Fifteen games again, with the second to last series of year going on. We begin in...
Cleveland, as the Indians host the Kansas City Royals. Will Smith and David Huff are the unknown pitchers. Kansas City got going in the second inning when Adam Moore doubled home Salvador Perez. Cleveland took the lead in the bottom of the second as Ezequiel Carrera singled home Lonnie Chisenhall, followed by Shin-Soo Choo doubling to score Brent Lillibridge, and Cord Phelps singling to finish Carrera's trip around. The Indians added on in the third inning as Chisenhall doubled to knock in Russ Canzler. Cleveland padded the lead in the fourth inning when Choo doubled Carrera in before scoring on a Jason Kipnis fielder's choice. The Indians got some more in the fifth inning on a 2-RBI Kipnis single, driving in both Lillibridge and Carrera. The Royals took some back in the sixth inning on a two-run home run by Billy Butler, also scoring Alex Gordon. Kansas City chipped away in the eighth inning with a Perez single that plated both Gordon and Butler. They got no closer, falling 8-5, with the win belonging to Huff, the save tossed by Chris Perez, and the loss pinned on Smith.
East to Baltimore, as the Orioles host the Boston Red Sox. Aaron Cook and Chris Tillman are the back-of-the-rotation pitchers. Boston opened in the first inning as Dustin Pedroia hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Scott Podsednik. Baltimore rallied ahead in their half of the inning as Chris Davis hit a two-run home run, also scoring Nate McLouth, followed by a Ryan Flaherty grand slam to sweep in Jim Thome, Mark Reynolds, and Manny Machado. The Orioles struck again in the fifth inning as Machado doubled home Reynolds, followed by Flaherty doing the same to finish Machado's trip around, and Taylor Teagarden singling to knock in Flaherty. This made it 9-1, a final, with Tillman getting the win and Cook getting crushed in the loss.
Back west to Pittsburgh, with the Pirates hosting the Cincinnati Reds. Homer Bailey and A.J. Burnett get the starts. Cincinnati began in the first inning as Todd Frazier hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Brandon Phillips. This held up nicely, as Bailey tossed a no-hitter (allowing just one walk) for the 1-0 win, while Burnett was stranded alone in this game, taking an unlucky loss.
Up north, the Toronto Blue Jays host the New York Yankees. Hiroki Kuroda faces a lesser foe in Chad Jenkins. New York led off in the first inning as Nick Swisher doubled to drive in Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano. The Yankees got another in the second inning as Derek Jeter grounded into a double play to allow Raul Ibanez to come home. Toronto got on the board in the fifth inning on a Colby Rasmus solo home run. New York extended the lead in the sixth inning as Russell Martin hit a three-run home run, sweeping in Cano and Swisher, followed by Ichiro Suzuki singling Eric Chavez across the dish. The Blue Jays got one back in their half of the inning as Anthony Gose grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in Kelly Johnson. The Yankees shot back in the seventh inning as Ibanez reached on a fielder's choice that got Swisher in. Toronto replied in the bottom of the seventh on a two-run home run by Adam Lind, also scoring Edwin Encarnacion. New York kept going in the eighth inning as Cano singled Suzuki around. The Yankees padded the lead again in the ninth inning with Chavez going yard on a two-run homer, and he took Chris Dickerson with him. This made it an 11-4 final, with Kuroda getting the win and Jenkins suffering a brutal loss.
Way south to Miami, where the Marlins host the Philadelphia Phillies. Cliff Lee and Mark Buehrle are on the mound. Miami was first to score with a fourth inning Giancarlo Stanton solo home run. Philadelphia tied it in the eighth inning as Jimmy Rollins singled to plate John Mayberry. The Marlins won in the ninth inning by a 2-1 score as Carlos Lee singled Bryan Petersen home. Steve Cishek was in line for the win and Josh Lindblom was dealt the loss.
A touch north, the Atlanta Braves host the New York Mets. Jonathon Niese and Tim Hudson are the reliable starters. Atlanta got going in the fourth inning with Freddie Freeman hitting a solo home run. New York pulled ahead in the seventh inning as Lucas Duda hit a three-run home run, sweeping in Daniel Murphy and Ike Davis. This stood as a 3-1 win, earned by Niese, while Bobby Parnell turned the save, and Hudson was stuck with the loss.
Out west, the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jered Weaver and Ryan Dempster are the veteran starters. Los Angeles quickly opened on a Mike Trout solo home run to lead off the first inning. The Angels added on in the third inning as Chris Iannetta hit a solo shot. Los Angeles got another in the fourth inning with Mark Trumbo doubling to plate Erick Aybar. Texas got on the board in the bottom of the fourth with Nelson Cruz hitting a sacrifice fly to bring in Josh Hamilton. The Angels replied in the sixth inning as Trumbo doubled to knock in Howie Kendrick. Los Angeles kept going in the seventh inning with Kendrys Morales doubling to score Torii Hunter before scoring on a Kendrick single, followed by Trumbo singling Kendrick across the dish. The Rangers answered in the bottom of the seventh as Cruz hit a solo home run. Texas got closer in the eighth inning on a two-run home run by Adrian Beltre, also scoring Ian Kinsler. This only made it 7-4, a final, with Weaver getting the win, Ernesto Frieri tossed the save, and Dempster was dinged for the loss.
Way north to Minnesota, as the Twins host the Detroit Tigers. Drew Smyly and Scott Diamond are the young pitchers. Minnesota finally opened in the seventh inning with Ryan Doumit hitting a two-run home run, also scoring Justin Morneau. Detroit tied it in the eighth inning on a two-run home run by Omar Infante, sweeping in Austin Jackson. The Twins took the lead back in the bottom of the eighth as Doumit doubled to drive in both Denard Span and Joe Mauer. This was good for a 4-2 win, earned by Jared Burton, while Glen Perkins finished off the save, and Brayan Villarreal was on the hook for the loss.
A little to the east, the Milwaukee Brewers host the Houston Astros. Edgar Gonzalez is mismatched with Yovani Gallardo. Houston started with a second inning Matt Dominguez single to plate Jason Castro. Milwaukee tied it in the third inning on a Carlos Gomez solo home run. The Astros took the lead in the fourth inning with Dominguez reaching on an error that allowed Brett Wallace to dash home, followed by Gonzalez laying down a bunt single to bring in Fernando Martinez. Houston struck again in the fifth inning as Wallace and Castro hit solo shots. The Brewers pulled back in the sixth inning as Ryan Braun doubled both Travis Ishikawa and Weeks in. The Astros padded the lead in the eighth inning on another Castro solo home run. Milwaukee shot back in the bottom of the eighth as Aramis Ramirez tripled to force in Braun. Houston answered in the ninth inning as Jose Altuve hit a solo shot. The Brewers tried a ninth inning rally on a ninth inning Segura double to knock in Logan Schafer, followed by Jonathan Lucroy reaching on an error to give time for Segura to finish his trip, but they couldn't tie the game and lost 7-6. Gonzalez was in line for the win, Wilton Lopez notched the save, and Gallardo was stuck holding the loss.
Down in Chicago, the White Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays. Jeremy Hellickson and Gavin Floyd receive the starting nods. Tampa Bay struck first with a first inning Ben Zobrist solo home run. Chicago tied it in the third inning as Kevin Youkilis singled in Gordon Beckham. The White Sox took the lead in the fourth inning as Alex Rios hit a solo shot. Chicago extended the lead in the sixth inning on an Alexei Ramirez single to drive in Rios. This gave them a 3-1 lead, which stood as a final, with Floyd picking up the win, Addison Reed converting the save, and Hellickson was stuck holding the loss.
Farther south, the St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals. Edwin Jackson and Adam Wainwright are on the hill. Washington began with a first inning Adam LaRoche single to score Bryce Harper. St. Louis shot back in their half of the inning as Allen Craig singled home Jon Jay, followed by Yadier Molina reaching on an error to get Matt Carpenter home, Carlos Beltran walking with the bases loaded to force in Matt Holliday, Daniel Descalso hitting a sacrifice fly to bring in Craig, and Pete Kozma singling to finish Molina's trip. The Cardinals kept going in the second inning as Holliday grounded out to give time for Jay to score, followed by Craig singling Carpenter around, and Molina hitting a two-run home run, also scoring Craig. The Nationals got one back in the seventh inning on a Roger Bernadina solo home run. St. Louis padded the lead in the eighth inning with Carpenter doubling Tony Cruz around before scoring on a two-run home run by Shane Robinson. This produced the 12-2 final, with Wainwright cruising to an easy win while Jackson was torched in the loss.
Southwest to Arizona, with the Diamondbacks hosting the Chicago Cubs. Travis Wood and Ian Kennedy are the staff aces pitching. Arizona opened with a first inning A.J. Pollock single to knock in Adam Eaton. The Diamondbacks added on in the fourth inning as Cody Ransom hit a solo home run. Chicago tied it in the fifth inning on a two-run home run by Dave Sappelt, also scoring David DeJesus. Arizona took the lead in the bottom of the fifth as Aaron Hill doubled Kennedy across the dish, followed by a two-run home run by Justin Upton, also scoring Hill. The Cubs replied in the sixth inning as Starlin Castro doubled to plate Alfonso Soriano. The Diamondbacks padded the lead in the eighth inning as Upton singled, which combined with an error to bring in Hill, followed by John McDonald singling Upton the rest of the way home, and Eaton did the same for Matt Jacobs. This was it for the scoring, with the final being 8-3. Kennedy picked up the win and Wood was dealt the loss.
Into California, as the Oakland Athletics host the Seattle Mariners. Blake Beavan and A.J. Griffin are called on to start. Oakland led off with a first inning Coco Crisp solo home run. Seattle tied it in the second inning with a Trayvon Robinson solo shot. The Athletics took the lead back in the third inning on a two-run home run by Stephen Drew, also scoring Cliff Pennington. Oakland got another in the fifth inning as Crisp scored on a passed ball. The Mariners took one back in the seventh inning on a Michael Saunders solo home run. The Athletics extended the lead in the bottom of the seventh as Yoenis Cespedes walked with the bases loaded to force in Pennington, followed by Josh Reddick reaching on an error that allowed Crisp to dash home, and Josh Donaldson singled to plate both Drew and Cespedes. This ended the scoring at 8-2, with the win belonging to Griffin, while Beavan was roughed up in the loss.
South to San Diego, as the Padres host the San Francisco Giants. Ryan Vogelsong and Andrew Werner are penciled in to pitch. San Francisco got going in the second inning when Hunter Pence singled home Buster Posey. The Giants added on in the third inning with Pablo Sandoval doubling both Vogelsong and Marco Scutaro across the dish. San Diego got on the board in the sixth inning with a Yonder Alonso single scoring Will Venable. The scoring ended here at 3-1, with Vogelsong turning in a strong win, Santiago Casilla turning his twenty-fifth save of the year, and Werner had little help in the loss.
Finally, in Los Angeles, the Dodgers host the Colorado Rockies. Jeff Francis and Clayton Kershaw pace the game. Los Angeles established a lead in the second inning as Andre Ethier doubled to plate Adrian Gonzalez, followed by a three-run home run by Shane Victorino, sweeping in Hanley Ramirez and Ethier. The Dodgers got another in the fourth inning as Kershaw grounded into a double play to knock in Ethier. Los Angeles padded the lead in the eighth inning with A.J. Ellis doubling to score Ethier before scoring on a two-run home run by Bobby Abreu. This made it 8-0, a final, with Kershaw dominating in the win and Francis was crushed in the loss.
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