Today we have a rain-shortened schedule of games with some lingering storms in the eastern parts of the country. Those games that have been postponed are the Nationals/Pirates, Tigers/Blue Jays, Red Sox/Orioles, and Mets/Marlins. For the games that will be played, we lead off with the...
Atlanta Braves hosting the Houston Astros. Wandy Rodriguez and Derek Lowe get the starts. The scoring started in the seventh with a solo home run by Brett Wallace for Houston. Atlanta answered with Brian McCann hitting his only solo shot to tie the game in the ninth. McCann would provide the winning home run as well, an eleventh inning two run blast to make it 3-1 as Eric Hinske scored. Mark Melancon had a blown save and Jeff Fulchino took the loss, while Cory Gearrin picked up the win. Wallace and McCann were the best hitters for the game. Atlanta took the short series 2-0.
Westward to Colorado, with the Rockies hosting the San Francisco Giants. Jonathan Sanchez and Ubaldo Jimenez were on the mound. San Francisco opened the scoring in the second inning with Miguel Tejada singling in Aubrey Huff. Colorado answered with a solo home run by Troy Tulowitzki. The Giants retook the lead in the third with a double by Pat Burrell, scoring both Mike Fontenot and Buster Posey. The Rockies got to work in the eighth with Ryan Spilborghs scoring on a Sanchez error, Dexter Fowler hitting a ground rule double to score Chris Iannetta, and Carlos Gonzalez's 2-RBI single scoring both Alfredo Amezaga and Fowler. This left the score at 5-3, the final, with Sanchez being stuck with the loss, Javier Lopez being credited with a blown save, Matt Belisle getting a win, and Huston Street converting the save. Burrell and Tulowitzki were the top hitters. Colorado swept the series 2-0.
Back south and east, the Tampa Bay Rays host the New York Yankees. Ivan Nova and James Shields were the lucky starters. Tampa Bay opened in the third with a solo home run by Elliot Johnson. New York answered with a pair of solo shots by Alex Rodriguez, in the fourth and sixth innings. The Yankees added on in the seventh with Chris Dickerson singling home Eduardo Nunez, followed by Derek Jeter's grounding into a double play and a subsequent Ben Zobrist error that allowed a dash home by Brett Gardner. New York added some more in the ninth inning with Gardner singling home Russell Martin before completing his trip on a Jeter single. The Rays made it a 6-2 loss with Zobrist's ground rule double scoring Sean Rodriguez. Nova got the win and Shields was stuck with the loss. Rodriguez and Johnson were the top batters. The teams split the series 1-1.
Over to Cincinnati, with the Reds hosting the Chicago Cubs. Matt Garza and Edinson Volquez got the starting nods. Chicago opened with a three-run homer by Carlos Pena, bringing in Darwin Barney and Aramis Ramirez. Cincinnati tied it with a three-run error by Garza, leading to Brandon Phillips, Ramon Hernandez, and Scott Rolen all dashing home. The Cubs retook the lead with Barney's walk leading to Campana scoring. Campana would add on for Chicago by doubling home Ramirez. The Reds replied in the bottom of the next inning, with a Ryan Hanigan sacrifice leading to Rolen and Fred Lewis coming home, Chris Heisey also sacrificing to bring around Hanigan, and then Joey Votto doubling in Paul Janish. The final would have the Reds on top 7-5, with Sean Marshall collecting a hold before Kerry Wood blew the save and took the loss, while Bill Bray got the win and Nick Masset converted the save. Pena and Rolen were the top batters.
Continuing to Chicago, with the White Sox playing host to the Texas Rangers. Matt Harrison and John Danks had the starts. Ian Kinsler opened the scoring for Texas with by grounding into a double play, but allowing Endy Chavez to score. In the second, the Rangers added on again with Mike Napoli dashing home on an error. Texas kept it up in the fourth with Yorvit Torrealba's sacrifice bringing around David Murphy. Chicago tied it the next inning as Brent Morel drilled a three-run tater to knock in A.J. Pierzynski and Alex Rios. The White Sox took a 4-3 lead in the eighth with Gordon Beckham coming home on a wild pitch. This was the final, with the loss going to Cody Eppley, the win awarded to Jesse Crain, and the save converted by Sergio Santos. Chavez and Morel were the top hitters. The series split 1-1.
To Kansas City, with the Royals hosting the Cleveland Indians. Carlos Carrasco and Sean O'Sullivan took to the mound. Cleveland opened with Travis Hafner doubling in Michael Brantley, Shin-Soo Choo and Carlos Santana. Kansas City got on the board in the second with Matt Treanor's single to score Eric Hosmer. The Indians replied with a fourth inning sacrifice fly by Brantley that allowed Orlando Cabrera to come home. Cleveland kept going in the fifth with Santana's solo shot and Travis Buck singling in Hafner. The Royals would get one back as Hosmer's single drove in Jeff Francoeur. The Indians added a seventh inning solo home run off Asdrubal Cabrera's bat. Kansas City made it 7-3 with Melky Cabrera singling in Treanor, the final run of the game. Carrasco got the win and O'Sullivan took the loss. Hafner and Hosmer were the top hitters. Cleveland swept 2-0 for the series.
Across Missouri, the St. Louis Cardinals hosted the Philadelphia Phillies. St. Louis opened with a fourth inning Yadier Molina single to score Lance Berkman. Philadelphia tied it in the eighth as Placido Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to bring around Jimmy Rollins. The Cardinals won the game with Berkman singling in Jon Jay in the ninth, for a 2-1 victory. Danys Baez had the loss and Fernando Salas got the win. Polanco and Molina were the best batters. St. Louis swept the series 2-0.
To the Desert, for the Arizona Diamondbacks hosting the San Diego Padres. Tim Stauffer opposed Daniel Hudson. San Diego led off with Jason Bartlett drilling a sacrifice fly to bring in Chris Denorfia. Arizona replied as Justin Upton grounded out but allowed Kelly Johnson passage home. The Diamondbacks added on in fourth as Miguel Montero doubled in Upton. Arizona kept going in the sixth as Gerardo Parra hit a two-RBI single, driving home both Chris Young and Montero. The Diamondbacks capped it off with Stephen Drew singling home Ryan Roberts and Montero doing the same for Upton. The final was 6-1, with Stauffer getting pinned with the loss and Hudson grabbing the win. Denorfia and Montero were named best hitters. The teams split the series at 1 apiece.
Into California, with the Oakland Athletics hosting the Anaheim Angels. Tyler Chatwood and Gio Gonzalez made the starts. Oakland opened in the second inning with a Mark Ellis double to bring in David DeJesus, Kevin Kouzmanoff doing the same to complete Ellis' trip, and Coco Crisp driving Kouzmanoff in with a single. The Athletics were back at it in the third with Ellis' two-RBI single knocking in both Josh Willingham and Kurt Suzuki, Kouzmanoff reaching on an error that led to a dash home by DeJesus, and Crisp doubling in Ellis. Oakland added another run in the fourth as Suzuki doubled in fellow countryman Hideki Matsui. The Athletics also punished in the sixth as DeJesus singled in Willingham, Ellis followed with the same for Suzuki, Ryan Sweeney walked with the bases loaded to force in DeJesus, followed by Daric Barton doing the same for Ellis, and capping off the 6-run inning and 14-0 victory was Willingham singling in both Kouzmanoff and Sweeney. Chatwood took the loss, and Gonzalez got the win. Howie Kendrick and Ellis were the top hitters. Oakland won the series 2-0.
Down in the south part of the state, the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the Milwaukee Brewers. Randy Wolf and Hiroki Kuroda were the starting pitchers. Los Angeles led off with a two-run first inning homer by Matt Kemp, also scoring Andre Ethier. The Dodgers made it 3-0 with Jerry Sands' double to bring in Juan Uribe. This was the final, with Wolf taking the loss, Kuroda snatching the win, Kenley Jansen getting a hold, and Matt Guerrier converting the save. Wolf and Kemp were the top batters. The series was split at 1.
Finally, in the Northwest, the Seattle Mariners hosted the Minnesota Twins. Francisco Liriano opposed Felix Hernandez. Minnesota opened with Michael Cuddyer singling in both Matt Tolbert and Jason Kubel in the first inning. Seattle made it 2-1 with Ichiro's single to score Brendan Ryan. This would be a final, with Hernandez taking the loss, Liriano picking up the win, Glen Perkins getting a hold, and Matt Capps earning a save. Cuddyer and Ichiro were the top hitters. This series also split 1-1.
That's all for Tuesday. Check later in the week for more baseball.
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