MLB Day 128 2012

Full schedule of games again, beginning up in...

Canada, as the Toronto Blue Jays host the New York Yankees. Ivan Nova and Aaron Laffey are the uninspiring starters. New York started in the fourth inning as Jayson Nix singled in Mark Teixeira before coming home alongside Andruw Jones on a three-run home run by Casey McGehee. Toronto got on the board in the bottom of the fourth as Edwin Encarnacion singled to plate Rajai Davis. The Yankees shot back in the sixth inning as Derek Jeter hit a ground rule double to force in McGehee. The Blue Jays took it back in the eighth inning as Encarnacion singled Davis safely home again. This was it for the scoring, with the final standing at 5-2. Nova got the win, Rafael Soriano finished for a save, and Laffey was given the loss.

Back stateside, the Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds. Bronson Arroyo and Travis Wood make the starts. Chicago led off in the second inning as David DeJesus singled in both Luis Valbuena and Bryan LaHair. Cincinnati answered in the fourth inning on a Todd Frazier single to bring in Brandon Phillips. The Reds took the lead in the eighth inning as Ryan Ludwick doubled, plating both Drew Stubbs and Phillips, followed by Wilson Valdez singling to knock in Chris Heisey. This ended the scoring at 4-2, with the win going to Arroyo, the save to Aroldis Chapman, and the loss to James Russell.

Out west, the San Francisco Giants host the Colorado Rockies. Drew Pomeranz is mismatched with Matt Cain. San Francisco got going in the second inning as Joaquin Arias hit a sacrifice fly to get Hunter Pence home and Cain singled to knock in Brett Pill. The Giants added on with a two-run home run by Buster Posey in the third inning, also scoring Melky Cabrera. San Francisco struck again in the fifth inning when Pence doubled home Marco Scutaro. Colorado got on the board with a sixth inning Josh Rutledge fielder's choice that allowed DJ LeMahieu to come home. The Giants replied in their half of the inning as Angel Pagan tripled to force in Ryan Theriot and Arias before scoring on a single by Scutaro. The Rockies answered in the eighth inning as LeMahieu hit a solo home run. San Francisco shot back with Arias scoring on a wild pitch. Colorado tried a ninth inning rally as Chris Nelson singled to plate Tyler Colvin, but this only made the final 9-3. Cain was given the win and Pomeranz was dealt the loss.

Back to the east, the Cleveland Indians host the Boston Red Sox. Franklin Morales and Zach McAllister are the back-of-the-rotation pitchers. Cleveland struck first on a third inning Brent Lillibridge solo home run. Boston took the lead in the fourth inning when Adrian Gonzalez doubled in both Jacoby Ellsbury and Carl Crawford. The Indians retied it in the fifth inning on a Lillibridge single to drive in Michael Brantley. Cleveland took the lead with a sixth inning Brantley sacrifice fly to bring in Asdrubal Cabrera. The Indians added on in the seventh inning when Lou Marson sacrificed to get Lillibridge home. Cleveland got another in the eighth inning as Ezequiel Carrera singled Carlos Santana across the dish. This produced the final of 5-2, with McAllister getting the win, Chris Perez turning the save, and Morales was handed the loss.

Into Pennsylvania, as the Philadelphia Phillies host the St. Louis Cardinals. Jake Westbrook and Cliff Lee are on the mound. Philadelphia began in the first inning when Ryan Howard grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in Domonic Brown. St. Louis answered in the sixth inning as Matt Holliday hit a three-run home run, sweeping in Jon Jay and Allen Craig. The Cardinals added on in the eighth inning when Carlos Beltran singled in Craig. This made the final 4-1, with Westbrook notching the win, Jason Motte converting the save, and Lee took the loss.

Dow south in Houston, the Astros host the Milwaukee Brewers. Marco Estrada and Dallas Keuchel are the little known starters. Houston got going in the first inning as Steve Pearce singled both Tyler Greene and Jose Altuve home. Milwaukee answered in the second inning with Corey Hart reaching on an error to get Aramis Ramirez home and Jonathan Lucroy hitting a sacrifice fly to knock in Hart. The Astros took the lead again in the third inning as Bret Wallace singled, which combined with an error to get Altuve home, before Wallace was forced in by a triple from Pearce. The Brewers shot back in the fifth inning as Norichika Aoki doubled home both Lucroy and Jean Segura. Houston took the lead in the bottom of the fifth as Greene hit a solo home run. Milwaukee tied it in the ninth inning as Segura grounded out, allowing Rickie Weeks to score. The Astros won 6-5 in the tenth inning as Scott Moore singled, driving in Altuve to end the game. Wilton Lopez picked up the win while Jim Henderson was on the hook for the loss.

Back to Pennsylvania, as the Pittsburgh Pirates host the San Diego Padres. Jason Marquis and A.J. Burnett have the green light to pitch. San Diego quickly opened with a first inning Chase Headley solo home run. The Padres added on in the third inning as Headley grounded out to bring in Everth Cabrera. San Diego struck again in the fourth inning on a Cameron Maybin single that scored Will Venable. The Padres padded the lead in the sixth inning as Venable hit a solo shot, followed by Headley drawing a bases-loaded walk to force in Marquis. The scoring stopped here, leaving the final at 5-0. Marquis had a complete game shutout of two hits and a walk, while Burnett had no support in the loss.

Over in Baltimore, the Orioles host the Kansas City Royals and a long rain delay. Luis Mendoza and Chris Tillman made the starts despite the showers. When the scoring began, it started with Kansas City in the first inning as Alex Gordon hit a solo home run to lead off the game. The Royals struck again in the second inning as Salvador Perez hit a two-run home run, also scoring Lorenzo Cain. Kansas City got another in the third inning on a Billy Butler solo shot. The Royals padded the lead in the sixth inning when Eric Hosmer singled in Perez, before stealing second base while Jeff Francoeur stole home/fourth base. Kansas City added on in the seventh inning on another Gordon solo home run. Baltimore got on the board in the bottom of the seventh as Manny Machado doubled to drive in Wilson Betemit, followed by Omar Quintanilla singling both Chris Davis and Machado all the way home. They got no closer, falling 7-3, with Mendoza picking up the win and Tillman suffering the loss. 

Westward to Chicago, as the White Sox host the Oakland Athletics. Travis Blackley and Francisco Liriano took their turns in the rotation. Chicago led off in the second inning as Dayan Viciedo grounded out to bring in A.J. Pierzynski and Tyler Flowers doubled to plate Alexei Ramirez. Oakland rallied ahead in the third inning as Chris Carter singled in both Coco Crisp and Josh Reddick, followed by a Derek Norris ground rule double to force in both Yoenis Cespedes and Carter, and an Adam Rosales single brought around Brandon Inge. The Athletics got another in the fourth inning as Reddick singled home Crisp. The White Sox took one back in the bottom of the fourth when Flowers singled to plate Viciedo. Chicago pulled closer in the fifth inning with a two-run home run by Kevin Youkilis, also scoring Alejandro De Aza. The White Sox tied the game in the sixth inning on a Flowers solo home run. Chicago took the lead in the seventh inning when Pierzynski singled to knock in Youkilis. Oakland tied it in the eighth inning with a Jonny Gomes solo shot and an Inge single to finish Cespedes' trip. The Athletics got another in the ninth inning as Gomes singled home Crisp for a 9-7 final. Ryan Cook was in line for the win, Grant Balfour picked up the spot save, and Matt Thornton was stuck holding the loss.

Back to the east, as the New York Mets welcome the Atlanta Braves. Kris Medlen and Johan Santana are tabbed to start. Atlanta opened in the first inning with a 2-RBI Freddie Freeman double, scoring both Michael Bourn and Reed Johnson. The Braves rallied to extend the lead in the second inning as Medlen singled home Dan Uggla, Bourn did the same for Paul Janish, Jason Heyward singled to finish Medlen's trip around, Chipper Jones singled to drive in Bourn, and then Freeman hit a three-run home run to sweep in both Heyward and Bourn as well as himself. New York replied meekly in the bottom of the second with an Andres Torres single to get Ike Davis home. The Mets added on in the eighth inning with Ruben Tejada doubling to score Ronny Cedeno before coming home on a David Wright single. This made the eventual final 9-3, with the win going to Medlen and the loss to Santana.

To the west again, with the Minnesota Twins hosting the Tampa Bay Rays. David Price faces a lesser foe in Nick Blackburn. Tampa Bay began in the first inning with a two-run home run by B.J. Upton, also scoring Desmond Jennings, followed by a Matt Joyce solo home run. Minnesota answered in the second inning as Darin Mastroianni singled to knock in Josh Willingham. The Rays shot back in the fifth inning on an Upton solo shot. The Twins replied as Brian Dozier hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth. The scoring stopped here, with the final being 4-2, giving Price the win, Fernando Rodney converted his thirty-fifth save of the season, and Blackburn was stuck with the loss.

Into Florida, as the Miami Marlins host the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joe Blanton and Ricky Nolasco are the veteran pitchers. Los Angeles got things going in the fourth inning as Shane Victorino grounded into a fielder's choice to get A.J. Ellis home. The Dodgers got another in the fifth inning as Andre Ethier singled to knock in Matt Kemp. Miami rallied to the lead in the bottom of the fifth when Nick Green doubled in Donovan Solano before scoring on a John Buck double, and then Buck scored when Gorkys Hernandez sacrificed, followed by Justin Ruggiano singling to plate Austin Kearns. The Marlins padded the lead in the eighth inning with Carlos Lee doubling both Hernandez and Jose Reyes home, followed by Solano singling to finish Lee's trip around. Los Angeles tried a ninth inning rally when Kemp grounded out to allow Victorino to come home. This only made the final 7-3, with the win going to Nolasco and the loss was pinned on Blanton.

Across the south, the Texas Rangers host the Detroit Tigers. Justin Verlander and Derek Holland take the hill. Detroit led off with a leadoff first inning solo home run by Austin Jackson. Texas tied it in the third inning as Nelson Cruz singled to knock in Josh Hamilton. The Rangers won 2-1 in the ninth inning as Mike Olt singled to drive in Cruz. Mike Adams was in line for the win and Brayan Villarreal was on the hook for the loss.

Further to the west, the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Washington Nationals. Edwin Jackson and Wade Miley pace the game. Washington was first on the board in the first inning as Ryan Zimmerman doubled, which combined with an error to get Danny Espinosa home. Arizona tied it in the bottom of the first with an Aaron Hill solo home run. The Diamondbacks took the lead in the second inning when Miguel Montero tripled to force in Justin Upton before scoring on a Stephen Drew single. Arizona got another in the third inning as Chris Johnson's sacrifice fly allowed safe passage home for Jason Kubel. The Nationals rallied back in the fifth inning as Jayson Werth doubled in Steve Lombardozzi, before scoring alongside Espinosa on a Zimmerman single, followed by Michael Morse doubling in Zimmerman and then scoring on a Jesus Flores single. The Diamondbacks pulled closer in the sixth inning when Ryan Wheeler doubled to drive in Gerardo Parra. They got no closer, falling 6-5, with Jackson getting an ugly win, Tyler Clippard shutting the door for the save, and Miley was not freed from the loss.

Finally, in Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim host the Seattle Mariners. Hisashi Iwakuma and Dan Haren pace the game. Seattle began in the second inning as Trayvon Robinson singled home Mike Carp, followed by Dustin Ackley singling both Miguel Olivo and Robinson home. The Mariners got another in the third inning on a John Jaso solo home run. Seattle rallied to extend the lead in the fourth inning as Brendan Ryan hit a sacrifice fly that scored Olivo, Dustin Ackley reached on an error that allowed Robinson to dash home, and Jaso singled to finish Ackley's trip around. Los Angeles got on the board in the fifth inning as Vernon Wells singled to knock in Erick Aybar. The Angels pulled closer in the eighth inning with a two-run home run by Wells, also scoring Aybar. Los Angeles tried a ninth inning rally on a Kendrys Morales solo shot, but they got no closer and lost 7-4. Iwakuma notched the win, while Haren was responsible for a messy loss.

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