Fourteen games on today as the storms in the Great Lakes region claim a victim in the Cincinnati Reds-Chicago Cubs game. Elsewhere, we begin with...
The Detroit Tigers hosting the Kansas City Royals. Luke Hochevar and Rick Porcello got the starts. Detroit rallied to an early lead in the first inning, beginning with Miguel Cabrera doubling in Austin Jackson, followed by Prince Fielder reaching on an error, allowing Brennan Boesch and Cabrera to score, Andy Dirks singling and Fielder coming home on an error by Jarrod Dyson, and Jhonny Peralta singling to drive in Dirks. The Tigers struck again in the third inning when Don Kelly singled to bring around Peralta before coming home alongside Ramon Santiago when Jackson doubled. Detroit added on the in the fourth inning as Peralta singled, knocking in Brad Eldred. Kansas City got on the board in the fifth on a Humberto Quintero groundout, giving time for Jeff Francoeur to dash home. The Royals got another back in the sixth inning as Alex Gordon's double gave time to get Dyson safely home. Gordon scored Dyson again in the eighth inning on a groundout, producing the final at 9-3. Porcello got the win while Hochevar took an ugly loss.
Over in D.C., the Washington Nationals host the Arizona Diamondbacks. Trevor Cahill and Jordan Zimmermann are handed the ball. Arizona got things going in the fifth inning with a John McDonald single, driving in Paul Goldschmidt. The Diamondbacks padded the lead in the sixth inning as Miguel Montero doubled home Justin Upton. Arizona extended the lead again in the seventh inning when Aaron Hill was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in Cody Ransom, followed by a sacrifice fly by Upton, giving McDonald time to cross home. Washington found the scoreboard in the eighth inning as Ian Desmond singled to score roger Bernadina. The Diamondbacks answered in the ninth inning, making it 5-1 with a Upton single that brought around Gerardo Parra. This was a final score, with the win going to Cahill and the loss to Zimmermann.
Into New York, where the Yankees host the Baltimore Orioles. Brian Matusz and Phil Hughes take their turns in the rotation. New York began with a Curtis Granderson solo shot. Baltimore answered in the second inning when Chris Davis hit a solo home run. The Orioles added on in the third inning when J.J. Hardy went yard for a two-run home run, bringing Robert Andino with him. Baltimore padded the lead in the sixth inning as Wilson Betemit singled in Matt Wieters and Nick Johnson reached on an error that provided both Davis and Betemit time to come home safely. The Orioles kept going in the eighth when Johnson doubled Davis across the plate. The final stuck at 7-1, with Matusz getting the win and Hughes taking the loss.
Up in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays host the Texas Rangers. Neftali Feliz and Drew Hutchison are the back-of-the-rotation pitchers. Texas began as Alberto Gonzalez his a second inning single, scoring David Murphy, followed by Craig Gentry grounding into a fielder's choice that gave time for Mike Napoli to score, and Ian Kinsler doubling in both Mitch Moreland and Gentry before coming home himself on a Elvis Andrus single. Toronto got most of them back in the third inning as Kelly Johnson hit a three run home run, sweeping in Colby Rasmus and Jeff Mathis before Jose Bautista lifted a solo home run. The Rangers shot back in the fourth inning as Kinsler grounded into a fielder's choice, giving time for Gonzalez to get home. The Blue Jays rallied back in the seventh inning, taking the lead after Mathis and Yunel Escobar grounded into fielder's choices, giving time to safely score Eric Thames and Brett Lawrie, respectively, before Escobar scored the go-ahead run on a Johnson single. Michael Yonug provided Texas with a ninth inning equalizer in the form of his single that drove in Kinsler. Toronto answered with a winning run in the bottom of the ninth as Lawrie went yard on a solo shot for an 8-7 victory. The win went to Francisco Cordero while the loss went to Mike Adams.
Down to the south, as the Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners. Hector Noesi and Matt Moore are tabbed to start. Tampa Bay started in the first inning as Matt Joyce tripled to force in Ben Zobrist before coming home on a Luke Scott sacrifice fly. Seattle got one back in the third inning as Michael Saunders hit a solo home run. The Rays answered with a Joyce solo shot in the bottom of the third. This made it 3-1, a final, with Moore getting the win, Fernando Rodney converting the save, and Noesi taking a tough loss.
A bit to the north, the Atlanta Braves hosted the Philadelphia Phillies. Cole Hamels and Brandon Beachy earned the starts. Philadelphia led off with a fourth inning Ty Wigginton single, scoring both Placido Polanco and Hunter Pence. Atlanta got one back in the bottom of the fourth as Brian McCann hit a solo home run. The Braves tied it as Juan Francisco hit a sacrifice fly, giving time for Freddie Freeman to score in the sixth inning. The Phillies regained the lead in the eighth as Polanco struck out, but the pitch went wild and john Mayberry darted home safely, followed by Pence singling in Jimmy Rollins to make it 4-2, the eventual final. Antonio Bastardo got the win, Jonathan Papelbon converted the save, and Jonny Venters was stuck holding the loss.
Up in Boston, the Red Sox hosted the Oakland Athletics. Jarrod Parker and Felix Doubront are the relatively unknown starting pitchers. Oakland began in the first inning as Yoenis Cespedes singled in Jemile Weeks. The Athletics added on in the fourth inning as Cliff Pennington doubled to score Kurt Suzuki, followed by Weeks singling in both Kila Ka'aihue and Pennington, before coming home himself on a wild pitch. Boston got going in their half of the inning as David Ortiz grounded out, giving Dustin Pedroia time to score. The Red Sox tried to rally in the ninth inning as Mike Aviles drove in both Cody Ross and Marlon Byrd with a single, but this only made it 5-3, which was a final. Parker picked up the win, Jordan Norberto picked up a spot save, and Doubront suffered the loss.
Southwest to Houston, as the Astros welcomed the New York Mets. Jonathon Niese and J.A. Happ received the green light to start. Houston was first on the board as Jed Lowrie launched a two-run home run in the first inning, also scoring Jose Altuve. The Astros added on in the second inning as Chris Snyder went yard on a three-run homer, sweeping in Brian Bogusevic and Justin Maxwell. New York got going in the fourth inning as both Andres Torres and Josh Thole singled, scoring Justin Turner and Scott Hairston, respectively. The Mets pulled closer in the fifth when Hairston singled Turner across the plate. Houston replied in the sixth inning when J.D. Martinez drew a bases-loaded walk, forcing in Happ. This made it a 6-3 game, which was the final, with Happ getting the win, Brett Myers successfully getting the save, and Niese taking the loss.
Up in Chicago, the White Sox hosted the Cleveland Indians after a rain delay. Ubaldo Jimenez and Chris Sale both made their starts. Cleveland busted things open with a second inning double from Jason Kipnis, giving Shelley Duncan time to score. Chicago tied it with an A.J. Pierzynski solo home run in the bottom of the second. The White Sox assembled a rally in the third inning as Gordon Beckham hit a solo shot, followed by a bases loaded walk drawn by Paul Konerko, forcing in Alejandro De Aza, an Alex Rios fielder's choice that gave time for Alexei Ramirez to come home, and a Dayan Viciedo single that brought in Adam Dunn. Chicago kept going in the fourth inning as Ramirez singled to drive in De Aza. The White Sox extended the lead again in the fifth with a Beckham single, scoring Brent Morel. The Indians got one back in the seventh inning as Duncan went yard for a solo home run. This was as close as it got, with the final at 7-2. The win went to Sale, while Jimenez was stuck with the loss.
Into Missouri, as the St. Louis Cardinals host the Pittsburgh Pirates. Charlie Morton opposes Adam Wainwright on the hill. St. Louis was first to score with Matt Holliday's first inning single that brought around Rafael Furcal. Pittsburgh gained the lead in the third inning on a Jose Tabata two-run home run, also scoring Rod Barajas. The Cardinals retied it in the fourth inning when Wainwright reached on an error, allowing Yadier Molina to dash home. St. Louis took the lead in the fifth inning when David Freese launched a three-run home run, sweeping in Holliday and Carlos Beltran, followed by Allen Craig singling in Molina. The Cardinals added on with a solo shot by Holliday in the sixth inning. The Pirates replied in the seventh inning as Pedro Alvarez went yard with a two-run home run, knocking in Neil Walker. St. Louis shot back in their half of the inning as Molina and Craig did a double steal, and a subsequent error gave Molina time to cross home, before Furcal hit a two-run homer to finish the trip around for Craig. Pittsburgh got as close as 10-7 with an eighth inning rally including Garrett Jones hitting a 2-RBI single, scoring both Tabata and Andrew McCutchen, and an Alvarez single that brought home Jones. The win went to Wainwright, the save to Jason Motte, and the loss to Morton.
Westward to Colorado, as the Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ted Lilly and Jhoulys Chacin are the veteran pitchers. Los Angeles started early with a pair of first inning home runs, as Dee Gordon hit a solo shot before Andre Ethier's three-run blast, also scoring Mark Ellis and Matt Kemp. The Dodgers added on in the third inning as A.J. Ellis doubled in Tony Gwynn, Jr. Los Angeles extended the lead with a two-run homer from A.J. Ellis in the fifth inning, again scoring Gwynn, Jr. Colorado got going in the sixth inning as Carlos Gonzalez lifted a two-run home run, sweeping in Eric Young. The Rockies pulled closer in the seventh inning when Chris Nelson doubled home Ramon Hernandez before coming home on a two-run home run from Tyler Colvin. Colorado chipped away in the eighth inning as Todd Helton hit a sacrifice fly to knock in Troy Tulowitzki. The Dodgers held on to win 7-6, with the win going to Lilly, while Javy Guerra worked his way through the save, and Chacin was stuck with the loss.
Into California, as the San Diego Padres host the Milwaukee Brewers. Shaun Marcum and Edinson Volquez are the well known pitchers. San Diego took a 2-0 lead in the eighth inning on a Mark Kotsay two-run home run, also scoring Will Venable. This was all for the game's offense, with the win going to Andrew Cashner, the save being converted by Huston Street, and the loss went to Francisco Rodriguez.
A bit to the north, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim host the Minnesota Twins. Francisco Liriano and Jerome Williams are on the mound. Los Angeles got started with two second inning home runs, solo shots by Torii Hunter and Howie Kendrick. The Angels extended the lead with an Albert Pujols groundout in the third inning, allowing Chris Iannetta to come home, followed by a Hunter single driving in Mike Trout. This was all for the scoring, giving the Angels a 4-0 win, earned by a complete game shutout from Williams, allowing just 3 hits and a walk, while Liriano took a loss.
Finally, we end in San Francisco with the Giants hosting the Miami Marlins. Ricky Nolasco and Matt Cain pace the game. Miami opened with a fourth inning Hanley Ramirez single, scoring Jose Reyes. Giancarlo Stanton added on for the Marlins with a fifth inning solo home run. San Francisco got it back with a solo home run by Pablo Sandoval in the sixth inning. Miami held on from here for a 2-1 win, earned by Nolasco, while Heath Bell converted the save, and Cain was stuck wondering where the run support was in the loss.
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