Ten games being played today as the Pittsburgh Pirates game against the Colorado Rockies was a victim of rain. The first two in this post come in a doubleheader from...
New York, as the Mets make up their missed game from yesterday with the San Francisco Giants. Tim Lincecum and Miguel Batista are the game one starters. San Francisco got going with a Pablo Sandoval single to bring in Melky Cabrera, followed by a Buster Posey solo home run in the first inning. New York answered in the second inning with a Mike Baxter double that scored Ruben Tejada. The Giants extended the lead with a three-run home run in the third inning off the bat of Nate Schierhotlz, sweeping in Sandoval and Posey. San Francisco struck again as Brandon Crawford hit a fourth inning double to get Emmanuel Burriss home safely. This held up for a 6-1 win, with Lincecum picking up the win while Batista took the loss.
In the nightcap, the pitchers are Madison Bumgarner and Dillon Gee. San Francisco struck first again with a first inning Pablo Sandoval two-run home run, also scoring Gregor Blanco, followed by a Hector Sanchez sacrifice fly that brought in Nate Schierholtz. The Giants struck again in the fourth inning as Blanco hit a 2-RBI double to bring home Brett Pill and Emmanuel Burriss. New York got one back in the bottom of the fourth as Justin Turner singling in David Wright. San Francisco struck again in the seventh inning on a Sanchez two-run home run, sweeping in Sandoval. The Mets got one back in the eighth inning as Daniel Murphy's sacrifice fly gave Lucas Duda time to dash home. The final held at 7-2, with Bumgarner getting the win and Gee suffering the loss.
Down in Texas now, with the Rangers hosting the New York Yankees. CC Sabathia and Derek Holland take their turns in the rotation. New York was first to score with a first inning 2-RBI single by Curtis Granderson, pushing in Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano. Texas got one back when Josh Hamilton grounded into a double play in the bottom of the first, allowing Ian Kinsler to come home. The Yankees replied in the fifth inning as Nick Swisher hit a sacrifice fly to bring around Chris Stewart before Alex Rodriguez cleared the bases with a three-run home run, knocking in Jeter and Cano. New York struck again in the sixth inning as Jeter doubled in Stewart. The Rangers got one back with Hamilton hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth. Texas pulled closer in the seventh inning as Craig Gentry doubled in Nelson Cruz and Brandon Snyder. They couldn't muster anymore, losing 7-4, with the win going to Sabathia, Mariano Rivera converting the save, and Holland taking the loss.
Up in Chicago, the Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals. Jaime Garcia and Matt Garza are the opposing pitchers. Chicago led off with a first inning Alfonso Soriano sacrifice fly, scoring Darwin Barney. St. Louis tied it in the fourth as Carlos Beltran grounded out, providing time for Skip Schumaker to get home, followed by a Yadier Molina sacrifice fly to give time for Matt Holliday to score. The Cubs won it in the ninth with a 2-RBI single from Joe Mather giving time to bring in both Bryan LaHair and Geovany Soto for a 3-2 win. Rafael Dolis was in line for the win while Jason Motte blew the save and suffered the loss.
Into Missouri, as the Kansas City Royals host the Toronto Blue Jays. Brandon Morrow and Bruce Chen will play from the mound. Toronto was first on the board with a solo shot by Kelly Johnson in the first inning. Kansas City tied it on an Eric Hosmer solo home run in the second inning. The Blue Jays took the lead in the sixth as Jose Bautista hit a two run home run, forcing in Johnson. Toronto padded the lead with a Rajai David single in the ninth inning, bringing in Brett Lawrie. This made it 4-1, with the win going to Morrow, the save to Francisco Cordero, and the loss to Chen.
North to Minnesota, where the Twins welcome the Boston Red Sox. Jon Lester and Jason Marquis get the starting nods. Boston dented the scoreboard in the first inning with an Adrian Gonzalez sacrifice fly that brought home Mike Aviles. The Red Sox padded the lead with a second inning two-run home run by Jarrod Saltalamacchia, also scoring Kevin Youkilis. Minnesota got two back with a Ryan Doumit double, knocking in both Joe Mauer and Josh Willingham, and then they took the lead as Danny Valencia went yard for a two-run home run, completing the trip around for Doumit. The Twins extended their lead with Jamey Carroll grounding into a double play that gave time for Trevor Plouffe to cross home in the fifth inning. Boston tied it in the seventh inning as Cody Ross hit a two-run home run, forcing in Saltalamacchia. The Red Sox snagged the lead in the ninth inning as Ross hit another home run, this time going yard to score only himself. This held for a 6-5 win, with Daniel Bard getting the W, Alfredo Aceves getting the save, and Matt Capps taking the loss.
A tad to the east, the Milwaukee Brewers host the Houston Astros. Lucas Harrell and Zack Grienke were sent out to pitch. Houston was first on the board with a solo home run by Jed Lowrie in the first inning. Milwaukee answered in the bottom of the first when Ryan Braun singled in Norichika Aoki, before he was forced in by an Aramis Ramirez triple, and Ramirez came home safely on a Corey Hart sacrifice fly. The Brewers struck again in the fourth inning as Mat Gamel's sacrifice fly gave time for Hart to dash home. The Astros got one back with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth, drawn by Brian Bogusevic to force in the pitcher Harrell. Milwaukee replied with a solo home run by Braun in the bottom of the fifth. The Brewers got another one as Hart scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning. Houston pulled back as Bogusevic tripled, clearing the bases of Lowrie and Carlos Lee, before he was pushed in by a Chris Johnson single. They couldn't tie it, losing 6-5, with Greinke getting the win, John Axford converting the save, and Harrell taking the loss.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Diamondbacks host the Philadelphia Phillies. Kyle Kendrick and Wade Miley will throw tonight. Arizona was first to score with an Aaron Hill ground rule double in the first inning, knocking in Gerardo Parra, before he came home on a Justin Upton sacrifice fly, followed by Jason Kubel doubling in Miguel Montero and then coming home himself on a John McDonald single. The Diamondbacks added on in the second inning when Cody Ransom doubled Hill and Upton home. Arizona kept going with solo home runs by Upton and Kubel in the fourth inning. The Diamondbacks extended their lead with a seventh inning Parra sacrifice fly to score McDonald. Philadelphia got on the board in a big way in the ninth as Laynce Nix doubled in Placido Polanco, followed by a three-run home run by Shane Victorino, also scoring Nix and Ty Wigginton, and a Carlos Ruiz solo shot. They got as far as 9-5, but fell here with Miley taking the win while Kendrick was dealt an ugly loss.
Out in Oakland, the Athletics host the Chicago White Sox. Jake Peavy and Bartolo Colon are the staff aces pacing the game. Chicago began the scoring with back to back solo home runs by Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko in the fourth inning. The White Sox added on in the ninth inning with a Gordon Beckham single, driving in Brent Morel, before he came home on an A.J. Pierzynski single. This made it a 4-0 final, with Peavy getting the win and Colon getting absolutely no help in the loss.
Finally, we finish down in Chavez Ravine, with the Los Angeles Dodgers welcoming the Atlanta Braves. Jair Jurrjens demonstrate alliteration in the pitching duel while taking the mound. Los Angeles started off with a first inning Andre Ethier single that drove in Dee Gordon. Atlanta replied in the second inning on a David Ross solo home run. The Dodgers got the lead back in the second inning as Juan Uribe singled in James Loney before coming home himself when A.J. Ellis singled. Los Angeles padded the lead in the fourth with an Ellis single that scored Loney, followed by a Gordon sacrifice fly to drive in Uribe. The Braves got one back in the top of the eighth on a Dan Uggla solo home run. The Dodgers iced it at 7-2 in the bottom of the inning, as Uribe singled in both Matt Kemp and Ethier. The win went to Capuano, while Jurrjens took the loss.
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