SPORTS SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014 MLB CAPSULES Tempers flare as Rockies overpower Braves 10-3 DENVER: Corey Dickerson hit Atlanta catcher Gerald Laird with his backswing and tempers quickly flared, setting off a tense sequence and leading to several ejections Thursday as the Colorado Rockies beat the Braves 10-3. The Rockies led 8-3 in the eighth inning when Dickerson knocked off Laird’s facemask with his swing - Dickerson said it was an accident. Laird was down for several minutes before walking off and being replaced by Evan Gattis. With his next pitch, Atlanta reliever David Carpenter hit Dickerson in the thigh and was ejected. Rockies manager Walt Weiss bolted from the dugout and began yelling at Carpenter, as well as in the general direction of Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. Weiss was held back by plate umpire Jordan Baker before being ejected. When he returned to the dugout, Weiss smashed a bat against the wall. In the ninth, Rockies reliever Nick Masset hit Gattis in the hip with a pitch. Both Masset and Rockies bench coach Tom Runnells were immediately tossed. Jhoulys Chacin (1-4) pitched seven scoreless innings. Ervin Santana (5-3) took the loss. TIGERS 4, WHITE SOX 0 Max Scherzer tossed a three-hitter in his first career complete game, and Victor Martinez hit his 16th homer to lead Detroit. Scherzer (8-2) was back in his 2013 Cy Young form, striking out eight and walking three while outdueling Chicago starter Chris Sale (5- 1). Only three times did the White Sox have COLORADO: Andrelton Simmons #19 of the Atlanta Braves leaps over Charlie Culberson #23 of the Colorado Rockies on a fielder’s men in scoring position. Sale was nearly as choice in the eighth inning of a game at Coors Field. The Rockies beat the Braves 10-3. — AFP sharp as Scherzer. He struck out 10 - all swing- Philadelphia Phillies beat San Diego in a the eighth time in nine games and fell a sea- pitched a perfect ninth for his 14th save. Ortiz ing - to match a season high and allowed five steady rain to complete a three-game sweep. son-worst eight games under .500 at 29-37. hit his 15th homer in the fifth against Josh hits in seven innings. Martinez hit a solo shot Brignac, whose three-run homer in the ninth Ryan Braun opened the 13th with an infield Tomlin (4-3) to make it 3-0. into the left field bullpen to lead off the fifth gave the Phillies a 3-0 victory a night earlier, single off Carlos Torres (2-4). Lucroy drove an and Miguel Cabrera drove in two runs for hit a drive off Dale Thayer for a 4-2 lead. 0-1 pitch to left field for his fifth home run. ASTROS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4, 10 innings Detroit. Bryan Holiday drove in an insurance Mayberry connected an inning later off Alex Mark Reynolds added an RBI single and Rickie Chris Carter homered leading off the bot- run in the ninth. Torres. Making a spot start for Ryan Howard, Weeks was hit by Dana Eveland’s pitch with tom of the 10th inning for Houston. Carter, Mayberry also doubled twice. Kyle Kendrick the bases loaded. Zach Duke (4-0) tossed a who homered twice on Wednesday, hit his GIANTS 7, NATIONALS 1 (2-6) allowed one earned run in six innings. perfect inning and Francisco Rodriguez fin- 13th homer of the season into the Crawford Tim Hudson threw seven strong innings Eric Stults (2-8) allowed four runs and eight ished in a non-save situation. Boxes in left field off JJ Putz (1-1). Miguel and left with a major league-best 1.81 ERA as hits in five-plus innings. Montero tied it at 4-4 in the ninth with a the San Francisco Giants avoided a four-game PIRATES 4, CUBS 0 home run on the first pitch by closer Chad sweep and beat Washington. Michael Morse ORIOLES 4, BLUE JAYS 2 Andrew McCutchen had two doubles and Qualls. Carlos Corporan had a two-run home got three hits and scored twice for the Giants, Kevin Gausman gave up one run over six two RBIs to help Pittsburgh beat Chicago. run and Jon Singleton homered and drove in who had a five-game winning streak before innings and Delmon Young homered for Russell Martin also doubled twice for the two runs for the Astros, who have won six of Washington came to town. The Nationals Baltimore. Nick Markakis had two hits and an Pirates and rookie Gregory Polanco got a hit their last eight games. Tony Sipp (1-0) struck have lost just twice in 10 games. Hudson (7-2) RBI for the Orioles, who moved within 3 1-2 in the third straight game since his call-up. out one in a scoreless 10th for the win. allowed one unearned run and six hits. The games of first-place Toronto in the AL East. Edinson Volquez (4-5) pitched seven effective Singleton drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in Giants are 7-0 in games he has started at Gausman (2-1) allowed five hits, walked three innings to win for the third time in his last five the first inning and broke a 1-all tie with his home. Blake Treinen (0-3) remained winless at and struck out three in his second consecutive starts. McCutchen, the reigning National solo shot in the third. Corporan extended the major league level despite a 2.08 ERA. solid outing. Zach Britton worked the ninth for League MVP, broke it open with a two-run Houston’s lead to 4-1 with his home run in the his sixth save. Buehrle (10-3) yielded four runs double in the fifth off Jeff Samardzija (2-6). fourth. Chris Owings hit a solo homer to get REDS 4, DODGERS 1 and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings to lose his sec- McCutchen is batting .428 (18 of 42) with 15 Arizona within 4-3 in the seventh inning. Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer off Zack ond straight start following a six-game win- extra-base hits in June. Luis Valbuena had Greinke, who lost his perfect record at Great ning streak. The left-hander allowed three runs two doubles for the Cubs, who went 0 for 8 YANKEES 6, MARINERS 3 American Ball Park, and the Cincinnati Reds or fewer in 12 of his previous 13 starts. Toronto with runners in scoring position to fall for the Derek Jeter had a memorable final regular beat the Los Angeles Dodgers for a split of has lost three straight and five of six. fourth time in five games. season appearance in Seattle with three hits, their four-game series. The Reds won the last two runs scored and two RBIs, and New York two games to finish a 5-5 homestand that left BREWERS 5, METS 1, 13 RED SOX 5, INDIANS 2 completed its first three-game sweep of the them stuck closer to the bottom of the NL Jonathan Lucroy hit a tiebreaking homer in Jon Lester worked into the eighth inning season. Jeter was honored by the Mariners Central than the top. Alfredo Simon (9-3) gave a four-run 13th inning for Milwaukee in a and David Ortiz hit a two-run homer to lead before the start of the series, then helped up seven singles in eight innings, joining the game that had an unusual rain delay that last- struggling Boston. Brock Holt hit a two-run jump start the Yankees. Jeter had a singles in Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright as the NL’s nine- ed all of 3 minutes. Aramis Ramirez homered double and Daniel Nava had three hits as the his first two at-bats off Seattle starter Roenis game winners. Greinke (8-3) had been 4-0 in and finished with three hits for the Brewers Red Sox won for just the third time in their Elias (5-5), then greeted reliever Dominic five games at Great American. (40-27) who completed a 5-3 road trip with last 10 games, a dismal stretch that began Leone with a two-run single in the fourth that their 10th victory in 15 games overall, match- with a three-game sweep by the Indians last gave the Yankees a 6-1 lead. Jeter finished PHILLIES 7, PADRES 3 ing a season high at 13 games above .500. The week. Coming off his shortest start of the sea- the series with seven hits. Jacoby Ellsbury hit Pinch-hitter Reid Brignac lined a tiebreak- Mets stranded seven runners from the ninth son, Lester (7-7) allowed two runs - one a two-run homer in the first inning to extend ing, two-run double in the sixth inning, John through the 11th and blew a bases-loaded earned - on eight hits and a walk with four his hitting streak to 16 games and gave starter Mayberry Jr. hit a three-run homer and the opportunity with a chance to win. They lost for strikeouts in 7 2-3 innings. Koji Uehara Chase Whitley (2-0) an early lead. — AP .