D4 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 • THE BULLETIN
M A JOR L E AGUE BA SE BA L L AL ROUNDUP Rays 14, Red Sox 5 BOSTON — Evan Longoria hit one of five Tampa Bay home runs and David Price pitched the Rays past Boston to gain a game in the AL East race. The Rays snapped a three-game skid and cut New York’s division lead to 1½ games. Price (176) gave up two runs before retiring a batter but allowed just two more hits, both by Victor Martinez. Boston’s 2-0 lead held up until Ben Zobrist’s two-run homer in the third off Daisuke Matsuzaka (9-5). Tampa Bay Jaso c Hellickson p Wheeler p e-Baldelli ph Ekstrom p Zobrist 2b b-Brignac ph-ss Crawford lf c-S.Rodriguez ph Longoria 3b d-Hawpe ph-1b C.Pena 1b W.Aybar 3b Joyce rf D.Johnson dh-lf B.Upton cf D.Navarro c Bartlett ss Jennings cf Totals
AB 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 4 1 3 1 4 1 4 3 3 1 3 1 39
R 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 14
H 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 12
BI 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 13
BB 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 7
SO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Avg. .280 ----.167 --.248 .261 .307 .262 .294 .111 .203 .234 .231 .194 .237 .205 .253 .000
Boston AB Scutaro 2b 3 Reddick cf 2 D.McDonald cf-rf 3 V.Martinez c 2 Y.Navarro ss 2 A.Beltre 3b 3 L.Anderson 1b 0 D.Ortiz dh 2 a-Saltalamacchia ph1 Lowell 1b 3 E.Patterson lf 1 Lowrie ss-2b 4 J.Drew rf 2 Varitek c 2 Hall lf-3b 4 Totals 34
R 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
H BI BB 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5 5
SO 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Avg. .270 .185 .276 .292 .100 .322 .000 .261 .267 .231 .222 .260 .254 .258 .247
Tampa Bay 002 462 000 — 14 12 1 Boston 200 000 030 — 5 7 1 b-grounded out for Zobrist in the 7th. c-grounded out for Crawford in the 7th. d-grounded out for Longoria in the 7th. e-grounded out for Wheeler in the 9th. E—C.Pena (6), Richardson (1). LOB—Tampa Bay 6, Boston 7. 2B—Jaso (16), Crawford 3 (30), V.Martinez (29), Saltalamacchia (3), Lowrie (8). HR—Zobrist (9), off Matsuzaka; Bartlett (4), off Matsuzaka; Longoria (21), off Manuel; D.Johnson (3), off Manuel; B.Upton (15), off Manuel; D.McDonald (9), off Hellickson. RBIs—Zobrist 3 (63), Crawford 2 (75), Longoria 3 (95), D.Johnson (12), B.Upton (49), Bartlett 3 (45), D.McDonald (32), V.Martinez 2 (61), Saltalamacchia (2), Lowrie (13). SB—B.Upton (39), D.McDonald (9). S—B.Upton. Runners left in scoring position—Tampa Bay 4 (C.Pena 4); Boston 5 (Lowell, D.Ortiz, Lowrie, Varitek, Y.Navarro). GIDP—D.McDonald. DP—Tampa Bay 1 (Brignac, S.Rodriguez, Hawpe). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Price W, 17-6 6 2 2 1 4 2 95 2.87 Hellickson 1 2-3 3 3 3 1 1 39 3.34 Wheeler 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.43 Ekstrom 1 2 0 0 0 1 13 4.76 Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Matsuzka L, 9-5 4 2-3 8 8 8 4 4 88 4.70 Richardson 0 1 3 3 2 0 17 4.91 Manuel 1 1-3 3 3 3 0 0 24 6.23 Bowden 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.50 Coello 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 20.25 Richardson pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. Inherited runners-scored—Wheeler 1-0, Manuel 2-2. T—3:16. A—37,290 (37,402).
Blue Jays 8, Rangers 5 TORONTO — Vernon Wells hit two home runs, Adam Lind and John Buck also connected and Toronto beat Texas for its seventh consecutive victory over the Rangers. Vladimir Guerrero had a two-run shot for Texas, which has lost five straight and nine of 12. Still, the Rangers began the day with a seven-game lead in the AL West over Oakland. Texas AB R H Kinsler 2b 5 0 0 M.Young 3b 5 0 0 Dav.Murphy lf 4 1 3 Guerrero dh 4 1 1 N.Cruz rf 3 2 1 Moreland 1b 3 1 1 Treanor c 2 0 1 a-C.Guzman ph 1 0 0 B.Molina c 1 0 0 A.Blanco ss 4 0 2 Borbon cf 4 0 2 Totals 36 5 11
BI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5
BB 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
SO 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 8
Avg. .294 .291 .284 .297 .306 .253 .222 .167 .206 .286 .274
Toronto Wise rf Y.Escobar ss J.Bautista 3b V.Wells cf Overbay 1b A.Hill 2b Jo.McDonald 2b Lind dh J.Buck c Snider lf Totals
BI 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8
BB 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
SO 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 9
Avg. .295 .286 .263 .272 .249 .216 .248 .231 .276 .243
AB 5 4 5 3 3 3 0 4 4 4 35
R H 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 8 11
Texas 000 200 102 — 5 11 0 Toronto 010 121 30x — 8 11 1 a-grounded into a double play for Treanor in the 7th. E—Y.Escobar (6). LOB—Texas 6, Toronto 7. 2B— Dav.Murphy (20), Moreland (3), Wise (3), J.Bautista (31). HR—Guerrero (26), off Marcum; J.Buck (17), off Feldman; V.Wells (26), off Feldman; V.Wells (27), off O’Day; Lind (20), off D.Oliver. RBIs—Guerrero 2 (102), A.Blanco 3 (12), Wise (14), J.Bautista 2 (105), V.Wells 2 (77), Lind 2 (64), J.Buck (57). SB—J.Bautista (7). Runners left in scoring position—Texas 3 (M.Young 2, Guerrero); Toronto 4 (Overbay, A.Hill 2, Y.Escobar). Runners moved up—Y.Escobar, Snider. GIDP—Guerrero 2, C.Guzman. DP—Toronto 3 (Y.Escobar, A.Hill, Overbay), (Y.Escobar, Overbay), (A.Hill, Y.Escobar, Overbay). Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Feldmn L, 6-10 4 2-3 7 4 4 1 4 63 5.51 Kirkman 1 1-3 2 1 1 1 2 28 0.90 O’Day 2-3 1 2 2 1 1 15 1.82 D.Oliver 1-3 1 1 1 0 1 9 2.67 Rapada 2-3 0 0 0 1 1 10 0.00 Strop 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 10.29 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Marcm W, 12-7 7 6 3 3 2 8 95 3.55 Frasor 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 4.19 Camp 1-3 4 2 2 0 0 15 2.98 Gregg S, 31-36 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.24 Inherited runners-scored—Kirkman 2-0, D.Oliver 11, Strop 1-0, Gregg 2-0. IBB—off Feldman (V.Wells). T—2:42. A—10,518 (49,539).
Mariners 7, Athletics 5 OAKLAND, Calif. — Doug Fister won for the second time in nearly four months, Adam Moore homered and Seattle broke out of a long
scoring slump to beat Oakland. Fister (5-11) scattered five hits over five innings and pitched out of several jams while leading the Mariners to their first win at the Coliseum since Opening Day. Seattle I.Suzuki rf Figgins 2b Branyan dh F.Gutierrez cf M.Saunders cf Jo.Lopez 3b Kotchman 1b A.Moore c Tuiasosopo lf Jo.Wilson ss Totals
AB 5 5 5 1 2 5 4 4 3 4 38
R H 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 7 13
BI 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 7
BB 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
SO 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
Avg. .313 .245 .241 .252 .217 .240 .226 .192 .189 .249
Oakland R.Davis cf Barton 1b K.Suzuki c Cust dh M.Ellis 2b Larish lf a-Carson ph-rf b-Crisp ph Hermida rf-lf Tolleson 3b Pennington ss Totals
AB 5 3 5 2 5 3 1 1 4 4 4 37
R H 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 5 12
BI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
BB 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
SO 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8
Avg. .269 .281 .248 .274 .265 .200 .170 .267 .204 .323 .252
Seattle 051 000 100 — 7 13 1 Oakland 000 020 003 — 5 12 1 a-struck out for Larish in the 7th. b-singled for Carson in the 9th. E—Jo.Wilson (16), Pennington (21). LOB—Seattle 9, Oakland 13. HR—A.Moore (4), off Braden. RBIs— I.Suzuki (36), Branyan (52), Kotchman 2 (49), A.Moore 2 (12), Jo.Wilson (20), K.Suzuki 2 (59), Crisp 2 (35). SF—Kotchman, A.Moore. Runners left in scoring position—Seattle 4 (Jo.Lopez 2, Figgins, Jo.Wilson); Oakland 8 (M.Ellis 2, R.Davis 2, Larish, K.Suzuki 2, Pennington). Runners moved up—R.Davis, K.Suzuki. GIDP—Pennington. DP—Seattle 2 (Fister, Kotchman), (Figgins, Jo.Wilson, Kotchman). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Fister W, 5-11 5 5 2 2 4 4 93 3.84 Olson 2 3 0 0 1 3 36 5.02 J.Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 4.66 League 2-3 3 3 3 1 1 27 3.10 Ardma S, 29-34 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.66 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Braden L, 9-11 5 9 6 6 2 3 96 3.47 Blevins 1 1-3 2 1 1 1 0 21 3.88 H.Rodriguez 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 15 3.98 Ro.Wolf 2 1 0 0 0 2 34 1.35 Inherited runners-scored—Aardsma 2-0, H.Rodriguez 1-0. HBP—by League (Cust), by Fister (Cust). WP—Fister 2, League. T—3:00. A—10,067 (35,067).
Indians 6, Angels 1 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Travis Hafner hit a go-ahead homer that was upheld by video replay and No. 9 batter Lou Marson broke the game open later in the sixth inning with his first career grand slam, leading Cleveland to a victory over fast-fading Los Angeles. Cleveland Brantley cf J.Nix 3b Choo rf Hafner dh a-A.Marte ph-dh LaPorta 1b J.Brown lf 1-Crowe pr-lf Donald ss Valbuena 2b Marson c Totals
AB 4 5 4 4 1 2 3 1 3 2 4 33
R 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
H BI BB 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 8 6 8
SO 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
Avg. .232 .242 .293 .274 .215 .226 .234 .241 .254 .174 .190
Los Angeles Willits cf Callaspo 3b B.Abreu lf Tor.Hunter rf H.Matsui dh Napoli c H.Kendrick 2b J.Rivera 1b E.Aybar ss Totals
AB 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 30
R 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
H BI BB 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 3
SO 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 7
Avg. .288 .283 .251 .293 .266 .246 .274 .245 .259
Cleveland 001 005 000 — 6 8 0 Los Angeles 000 010 000 — 1 7 2 1-ran for J.Brown in the 6th. E—E.Aybar (20), T.Bell (1). LOB—Cleveland 9, Los Angeles 5. 2B—Hafner (25). HR—Hafner (11), off T.Bell; Marson (3), off F.Rodriguez; Tor.Hunter (21), off Masterson. RBIs—Choo (71), Hafner (43), Marson 4 (18), Tor. Hunter (74). SB—Brantley (8). CS—B.Abreu (10), Tor. Hunter (12). SF—Choo. Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland 5 (Hafner, Marson, J.Brown, Valbuena, Crowe); Los Angeles 1 (B.Abreu). GIDP—Crowe, Callaspo 2. DP—Cleveland 2 (Valbuena, LaPorta), (J.Nix, Valbuena, LaPorta); Los Angeles 1 (H.Kendrick, E.Aybar, J.Rivera). Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Mstrsn W, 6-12 7 6 1 1 2 5 Germano 1 0 0 0 1 1 R.Perez 1 1 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO T.Bell L, 2-5 5 1-3 4 2 2 3 4 F.Rodriguez 0 2 4 4 2 0 Cassevah 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 S.Shields 1-3 0 0 0 2 1 Kohn 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 R.Thompson 2 1 0 0 1 1 F.Rodriguez pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Inherited runners-scored—Kohn 2-0. T—3:07. A—38,619 (45,285).
NP 101 19 15 NP 88 18 12 19 7 24
ERA 4.88 1.31 3.69 ERA 4.72 4.54 5.25 5.28 2.92 1.32
MINNEAPOLIS — Jim Thome hit another towering homer, Delmon Young drove in four runs and Minnesota beat Kansas City to take its largest AL Central lead in 10 days. Francisco Liriano (13-7) raised his second-half record to 7-0 in 10 starts, giving up seven hits and two runs in seven easy innings. AB 5 5 1 3 4 4 3 0 3 1 4 3 36
R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
H BI BB 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 9 2 2
Minnesota AB R H Span cf 4 1 1 a-Revere ph-cf 1 0 0 O.Hudson 2b 5 1 2 Mauer c 4 1 2 J.Morales c 1 0 0 Kubel rf 5 1 1 Cuddyer 1b 4 1 1 Thome dh 1 3 1 b-Plouffe ph-dh 1 0 0 Delm.Young lf 4 1 3 Hardy ss 3 1 1 Tolbert 3b 3 0 1 Totals 36 10 13
BI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 10
BB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore Central Division Minnesota Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland West Division Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle
W 86 84 77 72 53 W 82 77 69 57 57 W 75 68 66 55
L 53 54 62 66 86 L 57 61 70 81 82 L 63 70 73 84
Pct .619 .609 .554 .522 .381 Pct .590 .558 .496 .413 .410 Pct .543 .493 .475 .396
NATIONAL LEAGUE GB — 1½ 9 13½ 33 GB — 4½ 13 24½ 25 GB — 7 9½ 20½
Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 6, N.Y. Yankees 2 Detroit 9, Chicago White Sox 1 Toronto 8, Texas 5 Tampa Bay 14, Boston 5 Minnesota 10, Kansas City 3 Cleveland 6, L.A. Angels 1 Seattle 7, Oakland 5
WCGB — — 7½ 12 31½ WCGB — 7 15½ 27 27½ WCGB — 16 18½ 29½
L10 7-3 6-4 3-7 5-5 7-3 L10 8-2 7-3 5-5 3-7 4-6 L10 2-8 4-6 3-7 5-5
SO 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
Avg. .244 .289 .313 .190 .299 .385 .230 --.234 .000 .280 .264
in the 9th. d-flied out for B.Pena in the 9th. LOB—Kansas City 8, Minnesota 8. 2B—Ja.Miller (2), Delm.Young 2 (40). 3B—Tolbert (3). HR—Fields (1), off Liriano; Thome (22), off Hochevar. RBIs—G.Blanco (7), Fields (1), Kubel (84), Thome (52), Delm.Young 4 (97), Hardy 3 (34), Tolbert (15). SB—Span (21). SF—Hardy. Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 6 (Aviles 4, G.Blanco, Fields); Minnesota 6 (Tolbert, Span, Hardy 2, Kubel 2). Runners moved up—Ka’aihue, Y.Betancourt, Mauer 2. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Bnister L, 7-12 2 2-3 8 7 7 2 0 55 6.32 G.Holland 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.43 Hochevar 3 5 3 3 1 3 53 5.11 J.Chavez 2 0 0 0 1 2 30 7.64 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Liriano W, 13-7 7 7 2 2 0 4 95 3.24 Perkins 1 1 0 0 0 2 16 8.18 Neshek 1 1 1 1 2 0 25 5.06 Inherited runners-scored—G.Holland 1-0. HBP—by Hochevar (Thome). WP—Bannister, Liriano. T—2:38. A—38,816 (39,504).
Orioles 6, Yankees 2 NEW YORK — Jake Arrieta pitched efficiently into the seventh inning, Adam Jones had a two-run single in a three-run first and Baltimore denied nemesis CC Sabathia his 20th victory by beating New York. Buoyed by five early runs, Arrieta earned his second win in 10 starts, helping Baltimore clinch its second straight series win against the top two teams in the AL East. Baltimore B.Roberts 2b Pie lf Markakis rf Wigginton 1b Ad.Jones cf Reimold dh Tatum c Andino ss C.Izturis ss J.Bell 3b Totals
AB 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 37
R 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
H BI BB 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 1
SO 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 8
Avg. .283 .279 .289 .252 .275 .204 .265 .000 .236 .219
New York Gardner lf Jeter ss Teixeira 1b Cano 2b Swisher rf Berkman dh Posada c Granderson cf R.Pena 3b a-A.Rodriguez ph E.Nunez 3b Totals
AB 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 0 33
R 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
H BI BB 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 1
SO 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Avg. .285 .264 .266 .318 .290 .273 .262 .247 .236 .267 .286
Baltimore 302 000 100 — 6 9 0 New York 100 010 000 — 2 8 1 a-grounded into a fielder’s choice for R.Pena in the 7th. E—Granderson (2). LOB—Baltimore 5, New York 5. 2B—Wigginton (26), Berkman (6), Posada (22). HR—Reimold (3), off Sabathia. RBIs—Markakis (51), Wigginton (66), Ad.Jones 2 (57), Reimold 2 (13), Cano (95), Posada (53). SB—Jeter (16). Runners left in scoring position—Baltimore 2 (Andino, Ad.Jones); New York 4 (Swisher 2, Gardner 2). Runners moved up—Jeter. GIDP—Swisher, Posada. DP—Baltimore 2 (B.Roberts, Andino, Wigginton), (Andino, B.Roberts, Wigginton). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Arrieta W, 5-6 6 1-3 8 2 2 1 3 96 4.96 Albers H, 6 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.09 Hendrickson 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 4.90 New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Sabthia L, 19-6 6 1-3 9 6 5 1 5 109 3.14 K.Wood 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 10 3.68 Gaudin 2 0 0 0 0 1 18 5.15 Inherited runners-scored—Albers 2-0, K.Wood 2-0. PB—Posada. T—2:53. A—46,432 (50,287).
SO 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Avg. .267 .000 .284 .325 .231 .259 .275 .278 .129 .303 .262 .238
Kansas City 000 110 001 — 3 9 0 Minnesota 016 201 00x — 10 13 0 a-struck out for Span in the 7th. c-walked for Gordon
DETROIT — Justin Verlander allowed five hits over seven innings and Detroit ended Chicago’s sevengame winning streak. Three players — White Sox starter Freddy Garcia (back), Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera (shoulder) and White Sox designated hitter Manny Ramirez (hand) — all left the game with injuries. Chicago AB R Pierre lf 5 1 Vizquel 2b 3 0 Lillibridge 2b 1 0 Rios cf 3 0 Man.Ramirez dh 2 0 1-De Aza pr-dh 0 0 Teahen 3b 4 0 Quentin rf 3 0 a-Morel ph 1 0 Pierzynski c 3 0 Flowers c 1 0 Kotsay 1b 3 0 b-Viciedo ph 0 0 Al.Ramirez ss 4 0 Totals 33 1
Str L-3 W-1 L-1 W-3 W-4 Str W-5 L-1 W-1 L-2 W-2 Str L-5 L-1 L-2 W-1
Home 48-25 43-26 41-30 38-29 30-41 Home 47-23 38-27 44-26 31-37 29-39 Home 43-26 41-29 34-34 33-38
Away 38-28 41-28 36-32 34-37 23-45 Away 35-34 39-34 25-44 26-44 28-43 Away 32-37 27-41 32-39 22-46
East Division Philadelphia Atlanta Florida New York Washington Central Division Cincinnati St. Louis Houston Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh West Division San Diego San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles Arizona
Today’s Games Baltimore (Bergesen 6-10) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0), 10:05 a.m. Chicago White Sox (Danks 13-9) at Detroit (Bonderman 7-9), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-13), 4:05 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 2-3) at Toronto (Rzepczynski 1-3), 4:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 14-7) at Boston (Wakefield 3-10), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (Greinke 8-11) at Minnesota (Duensing 7-2), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (French 4-4) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 13-8), 7:05 p.m.
Tigers 9, White Sox 1
Twins 10, Royals 3
Kansas City G.Blanco cf Aviles 2b B.Butler 1b Ka’aihue 1b Betemit dh Fields 3b Gordon lf c-Dyson ph B.Pena c d-May ph Ja.Miller rf Y.Betancourt ss Totals
STANDINGS, SCORES AND SCHEDULES
H BI BB SO 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 2 10
R H 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 9 14
BI 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 9
BB 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
SO 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
Avg. .279 .283 .279 .291 .389 --.263 .240 .000 .267 .000 .240 .268 .284
Detroit A.Jackson cf Rhymes 2b Damon dh Mi.Cabrera 1b Raburn lf Kelly lf-1b Boesch rf C.Wells rf Jh.Peralta ss Inge 3b Avila c Totals
AB 4 4 5 2 2 4 3 1 4 3 3 35
Avg. .305 .308 .267 .333 .258 .249 .269 .333 .253 .254 .215
Chicago Detroit
001 000 000 — 1 6 2 204 000 03x — 9 14 3
W 80 79 70 68 60 W 79 72 65 64 60 47 W 78 78 74 69 56
L 60 60 68 71 79 L 59 64 73 74 79 91 L 59 61 64 70 83
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA F.Garcia L, 11-6 2 3 2 2 0 0 33 4.88 Harrell 4 6 4 0 3 2 87 0.84 C.Torres 1 1-3 4 3 3 0 2 32 8.44 G.Infante 2-3 1 0 0 1 1 17 0.00 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Verlndr W, 15-8 7 5 1 1 1 7 121 3.53 Weinhardt 2 1 0 0 1 3 46 7.04 IBB—off Harrell (Mi.Cabrera). HBP—by Verlander (Man.Ramirez), by Weinhardt (Man.Ramirez). WP—Verlander. T—2:52. A—24,905 (41,255).
NL ROUNDUP Rockies 4, Reds 3 DENVER — Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, Jhoulys Chacin pitched six strong innings and rolling Colorado beat Cincinnati for its fifth consecutive win. Gonzalez’s homer in the opening inning was his 32nd of the season and gave him 100 RBIs. He’s in prime position to challenge for the NL Triple Crown, leading in average (.340), taking over the top spot in RBIs and vaulting into a third-place tie with Joey Votto and Mark Reynolds in homers. Cincinnati B.Phillips 2b O.Cabrera ss Votto 1b Rolen 3b Gomes lf R.Hernandez c Stubbs cf Heisey rf Cueto p a-Alonso ph Rhodes p Masset p d-J.Francisco ph Totals
AB 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 1 35
R 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Colorado E.Young 2b Barmes 2b Fowler cf C.Gonzalez lf Tulowitzki ss Helton 1b Mora 3b 1-J.Herrera pr-3b S.Smith rf Olivo c J.Chacin p Belisle p b-Payton ph R.Betancourt p c-Giambi ph Street p Totals
AB 3 0 4 3 4 3 4 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 32
R H 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10
H BI BB 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 1 BI 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
BB 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SO 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Avg. .284 .264 .321 .294 .262 .297 .240 .255 .128 .400 ----.344
SO 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Avg. .254 .235 .251 .340 .317 .249 .271 .279 .256 .278 .091 .250 .000 --.258 .000
Cincinnati 000 200 010 — 3 9 1 Colorado 300 001 00x — 4 10 0 a-singled for Cueto in the 7th. b-flied out for Belisle in the 7th. c-grounded out for R.Betancourt in the 8th. dsingled for Masset in the 9th. 1-ran for Mora in the 8th. E—B.Phillips (3). LOB—Cincinnati 7, Colorado 8. 2B—Olivo (14). 3B—Mora (4). HR—Gomes (16), off R.Betancourt; C.Gonzalez (32), off Cueto. RBIs—Gomes (77), Stubbs 2 (61), C.Gonzalez 3 (100), Olivo (52). SB—Votto (13), E.Young (14). CS—E.Young (3). S—J.Chacin. Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 2 (Heisey, Rolen); Colorado 5 (S.Smith, Tulowitzki 3, Giambi). GIDP—B.Phillips. DP—Colorado 1 (Tulowitzki, E.Young, Helton). Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Cueto L, 12-5 6 7 4 3 2 5 Rhodes 2-3 2 0 0 0 1 Masset 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 0 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO J.Chacin W, 8-9 6 6 2 2 1 5 Belisle H, 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 Betancourt 1 1 1 1 0 2 Street S, 16-20 1 1 0 0 0 0 Inherited runners-scored—Masset 2-0. Cueto (C.Gonzalez). HBP—by J.Chacin WP—Cueto. T—2:46. A—29,164 (50,449).
NP ERA 90 3.45 10 2.13 19 3.21 NP ERA 107 3.65 7 2.73 22 3.98 20 3.86 IBB—off (Gomes).
Padres 2, Dodgers 1 SAN DIEGO — Mat Latos bounced back from stomach flu to strike out 10 for the third time in four starts, pitching NL West-leading San Diego to a win over Los Angeles. Latos held Los Angeles to four hits in seven innings. AB 4 3 0 4 0 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 32
R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
GB — ½ 9 11½ 19½ GB — 6 14 15 19½ 32 GB — 1 4½ 10 23
Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 8, Florida 7 N.Y. Mets 4, Washington 1 Houston 7, Chicago Cubs 3 Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 2 Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3 San Francisco 6, Arizona 3 San Diego 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
a-struck out for Quentin in the 9th. b-walked for Kotsay in the 9th. 1-ran for Man.Ramirez in the 8th. E—Kotsay (1), Quentin (7), Kelly (4), Weinhardt 2 (3). LOB—Chicago 9, Detroit 7. 2B—Pierre (17), Pierzynski (27), Jh.Peralta (28). HR—Damon (8), off F.Garcia; Inge (10), off C.Torres. RBIs—Vizquel (27), Damon 2 (45), Kelly (21), Boesch (63), Jh.Peralta 2 (67), Inge 3 (59). SB—Inge (3). CS—Pierre (16), Boesch (1). S—Rhymes. Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 4 (Man. Ramirez, Pierre 2, Teahen); Detroit 2 (Damon, Raburn). GIDP—Teahen. DP—Chicago 1 (Lillibridge, Al.Ramirez); Detroit 1 (Jh.Peralta, Rhymes, Kelly).
Los Angeles Podsednik lf Furcal ss A.Ellis c Loney 1b Jansen p Blake 3b Ethier rf Kemp cf Theriot 2b Barajas c b-J.Carroll ph-ss Kershaw p c-Gibbons ph-1b Totals
Pct .571 .568 .507 .489 .432 Pct .572 .529 .471 .464 .432 .341 Pct .569 .561 .536 .496 .403
H BI BB SO 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 14
Avg. .268 .316 .208 .273 1.000 .261 .288 .251 .285 .234 .291 .040 .323
WCGB — — 8½ 11 19 WCGB — 5½ 13½ 14½ 19 31½ WCGB — 1 4½ 10 23
L10 7-3 5-5 5-5 4-6 6-4 L10 5-5 3-7 7-3 4-6 6-4 4-6 L10 2-8 7-3 7-3 2-8 5-5
Str W-2 L-3 L-2 W-1 L-1 Str L-3 L-1 W-1 W-1 L-1 W-2 Str W-2 W-4 W-5 L-4 L-4
Home 44-27 49-19 35-33 39-25 35-32 Home 41-27 43-24 35-33 34-36 33-41 33-38 Home 40-29 42-27 45-22 41-31 34-40
Away 36-33 30-41 35-35 29-46 25-47 Away 38-32 29-40 30-40 30-38 27-38 14-53 Away 38-30 36-34 29-42 28-39 22-43
Today’s Games N.Y. Mets (Dickey 9-6) at Washington (Li. Hernandez 9-10), 9:35 a.m. Atlanta (D.Lowe 11-12) at Pittsburgh (Duke 7-12), 4:05 p.m. Florida (A.Miller 1-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 9-10), 4:05 p.m. Houston (Myers 10-7) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 6-12), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (J.Garcia 13-6) at Milwaukee (Capuano 2-3), 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 14-9) at Colorado (Cook 5-8), 5:40 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 8-11) at Arizona (D.Hudson 4-1), 6:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-8) at San Diego (Luebke 0-1), 7:05 p.m. San Diego AB R Denorfia cf 4 1 Eckstein 2b 3 0 Ludwick rf 3 0 Venable rf 0 0 Ad.Gonzalez 1b 3 1 M.Tejada ss 3 0 Headley 3b 3 0 Hundley c 3 0 Cunningham lf 2 0 Latos p 2 0 a-Hairston ph 1 0 Adams p 0 0 H.Bell p 0 0 Totals 27 2
H BI BB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
SO 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
Avg. .276 .271 .260 .219 .307 .273 .269 .251 .303 .128 .218 -----
Los Angeles 000 001 000 — 1 5 0 San Diego 011 000 00x — 2 5 0 a-lined out for Latos in the 7th. b-doubled for Barajas in the 8th. c-lined out for Kershaw in the 8th. LOB—Los Angeles 5, San Diego 4. 2B—Podsednik (5), J.Carroll (14), Ad.Gonzalez (29). RBIs—Furcal (40), Ad.Gonzalez (89), Cunningham (14). SB—Furcal (21). S—Eckstein. SF—Cunningham. Runners left in scoring position—Los Angeles 2 (Loney 2); San Diego 2 (Latos, M.Tejada). Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Krshw L, 11-10 7 5 2 2 1 6 Jansen 1 0 0 0 0 2 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Latos W, 14-5 7 4 1 1 0 10 Adams H, 30 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 H.Bell S, 39-42 1 2-3 0 0 0 1 4 Inherited runners-scored—H.Bell 1-0. T—2:32. A—20,071 (42,691).
NP 100 10 NP 113 10 31
ERA 2.99 1.08 ERA 2.21 1.82 1.70
Giants 6, Diamondbacks 3 PHOENIX — Tim Lincecum struck out 11, three San Francisco players homered and the Giants beat Arizona to keep up the pressure on San Diego in the NL West. The Giants have won four straight and six of seven. Lincecum (13-9) allowed one runner, on Miguel Montero’s single, through six innings before the Diamondbacks broke through in the seventh. He left after 6 2⁄3 innings, giving up three runs and five hits with no walks. San Francisco A.Torres cf F.Sanchez 2b A.Huff 1b Posey c Burrell lf C.Ross lf J.Guillen rf Schierholtz rf Uribe 3b Renteria ss Lincecum p Ja.Lopez p c-Ishikawa ph d-Rowand ph Romo p Affeldt p Totals
AB 5 4 4 4 3 0 4 0 4 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 36
R 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
H BI BB 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 1
SO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Avg. .275 .285 .287 .328 .266 .264 .308 .250 .247 .279 .098 .000 .265 .236 .000 .000
Arizona S.Drew ss K.Johnson 2b C.Young cf Ad.LaRoche 1b Montero c Allen lf T.Abreu 3b G.Parra rf Enright p a-Church ph Demel p Rosa p b-R.Roberts ph L.Rosales p Hampton p Totals
AB 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 32
R 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
H BI BB SO 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 12
Avg. .268 .273 .267 .267 .275 .286 .239 .253 .269 .191 ----.194 .000 ---
San Francisco 300 012 000 — 6 9 0 Arizona 000 000 300 — 3 6 0 a-struck out for Enright in the 6th. b-grounded out for Rosa in the 8th. c-was announced for Ja.Lopez in the 9th. d-struck out for Ishikawa in the 9th. LOB—San Francisco 4, Arizona 2. 2B—A.Torres (43), Posey (20), J.Guillen (2), Renteria (11). 3B—K.Johnson (5), T.Abreu (1). HR—A.Huff (23), off Enright; F.Sanchez (4), off Enright; Burrell (14), off Enright; C.Young (24), off Lincecum. RBIs—F.Sanchez (36), A.Huff 2 (79), Burrell 2 (39), J.Guillen (6), C.Young 2 (83), T.Abreu (8). Runners left in scoring position—San Francisco 2 (F.Sanchez, Lincecum); Arizona 1 (G.Parra). Runners moved up—A.Torres, F.Sanchez. GIDP— Montero. DP—San Francisco 1 (F.Sanchez, Renteria, A.Huff). S. Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Linccm W, 13-9 6 2-3 5 3 3 0 11 94 3.69 Ja.Lopez H, 8 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.30 Romo H, 14 1-3 1 0 0 0 1 9 2.50 Affeldt S, 4-7 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.23 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Enright L, 6-3 6 9 6 6 0 1 72 2.95 Demel 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.58 Rosa 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 6.28 L.Rosales 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.36 Hampton 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0.00 Inherited runners-scored—Ja.Lopez 1-0, Affeldt 1-0. T—2:16. A—19,417 (48,633).
Phillies 8, Marlins 7 PHILADELPHIA — Placido Polanco hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and Philadelphia beat Florida to move into first place in the NL East. The Phillies moved a half-game ahead of Atlanta, which lost 5-0 in Pittsburgh. The two-time defending NL champions hadn’t been in first place since May 30. They are seeking their fourth straight division title.
Florida Bonifacio 3b Morrison lf H.Ramirez ss Uggla 2b G.Sanchez 1b Stanton rf Maybin cf Sanches p Sosa p a-Tracy ph Veras p b-Helms ph B.Davis c Volstad p Cousins cf Totals
AB 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 38
R H 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 10
BI 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
BB 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
SO 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 8
Avg. .302 .318 .300 .281 .280 .244 .235 --.000 .242 --.233 .275 .091 .333
Philadelphia Victorino cf Polanco 3b Utley 2b Howard 1b Rollins ss Ibanez lf Werth rf Madson p C.Ruiz c Blanton p Bastardo p Durbin p Contreras p J.Romero p B.Francisco rf Totals
AB 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 36
R H 2 2 1 3 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13
BI 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
BB 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SO 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
Avg. .257 .309 .270 .277 .240 .262 .293 .000 .288 .118 --.000 ----.253
Florida 002 100 130 — 7 10 0 Philadelphia 010 130 21x — 8 13 2 a-flied out for Sosa in the 8th. b-struck out for Veras in the 9th. E—Werth (4), Blanton (2). LOB—Florida 9, Philadelphia 8. 2B—Morrison 2 (15), Stanton (17), B.Davis (4), Howard (20), C.Ruiz (22). 3B—Bonifacio (3), Maybin (2), Ibanez (5). HR—Stanton (18), off Contreras; Ibanez (13), off Volstad; Victorino (17), off Volstad; Howard (27), off Volstad. RBIs—Morrison (13), Uggla (88), G.Sanchez (73), Stanton (46), B.Davis (8), Victorino (61), Polanco (47), Howard (89), Rollins 2 (37), Ibanez 3 (69). SB— Victorino (30), Rollins (17). SF—Rollins. Runners left in scoring position—Florida 5 (Uggla, Volstad, Morrison, G.Sanchez, H.Ramirez); Philadelphia 4 (Blanton 2, Werth, Howard). Runners moved up—H.Ramirez, Uggla, Maybin, B.Davis, Utley, Werth. Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Volstad 5 9 5 5 1 4 94 4.96 Sanches 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 2.66 Sosa 1 2 2 2 1 0 28 6.41 Veras L, 2-2 1 2 1 1 1 0 20 3.00 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Blanton 6 1-3 6 4 2 2 5 101 5.15 Bastardo 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5.28 Durbin H, 13 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.96 Contreras H, 13 2-3 3 3 2 0 0 16 3.28 J.Romero 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.66 Madson W, 5-2 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 3 19 2.74 Bastardo pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. J.Romero pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored—Bastardo 1-1, Durbin 1-0, J.Romero 1-0, Madson 2-1. IBB—off Sosa (Howard), off Volstad (C.Ruiz), off Blanton (B.Davis). WP—Madson. PB—B.Davis. Balk—J.Romero. T—3:14. A—43,841 (43,651).
Pirates 5, Braves 0 PITTSBURGH — James McDonald pitched seven innings, Ronny Cedeno’s triple keyed a five-run seventh and last-place Pittsburgh beat Atlanta for the second straight day. The Braves have scored only 12 runs while losing five of six, a slump that followed a fivegame winning streak. Atlanta AB R O.Infante 2b 3 0 Heyward rf 4 0 Prado 3b 4 0 McCann c 2 0 D.Lee 1b 4 0 Me.Cabrera lf 4 0 Ale.Gonzalez ss 3 0 Ankiel cf 2 0 T.Hudson p 2 0 Moylan p 0 0 O’Flaherty p 0 0 b-Hinske ph 1 0 M.Dunn p 0 0 Totals 29 0
H BI BB 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4
SO 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6
Avg. .339 .285 .313 .279 .248 .260 .263 .211 .209 ----.250 .000
Pittsburgh A.McCutchen cf Tabata lf N.Walker 2b G.Jones 1b Alvarez 3b Doumit rf Cedeno ss C.Snyder c Ja.McDonald p a-Delw.Young ph Meek p Hanrahan p Totals
H BI BB 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 1
SO 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8
Avg. .274 .306 .312 .246 .233 .258 .249 .213 .000 .244 1.000 ---
AB 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 31
R 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Atlanta 000 000 000 — 0 5 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 50x — 5 8 0 a-homered for Ja.McDonald in the 7th. b-grounded out for O’Flaherty in the 8th. LOB—Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 3. 2B—Prado (36), Me.Cabrera (26), A.McCutchen (28), N.Walker (26), G.Jones (27), Alvarez (14). 3B—Cedeno (2). HR—Delw. Young (7), off O’Flaherty. RBIs—Alvarez (41), Cedeno 2 (31), Delw.Young 2 (28). CS—O.Infante (5). Runners left in scoring position—Atlanta 3 (T.Hudson, D.Lee 2); Pittsburgh 2 (Tabata, Alvarez). Runners moved up—Ale.Gonzalez. GIDP—D.Lee, Alvarez. DP—Atlanta 1 (Ale.Gonzalez, O.Infante, D.Lee); Pittsburgh 2 (Tabata, Tabata, N.Walker), (Alvarez, N.Walker, G.Jones). Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Hudson L, 15-7 6 1-3 6 4 4 1 4 92 2.41 Moylan 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 4 3.15 O’Flaherty 1-3 1 1 1 0 0 9 2.48 M.Dunn 1 1 0 0 0 3 18 0.00 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA McDnld W, 3-5 7 5 0 0 3 3 108 4.81 Meek 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.05 Hanrahan 1 0 0 0 1 3 21 3.56 Inherited runners-scored—Moylan 1-0, O’Flaherty 11. IBB—off T.Hudson (Doumit), off Ja.McDonald (Ankiel, McCann). T—2:24 (Rain delay: 0:43). A—11,070 (38,362).
Brewers 4, Cardinals 2 MILWAUKEE — Trevor Hoffman added another milestone to his illustrious career, earning his 600th save by closing out Milwaukee’s win. Four people were ejected by plate umpire Bob Davidson, including a fan, on a night that ended with Hoffman being carried off the field by his teammates. St. Louis F.Lopez 2b Jay rf Pujols 1b Holliday lf Y.Molina c Rasmus cf P.Feliz 3b b-Winn ph Greene ss c-Miles ph Lohse p M.Boggs p a-Stavinoha ph Hawksworth p Totals
AB 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 31
R 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
H BI BB SO 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 12
Avg. .233 .323 .308 .304 .256 .268 .223 .267 .257 .307 .192 .000 .250 .000
Milwaukee Weeks 2b Hart rf Braun lf Fielder 1b
AB 3 4 4 3
R 1 0 1 1
H BI BB 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
Avg. .268 .280 .302 .276
SO 1 1 0 0
McGehee 3b Dickerson cf L.Cain cf Axford p Hoffman p Lucroy c Counsell ss Narveson p Villanueva p C.Gomez cf Totals
4 3 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 31
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 9
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
.286 .225 .268 --.000 .269 .246 .333 .000 .227
St. Louis 000 200 000 — 2 6 0 Milwaukee 200 020 00x — 4 9 0 a-flied out for M.Boggs in the 7th. b-grounded into a double play for P.Feliz in the 9th. c-grounded out for Greene in the 9th. LOB—St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 8. 2B—Holliday (39), Fielder (24), McGehee (32), Lucroy (9). RBIs—Y.Molina (53), Rasmus (55), Fielder (74), McGehee 3 (90). CS— Holliday (4). S—Narveson. Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 4 (Holliday, Lohse 2, Y.Molina); Milwaukee 5 (Dickerson 2, Weeks 2, L.Cain). GIDP—Winn, Narveson. DP—St. Louis 1 (F.Lopez, Greene, Pujols); Milwaukee 2 (Lucroy, Lucroy, Weeks), (Weeks, Counsell, Fielder). St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Lohse L, 2-7 5 7 4 4 2 5 107 7.13 M.Boggs 1 0 0 0 1 1 14 3.60 Hawksworth 2 2 0 0 0 0 19 4.95 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Narvsn W, 11-7 7 4 2 2 3 9 107 5.20 Villanueva 1-3 1 0 0 0 1 9 4.83 Axford 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 14 2.34 Hoffmn S, 9-14 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 6.09 Inherited runners-scored—Axford 1-0. IBB—off Narveson (Greene). HBP—by Lohse (Narveson). WP—Narveson 2. T—2:47. A—33,149 (41,900).
Astros 7, Cubs 3 CHICAGO — Michael Bourn had three hits and three RBIs and Brett Wallace hit his first career home run for Houston. Bourn scored twice for the Astros, who won for the 12th time in 16 games. Houston AB Bourn cf 4 Keppinger 2b 5 Pence rf 4 Ca.Lee lf 4 Abad p 0 C.Johnson 3b 3 Wallace 1b 4 Manzella ss 4 Ja.Castro c 4 Figueroa p 1 a-M.Downs ph 1 Fulchino p 0 Byrdak p 0 Melancon p 0 c-Bogusevic ph-lf 0 Totals 34
R H 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11
Chicago Fukudome rf DeWitt 2b Byrd cf M.Hoffpauir 1b Colvin lf Je.Baker 3b K.Hill c Barney ss Silva p S.Maine p b-B.Snyder ph Diamond p J.Russell p d-Nady ph Totals
R 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
AB 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 35
BI 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SO 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
Avg. .262 .286 .290 .245 --.322 .204 .219 .219 .200 .259 .000 .000 --.167
H BI BB 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 3
SO 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9
Avg. .279 .270 .304 .217 .255 .262 .217 .286 .065 --.000 .000 .000 .256
Houston 130 021 000 — 7 11 1 Chicago 201 000 000 — 3 7 1 a-singled for Figueroa in the 6th. b-struck out for S.Maine in the 6th. c-reached on interference for Melancon in the 9th. d-flied out for J.Russell in the 9th. E—C.Johnson (12), K.Hill (3). LOB—Houston 4, Chicago 8. 2B—Bourn (25), Pence (28), Fukudome (17). 3B—Bourn (4), Colvin (5). HR—Wallace (1), off Silva. RBIs—Bourn 3 (34), Keppinger 2 (50), Pence (81), Wallace (7), Byrd (61), Colvin 2 (52). SB—Bourn (47), Colvin (6). CS—Bogusevic (1). S—Figueroa. SF—Bourn. Runners left in scoring position—Houston 2 (Keppinger, Wallace); Chicago 4 (K.Hill 4). Runners moved up—DeWitt. GIDP—Ca.Lee. DP—Chicago 1 (Barney, DeWitt, M.Hoffpauir). Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Figueroa W, 5-2 5 6 3 3 3 5 111 3.03 Fulchino 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5.93 Byrdak 2 0 0 0 0 3 20 3.28 Melancon 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1.69 Abad 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.86 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Silva L, 10-6 5 9 6 6 1 4 87 4.22 S.Maine 1 2 1 1 0 0 28 3.18 Diamond 2 0 0 0 0 2 27 7.23 J.Russell 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 5.36 Diamond pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Fulchino pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Inherited runners-scored—Byrdak 1-0, J.Russell 1-0. PB—Ja.Castro. Catchers’ interference—K.Hill. T—2:50. A—31,596 (41,210).
Mets 4, Nationals 1 WASHINGTON — Dillon Gee took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of his major league debut to lead New York. New York Pagan rf Lu.Hernandez 2b Beltran cf I.Davis 1b Hessman 3b Duda lf a-N.Evans ph J.Feliciano lf H.Blanco c R.Tejada ss Gee p P.Feliciano p Parnell p Takahashi p Totals
AB 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 31
R 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
H BI BB 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2
SO 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
Avg. .293 .286 .232 .258 .133 .045 .125 .268 .228 .192 .333 --.000 .063
Washington AB Morgan cf 4 Desmond ss 3 Zimmerman 3b 4 A.Dunn 1b 4 Bernadina lf 3 d-Alb.Gonzalez ph 1 Morse rf 2 Detwiler p 0 b-Mench ph 1 Balester p 0 e-I.Rodriguez ph 1 Espinosa 2b 2 W.Ramos c 2 Maya p 0 W.Harris rf 1 c-Maxwell ph-rf 1 Totals 29
R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
H BI BB 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 3
SO 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Avg. .256 .287 .300 .268 .264 .286 .298 .000 .188 --.270 .500 .100 --.193 .133
New York 310 000 000 — 4 6 0 Washington 000 001 000 — 1 4 0 a-struck out for Duda in the 6th. b-singled for Detwiler in the 7th. c-grounded out for W.Harris in the 8th. d-singled for Bernadina in the 9th. e-grounded into a double play for Balester in the 9th. LOB—New York 2, Washington 5. 2B—R.Tejada (6). HR—I.Davis (18), off Maya; W.Harris (8), off Gee. RBIs— I.Davis 3 (64), Gee (1), W.Harris (29). S—Maya. Runners left in scoring position—Washington 2 (Morgan, I.Rodriguez). GIDP—Hessman, Duda, I.Rodriguez. DP—New York 1 (R.Tejada, Lu.Hernandez, I.Davis); Washington 2 (Espinosa, Desmond, A.Dunn), (Zimmerman, Espinosa, A.Dunn). New York IP H R ER Gee W, 1-0 7 2 1 1 Feliciano H, 15 2-3 0 0 0 Parnell H, 7 1-3 0 0 0 Takahashi 1 2 0 0 Washington IP H R ER Maya L, 0-1 5 5 4 4 Detwiler 2 1 0 0 Balester 2 0 0 0 WP—Takahashi. T—2:26. A—13,835 (41,546).
BB 3 0 0 0 BB 2 0 0
SO 4 1 0 1 SO 3 2 3
NP 86 12 4 19 NP 87 24 26
ERA 1.29 2.98 2.48 3.88 ERA 7.20 3.00 3.38