; Kotchman, Tampa Bay, .323; Konerko, Chicago, .316; Ellsbury, Boston, .312; Bautista, Toronto, .312. RUNS—Granderson, New York, 122; Ellsbury, Boston, 95; Bautista, Toronto, 94; Kinsler, Texas, 92; AdGonzalez, Boston, 90; AGordon, Kansas City, 87; MiCabrera, Detroit, 86; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 86. RBI—Granderson, New York, 107; AdGonzalez, Boston, 103; Teixeira, New York, 100; Cano, New York, 95; Konerko, Chicago, 88; MiYoung, Texas, 87; DOrtiz, Boston, 86. HITS—AdGonzalez, Boston, 184; MiYoung, Texas, 178; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 169; Ellsbury, Boston, 166; AGordon, Kansas City, 160; Pedroia, Boston, 158; Cano, New York, 157. DOUBLES—Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 43; Francoeur, Kansas City, 41; AGordon, Kansas City, 40; AdGonzalez, Boston, 39; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 36; MiYoung, Texas, 36; MiCabrera, Detroit, 35; Cano, New York, 35. TRIPLES—Granderson, New York, 10; Bourjos, Los Angeles, 9; AJackson, Detroit, 8; JWeeks, Oakland, 8; Gardner, New York, 7; 7 tied at 6. HOME RUNS—Bautista, Toronto, 38; Granderson, New York, 38; Teixeira, New York, 35; MarReynolds, Baltimore, 31; NCruz, Texas, 28; Konerko, Chicago, 28; DOrtiz, Boston, 27. STOLEN BASES—Gardner, New York, 38; Crisp, Oakland, 37; Ellsbury, Boston, 36; RDavis, Toronto, 34; Andrus, Texas, 33; ISuzuki, Seattle, 33; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 27. PITCHING—Verlander, Detroit, 20-5; Sabathia, New York, 17-7; Weaver, Los Angeles, 15-7; Nova, New York, 14-4; Lester, Boston, 14-6; CWilson, Texas, 13-6; Haren, Los Angeles, 13-7; Scherzer, Detroit, 13-8; RRomero, Toronto, 13-9. STRIKEOUTS—Verlander, Detroit, 218; FHernandez, Seattle, 195; Shields, Tampa Bay, 192; Sabathia, New York, 191; Price, Tampa Bay, 184; Weaver, Los Angeles, 168; CWilson, Texas, 165. SAVES—Valverde, Detroit, 39; MaRivera, New York, 34; League, Seattle, 31; CPerez, Cleveland, 30; Papelbon, Boston, 29; SSantos, Chicago, 27; Walden, Los Angeles, 26.
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BATTING—JosReyes, New York, .336;Braun, Milwaukee, .334;Votto, Cincinnati, .323;Kemp, Los Angeles, .320;DanMurphy, New York, .320;Morse, Washington, .314;Pence, Philadelphia, .312. RUNS—Braun, Milwaukee, 92;Votto, Cincinnati, 90;Pujols, St. Louis, 86;JUpton, Arizona, 86;CGonzalez, Colorado, 85;Kemp, Los Angeles, 85;Stubbs, Cincinnati, 85. RBI—Fielder, Milwaukee, 102;Kemp, Los Angeles, 100;Howard, Philadelphia, 99;Tulowitzki, Colorado, 94;Braun, Milwaukee, 88;Votto, Cincinnati, 87;CGonzalez, Colorado, 86. HITS—SCastro, Chicago, 169;Bourn, Atlanta, 160;Kemp, Los Angeles, 158;Votto, Cincinnati, 157;Pence, Philadelphia, 154;Braun, Milwaukee, 152;Tulowitzki, Colorado, 152. DOUBLES—JUpton, Arizona, 36;Braun, Milwaukee, 35;Tulowitzki, Colorado, 35;Holliday, St. Louis, 33;CaLee, Houston, 33;Beltran, San Francisco, 32;ArRamirez, Chicago, 32. TRIPLES—JosReyes, New York, 16;Victorino, Philadelphia, 14;Fowler, Colorado, 13;SCastro, Chicago, 8;Bourn, Atlanta, 7;SSmith, Colorado, 7;6 tied at 6. HOME RUNS—Kemp, Los Angeles, 31;Pujols, St. Louis, 31;Berkman, St. Louis, 30;Stanton, Florida, 30;Uggla, Atlanta, 30;Fielder, Milwaukee, 29;Bruce, Cincinnati, 28;Tulowitzki, Colorado, 28. STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Atlanta, 47;Stubbs, Cincinnati, 35;Kemp, Los Angeles, 34;JosReyes, New York, 34;Maybin, San Diego, 32;Bonifacio, Florida, 31;Braun, Milwaukee, 30. PITCHING—IKennedy, Arizona, 17-4;Kershaw, Los Angeles, 16-5;Halladay, Philadelphia, 15-5;Gallardo, Milwaukee, 15-8;ClLee, Philadelphia, 14-7;Jurrjens, Atlanta, 13-5;Greinke, Milwaukee, 13-5;Hamels, Philadelphia, 13-7;THudson, Atlanta, 13-8;DHudson, Arizona, 13-9. STRIKEOUTS—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 207;ClLee, Philadelphia, 191;Lincecum, San Francisco, 189;Halladay, Philadelphia,
A-Rod sent home for MRI; Jeter’s knee still hurts The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez returned to New York on Monday to have an MRI on his left thumb, and the result “came out good,” according to manager Joe Girardi. Rodriguez sat out Sunday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles after playing in the first half of the split-doubleheader. He was poised to meet the Yankees in Boston on Tuesday for the start of a three-game series. “He’s day to day,” Girardi said. “I don’t know if he’ll be able to play (Tuesday). His thumb, we got to let it heal, so I can’t tell you exactly when he’s going to be back. It’s just when he feels better.” Asked if A-Rod would be available at all in Boston, Girardi replied, “I sure hope so. It just depends on how the thumb responds to treatment. He came back and he seemed to irritate it a little bit more, we just have to be smart about it. I think it bothers him probably more hitting.” Shortstop Derek Jeter was out of the starting lineup Monday against the Orioles for a second straight game. He fouled a ball of his right knee in the third inning of the opener Sunday and sustained a bruised kneecap. The knee swelled up between games, and although it was better Monday, Jeter was not ready to play a full nine innings. 182;AniSanchez, Florida, 168;Greinke, Milwaukee, 162;Hamels, Philadelphia, 162. SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 40;Axford, Milwaukee, 40;HBell, San Diego, 35;BrWilson, San Francisco, 35;Storen, Washington, 34;Putz, Arizona, 33;LNunez, Florida, 33.
T H I S D A T E I N B A S E B A L L Aug. 30 1905 — Ty Cobb made his major league debut, hitting a double off Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders in the Tigers’ 5-3 victory. 1910 — Tom Hughes of the New York Yankees pitched a no-hitter for 9 1-3 innings before giving up a single to Harry Niles of the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees lost 5-0, with Hughes giving up seven hits in 11 innings. 1912 — Earl Hamilton of the St. Louis Browns pitched a 5-1 no-hitter against the Tigers at Detroit. 1916 — Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns for a 4-0 victory. 1918 — The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0 in a game that took 57 minutes to play. 1953 — In the opening game of a doubleheader, rookie Jim Pendleton hit three of the Braves majorleague record eight homers in a 19-4 win over Pittsburgh. The Braves hit four more homers in the second game, an 11-5 win, to set a major-league record for a doubleheader. 1960 — Pete Runnels went 6-for-7 as the Boston Red Sox edged the Detroit Tigers in 15 innings of a doubleheader opener. Runnels added three hits in the second 1966 — Pete Rose homered from both sides of the plate to lead Cincinnati to a 6-4 win over St. Louis. 1986 — Tommy John, 43, and Joe Niekro, 41, pitched a doubleheader for the New York Yankees against Seattle to become the first 40-plus teammate combo to start a doubleheader since Sept. 13, 1933, when the Chicago Cubs’ Sad Sam Jones, 41, and Red Faber, 44, pitched against the Philadelphia Athletics. John lost the opener and Niekro won the second game, 3-0. 1987 — Minnesota’s Kirby Puckett went 6-for-6 with four RBIs and connected for two homers and two doubles to lead the Twins to a 10-6 victory over the Milwaukee. 1999 — Edgardo Alfonzo of the New York Mets went 6-for-6 with three homers, five RBIs and a major league record-tying six runs scored in a 17-1 win over Houston. 2003 — Gil Meche gave up one run on three hits in six innings as Seattle beat Baltimore 13-1. Meche (14-10) became the first pitcher in the major leagues since 1956 to win 14 games after missing the previous two seasons. He finished the year at 15-13. 2006 — Curt Schilling became the 14th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 strikeouts when he fanned Oakland’s Nick Swisher in the first inning of the Red Sox’s 7-2 loss to Oakland. 2006 — Adam LaRoche had three doubles, a triple and drove in three runs to lead Atlanta past the San Francisco 5-3. 2009 — Zack Greinke pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a second-inning single by Kenji Johjima, and Kansas City beat Seattle 3-0. Today’s birthdays: Chris Getz 28;Sean Marshall 29;Adam Wainwright 30;Cliff Lee 33;Marlon Byrd 34.