MLB Day 100 2012

Today marks the 100th day of games in the season, although there have been a few non-game days in the mix as well. To celebrate, we begin in...

New York, as the Yankees host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jerome Williams and Freddy Garcia are the back-of-the-rotation pitchers. Los Angeles wasted no time in getting on the board in the first inning with a 2-RBI Alberto Callaspo single, scoring both Mike Trout and Erick Aybar. New York tied it in their half of the inning with a Robinson Cano two-run home run, also scoring Derek Jeter. The Yankees took the lead in the third inning on a two-run Curtis Granderson home run, sweeping in Chris Stewart. The Angels pulled back in the fourth inning with Bobby Wilson grounding out to bring home Howie Kendrick. New York added on in the sixth inning as Cano singled Alex Rodriguez home. This was good for a 5-3 win, picked up by Garcia, while Rafael Soriano converted the save, and Williams was stuck with the loss.

Over in Chicago, the Cubs host the Arizona Diamondbacks. Joe Saunders and Ryan Dempster pick up the starts. Chicago got going in the third inning with a Starlin Castro fielder's choice, allowing Luis Valbuena to score. The Cubs added on in the fourth inning as Darwin Barney doubled to drive in Alfonso Soriano, followed by Valbuena singling to finish Barney's trip around. Chicago got another in the sixth inning when Barney grounded into a double play, giving Jeff Baker time to get home. Arizona got on the board in the seventh inning with a Chris Young solo home run. This was all they got, falling 4-1. Dempster got the win, Carlos Marmol tossed the save, and Saunders held the loss.

North to Toronto, as the Blue Jays welcome the Cleveland Indians. Ubaldo Jimenez and Aaron Laffey are the uninspiring starters. Toronto opened early in the first inning on an Adam Lind double to score both Colby Rasmus and Jose Bautista. Cleveland got on the board in the second inning as Shelley Duncan was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in Jose Lopez, and they tied it on a Casey Kotchman double play the gave Carlos Santana time to score. The Blue Jays got the lead again in the third inning with two-run home runs from Edwin Encarnacion, also scoring Bautista, and Yunel Escobar, bringing in Lind, followed by J.P. Arencibia doubling to plate Kelly Johnson before scoring on a double by Brett Lawrie, and the eight-run rally ended on a 2-RBI Lind single to bring home Lawrie and Bautista. The Indians got some back in the fourth inning as Duncan hit a two-run home run, allowing Michael Brantley to get home. Toronto fired back in the fifth inning as Encarnacion lifted a solo home run. Cleveland pulled closer in the eighth inning on a pair of two-run home runs, as Brantley went yard and took Santana with him before Kotchman did the same for Duncan, followed by Travis Hafner singling in Asdrubal Cabrera. They couldn't salvage a tie, losing 11-9, with Laffey taking a rough win, Casey Janssen throwing the save, and Jimenez getting shelled in the loss.

Back in the states, the Baltimore Orioles host the Detroit Tigers. Max Scherzer and Wei-Yin Chen are handed the ball. Detroit led off in the first inning with a Prince Fielder double to plate Austin Jackson. Baltimore tied it in their half of the inning on a Jim Thome double to knock in Nick Markakis. The Orioles took the lead in the second inning on a two-run home run from Robert Andino, also scoring Chris Davis. Baltimore extended the lead in the third inning as Davis grounded into a fielder's choice that saw Adam Jones score. Detroit rallied to tie the game in the ninth inning as Jhonny Peralta singled in Miguel Cabrera, followed by Brennan Boesch doubling to plate Delmon Young and Quintin Berry singling in Danny Worth as the tying run. The Tigers took a lead in the eleventh inning as Alex Avila singled, plating Young. The Orioles retied it in the bottom of the eleventh with a Jones single to drive home Markakis. Detroit got the lead again in the thirteenth inning on a Berry single to bring home Worth. Baltimore tied it again in their half of the inning on a J.J. Hardy solo home run before winning on a two-run home run by Taylor Teagarden, sweeping in Jones for the 8-6 win. Kevin Gregg was in line for the win while Joaquin Benoit was on the hook for the loss.

Out west, the Cincinnati Reds host the St. Louis Cardinals. Kyle Lohse and Mike Leake are the underrated pitchers. Cincinnati finally got things going in the fifth inning on a Jay Bruce double to score Brandon Phillips. The Reds added on in the sixth inning as Zack Cozart's sacrifice fly allowed Scott Rolen to get home. St. Louis tied it in the seventh inning with a Yadier Molina solo home run followed by a Rafael Furcal bunt single to bring in David Freese. Cincinnati won it with a walkoff tenth inning solo shot by Ryan Ludwick for a 3-2 final. Sam LeCure was given the win while Victor Marte was stuck with the loss.

South to Atlanta, as the Braves host the New York Mets. R.A. Dickey and Tommy Hanson are the staff aces pitching. New York began with a second inning Josh Thole double to drive in Ike Davis. Atlanta took the lead in the bottom of the second with a 2-RBI Eric Hinske double, scoring both Freddie Freeman and Brian McCann, followed by Michael Bourn singling to finish Dan Uggla's trip around. The Mets got one back in the fourth inning as Davis hit a solo home run, followed by Andres Torres singling in Daniel Murphy. The Braves took the lead again in the fifth inning on a 2-RBI double from Freeman, plating both Martin Prado and Jason Heyward. New York went to work in the sixth inning with Justin Turner singling in Thole, followed by Ruben Tejada doing the same for Torres, and Jordany Valdespin following suit to finish Turner's trip. The Mets got another in the eighth inning on a Tejada single to bring in Torres. Atlanta fired back in the bottom of the eighth, pulling closer as Bourn singled to get McCann home, tying it with a Prado single to drive in Uggla, and gaining the lead as Bourn scored on a Heyward single. This 8-7 lead held up, giving the win to Anthony Varvaro, while Craig Kimbrel turned the save and Bobby Parnell was handed the loss.

Up into Milwaukee, as the Brewers host the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kevin Correia and Marco Estrada are the average starters. Milwaukee started in the second inning on a Corey Hart triple to force in Aramis Ramirez and a Rickie Weeks groundout to finish Hart's trip around. Pittsburgh tied it in the third inning on a two-run Andrew McCutchen home run, also scoring Neil Walker. The Brewers took the lead again in the bottom of the third as Ramirez reached on an error, allowing Norichika Aoki to score before Hart hit a sacrifice fly giving Ryan Braun time to dash home. The Pirates pulled back in the sixth inning with a Casey McGehee single to bring in Walker. Pittsburgh took the lead in the seventh inning when Josh Harrison reached on an error providing safe passage home for Clint Barmes and McCutchen walked on a passed ball that finished Harrison's trip. The Pirates extended the lead in the eighth inning on a McGehee solo home run. This was it for the scoring, leaving the final at 6-4, with Correia picking up the win, Joel Hanrahan getting the save, and Kameron Loe was responsible for the loss.

Back to the south, as the Miami Marlins host the Washington Nationals. Gio Gonzalez and Mark Buehrle are the reliable pitchers. Miami led off with a fourth inning Carlos Lee single to drive in Jose Reyes. Washington tied it in the fifth inning on a Jesus Flores single to plate Ian Desmond. The Marlins took the lead back in the bottom of the fifth as John Buck singled, allowing Emilio Bonifacio to come home. This was all for the scoring, leaving the final at 2-1, with Buehrle picking up the win, Steve Cishek notching the save, and Gonzalez suffering a hard-luck loss.

Northwest to Kansas City, as the Royals host the Chicago White Sox. Jake Peavy and Luke Hochevar have the pitching responsibilities. Chicago got going in the third inning as Alejandro De Aza doubled in Gordon Beckham. Kansas City took the lead in their half of the inning when Alex Gordon singled to score Jarrod Dyson before coming home on a two-run home run by Alcides Escobar. The White Sox answered in the sixth inning as Adam Dunn hit a solo home run, followed by Dayan Viciedo tripling to force in Paul Konerko. The Royals took the lead back in the seventh inning on an Escobar solo shot. Kansas City extended the lead in the eighth inning when Jeff Francoeur singled, knocking in Jason Bourgeois, followed by a Lorenzo Cain sacrifice fly that got Mike Moustakas across the dish. This was good for a 6-3 win, given to Greg Holland, while Jonathan Broxton turned the save, and Peavy was dealt the loss.

Back north, the Minnesota Twins host the Oakland Athletics. Tommy Milone and Cole De Vries are the unknown pitchers. Oakland quickly got a first inning lead as Yoenis Cespedes doubled in Josh Reddick and then scored alongside Brandon Moss on a three-run home run from Chris Carter. The Athletics added on in the third inning with a two-run Cespedes home run, also scoring Reddick. Minnesota got on the board in the bottom of the third as Brian Dozier hit a solo home run. Oakland replied in the fifth inning on a Seth Smith solo shot. The Athletics got another in the sixth inning as Moss hit a solo home run. The Twins got one back in their half of the inning on a Justin Morneau single to drive in Joe Mauer. Minnesota got another in the eighth inning on a Josh Willingham solo shot. Oakland re-extended the lead with a ninth inning Smith triple to force in Kurt Suzuki. This was it for a 9-3 final, with Milone getting the win and De Vries taking the loss.

South again to Tampa Bay, where the Rays host the Boston Red Sox. Clay Buchholz and David Price take the mound. Tampa Bay opened in the third inning on a Sean Rodriguez sacrifice fly to drive in Desmond Jennings. Boston took the lead in the fourth inning on a two-run Will Middlebrooks home run, sweeping in David Ortiz. The Rays retied in the fifth inning when Jose Molina reached on an error, allowing Jeff Keppinger to dash home. The Red Sox took the lead back in the sixth inning when Cody Ross scored on an error by Price. Tampa Bay pulled back in the seventh inning when Jose Lobaton drew a bases loaded walk to force in Luke Scott before Elliot Johnson hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly to plate Keppinger. The Rays extended the lead in the eighth inning on a B.J. Upton solo home run, for a 5-3 lead. This was a final, with Price nothing the win, Fernando Rodney turning the save, and Buchholz on the hook for the loss.

Out in Colorado, the Rockies host the Philadelphia Phillies. Vance Worley and Jeremy Guthrie will be pitching. Philadelphia started in the first inning on a Chase Utley single to knock in Shane Victorino and a Carlos Ruiz three-run home run, sweeping in Utley and Ryan Howard. Colorado got on the board in the third inning with a Dexter Fowler single to bring in Josh Rutledge and a Carlos Gonzalez double to finish Fowler's trip around. The Phillies extended their lead in the sixth inning as the pitcher Worley doubled home both Juan Pierre and Mike Fontenot. The Rockies took some back in the eighth inning on a three-run home run by Willin Rosario, also scoring Tyler Colvin and Jordan Pacheco. Philadelphia extended the lead with a ninth inning Victorino triple to force in Rollins, before he came the final 90 feet on an Utley single. This made the final 8-5, with Worley getting the win, Jonathan Papelbon turning the save, and Guthrie was hit hard in the loss.

Into California, where the San Francisco Giants host the Houston Astros. Lucas Harrell and Tim Lincecum take their turns in the rotation. San Francisco finally got things going in the fifth inning on a Melky Cabrera single to knock in Lincecum. The Giants added on in the sixth inning with a Hector Sanchez double to drive in Angel Pagan. Houston rallied in the ninth inning, as Justin Maxwell doubled in Scott Moore before scoring on a combined wild pitch and error to tie the game. San Francisco salvaged a 3-2 win in the twelfth inning as Sanchez made up for his error by singling to plate Sandoval. Jeremy Affeldt was in line for the win while Brett Myers was on the hook for the loss.

Down into Los Angeles, where the Dodgers host the San Diego Padres. Edinson Volquez and Aaron Harang are on the hill. San Diego opened with a first inning Carlos Quentin fielder's choice that got Logan Forsythe home. Los Angeles tied it in the bottom of the first on a Andre Ethier single to drive in Mark Ellis. The Dodgers took the lead in the third inning on a Ethier single plating Bobby Abreu, followed by a bases-loaded walk drawn by Juan Rivera to force in Ellis. The Padres got one back in the fourth inning on a Quentin solo home run. Los Angeles answered with a fifth inning Adam Kennedy double to knock in Rivera. San Diego fired back in the sixth inning on a two-run Chase Headley home run to tie the game as Forsythe also scored. The Dodgers took the lead back in the bottom of the sixth as Ethier went yard on a two-run home run and took Matt Kemp with him. The Padres took one back in the eighth inning when Quentin singled home Alexi Amarista. The Padres took the lead in the ninth inning as Everth Cabrera stole home and Will Venable scored on the same play via error. Alex Hinshaw was given the win in the 7-6 game, while Huston Street notched the win, and Kenley Jansen's brain fart gave him the loss.

Finally, up in Seattle, where the Mariners host the Texas Rangers. Yu Darvish and Felix Hernandez pace the game. Seattle was first on the board with a first inning rally, including John Jaso drawing a bases-loaded walk to force in Dustin Ackley, Michael Saunders reaching on an error to get Ichiro home, and Kyle Seager singling home both Casper Wells and Jaso. The Mariners added on in the fourth inning as Ackley doubled Seager home. Seattle got another in the fifth inning when Jaso hit a solo home run. The Mariners struck again in the seventh inning as Saunders doubled to plate Wells. This was all they needed for a 7-0 win, with Hernandez going the distance for a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out twelve, and Darvish obviously had no run support.

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