Only fourteen games on as the Athletics and Mariners get a spare day off for good behavior from Japan. Other than them, the rest of the teams do battle in wrapping up opening series today. First up...
The Detroit Tigers host the Boston Red Sox. Clay Buchholz and Max Scherzer are on the hill. Detroit began with a first inning Miguel Cabrera single to bring around Austin Jackson, followed by a 3-RBI double by Jhonny Peralta that scored Cabrera, Prince Fielder, and Alex Avila. Boston found the scoreboard in the second inning as Mike Aviles doubled to score both David Ortiz and Darnell McDonald. The Tigers took one back in their half of the inning as Cabrera's sacrifice fly gave Ryan Raburn time to run home. The Red Sox answered in the third inning when Ortiz doubled Adrian Gonzalez around the bases, Aviles helping him complete his trip with a single, Nick Punto hitting a sacrifice fly to score Ryan Sweeney, Aviles scoring on a balk, and Jacoby Ellsbury singling Kelly Shoppach in. Detroit tied the game again in the fourth when Brennan Boesch singled in Ryan Raburn and Cabrera grounded into a double play that allowed Jackson to dart home. Boston took the lead again in the sixth inning as Gonzalez unleashed a two-run homer run that brought home Ellsbury. The Red Sox added on in the ninth inning as Punto singled in McDonald. The Tigers tied it in the bottom of the ninth with a three-run home run by Cabrera, with Jackson and Boesch both scoring as well. Boston gained the lead again in the eleventh inning as Punto singled in Cody Ross, followed by Dustin Pedroia's single to drive in Aviles. The Tigers got one back in the bottom of the inning with Delmon Young hitting a sacrifice fly to bring in Cabrera, and they won it when Avila blasted a two-run home run with Fielder crossing as the winning run for a 13-12 win. Duane Below got the win while Mark Melancon was pinned with the difficult loss.
Down in Cleveland, the Indians will try to keep it at nine innings against the Toronto Blue Jays. Joel Carreño and Derek Lowe are called on to pitch. Cleveland began on a second inning solo home run by Carlos Santana, followed up by Casey Kotchman coming home when Michael Brantley walked with the bases loaded. Toronto tied it in the fourth inning as Edwin Encarnacion doubled in Kelly Johnson and Brett Lawrie hit a sacrifice fly to bring around Adam Lind. The Indians regained the lead on a fifth inning Santana two-run homer run, also scoring Shin-Soo Choo. The Blue Jays pulled closer in the eighth inning when Lind singled Johnson across the plate, making it 4-3. Toronto never tied the game, losing by the margin, with the winning pitcher being Lowe, Chris Perez converting the save, and Carreño taking the loss.
East to New York, where the Mets host the Atlanta Braves. Mike Minor and Jonathon Niese have the ball. New York struck first as David Wright hit a sacrifice fly that gave Ruben Tejada time to score. The Mets struck again in the fourth inning on a Jason Bay sacrifice fly to bring around Daniel Murphy. New York added on with a fifth inning double by Murphy, pushing the pitcher Niese and Tejada home. The Mets padded the lead with a sixth inning pair of doubles by Scott Hairston and Tejada, which knocked in Bay on the first and Lucas Duda and Hairston on the second. Atlanta finally found the scoreboard with Matt Diaz reaching on error that allowed Dan Uggla to score, before he came come with Freddie Freeman when Jason Heyward doubled, and Jack Wilson later brought Heyward across the plate. The Braves got as close as 7-5 with a solo shot by Brian McCann in the eighth inning. The win went to Niese, Frank Francisco converted the save, and Minor was dealt the loss.
Back in Ohio, the Cincinnati Reds host the Miami Marlins. Carlos Zambrano pitches against Bronson Arroyo. Cincinnati was on the board early as Zack Cozart doubled to score Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce grounded into a fielder's choice that finished Cozart's trip around, and Miguel Cairo grounded out to bring home Joey Votto. Miami got one back with a fourth inning Omar Infante single to bring in Giancarlo Stanton. The Marlins went back to work in the sixth inning as Logan Morrison's sacrifice fly scored Hanley Ramirez. The Reds answered in their half of the inning on a solo shot by Bruce. Miami gained the lead in the seventh inning after Chris Coghlan doubled Gaby Sanchez home, Jose Reyes grounded out to bring in Brett Hayes, and Coghlan came home on a Emilio Bonifacio single. Cincinnati pulled off a ninth inning comeback as Bruce hit a solo home run to tie it and then a Scott Rolen single the brought around Drew Stubbs for a 6-5 win. Aroldis Chapman got the win while Heath Bell blew the save and took the loss as well.
Crossing into Pennsylvania, with the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the Philadelphia Phillies. Vance Worley and James McDonald will be pitching. Philadelphia began on a first inning Hunter Pence double, allowing shane Victorino to come home. The Phillies padded the lead in the fourth inning when Pence went yard on a solo shot. Pittsburgh got one back with a fifth inning solo home run off the bat of Pedro Alvarez. Philadelphia replied with a seventh inning Juan Pierre single, knocking in both Ty Wigginton and Freddy Galvis. The Pirates answered in the bottom of the inning as Casey McGehee doubled to score Alvarez before coming home himself on an Alex Presley single. Pittsburgh tied it in the eighth inning as Matt Hague singled in Andrew McCutchen. The Pirates completed the comeback in the ninth inning as McCutchen singled in Josh Harrison for a 5-4 victory. Joel Hanrahan picked up the win while David Herndon was pinned with the loss.
Down to Baltimore, with the Orioles hosting the Minnesota Twins. Anthony Swarzak and Jason Hammel will throw today. Baltimore opened as J.J. Hardy hit a solo home run in the first inning. The Orioles extended the lead with a 2-RBI double in the sixth inning, ripped by Wilson Betemit to knock in Adam Jones and Nick Johnson. Minnesota got as close as 3-1 with Josh Willingham hitting an eighth inning single that scored Justin Morneau. Hammel earned the win, Jim Johnson pitched a clean ninth inning for the save, and Swarzak suffered the loss.
South farther to Tampa Bay, with the Rays welcoming the New York Yankees. Phil Hughes and Jeremy Hellickson are called on by the managers to pitch. Tampa Bay jumped to an early lead as Matt Joyce tripled, allowing Evan Longoria to score. The Rays attacked again with a solo shot from Carlos Pena in the third inning. Tampa Bay made it 3-0 in the sixth inning with a Jeff Keppinger solo home run. This was a final, as Hellickson earned the win, Fernando Rodney completed the save, and Hughes was responsible for the loss.
East to Houston, with the Astros hosting the Colorado Rockies. Juan Nicasio and Bud Norris take their turns in the rotation. Colorado had the games first runs in the fourth inning with a Wilin Rosario two-run home run, also scoring Jason Giambi. Houston answered with a Carlos Lee double to bring around Jose Altuve in their half of the inning. The Astros tied the game in the eighth inning as Lee reached on an error that allowed Altuve to score, and gained the lead with a Brian Bogusevic single that knocked in Brian Bixler. They held on to win 3-2, with the win going to Wilton Lopez, Brett Myers converting the save, and Rex Brothers being stuck with the loss.
North of here, the Milwaukee Brewers host the St. Louis Cardinals. Lance Lynn and Randy Wolf get the starting nods. St. Louis started off with a first inning Matt Holliday double, scoring Rafael Furcal. The Cardinals padded the lead in the fourth inning as Furcal's single brought around Shane Robinson. St. Louis added on again in the fifth inning as David Freese ripped a single to score Holliday. Milwaukee got it back in their half of the inning on a solo home run from Corey Hart. The Cardinals went back on the scoring trail with a two-run home run in the seventh inning by Carlos Beltran, and Holliday also came home on the blast. St. Louis extended the lead in the eighth inning as Tyler Greene singled home Furcal. The Brewers got one back with an Alex Gonzalez single in the bottom of the eighth, allowing safe passage home for Norichika Aoki. The Cardinals padded their lead with a ninth inning three-run home run from the bat of Robinson, knocking in Matt Carpenter and Erik Komatsu as well. Milwaukee made it a 9-3 loss with a bottom of the ninth solo shot by Ryan Braun. Lynn picked up the win while Wolf takes the loss.
Backtracking into Chicago, with the Cubs hosting the Washington Nationals. Jordan Zimmermann and Jeff Samardzija were tabbed the starting pitchers. Chicago led off with an Alfonso Soriano sacrifice fly to socre Starlin Castro. Washington answered in the sixth inning with a Danny Espinosa sacrifice fly that allowed Wilson Ramos to score. The Cubs answered on a Soriano single to bring home Darwin Barney in the bottom of the sixth. Chicago extended the lead with a Castro double in the eighth inning to knock in David DeJesus, and then he came all the way home with an Ian Stewart single. The Nationals attempted a comeback as Adam LaRoche sent a two-run home run out of the yard, also scoring Ryan Zimmerman in the ninth, but they failed to tie it and lost 4-3. Samardzija got the win, Carlos Marmol converted the save, and Zimmermann was stuck with the loss.
On the west coast, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hosted the Kansas City Royals. Jonathan Sanchez goes toe-to-toe with Ervin Santana pitching. Kansas City was the first to score as Eric Hosmer singled in Alcides Escobar, before coming all the way home on a two-run Billy Butler home run. Anaheim answered with Albert Pujols grounded out to provide safe passage for Howie Kendrick. The Angels pulled closer in the third inning with a Torii Hunter groundout that got Erick Aybar across the plate. The Royals extended their lead in the fifth inning when Hosmer went yard on a two-run home run, driving in Chris Getz. Getz added on for Kansas City with a single to get Jeff Francoeur home. Butler doubled for the Royals in the seventh inning to bring around Hosmer. Los Angeles got one back in the eighth inning with a solo home run by Vernon Wells. This was it in the scoring, with Sanchez picked up the win, Jonathan Broxton threw three strikeouts to get the save, and Santant was dealt the loss.
Down in San Diego, the Padres brought in the Los Angeles Dodgers. Aaron Harang and Clayton Richard took to the mounds. San Diego began with a Jesus Guzman single to score Cameron Maybin, followed by a Yonder Alonso sacrifice fly to bring home Chase Headley in the first inning. The Padres added on in the third inning with a John Baker single driving in Guzman. San Diego extended the lead in the fourth inning with Andy Parrino hitting a solo home run. Los Angeles got on the board with a two-run home run by Matt Kemp in the sixth inning, driving in Mark Ellis as well. The Padres boosted their score with an eighth inning grand slam off the Headley's bat, knocking in Jeremy Hermida, Maybin, and Will Venable. The Dodgers cut the deficit to 8-4 with an Andre Ethier two-run home run, bringing home Juan Rivera. Richard got the win and Harang took the loss.
Eastward into the desert, the Arizona Diamondbacks hosted the San Francisco Giants. Matt Cain and Josh Collmenter were up to start. San Francisco began the scoring with a second inning Brandon Crawford double that scored both Buster Posey and Aubrey Huff, before he came all the way home on an Emmanuel Burriss groundout. The Giants extended the lead in the third inning as Pablo Sandoval singled in Gregor Blanco, before he was knocked in by Posey's two-run home run. Arizona got on the board with a fourth inning Lyle Overbay double that drove home Miguel Montero and Chris Young. The Diamondbacks pulled closer with back-to-back sixth inning home runs by Ryan Roberts, a two-run shot also scoring Montero, and then a solo shot for Overbay. Arizona took the lead with both Willie Bloomquist and Aaron Hill scoring on errors in the seventh inning. This was it for the scoring, as a 7-6 final, with Wade Miley getting the win, Bryan Shaw picking up the same, and Jeremy Affeldt taking the loss.
Finally, Sunday Night Baseball takes us to Texas, with the Rangers hosting the Chicago White Sox. Gavin Floyd and Matt Harrison are the dueling pitchers. Texas opened in the third inning with a solo home run by David Murphy. The Rangers added on in the fourth inning with a two-run blast by Adrian Beltre, also scoring Josh Hamilton. Texas struck again in the sixth as Hamilton hit a solo shot, and they added on when Nelson Cruz grounded into a double play that allowed Beltre to dart home. This made it 5-0, a final, with Harrison getting the win and Floyd taking the loss.
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