Travel day for a few teams, more getaway days for others, leading to eight matinees, the first of which is in...
Atlanta, with the Braves hosting the San Francisco Giants. Madison Bumgarner and Tim Hudson are the staff aces pitching. San Francisco began with a second inning Emmanuel Burriss single to drive in Pablo Sandoval. Atlanta tied it in the bottom of the second on a Freddie Freeman solo home run. The Braves took the lead in the third inning on a Michael Bourn triple to force in Paul Janish. Atlanta added on in the fourth inning as David Ross hit a solo shot. The Giants got one back in the eighth inning on a Buster Posey sacrifice fly allowing Melky Cabrera to score. They failed to tie the game, losing 3-2, with Hudson earning the win, Craig Kimbrel notching the save, and Bumgarner was given the loss.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Rays host the Cleveland Indians. Ubaldo Jimenez and David Price receive the starting nods. Tampa Bay got on the board with a third inning Luke Scott solo home run. The Rays added on in the sixth inning with a 3-RBI B.J. Upton double to sweep in all of Desmond Jennings, Jose Molina, and Sean Rodriguez, followed by a Carlos Pena single to finish Upton's trip around. Tampa Bay struck again in the seventh inning on a Jeff Keppinger double to drive in Scott. This was good for a 6-0 win, earned by Price, while Jimenez suffered the loss.
Northwest to Cincinnati, as the Reds host the Arizona Diamondbacks. Joe Saunders and Mike Leake will make the starts. Arizona led off with a first inning single by Paul Goldschmidt to drive in Willie Bloomquist. The Diamondbacks added on in the third inning as Aaron Hill singled Bloomquist home. Arizona got another in the fifth inning on a Hill solo home run. The Diamondbacks padded the lead in the sixth inning as Chris Young doubled in Justin Upton before scoring on a two-run Henry Blanco home run. Cincinnati got on the board in the bottom of the sixth as Brandon Phillips hit a three-run home run, sweeping in Drew Stubbs and Wilson Valdez. The Reds rallied in the seventh inning, as Valdez reached on an error that allowed Xavier Paul to come home, before tying the game on a Phillips double plating both Stubbs and Valdez, and then they took the lead as Phillips came home when Todd Frazier singled. This gave them a 7-6 lead they would not relinquish, with Alfredo Simon in line for the win, Aroldis Chapman notching his fifteenth save of the season, and Bryan Shaw taking the loss.
Back east, the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets. R.A. Dickey and Gio Gonzalez pace the game. New York established an early lead with David Wright hitting a two-run home run in the first inning, also scoring Andres Torres. Washington answered in the bottom of the first with a Ryan Zimmerman solo home run. The Mets shot back in the second inning with an Ike Davis solo shot. New York padded the lead in the third inning as Scott Hairston grounded into a double play that allowed Ruben Tejada to score, followed by Davis singling home Torres. The Mets extended the lead in the fourth inning with Tejada singling to plate Josh Thole before scoring alongside Torres on a three-run Wright home run. The Nationals got one back in the sixth inning with Michael Morse hitting a sacrifice fly to give Mark DeRosa time to dash home. Washington pulled closer in the eighth inning when Morse doubled to knock in Ian Desmond and Sandy Leon reached on an error that gave Morse time to cross the plate. The Nationals tried a ninth inning rally as Roger Bernadina singled DeRosa home, but this only made it 9-5, a final. Dickey got the win while Gonzalez had a rough go of it in the loss.
Northwest to Detroit, as the Tigers host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jerome Williams and Max Scherzer try to improve their stats by pitching. Detroit started in the second inning on a Jhonny Peralta double to knock in Prince Fielder, followed by a two-run home run from Alex Avila to finish Peralta's trip around. The Tigers added on in the fourth inning with a Danny Worth double allowing safe passage home for Peralta. Detroit got another in the fifth inning as Miguel Cabrera hit a solo home run. Los Angeles took it back in the sixth inning with a Mike Trout solo shot. They scored no more, falling 5-1, with Scherzer earning the win and Williams was dealt the loss.
West to Minnesota, where the Twins host the Baltimore Orioles. Wei-Yin Chen and Cole De Vries are the back-of-the-rotation pitchers. Minnesota quickly scored in the first inning as Josh Willingham singled in Ben Revere and Trevor Plouffe doubled home Joe Mauer. Baltimore got one back in the second inning on a Chris Davis solo home run. The Twins replied in the fourth inning on an Alexi Casilla sacrifice fly to bring around Justin Morneau. The Orioles answered back in the seventh inning as Nick Markakis reached on an error, allowing Davis to dash home. Baltimore took the lead in the eighth inning with Mark Reynolds singling both Matt Wieters and Wilson Betemit home. This held up for a 4-3 win, with Chen picking up the win, Jim Johnson turned the save, and Alex Burnett was responsible for the loss.
Down in Kansas City, the Royals host the Seattle Mariners. Felix Hernandez faced a lesser foe in Will Smith in pitching. Seattle began in the second inning as Jesus Montero hit a solo home run, followed by Michael Saunders singling in Kyle Seager and Brendan Ryan hitting a sacrifice fly to knock in Justin Smoak. The Mariners got another in the fifth inning as Montero singled home Ichiro. Kansas City got on the board in the bottom of the fifth on a Chris Getz single to drive in Eric Hosmer. Seattle padded the lead in the seventh inning with a Montero double to bring around Casper Wells. The Mariners made it 6-1 in the ninth inning as Montero hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Dustin Ackley to score.
Up in Chicago, the Cubs host the Miami Marlins. Mark Buehrle and Paul Maholm are the veteran starters. Chicago rallied to a fifth inning lead with an Alfonso Soriano solo home run, followed by a Luis Valbuena sacrifice fly to bring in Jeff Baker and a Reed Johnson single plating both Geovany Soto and Darwin Barney. Miami got one back in the sixth inning on an Emilio Bonifacio groundout that gave time for Donovan Solano to dash home. The Marlins got another in the ninth inning as Greg Dobbs singled to knock in Carlos Lee, but they still fell by a 4-2 score. Maholm was effective in the win, while Carlos Marmol turned in a sloppy save and Buehrle was on the hook for the loss.
Speaking of Chicago, the White Sox pay a little visit to Boston to play the Red Sox. Jose Quintana and Clay Buchholz are on the hill. Chicago started the scoring in the fourth inning on an Alex Rios sacrifice fly to plate Adam Dunn. Boston won it 3-1 in the ninth inning with a walkoff three-run home run by Cody Ross, sweeping in Dustin Pedroia and Nick Punto. Alfredo Aceves was in line for the win while Matt Thornton was the victim of the loss.
Way west, the San Diego Padres host the Houston Astros. Lucas Harrell is mismatched with Edinson Volquez. San Diego led off in the first inning with a Logan Forsythe single to knock in Alexi Amarista. This was the only run, with the final standing at 1-0 Padres. Volquez got the win with a complete game, one-hit and three-walk shutout, while Harrell had no help in the loss.
Finally, in Oakland, the Athletics host the New York Yankees. Freddy Garcia and A.J. Griffin have the manager's approval to pitch. Oakland opened with a first inning two-run Yoenis Cespedes home run, also scoring Jemile Weeks. The Athletics added on in the third inning as Seth Smith singled to score both Coco Crisp and Weeks. New York got on the board in the sixth inning with Mark Teixeira hitting a sacrifice fly to drive in Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher singling home Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees tried a rally in the ninth inning on a Swisher solo home run, but it wasn't enough to avoid the 4-3 loss. Griffin was given the win, Ryan Cook tossed his tenth save of the season, and Garcia was stuck with the loss.
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