MLB Day 175 2012

Twelve games on for the last noticeable travel day of the year, beginning with...

The Cincinnati Reds hosting the Milwaukee Brewers. Wily Peralta is mismatched with Mat Latos. Milwaukee began in the third inning as Carlos Gomez hit a solo home run. Cincinnati tied it in the ninth inning as Todd Frazier hit a solo shot, before winning 2-1 as Dioner Navarro tripled to force in Jay Bruce. Jonathan Broxton was in line for the win, while John Axford as on the hook for the loss.

Up in Detroit, the Tigers host the Kansas City Royals. Luis Mendoza and Doug Fister are the solid starters. Detroit got going in the first inning when Prince Fielder singled to score Quintin Berry, followed by a Delmon Young sacrifice fly to bring in Miguel Cabrera. The Tigers struck again in the second inning when Berry tripled to force in Omar Infante and Austin Jackson. Kansas City pulled back in the eighth inning when Jeff Francoeur doubled to knock in Mike Moustakas before scoring on a groundout by Johnny Giavotella, followed by Tony Abreu singling David Lough across the dish. The Royals tied it in the ninth inning with Billy Butler hitting a solo home run. Detroit won it in the bottom of the ninth by a 5-4 score as Alex Avila grounded out to give Don Kelly time to dash home. Joaquin Benoit was in line for the win and Tim Collins was responsible for the loss.

Back east, the New York Mets host the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kevin Correia and R.A. Dickey are on the mound. Pittsburgh started in the second inning with Rod Barajas hitting a ground rule double to force in Garrett Jones, followed by James Mercer singling Travis Snider home. New York answered in their half of the inning as Ike Davis hit a solo home run. The Pirates shot back in the fourth inning on a Barajas solo shot. The Mets replied in the bottom of the fourth with Scott Hairston singling Daniel Murphy around. New York took the lead in the fifth inning when Murphy singled to drive in Andres Torres, followed by a three-run David Wright home run, sweeping in Ruben Tejada and Murphy. Pittsburgh tried a ninth inning rally as Alex Presley hit a two-run home run, also scoring Mercer, but they still fell 6-5. Dickey earned the win, Bobby Parnell closed out the save, and Correia was given the loss.

Southwest to Texas, as the Rangers host the Oakland Athletics. Travis Blackley is mismatched with Matt Harrison. Texas quickly opened in the first inning as Ian Kinsler hit a solo home run, followed by Michael Young singling home both Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz, and Mike Napoli hitting a two-run home to finish Young's trip around. Oakland got on the board in the second inning on a Josh Reddick solo shot. The Rangers replied in the bottom of the second as Josh Hamilton doubled to drive in Elvis Andrus. The Athletics shot back in the third inning on a Jonny Gomes double that scored Adam Rosales. Texas answered in the bottom of the third when Napoli singled Cruz across the dish. Oakland chipped away in the fourth inning with a two-run home run by Derek Norris, also scoring Josh Donaldson. The Rangers padded the lead in their half of the fourth with Andrus singling home Kinsler before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Cruz. The Athletics pulled back in the eighth inning with a trio of solo shots from Yoenis Cespedes, Brandon Moss, and Reddick. This only made it 9-7, a final, with the win belonging to Harrison, the save turned by Joe Nathan, and the loss stuck on Blackley.

Out west, the Colorado Rockies host the Chicago Cubs. Chris Volstad and Jhoulys Chacin are the struggling starters. Colorado led off in the first inning on a three-run home run by Jordan Pacheco, sweeping in Josh Rutledge and Charlie Blackmon. Chicago got on the board in the second inning as Brett Jackson singled in Luis Valbuena. The Rockies padded the lead in the bottom of the second as DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run home run, also scoring Matt McBride. The Cubs shot back in the third inning on an Anthony Rizzo solo home run. Colorado answered in their half of the inning when Chris Nelson singled Pacheco across the dish, followed by McBride hitting a sacrifice fly to get Tyler Colvin safely home. Chicago chipped away in the fourth inning on a Bryan LaHair single to drive in Starlin Castro. The Cubs tried a ninth inning rally as Rizzo singled David DeJesus around, followed by Alfonso Soriano doubling in Darwin Barney, but this only made it 7-5. Chacin notched the win, Rafael Betancourt tossed the save, and Vosltad was dealt the loss.

West some more, as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim host the Seattle Mariners. Hisashi Iwakuma and Dan Haren are on the hill. Los Angeles began in the second inning as Vernon Wells singled Erick Aybar home. Seattle took the lead in the fourth inning as John Jaso hit a two-run home run, also scoring Franklin Gutierrez. The Angels replied in the bottom of the fourth as Alberto Callaspo singled to drive in Kendrys Morales. The Mariners took the lead again in the fifth inning as Gutierrez grounded into a fielder's choice to allow Casper Wells to come home. Seattle rallied to extend the lead in the seventh inning on a Trayvon Robinson bases-loaded walk to force in Michael Saunders, followed by Kyle Seager singling Casper Wells around, Jesus Montero hitting a sacrifice fly to bring in Dustin Ackley, and Jaso doubling to finish Robinson's trip around. Los Angeles took one back in the eighth inning when Howie Kendrick doubled both Albert Pujols and Callaspo across the dish. The Mariners shot back in the ninth inning with Robinson reaching on an error that gave time for Ackley to come home, and then Montero hit a double to finish Robinson's trip home. This made it 9-4, a final, with Iwakuma picking up the win and Haren was handed the loss.

Up north, the San Francisco Giants host the Arizona Diamondbacks. Patrick Corbin and Barry Zito are the back-of-the-rotation pitchers. San Francisco established a lead in the second inning as Hunter Pence hit a two-run home run, also scoring Buster Posey, followed by Hector Sanchez doubling in Brandon Belt before scoring on a passed ball, and then Marco Scutaro hit a two-run home run, sweeping in the pitcher Zito. Arizona got on the board in the fourth inning as Chris Young singled home both Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Ransom. The Diamondbacks pulled closer in the sixth inning on a Jake Elmore ground rule double to force in Ransom. The Giants shot back in the eighth inning as Sanchez hit a solo home run. This produced the 7-3 final, with the win going to Zito and the loss was pinned on Corbin.

To the east, the Philadelphia Phillies host the Washington Nationals. Gio Gonzalez faces a lesser foe in Tyler Cloyd. Washington started in the first inning with a Bryce Harper solo home run. Philadelphia took the lead in the bottom of the first as Darin Ruf doubled to sweep in all of Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and John Mayberry. The Nationals pulled back in the second inning as Michael Morse hit a solo shot. Washington tied it in the fourth inning as Morse grounded out to bring in Ryan Zimmerman. The Nationals took the lead in the fifth inning with Harper singling to drive in Danny Espinosa. Washington got some more in the sixth inning on a two-run home run by Morse, also scoring Adam LaRoche. The Nationals got another in the seventh inning when Eury Perez scored on a wild pitch. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 7-3. Gonzalez got the win and Cloyd was dinged for the loss.

Up in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays host the New York Yankees. Ivan Nova and Brandon Morrow are the uninspiring pitchers. Toronto opened in the third inning with a two-run home run by Brett Lawrie, also scoring Anthony Gose. The Blue Jays added on in the fifth inning when Edwin Encarnacion doubled to score Gose and Colby Rasmus. Toronto got another in the seventh inning as Encarnacion grounded out to bring in Lawrie. The Blue Jays struck again in the eighth inning as J.P. Arencibia hit a solo home run. This produced a 6-0 final, with Morrow earning the win and Nova getting roughed up in the loss.

Back in the States, the Atlanta Braves host the Miami Marlins. Jacob Turner and Tommy Hanson are handed the ball. Miami led off in the third inning with Carlos Lee doubling home Bryan Petersen. The Marlins struck again in the fourth inning as Gil Velazquez doubled to drive in Scott Cousins. Atlanta rallied ahead in the bottom of the fourth with Dan Uggla doubling Freddie Freeman across the dish, followed by Andrelton Simmons doing the same to finish Uggla's trip around, and Martin Prado reaching on an error that allowed both David Ross and Simmons to dash home. The Braves padded the lead in the seventh inning with Uggla singling both Prado and Jason Heyward across the dish. This made the final 6-2, with the win belonging to Hanson and the loss pinned on Turner.

Northwest to Chicago, where the White Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays. James Shields and Jake Peavy pace the game. Tampa Bay was first to score with a fourth inning Carlos Pena sacrifice fly to drive in Ben Zobrist. Chicago tied it in the bottom of the fourth as Dayan Viciedo was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in Adam Dunn. The Rays took the lead back in the fifth inning on a Luke Scott solo home run. The White Sox tied it again in their half of the fifth as Paul Konerko grounded into a double play that allowed Alejandro De Aza to dash home. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in the ninth inning on an Evan Longoria solo home run. Joel Peralta was in line for the win, Fernando Rodney closed out for the save, and Brett Myers was on the hook for the loss.

Finally, we end in San Diego, as the Padres host the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chris Capuano and Casey Kelly are penciled in to pitch. Los Angeles got going in the fourth inning as A.J. Ellis singled to drive in Adrian Gonzalez. The Dodgers added on in the fifth inning as Shane Victorino was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in Matt Kemp, followed by Luis Cruz singling home both Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez, and Ellis singling to finish Victorino's trip around. Los Angeles kept going in the sixth inning with a Gonzalez single to plate Kemp. San Diego replied in the bottom of the sixth as Carlos Quentin was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, pushing in Chase Headley. The Dodgers shot back in the eighth inning with Kemp reaching on an error to allow Elian Herrera to score. The Padres pulled closer in their half of the inning as Mark Kotsay doubled to plate both Yonder Alonso and Everth Cabrera. Los Angeles iced it off at 8-4 in the ninth inning with Victorino scoring on a wild pitch. Capuano picked up the win and Kelly was stuck with the loss.

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