Originally we had a full slate waiting to be played, but rain around D.C. postponed the Washington Nationals game with the Atlanta Braves. With the games being played, we begin in...
Cleveland, with the Indians hosting the Minnesota Twins. Carl Pavano and Derek Lowe are given the starting nods. Cleveland got going in the second inning with a two-run home run by Lonnie Chisenhall, also scoring Johnny Damon. The Indians added on in the third inning with a Michael Brantley double to score Shin-Soo Choo. Cleveland kept going in the fourth inning with a Jason Kipnis grand slam, sweeping in all of Chisenhall, Lou Marson, and Choo. Minnesota found the scoreboard in the seventh inning as Brian Dozier singled to score Josh Willingham. This made it 7-1, a final score, with Lowe getting the win and Pavano taking the loss.
Up in Detroit, the Tigers host the New York Yankees. CC Sabathia faces a lesser foe in Casey Crosby. Detroit was first to score in the first inning as Danny Worth singled in Quintin Berry. New York tied it in the second inning with Derek Jeter drawing a bases-loaded walk to force in Robinson Cano, before Curtis Granderson cleaned the bases with a grand slam to bring in all of Nick Swisher, Jayson Nix, and Jeter. The Tigers pulled back in the third inning on a Ramon Santiago solo home run, followed by Prince Fielder singling in Berry. The Yankees got one back in the fourth inning when Chris Stewart singled in Berry. New York struck again in the eighth inning with Andruw Jones doubling home Swisher. Detroit got one back in the bottom of the eighth as Jhonny Peralta hit a sacrifice fly to score Miguel Cabrera. The Yankees iced it at 9-4 in the ninth inning with a two-run homer from Alex Rodriguez, also bringing in Granderson. This allowed Sabathia to get the loss, Rafael Soriano the save, and the loss went to Crosby.
Back east, the Philadelphia Phillies host the Miami Marlins. Mark Buehrle and Kyle Kendrick made the starts. Miami drew first blood in the first inning with Giancarlo Stanton doubling Omar Infante home. Philadelphia took the lead in the bottom of the first on a 2-RBI Hector Luna single, knocking in both Placido Polanco and Hunter Pence. The Phillies added on in the fifth inning with Pence hitting a two-run home run, also scoring Polanco. The Marlins got one back in the sixth inning when Jose Reyes grounded into a double play to allow safe passage home for Chris Coghlan. Philadelphia answered in the bottom of the sixth with a Jimmy Rollins groundout to score Freddy Galvis. The Phillies struck again in the seventh inning as Luna doubled in Pence. Miami pulled back in the eighth inning with back-to-back solo shots from Logan Morrison and Justin Ruggiano. The final stood at 6-4, with Kendrick getting the win, Jonathan Papelbon converting his fifteenth save of the season, and Buehrle was given the loss.
Up in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox. Clay Buchholz and Henderson Alvarez will be taking their turns to pitch. Boston led off in the second inning with a David Ortiz solo home run. The Red Sox added on in the third inning as Adrian Gonzalez singled home Daniel Nava. Toronto got one back in the bottom of the third as Yunel Escobar hit a solo shot. Boston shot back in the sixth inning as Jarrod Saltalamacchia grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in Nava. The Red Sox extended the lead in the seventh inning when Scott Podsednik singled to drive in Ryan Sweeney before coming home on a Nava double, followed by Gonzalez singling to score Nava and Ortiz singling to finish Gonzalez's trip around. The Blue Jays got one back in the bottom of the seventh with a David Cooper solo home run. This was all for the scoring in the 7-2 game, as Buchholz grabbed the win and Alvarez was stuck holding the loss.
Back stateside, the Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles. Wei-Yin Chen and David Price are handed the ball. Tampa Bay rallied to a large first inning lead as Luke Scott singled in both B.J. Upton and Matt Joyce, followed by a Sean Rodriguez sacrifice fly allowing Ben Zobrist to score, and then Hideki Matsui hit a two-run home run to finish Scott's trip around. This was it for the scoring, leaving the final at 5-0, with Price getting the win, Fernando Rodney turning the save, and Chen getting no support in the loss.
North to New York, as the Mets host the St. Louis Cardinals. Staff aces Adam Wainwright and Johan Santana will play from the mound. New York got things started in the fourth inning with a Lucas Duda sacrifice fly to bring in Kirk Nieuwenhuis, followed by a Daniel Murphy triple that forced in David Wright. The Mets added on in the sixth inning as Duda hit a three-run home run, sweeping in Nieuwenhuis and Wright. New York padded the lead again in the seventh inning with a bases-loaded walk by Wright forcing in Omar Quintanilla, and Murphy singling in both Andres Torres and Nieuwenhuis. This made it 8-0, with Santana tossing a no hitter and allowing only five walks for the win, while Wainwright suffered from a lack of run support in the loss. The no-no is the first in Mets history.
Southwest to Texas, where the Houston Astros host the Cincinnati Reds. Mike Leake and J.A. Happ try to improve their season stats tonight. Cincinnati wasted no time in scoring in the first inning when Brandon Phillips doubled in Joey Votto before scoring on a Jay Bruce single. The Reds added on in the third inning with a Votto single scoring Zack Cozart. Houston got on the board in the sixth inning as Carlos Lee grounded into a double play, allowing Jose Altuve to come home. Cincinnati made it 4-1 in the ninth inning on a Bruce solo home run. Leake was in line for the win, Aroldis Chapman got the save, and Happ was stuck with the loss.
North a little to Kansas City, as the Royals host the Oakland Athletics. Bartolo Colon and Felipe Paulino are tabbed to start. Kansas City opened with a first inning Yuniesky Betancourt double knocking in Alex Gordon, before he came home on Mike Moustakas single. This was all there was in the scoring, leading the Royals to a 2-0 win, earned by Paulino, while Jonathan Broxton closed out for the save, and Colon was on the hook for the loss.
Farther north, the Milwaukee Brewers host the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kevin Correia and Randy Wolf are the veteran starters. Milwaukee got started with a Nyjer Morgan solo home run in the first inning. Pittsburgh went ahead in the third inning as Andrew McCutchen tripled to force in Josh Harrison, before coming the rest of the way home on a Neil Walker single, and then Walker scored on a Rod Barajas single, followed by a 3-RBI Jose Tabata double to bring home all of Barajas, Jordy Mercer, and Correia. The Brewers got one back in the sixth inning as Corey Hart hit a solo shot. The Pirates extended their lead on a McCutchen double, knocking in both Tabata and Harrison. The final was 8-2, with Correia getting the win while Wolf was dealt the loss.
Into Chicago, as the White Sox host the Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez and Jake Peavy will pace the game as a pair of aces. Chicago began with a two-run home run in the first inning off the bat of Gordon Beckham, also scoring Alejandro De Aza. The White Sox added on in the fifth inning as Beckham and Adam Dunn hit back-to-back solo home runs. Seattle got on the board in the seventh inning with a two-run home run by Kyle Seager, also scoring Dustin Ackley. The Mariners tied it in the eighth inning when Seager singled to score Ichiro, and Justin Smoak did the same for Ackley. Chicago took the lead again in the bottom of the eighth as Alexei Ramirez singled home Brent Lillibridge, followed by De Aza singling in both A.J. Pierzynski and Ramirez, making the eventual final 7-4. Jesse Crain was in line for the win, Addison Reed got the save, and Shawn Kelley was dealt the loss.
Out west, the Colorado Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chris Capuano and Josh Outman will make the starts. Colorado got things going in the second inning as both Michael Cuddyer and Willin Rosario scored on an error. Los Angeles got on the board in the fourth inning with an Alex Castellanos triple forcing in Scott Van Slyke. The Rockies answered in the bottom of the fourth when Jordan Pacheco grounded into a double play, allowing Cuddyer to get home. Colorado added on in the fifth inning as Carlos Gonzalez singled, driving in Dexter Fowler. The Dodgers got one back in the sixth inning with a Castellanos sacrifice fly bringing in Jerry Hairston, Jr. The Rockies shot back in the bottom of the sixth as Rosario hit a two-run home run, also scoring Todd Helton, followed by Fowler reaching on an error that brought in DJ LeMahieu and a Marco Scutaro single finishing Fowler's trip around. Colorado extended the lead in the seventh inning as Rosario grounded into a fielder's choice to score Cuddyer, followed by LeMahieu singling Pacheco across the plate, and Fowler singling to finish Rosario's trip around. Los Angeles got one back in the eighth inning as Matt Treanor grounded into a fielder's choice to bring home Hairston. The Rockies replied in the bottom of the eighth inning with solo shots by Chris Nelson and Cuddyer. This made it 13-3, a final, with Carlos Torres snagging the win, while Capuano was stuck with the loss.
Out in San Diego, the Padres host the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wade Miley and Clayton Richard are on the hill. Arizona was first on the board with a third inning Miguel Montero single to knock in Aaron Hill. San Diego tied it in the bottom of the third as Richard grounded out to bring home Alexi Amarista. The Padres took the lead in the eighth inning as Jesus Guzman hit a two-run home run, also scoring Amarista, followed by Cameron Maybin tripling to force in Chris Denorfia before coming the final 90 feet when Carlos Quentin singled, and then both Yonder Alonso and Anthony Bass scored on an error, making the score 7-1. This became a final, with Andrew Cashner in line for the win while Miley was on the hook for the loss.
Up in Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim host the Texas Rangers. Colby Lewis and Jerome Williams pace the game. Texas struck first with a first inning Adrian Beltre single scoring Josh Hamilton. The Rangers added on in the fourth inning as Mike Napoli singled home Michael Young. Los Angeles tied it in the sixth inning as Mike Trout tripled to force in John Hester before coming the final 90 feet on an Albert Pujols sacrifice fly. The Angels took the lead in the seventh inning on a 2-RBI Trout single, scoring both Howie Kendrick and Erick Aybar. This was it for the scoring, leaving the final at 4-2, with Williams earning the win, Ernesto Frieri picking up the save, and Lewis being dealt the loss.
Finally, in San Francisco, the Giants host the Chicago Cubs. Paul Maholm and Madison Bumgarner man the mound. San Francisco drew first blood in the first inning as Ryan Theriot doubled in Gregor Blanco, followed by a Buster Posey sacrifice fly to finish his trip around. The Giants went back to work in the third inning with Melky Cabrera tripling to force in Theriot before scoring on a Posey single. Chicago got close in the ninth inning with a three-run Alfonso Soriano home run, sweeping in Starlin Castro and Joe Mather, but they couldn't get a tying run and fell 4-3. Bumgarner was credited with the win, while Javier Lopez notched a spot save and Maholm couldn't escape the loss.
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