Full, regular slate for today's games, including four matinees. We begin in...
Cleveland, as the Indians host the Kansas City Royals. Bruce Chen and Jeanmar Gomez will take their turns in the rotation. Cleveland busted things open in the second inning as Casey Kotchman singled in Shelley Duncan, followed by Luke Carlin grounding into a fielder's choice to bring home Michael Brantley, and Shin-Soo Choo singling to finish Carlin's trip around. Kansas City shot back in the third inning as Mike Moustakas doubled in Johnny Giavotella before coming home on a Jeff Francoeur single. The Royals took the lead in the fourth inning when Alex Gordon doubled to score Alcides Escobar and then crossed the plate himself when Giavotella singled. Kansas City struck again in the fifth inning with a Brayan Pena single allowing Francoeur to score. The Royals made it 6-3 in the eighth inning as Billy Butler grounded out, providing Escobar time to cross the dish. This was it for the scoring, with Chen getting the win, Jonathan Broxton working out of a jam for the save, and Gomez getting stuck with the loss.
Southeast to Tampa Bay, as the Rays host the Chicago White Sox. Jose Quintana and Alex Cobb are the relatively unknown starters. Chicago got going in the first inning as Alex Rios singled to score Gordon Beckham. Tampa Bay tied it in the second inning on a Luke Scott solo home run. The White Sox gained the lead back in the third inning when Dayan Viciedo singled, driving in Rios, followed by Alexei Ramirez's sacrifice fly allowing safe passage home for A.J. Pierzynski. Chicago added on in the fifth inning with a Ramirez double paving the way for Viciedo to come home. The Rays pulled back in the sixth inning with a two-run home run by Carlos Pena, also scoring Jose Molina. This made it 4-3, which lasted for a final, with Nate Jones in line for the win, Addison Reed picking up the save, and Cobb suffering the loss.
Up in Minnesota, the Twins host the Oakland Athletics. Tyson Ross and Francisco Liriano were on the hill. Minnesota opened in the first inning as Josh Willingham singled in Denard Span, followed by Brian Dozier doing the same for Joe Mauer. The Twins added on in the fifth inning as Willingham lifted a two-run home run, sweeping in Mauer. This was all the scoring in the game, resulting in a 4-0 final, with Liriano pitching well for the win while Ross had little help in the loss.
Down in Chicago, the Cubs host the San Diego Padres. Anthony Bass and Ryan Dempster got the starting nods. San Diego led off in the second inning with a two-run home run by Chris Denorfia, also scoring Chase Headley. Chicago answered in the bottom of the second with Steve Clevenger singling in Darwin Barney, before coming all the way home on a Dempster single. The Padres got the lead back in the third inning with a two-run blast by Carlos Quentin, knocking in Everth Cabrera. The Cubs shot back with a fourth inning Clevenger double to drive in Barney. San Diego took off again with another Quentin two-run homer in the fifth inning, this time bringing in Yonder Alonso. Chicago got them back in the bottom of the fifth as Ian Stewart and Barney drew bases-loaded walks to force in David DeJesus and Starlin Castro. The Cubs tied it in the eighth inning as Castro singled home Tony Campana. Chicago took the game 8-6 with a walkoff two-run home run by Barney, sweeping in Bryan LaHair. James Russell was in line for the win while Dale Thayer was pinned with the loss.
East into Pittsburgh, where the Pirates host the Cincinnati Reds. Johnny Cueto and A.J. Burnett are tabbed for the starts. Cincinnati struck first with a first inning Brandon Phillips sacrifice fly to score Zack Cozart. Pittsburgh got the lead in the sixth inning as Matt Hague hit a two-RBI double to knock in both Neil Walker and Garrett Jones. This was good enough to earn them a 2-1 win on the arm of Burnett, while Joel Hanrahan picked up the save and Cueto took a hard-luck loss.
Up in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles. Jason Hammel and Brandon Morrow will be handling the pitching duties. Baltimore was first to score in the second inning with a Ryan Flaherty single bringing in Mark Reynolds. Toronto tied the game in the bottom of the second with an Edwin Encarnacion solo home run. The Blue Jays got the lead in the third inning with a Rajai Davis solo shot. Toronto extended the lead in the fourth inning with a Brett Lawrie solo home run. The Blue Jays added on again in the fifth inning as Colby Rasmus hit a solo shot. This was all in the scoring, with Morrow credited for a win, Casey Janssen getting the save, and Hammel taking the loss.
Back stateside, the New York Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies. Cliff Lee rhymes with and pitches against Dillon Gee. New York wasted little time in denting the scoreboard with a first inning David Wright double to bring in Daniel Murphy. Philadelphia tied it with a second inning Ty Wigginton solo home run. The Mets pulled back ahead in the sixth inning as Lucas Duda hit a two-run home run, also scoring Scott Hairston. The Phillies tied it again in the seventh inning on a two-run homer from Carlos Ruiz, sweeping in Brian Schneider. Philadelphia got the lead in the eighth inning on a Shane Victorino sacrifice fly allowing Juan Pierre to dash home. The Phillies extended the lead in the ninth inning as Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run home run, sweeping in Freddy Galvis and John Mayberry, followed by a Wigginton double to plate Pierre, and a 2-RBI Victorino single to pave the ways home for Hunter Pence and Wigginton. New York took one back in the bottom of the ninth on a Duda solo shot, followed by Andres Torres doubling in Kirk Nieuwenhuis, and Murphy singling in Torres for a 10-6 final. Antonio Bastardo was in line for the win while Jon Rauch was on the hook for the loss.
Back in Florida, the Miami Marlins host the Washington Nationals. Chien-Ming Wang and Josh Johnson were sent out to pitch. Miami started with a first inning Giancarlo Stanton single to knock in Omar Infante. Washington tied it in the second inning as Roger Bernadina hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Danny Espinosa to get home. The Nationals took the lead in the fourth inning with Espinosa singling in Adam LaRoche before coming home himself on a Bernadina double. The Marlins answered in their half of the inning as Chris Coghlan hit a sacrifice fly to score Logan Morrison, followed by a single by the pitcher Johnson to bring in Bryan Petersen. Miami gained the lead in the fifth inning as John Buck reached on a fielder's choice, providing Hanley Ramirez time to get home. The Marlins extended the lead in the seventh inning as Stanton hit a solo shot. This produced a 5-3 final score, with the win going to Johnson, the save turned by Heath Bell his tenth of the season, and the loss tagged on Wang.
Up in Atlanta, the Braves host the St. Louis Cardinals. Kyle Lohse and Tim Hudson are the reliable starters. Atlanta struck early in the first inning as Brian McCann hit a two-run home run, also scoring Martin Prado, followed by a Freddie Freeman solo home run. The Braves were back at work in the third inning as Freeman doubled in Dan Uggla, before coming home himself on a Jose Constanza single. St. Louis got on the board in the fourth inning as Matt Holliday singled in Rafael Furcal. The Cardinals chipped away in the sixth inning when Holliday singled to score Furcal, before coming home alongside Skip Schumaker as Tyler Greene singled, and then Daniel Descalso lined a single to drive in Matt Adams. Atlanta responded in their half of the inning with Jack Wilson doubling to drive in Constanza, followed by McCann singling in both Michael Bourn and Prado. St. Louis chipped away in the eighth inning as Shane Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Yadier Molina and Carlos Beltran singled to knock in Greene. The Braves got some breathing room in the bottom of the eighth as Uggla hit a sacrifice fly scoring Tyler Pastornicky and Freeman singled to knock in Bourn. This made it 10-7, a final, with the win going to Jonny Venters, while Craig Kimbrel gets the save and Marc Rzepczynski takes the loss.
Farther north, the Boston Red Sox host the Detroit Tigers. Drew Smyly and Jon Lester will take the mound. Detroit was first on the board with a first inning Delmon Young fielder's choice allowing Danny Worth to dash home. The Tigers added on in the third inning with Worth's sacrifice fly to score Quintin Berry and Prince Fielder grounding out to bring in Miguel Cabrera. Boston roared ahead in the fourth inning with a pair of two-run home runs, as David Ortiz hit a long ball to score Adrian Gonzalez and Will Middlebrooks went yard and brought Kevin Youkilis with him. Detroit retied it in the seventh inning as Cabrera doubled in Gerald Laird. The Red Sox got the lead back in the bottom of the seventh as Gonzalez hit a ground rule double, forcing in Daniel Nava. Boston struck again in the eighth inning with a Youkilis solo home run. This was good enough to make it a 6-4 win, earned by Matt Albers, while Alfredo Aceves notched the save and Octavio Dotel was in line for the loss.
Southwest to Texas, where the Rangers host the Seattle Mariners. Blake Beaven and Derek Holland were sent out to pitch. Seattle ripped the game open in the second inning with a rally sparked by Miguel Olivo singling in Jesus Montero and Justin Smoak, followed by a three-run Dustin Ackley home run to score Olivo and Brendan Ryan, and then Kyle Seager singled in Chone Figgins before coming home on a two-run home run by Montero, ending the 8-run outburst. The Mariners were back at work in the third inning with Ryan reaching on an error that allowed Michael Saunders to dash home, followed by a 2-RBI double from Montero to bring home Ryan and Figgins, a three-run Smoak homer sweeping in Seager and Montero, a Saunders doubled driving in Alex Liddi, and Ryan grounding out to provide Olivo time to get home safely, capping off another 8-run burst. Seattle got another in the fourth inning with a Liddi sacrifice fly knocking in Seager. Texas found the scoreboard in the sixth inning with an Ian Kinsler sacrifice fly allowing safe passage home for Alberto Gonzalez, followed by Adrian Beltre singling in Michael Young, David Murphy doing the same for Josh Hamilton, and Mike Napoli hitting a double to finish Beltre's and Murphy's trips around.The Rangers got some more in the seventh inning as Young grounded out, scoring Gonzalez and Hamilton doubled to knock in Kinsler. The Mariners got one back as Seager doubled to bring home Ackley in the eighth inning, before Smoak cleared the bases with another three-run bomb, sweeping in Seager and Montero. Texas responded in the ninth inning with Young singling Gonzalez home for a 21-8 final (do not adjust your monitors, you are reading that score correctly). Beaven got the win with copious amounts of run support and Hisashi Iwakuma pitched three innings to collect the save, while Holland was shelled for the loss, not to mention the work of those who came after him as well.
Up to Colorado, as the Rockies host the Houston Astros. Lucas Harrell and Christian Friedrich will be given the ball. Colorado got going early in the first inning with a Michael Cuddyer grand slam, sweeping in all of Marco Scutaro, Troy Tulowitzki, and Todd Helton in the first inning. Houston got on the board in the second inning with a Harrell single, knocking in Justin Maxwell. The Rockies replied in their half of the inning as Scutaro singled in Dexter Fowler. The Astros rallied to tie in the third inning with Maxwell singling to score Jose Altuve, followed by a Chris Johnson sacrifice fly allowing Jed Lowrie to score, and Chris Snyder doubling to drive in both J.D. Martinez and Maxwell. Colorado took the lead back in the fifth inning with a Carlos Gonzalez solo home run. The Rockies rallied to extend lead in the sixth inning with Jordan Pacheco singling in Willin Rosario before finishing his trip on a three-run home run by Fowler, also scoring Eric Young, and then Gonzalez hit a two-run homer to sweep in Scutaro. Colorado got another in the eighth inning with the third homer of the game for Gonzalez, another solo shot. This made it 13-5, a final, with Friedrich picking up the win and Harrell suffering the loss.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim host the New York Yankees. Ivan Nova and Ervin Santana try to right the ships on their seasons with the starts. Los Angeles began with a first inning Mark Trumbo sacrifice fly allowing Mike Trout to come home. New York took the lead with a third inning Curtis Granderson three-run home run, sweeping in Russell Martin and Derek Jeter, followed by a two-run bomb from Robinson Cano, also scoring Alex Rodriguez. The Angels pulled back in the fourth inning as Trumbo hit a two-run homer, knocking in Kendrys Morales, and then tied it on a 2-RBI Trout double, scoring both Erick Aybar and Bobby Wilson. The Yankees got the lead again in the sixth inning on a Nick Swisher sacrifice fly to bring home Raul Ibanez. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 6-5 final, with Nova grabbing the win, Rafael Soriano turning the save, and Hisanori Takahashi being nailed with the loss.
Up in Los Angeles, the Dodgers host the Milwaukee Brewers. Yovani Gallardo and Clayton Kershaw are the staff aces pacing the game. Los Angeles got going with a first inning Andre Ethier double to knock in Matt Kemp. Milwaukee took the lead in the fourth inning with a 2-RBI Carlos Gomez singled, scoring both Aramis Ramirez and Rickie Weeks. The Brewers rallied to extend the lead in the sixth inning as Martin Maldonado sacrifice to bring in Weeks, followed by a Gallardo single to drive in Gomez, before he came home on a single by Norichika Aoki. The Dodgers got a couple back in the seventh inning on an Elian Herrera 2-RBI single, bringing home both A.J. Ellis and Dee Gordon. Milwaukee shot back in the eighth inning with a Ramirez fielder's choice providing Nyjer Morgan time to get home. This made it 6-3, a final, with Gallardo earning the win, John Axford converting his tenth save of the season, and Kershaw getting stuck with the loss.
Finally, we end in San Francisco as the Giants host the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ian Kennedy and Tim Lincecum are the under-performing stars on the mound. Arizona was first on the board with a second inning Ryan Roberts flyout that combined with an error to bring home Miguel Montero. San Francisco tied it with a fourth inning Ryan Theriot single driving in Gregor Blanco. The Diamondbacks took the lead back in the sixth inning with a Paul Goldschmidt solo home run. Arizona padded the lead in the eighth inning as Goldschmidt singled in Justin Upton and Roberts did the same for Montero. This produced a 4-1 final, where Kennedy picked up the win, David Hernandez got the spot save, and Lincecum was on the hook for the loss.
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