MLB Day 28 2012

Full slate again as some series come to an end. We begin in...

Cleveland, with the Indians hosting the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Ervin Santana and Derek Lowe will pitch. Cleveland got on the board in the fifth inning as Asdrubal Cabrera reached on error, providing both Aaron Cunningham and Michael Brantley time to dash home. The Indians added on in the eighth inning as Jack Hannahan reached on an error, allowing Jason Donald to get home, followed by Shelley Duncan's sacrifice fly to bring home Carlos Santana. The final stood at 4-0, with the win going to Lowe and the loss to Santana.

East in the Bronx, the New York Yankees host the Detroit Tigers. Max Scherzer and CC Sabathia took the mound. New York got things going in the second inning as Curtis Granderson drew a bases loaded walk, forcing in Raul Ibanez, and Alex Rodriguez singled to bring home Eric Chavez. Detroit got one back in the fourth inning on a solo shot by Prince Fielder. The Yankees replied in the bottom of the fourth as Granderson hit a solo home run. The Tigers pulled back in the sixth inning when Miguel Cabrera doubled, knocking in Brennan Boesch. New York got some back in the eighth inning as Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice, allowing Chris Stewart to come home, and a Robinson Cano sacrifice fly that gave time for Derek Jeter to dart home. The Yankees struck again in the eighth inning as Andruw Jones hit a solo shot, making the score 6-2, a final. Sabathia picked up the win and Scherzer had the loss.

Up in Toronto, the Blue Jays host the Seattle Mariners. Jason Vargas starts against Henderson Alvarez. Seattle led off with a first inning Chone Figgins solo home run. Toronto tied it in the fifth inning as Kelly Johnson singled to score Colby Rasmus. The Blue Jays grabbed the lead on an Edwin Encarnacion solo home run in the sixth inning. Toronto padded the lead in the eighth inning when Brett Lawrie doubled Jose Bautista and Encarnacion across the plate, followed by Rajai Davis scoring on a Miguel Olivo error and a Jeff Mathis two-run home run finishing Lawrie's trip around the bases. The Mariners got as close as 7-2 with a solo shot by Olivo in the ninth inning, but they lost after that. Alvarez got the win while Vargas took the loss.

Way to the south, the Miami Marlins hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wade Miley and Josh Johnson got the starting nods. Arizona got started in the third inning when Gerardo Parra singled in the pitcher Miley. The Diamondbacks extended the lead in the fifth inning as Jason Kubel and Miguel Montero each singled, scoring Parra and Justin Upton, respectively. Arizona kept going in the sixth inning as Willie Bloomquist singled, bringing home Aaron Hill, before coming home with Upton on a Kubel double, followed by Cody Ransom doubling in Kubel and Montero. Miami got on the board in the seventh inning as Giancarlo Stanton grounded out and gave time to get Hanley Ramirez home safely. The Marlins struck again in the ninth inning on a Stanton three-run homer, scoring Logan Morrison and Omar Infante, but they only got to 8-4 before falling. Miley picked up the win while Johnson was stuck with the loss.

Back to Ohio, as the Cincinnati Reds hosted the Houston Astros. Jordan Lyles goes against Mat Latos for pitching. Houston began in the first inning as Jed Lowrie singled to score Jose Altuve. The Astros struck again in the second as Lyles sacrificed, providing time for Chris Johnson to come home. Cincinnati got on the board in the fourth inning when Joey Votto hit a two-run home run, sweeping in Zack Cozart. Houston replied in the fifth inning on a two-run blast by Lowrie, sweeping in Altuve. The Reds shot back in their half of the inning as Cozart doubled to bring home Ryan Hanigan. The Astros padded the lead again in the sixth inning when Matt Downs hit a solo home run. Cincinnati tied it in the seventh inning when Votto doubled, pushing in Chris Heisey and Drew Stubbs. The Reds gained the lead in the eighth inning as Jay Bruce lifted a solo home run. This held for a 6-5 win, earned by Logan Ondrusek, while the save went to Sean Marshall and the loss was dealt to Fernando Rodriguez.

East again to Baltimore, with the Orioles hosting the Oakland Athletics. Bartolo Colon pitches against Tommy Hunter this afternoon. Oakland was first on the board in the sixth inning with a Yoenis Cespedes double knocking in Josh Reddick. Seth Smith added on for the Athletics with a solo home run in the seventh inning. Baltimore tied it in the ninth inning as Matt Wieters scored both J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones with a double, and then his pinch-runner Endy Chavez scored alongside Chris Davis when Wilson Betemit hit a three-run home run to win 5-2. Pedro Strop was in line for the win while Grant Balfour blew up in the loss.

Into Philadelphia, as the Phillies host the Chicago Cubs. Matt Garza and Kyle Kendrick are tabbed as the starters. Chicago opened with a second inning Ian Stewart groundout giving Bryan LaHair time to come home. The Cubs struck again in the third inning with a Starlin Castro sacrifice fly driving in Tony Campana. Chicago padded the lead with a fourth inning solo shot by Joe Mather. The Cubs got another run in the eighth as Castro reached on a fielder's choice and Campana dashed home to score, followed by a Jeff Baker single to score LaHair. Philadelphia avoided the shutout in the ninth with a bases-loaded walk from Ty Wigginton, forcing in Pete Orr. This made the final 5-1, with the win going to Garza and the loss to Kendrick.

Down in Atlanta, the Braves hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kevin Correia and Tim Hudson are the veteran pitchers. Pittsburgh was first on the board with a second inning Jose Tabata double, driving in Pedro Alvarez and Michael McKenry. Atlanta answered with a third inning Freddie Freeman sacrifice fly to get the pitcher Hudson across the plate. The Braves added on in the fourth inning as Tyler Pastornicky doubled to score Dan Uggla. Atlanta took the lead in the fifth inning when Uggla drew a bases-loaded walk, forcing in Michael Bourn. The Braves got another one in the seventh inning as Martin Prado hit a solo home run. The Pirates got one back in the ninth inning as Tabata scored on a wild pitch, but they didn't tie it, losing 4-3. The win went to Hudson, Craig Kimbrel converted a shaky save, and Correia was stuck holding the loss.

Northwest to Minnesota, as the Twins host the Kansas City Royals. Bruce Chen and Jason Marquis will throw. Minnesota started in the first inning as Joe Mauer singled in Denard Span before coming home alongside Jamey Carroll when Josh Willingham tripled, and Willingham came the final 90 feet home with a Danny Valencia single. Kansas City got one back in the second inning as Mike Moustakas hit a solo home run. The Twins padded the lead in the third inning with Valencia tripling, forcing in Willingham, before he came home on a Ryan Doumit sacrifice fly. The Royals shot back in the fourth inning as Eric Hosmer grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in Alex Gordon, and then he scored when Moustakas singled. Minnesota extended the lead in the seventh inning on a Doumit double, knocking in Justin Morneau. Kansas City tried to rally back in the ninth as Alcides Escobar singled to knock in Jeff Francoeur, but that only made it 7-4, a score in favor of the Twins. Marquis got the win while Chen took the loss.

Southeast to Chicago, with the White Sox hosting the Boston Red Sox. Josh Beckett and Gavin Floyd were the studly starters. Chicago began with a first inning Alex Rios single, scoring Alejandro De Aza, before coming home on a two-run home run by Adam Dunn. Boston got on the board in the seventh inning when Cody Ross singled in Dustin Pedroia. The White Sox answered in the eighth inning as Dayan Viciedo singled to drive in Alexei Ramirez. Floyd pitched strong in the 4-1 win, while Matt Thornton picked up the save and Beckett got little help in the loss.

Into St. Louis, where the Cardinals host the Milwaukee Brewers. Zack Greinke and Jaime Garcia got the green light to pitch. St. Louis drew first blood as Rafael Furcal singled home Skip Schumaker in the second inning. Milwaukee took the lead in the seventh inning as Aramis Ramirez singled to score Carlos Gomez, before coming home alongside Corey Hart on a 2-RBI double from Jonathan Lucroy. The Cardinals got one back in the eighth inning as Daniel Descalso grounded into a fielder's choice, providing time for Matt Carpenter to score. They failed to tie it, allowing Greinke to earn the 3-2 win, while John Axford made the save and Garcia was on the hook for the loss.

Out west to Colorado, where the Rockies host the New York Mets. Johan Santana and Jamie Moyer are the well-aged pitchers. New York began in the first inning with a David Wright double to score both Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Ruben Tejada before coming home himself on a Scott Hairston single. The Mets added on with a fifth inning solo home run by Josh Thole. Colorado tied it in the eighth inning as Todd Helton hit a grand slam home run, sweeping in Dexter Fowler, Carlos Gonzalez, and Michael Cuddyer. New York took the lead again in the tenth inning as Nieuwenhuis doubled, allowing Mike Baxter safe passage home. The Rockies tied it again in the bottom of the tenth on a Gonzalez solo shot. The Mets got the lead again in the eleventh inning as Ike Davis lined a single to drive in Wright. This lead didn't go away, giving them a 6-5 win, earned by Frank Francisco, while Ramon Ramirez cleaned up for a save and Matt Belisle took the loss.

Out in California, the San Francisco Giants host the San Diego Padres. Clayton Richard and Madison Bumgarner take the hill. San Francisco got on the board in the first inning as Melky Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly, driving in Angel Pagan, followed by a solo shot from Pablo Sandoval. San Diego answered in the fifth inning as Chris Denorfia doubled in Jason Bartlett. The Giants added on in the sixth inning as Joaquin Arias tripled to force in Buster Posey and Brett Pill. San Francisco held on for a 4-1 win, earned by Bumgarner, while Santiago Casilla converted a save and Richard was dealt the loss.

To the south, the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Washington Nationals. Gio Gonzalez and Chris Capuano demonstrate alliteration in the pitching spectrum. Los Angeles finally dented the scoreboard in the sixth inning as James Loney doubled in both Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier. This held up for a 2-0 Dodgers win, credited to Capuano, while Kenley Jansen converted the save and Gonzalez was a victim of a lack of run support in the loss.

Finally, we end in Texas, as the Rangers host the Tampa Bay Rays. David Price and Derek Holland are the dueling pitchers. Texas started the scoring in the first inning as Josh Hamilton singled in Elvis Andrus. Tampa Bay answered with a second inning Jeff Keppinger single, scoring Ben Zobrist, followed by a Luke Scott double to drive in Keppinger, and a sacrifice fly by Sean Rodriguez to score B.J. Upton. The Rays added on in the third inning as Zobrist doubled to knock in Carlos Pena. The Rangers chipped away in the fifth inning as Andrus grounded out, allowing safe passage home for Yorvit Torrealba. Tampa Bay extended their lead in the seventh inning as a Desmond Jennings triple forced in Rodriguez. This made it 5-2, a final, with Price getting the win, Fernando Rodney converting the save, and Holland suffering the loss.

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