Tigers and Rockies Triumph
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Sports FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014 Tigers and Rockies triumph DETROIT: Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run league series. his ninth save in 10 chances. Ryan Cook homer and the Detroit Tigers won their David Ortiz and Mike Napoli also (0-1) took the loss. eighth straight game, beating the drove in runs for the World Series cham- Houston Astros 3-2 Wednesday night. pion Red Sox, who reached .500 for the YANKEES 9, ANGELS 2 The Astros lost its fifth in a row. first time since the fourth game of the Derek Jeter ended a home run Cabrera connected in the first inning. season. drought of 161 at-bats in his final regu- A day earlier, he homered in a four-hit, Craig Breslow (2-0), who also got the lar-season game against the Angels, and four-RBI performance. Victor Martinez win in Tuesday’s game, pitched one hit- the Yankees kept Hector Santiago win- homered, extending his hitting streak to less inning. Koji Uehara struck out the less. 10 games for the three-time defending final three batters for his eighth save. JJ Vidal Nuno (1-0) allowed a run and AL Central champions. Rick Porcello (5- Hoover (1-4) took the loss. four hits in 6 1-3 innings, struck out 1) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 three and retired 14 of his last 15 bat- 2-3 innings. Joe Nathan pitched the BLUE JAYS 10, PHILLIES 0 ters. The left-hander’s only other victory ninth for his seventh save in nine Mark Buehrle became the first six- in seven big league starts was May 13 of chances, striking out Matt Dominguez game winner in the majors, Edwin last season, when he pitched five score- with a runner on third to end it. Brad Encarnacion hit a three-run homer and less innings of three-hit ball at Cleveland ATLANTA: St. Louis Cardinals’ Matt Holliday (7) fol- Peacock (0-3) allowed three runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Philadelphia in a 7-0 decision. lows through on a single to left center scoring four hits in 6 2-3 innings. for the seventh straight time. Unless both clubs meet in the play- Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright and Matt Carpenter as Erik Kratz and Juan Francisco both hit offs, this was Jeter’s swan song against Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis (right) is shown in ROCKIES 9, RANGERS 2 two-run homers for the Blue Jays, who the Angels, who dropped two of three in the fourth inning. — AP Nolan Arenado had three hits to blew open a pitcher’s duel between the Bronx 1 1-2 weeks ago. Jered extend his hitting streak to 27 games, Buehrle and Cliff Lee (3-3) with a nine- Weaver, Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Cardinals thrash Braves matching Colorado’s team record, and run, 12-batter seventh inning. Toronto Howie Kendrick carried a 12-foot-long the Rockies had their third lopsided vic- ATLANTA: Adam Wainwright pitched eight strong innings, Matt tory over Texas in as many nights. Holliday drove in three runs and Peter Bourjos homered to lead Arenado’s two-run double in the first the St. Louis Cardinals past the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Wednesday. inning put the Rockies ahead to stay and Wainwright (6-2) helped himself, leading off the third with a equaled teammate Michael Cuddyer’s double and coming around to score. Holliday broke it open with record streak from last season. a two-out, two-run single in the fourth. Carlos Gonzalez homered for Wainwright bounced back from his worst start of the season, Colorado, which has outscored Texas having surrendered 10 hits and six runs to the Cubs. He allowed 29-5 in three games this week. The six hits, struck out six and was lifted after throwing 103 pitches Rockies won 8-2 and 12-1 at home with on Wednesday. Bourjos hit his first homer of the season in the second off a combined 34 hits before the teams Mike Minor (0-2). Minor lasted just 4 1-3 innings, roughed up for shifted to Texas for two games. Every 11 hits and six runs. One night after breaking a seven-game los- starter had a hit for the Rockies, who fin- ing streak, their longest in nearly two years, the Braves fell again. ished with 16 and got 12 of them in 3 2- 3 innings off Colby Lewis (2-2). Jorge De MARLINS 1, METS 0 La Rosa (4-3) struck out four and walked Marcell Ozuna hit a sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth three. The lefty gave up two runs over inning as the Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep of six innings. the New York Mets. Miami’s Tom Koehler gave up two hits in eight innings. Steve ORIOLES 4, RAYS 3 Cishek (3-1) pitched a perfect ninth. The Marlins went 8-1 on Adam Jones hit a pair of solo homers their homestand, a franchise record for a nine-game stay. The and Jonathan Schoop launched a Mets have lost six of seven. Giancarlo Staton singled — only the tiebreaking, two-run shot that sent the third hit for Miami — to start the ninth against Carlos Torres (2-1). Baltimore Orioles over the Tampa Bay Casey McGehee walked on a 3-2 pitch, and Stanton took third on Rays. a flyout. Kyle Farnsworth relieved and Ozuna, who had struck out Schoop’s drive in the seventh inning in his previous three at-bats, hit a fly to center fielder Juan off Brandon Gomes (2-2) put the Orioles Lagares. His throw home was slightly off-line, and the ball ahead 4-2. Jones hit leadoff homers in skipped away from catcher Anthony Recker as a sliding Stanton both the second and fourth off Cesar tagged the plate with his left hand. Ramos. It was his fourth multihomer ARLINGTON: Colorado Rockies’ Nolan Arenado (28) follows through on a dou- PIRATES 4, GIANTS 3 game. David DeJesus homered for the Rays, ble to left off of Texas Rangers relief pitcher Scott Baker in the fourth inning of Gerrit Cole won for the first time in nearly a month as the a baseball game. — AP Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco. Cole (3-2) outpitched Tim who are 0-4 against the Orioles this sea- Lincecum (2-2) for the second time in his 11-month major league son. Ryan Webb (1-0) went 1 1-3 score- won its season-high fourth straight. pinstriped paddleboard with Jeter’s No. career, allowing three runs and seven hits in eight innings with less innings for the win. Tommy Hunter Buehrle (6-1) allowed three hits in seven 2 and the Yankee logo to the middle of seven strikeouts and a walk. Fill-in closer Mark Melancon worked struggled for the second straight game, innings to lower his ERA to 1.91. the diamond and presented it to him a perfect ninth for his second save in three chances. Ike Davis had pitching the ninth for his 10th save. following a milestone-studded video three hits for the Pirates. Brandon Belt hit his ninth homer and ATHLETICS 2, MARINERS 0 tribute as the sellout crowd of 44,083 drove in all three runs for San Francisco. INDIANS 4, TWINS 3 Fill-in starter Drew Pomeranz pitched roared its approval. Mike Aviles’ two-out single in the five scoreless innings for his second win NATIONALS 3, DODGERS 2 ninth inning lifted the Cleveland Indians in his past 20 starts and the Oakland WHITE SOX 8, CUBS 3 Stephen Strasburg recovered from another rough first inning over the Minnesota Twins. Asdrubal Athletics salvaged a split of a double- Gordon Beckham homered for the to pitch into the eighth and Wilson Ramos produced a go-ahead second straight night and Paul Konerko sacrifice fly in his first game since opening day as the Washington Cabrera led off the inning with a double header by beating Seattle. Nationals edged the Los Angeles Dodgers. against Casey Fien (3-1). In the opener, the Mariners overcame had a big three-run double, leading the After waiting through a rain delay of more than 1½ hours to After Lonnie Chisenhall’s sacrifice a shaky start from ace Felix Hernandez White Sox to a victory over the sliding throw his first pitch, Strasburg (3-2) did what he’s done all sea- bunt, Yan Gomes grounded out. Aviles to win on Justin Smoak’s two-out single Cubs. son: struggled to get the first three outs, then been fairly domi- hit a hard grounder into center field for in the 10th inning. Yoenis Cespedes Jose Abreu collected three more hits nant. This time, he gave up four consecutive singles, including Cleveland’s first walk-off win of the sea- homered as the A’s snap a six-game as the White Sox roughed up Travis run-scoring hits by Adrian Gonzalez and Yasiel Puig, during a 28- son — the Indians had 11 walk-off wins home losing streak. Pomeranz (2-1) was Wood on their way to their fourth pitch first as Los Angeles went ahead 2-0. last season. John Axford (1-3), who had sharp in his first major league start since straight win, extending their season- allowed game-winning home runs in his last July, allowing two hits and no walks. best streak. The rookie slugger doubled DIAMONDBACKS 3, BREWERS 2 previous two outings, survived a shaky Jim Johnson got his second save and twice to run his major league-best total Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer for the second straight ninth.