Full slate as we head to afternoon games. We'll begin up in...
Canada, as the Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles. Brian Matusz and Kyle Drabek are pitching. Baltimore started with a second inning Ronny Paulino groundout that gave Wilson Betemit time to score. Toronto tied it in the fourth inning with a solo home run from Brett Lawrie's bat. The Orioles retook the lead on a solo shot by Adam Jones in the sixth inning. The Blue Jays answered in the bottom of the sixth with a large rally, starting as Edwin Encarnacion ripped a two-run homer to bring in Jose Bautista, followed by Jeff Mathis singling in Ben Francisco, Yunel Escobar hitting a 2-RBI double to drive in Rajai David and Mathis, Kelly Johnson lining a double to finish Johnson's trip around, and Johnson coming home when Lawrie was hit by a pitch. Toronto padded the lead with a Lawrie single to give Encarnacion time to dash home. This made it 9-2, a final, with Drabek earning the win and Matusz taking the loss.
Down to Miami, where the Marlins hosted the Houston Astros. J.A. Happ goes up against Anibal Sanchez in pitching. Miami started on a solo home run in the second inning by Omar Infante. Houston answered in the third as J.D. Martinez singled to bring around the pitcher Happ. The Astros gained the lead in the fourth inning as Jason Castro reached on an error, allowing Brian Bogusevic to score, followed by Jose Altuve grounding into a fielder's choice that gave time for Chris Johnson to dart home. The Marlins got one back as Logan Morrison hit a single to provide Giancarlo Stanton time to score in the fourth inning. Houston replied in the eighth inning as Altuve doubled in Bogusevic. Miami tied it in the eighth inning with a two-run homer from Hanley Ramirez, knocking in Emilio Bonifacio. The Marlins won it with a Ramirez single in the eleventh inning that drove in Brett Hayes for a 5-4 win. Chad Gaudin was in line to pick up the win, while David Carpenter choked up the final run in the loss.
North again in Philadelphia, where the Phillies host the New York Mets. Mike Pelfrey and Cole Hamels will be throwing. New York began in the first inning as Ike Davis hit a two-run homer, also scoring David Wright. Philadelphia got on the board as Jimmy Rollins singled in Juan Pierre in the bottom of the first. The Phillies tied it in the seventh inning as Ty Wigginton hit a sacrifice fly to score Rollins, and they took the lead with a Laynce Nix double to bring around Hunter Pence. Philadelphia added on with an eighth inning Pence walk with the bases loaded, forcing in Pete Orr, followed by a Wigginton double driving in Placido Polanco, Rollins, and Pence before John Mayberry brought Wigginton home with a single. This made it 8-2, giving Hamels a win and Ramon Ramirez a loss.
South to Atlanta, with the Braves hosting the Milwaukee Brewers. Chris Narveson and Brandon Beachy will play from the mound. Atlanta started with a first inning Brian McCann sacrifice fly to score Michael Bourn. Milwaukee tied it in the second inning as Jonathan Lucroy's single gave Aramis Ramirez time to dart home. The Braves got the lead back with a third inning three-run homer from Chipper Jones, sweeping in the pitcher Beachy and Martin Prado. Jason Heyward added on for Atlanta in the fourth with a solo home run. The Braves struck again in the eighth inning when Eric Hinske's single pushed in both Dan Uggla and Freddie Freeman. The Brewers got one back as Corey Hart ripped a double to score Ryan Braun in the ninth inning, before Lucroy hit a two-run homer to finish his trip around. They held from here for a 7-4 Atlanta win, with Beachy earning it while Narveson took the loss.
Continuing the zigzag pattern, we go north again to Washington, D.C., with the Nationals hosting the Cincinnati Reds. Mike Leake and Ross Detwiler are tabbed to start. Cincinnati began with a Ryan Ludwick grand slam home run in the first inning, sweeping in Zack Cozart, Scott Rolen, and Jay Bruce. The Reds added one more in the fourth inning as Ryan Hanigan singled to get Ludwick across the plate. Washington answered in the bottom of the fourth with an Adam LaRoche 2-RBI single, knocking in both Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa, followed by a Mark DeRosa groundout that gave time for Ryan Zimmerman to dash home. The Nationals pulled closer in the fifth inning when Desmond doubled to bring around Roger Bernadina. Washington tied it as Desmond singled Rick Ankiel home. Cincinnati gained the lead in the eleventh inning as Joey Votto doubled in both Drew Stubbs and Cozart, followed by a Rolen single that completed Votto's trip around, pacing them to an 8-5 win, with Jose Arredondo in line for the win, Sean Marshall converting the save, and Tyler Clippard being dealt the loss.
A bit farther north, the Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Moore and Felix Doubront will oppose each other in pitching. Boston drew first blood with a three-run homer by Cody Ross, also scoring Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz. The Red Sox added on in the fourth inning as Kelly Shoppach doubled in Ortiz. Tampa Bay got going in the fifth inning on a Carlos Pena double to score both Chris Gimenez and Desmond Jennings before he came all the way home on an Evan Longoria ground rule double. Luke Scott tied it for the Rays with a solo shot in the sixth inning. Boston got the lead back with an Ortiz double in the sixth, driving in Youkilis. The Red Sox continued with a seventh inning solo shot from Mike Aviles. Boston held on to win 6-4, with Vicente Padilla getting the win, Alfredo Aceves converting the save, and Moore suffering the loss.
Westward to Kansas City, as the Royals host the Cleveland Indians. Ubaldo Jimenez and Luis Mendoza take to the mounds. Kansas City got things going in the second inning on an Alcides Escobar double to knock in Mike Moustakas before he came home alongside Brayan Pena when Chris Getz singled. Cleveland answered, taking the lead with a rally that saw Shin-Soo Choo double to score Michael Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera, a Shelley Duncan three-run homer that finished Choo and Travis Hafner's trips around the bases, and a Jack Hannahan single to force in Casey Kotchman. The Royals got one back in the fourth inning when Eric Hosmer grounded out, giving Getz time to get home. The Indians got it back in the fifth inning as Hafner hit a solo shot, followed by a Lou Marson double giving Duncan time to get home safely, and a Brantley double to score both Kotchman and Marson. Kansas City got one back in the sixth as Billy Butler singled Alex Gordon home. Cleveland responded with eighth inning home runs by Kotchman, also forcing in Duncan, and Kipnis, a solo shot. The Royals tried a ninth inning rally when Moustakas singled in Hosmer and then came the rest of the way home on a Pena single, but no more came of the run, and they lost 13-7. The win belonged to Jimenez while the loss went to Mendoza.
North to Chicago, as the White Sox host the Detroit Tigers. Rick Porcello and Chris Sale are in line to start. Detroit began as Gerald Laird hit a third inning solo home run. The Tigers added on in the fifth when Austin Jackson drew a walk and Jhonny Peralta scored on a wild pitch during the same play. Detroit extended the lead in the sixth inning when Prince Fielder scored on a wild pitch. Chicago got on the board with a Dayan Viciedo solo shot in the eighth inning. The Tigers padded the lead in the ninth with a Ramon Santiago single, driving in Laird, followed by a Fielder single to get Austin Jackson across the plate. The White Sox made it a 5-2 game in the ninth inning when A.J. Pierzynski's single poked in Adam Dunn. The win went to Porcello while Sale took the loss.
Northwest of there, the Minnesota Twins welcome the Texas Rangers. Neftali Feliz and Liam Hendriks take their turns to pitch. Texas busted things open with a fifth inning Mike Napoli solo home run. Minnesota took the lead with a bottom of the fifth two-run home run by Clete Thomas, also scoring Josh Willingham. The Twins added on as Jamey Carroll hit a sixth inning single that allowed time for Denard Span to score. The Rangers took the lead in the eighth inning as Elvis Andrus tripled in Ian Kinsler before coming the final 90 feet when Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer. The final was 4-3 Texas, with Robbie Ross earning the win, Joe Nathan cleanly converting the save, and Glen Perkins getting hit hard in the loss.
Back to Missouri, as the St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs. Paul Maholm and Jake Westbrook take the hill. St. Louis first dented the scoreboard in the second inning when Matt Carpenter singled in Carlos Beltran and Shane Robinson grounded into a fielder's choice that gave Yadier Molina time to come home. The Cardinals extended the lead in the third inning on a Matt Holliday single that brought around Rafael Furcal, followed by a Molina three-run home run to finish Holliday's and Beltran's trips around the bases. Chicago got on the board in the fourth inning when Reed Johnson scored on a wild pitch. The Cubs got another back in the fifth inning as Johnson grounded out to give Geovany Soto time to cross the plate. St. Louis replied with a Carpenter two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth, sweeping in Beltran as well. The Cardinals kept going when Carpenter tripled in Erik Komatsu and Molina. Chicago took one back as Starlin Castro lined a single to bring in Johnson. This cut it to 10-3, the final, with the win going to Westbrook and the loss to Maholm.
West from here, the Colorado Rockies hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks. On the hill we have Trevor Cahill and Drew Pomeranz. Arizona began with a two-run home run from Chris Young, also scoring Justin Upton. Young struck again for the Diamondbacks with a single in the third inning, bringing in Gerardo Parra. Arizona added on in the fifth inning as Aaron Hill singled in both Parra and Upton. Colorado avoided the shutout in the eighth inning with Tyler Colvin grounding into a fielder's choice to provide Jonathan Herrera time to score, and Troy Tulowitzki singling in Dexter Fowler. This made it a 5-2 final, with Cahill getting the win, Bryan Shaw converting the save, and Pomeranz suffering the loss.
Out to the coast, as the San Francisco Giants host the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kevin Correia and Ryan Vogelsong make the starts. Pittsburgh opened with a second inning Garrett Jones solo home run and an Alex Presley single to score Neil Walker. San Francisco got on the board as Emmanuel Burriss hit a ground out to bring home Brandon Belt. The Pirates added on in the eighth inning when Walker laid down a bunt single, and combined with a fielding error, gave Andrew McCutchen time to get home safely, followed by Josh Harrison sacrificing to get Casey McGehee across the plate. This made it a 4-1 game, which was a final, where Correia got the win, Joel Hanrahan converted the save, and Vogelsong took a hard-luck loss.
Up in Seattle, the Mariners hosted the Oakland Athletics. Graham Godfrey and Blake Beaven take the mound. Seattle started with a second inning Brendan Ryan home run, also scoring Kyle Seager. The Mariners extended the lead in the third inning with Justin Smoak's solo home run. Oakland tied it in the fifth inning with a three-run home run by Eric Sogard, sweeping in Kila Ka'aihue and Anthony Recker. Seattle retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth as Ichiro doubled in Chone Figgins and Smoak grounded out to bring home Dustin Ackley. This made it 5-3, which held up the rest of the way, putting Beaven in the win column, giving Brandon League a save, and sticking Godfrey with the loss.
Southward to Los Angeles, as the Dodgers bring in the San Diego Padres. Edinson Volquez and Clayton Kershaw are the staff aces pitching today. Los Angeles began with Andre Ethier grounding into a fielder's choice to provide time for Dee Gordon to come home and Juan Rivera hitting a sacrifice fly to score Mark Ellis in the first inning. San Diego shot back on a third inning Chris Denorfia double, allowing Cameron Maybin to score. The Dodgers extended their lead in the bottom of the third as Matt Kemp hit a solo home run and Rivera singled to bring around Ethier. The Padres tied it with a sixth inning Orlando Hudson single to drive in Guzman and a Jeremy Hermida single that knocked in both Nick Hundley and Andy Parrino as the tying run. Los Angeles had none of it, winning in the bottom of the ninth as Gordon ripped a single to give Rivera time to score, winning it 5-4. The win went to Javy Guerra, while the loss belonged to Brad Brach.
Finally, we go to New York, with the Yankees hosting the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jerome Williams and Ivan Nova were called on for the start. Los Angeles began with a second inning Mark Trumbo solo home run. New York tied it in their half of the inning as Raul Ibanez singled to bring around Robinson Cano. The Yankees rallied to a larger lead with Curtis Granderson's groundout allowing Brett Gardner to score, followed by Alex Rodriguez singling in Derek Jeter and then coming home on a Mark Teixeira double, and finally a Nick Swisher sacrifice fly to give Cano time to dart home. New York extended the lead in the fourth inning as Jeter went yard with a three-run home run, sweeping in Russell Martin and Gardner. The Angels got a couple back in the fifth as Chris Iannetta hit a two-run homer, also scoring Maicer Izturis. Los Angeles struck again in the sixth inning on an Izturis double bringing around Trumbo. The Angels kept chipping away as Albert Pujols hit a single to give Erick Aybar time to score in the seventh inning. The Yankees cooled the fire with a Swisher single to give Cano time to dash home, before coming home on a two-run homer by Ibanez. The final was 11-5 at this point, with Nova gaining a win and Williams taking a loss.
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