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Sports FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 41 Red Sox D’backs tame Cubs pound Yankees CHICAGO: The Chicago Cubs marked St. Louis manager Mike Matheny four starts this season as a replacement BOSTON: Michael Pineda was ejected for using pine tar less than Wrigley Field’s 100th birthday in dra- challenged the call, which was upheld for the injured Mat Latos. Simon pitched two weeks after appearing to get away with using a foreign sub- matic fashion Wednesday, allowing following a replay review. Cardinals exclusively in relief the previous two stance in another game against Boston, and the Red Sox beat the the Arizona Diamondbacks to rally for right-hander Michael Wacha (2-2) set years. New York Yankees 5-1 Wednesday night. five runs in the ninth inning and a 7-5 career highs with 10 strikeouts and five Bruce had two hits and knocked in The right-hander was thrown out in the second inning when victory. walks in four innings, the shortest of his the final run of the decisive three-run plate umpire Gerry Davis found the substance on the right side of After an error by shortstop Starlin 14 regular-season starts in the majors. fifth inning against Charlie Morton (0-3) Pineda’s neck after Red Sox manager John Farrell asked him to Castro, Martin Prado hit a two-run single that gave the Reds a 4-2 lead. Billy check. Pineda walked from the mound without protest. off Pedro Strop (0-2), Miguel Montero BREWERS 5, PADRES 2 Hamilton also had two hits for Both Pineda and Davis said it was pine tar. Yankees general man- had a tying single against James Russell Jean Segura hit a three-run homer, Cincinnati, which has won seven of 10 ager Brian Cashman said Pineda and the organization were “embar- and Aaron Hill followed with a two-run and Milwaukee broke out of an offen- games since a 3-7 start. Jonathan rassed.” triple off Justin Grimm. sive slumber at home to support Kyle Broxton pitched a scoreless ninth John Lackey (3-2) allowed one run and seven hits in eight Trevor Cahill (1-3) pitched two Lohse. inning, despite allowing two hits, for his innings with 11 strikeouts and no walks. Koji Uehara struck out three scoreless innings for Arizona, which Segura homered for a 4-1 lead in the third save. in the ninth in a non-save situation. Mike Napoli had three hits and ended a four-game losing streak, and second. Khris Davis added a solo shot Boston scored two runs in the first and two more in the third. The Addison Reed got his fourth save. The for the Brewers, who have won five of INTERLEAGUE Yankees scored on Alfonso Soriano’s sacrifice fly in the sixth. game drew 32,323 - about 9,000 under six and are a big league-best 16-6. NATIONALS 5, ANGELS 4 capacity. Arizona said after the game Lohse (4-1) allowed five hits and no Adam LaRoche’s tiebreaking RBI sin- TWINS 6, RAYS 4 that outfielder Mark Trumbo will be Chris Colabello drove in four runs, including two on a 12th- sidelined for an unspecified extended inning single that lifted Minnesota past Tampa Bay. Colabello’s period because of a stress fracture in his game-winning hit came off Josh Lueke (0-1) after hits by Joe Mauer left foot. and Trevor Plouffe. Casey Fien (1-0) got the win and Glen Perkins pitched the 12th inning for his fourth save. Colabello drove in DODGERS 5, PHILLIES 2 Minnesota’s first two runs with a fourth-inning home run off Rays Zack Greinke outpitched Cole Hamels starter Jake Odorizzi, his third homer of the season and his second in with seven strong innings, Hanley two nights. The four RBIs gave the Twins designated hitter a league- Ramirez homered and Yasiel Puig drove leading 26 for the season and tied the franchise record for RBIs in in two runs for Los Angeles. April that Kirby Puckett set in 1994. Desmond Jennings had three Greinke (4-0) allowed two runs and hits, stole two bases and scored twice for the Rays. five hits while striking out 11 and walk- ing one batter intentionally. Manager MARINERS 5, ASTROS 3 Don Mattingly tried to squeeze one Kyle Seager hit a three-run homer with one out in the bottom of more inning out of Greinke, but lifted the ninth and Seattle rallied to snap an eight-game losing streak. him after Jayson Nix drove the right- Seager homered for his second straight at-bat after being mired hander’s 108th pitch to left-center for a in a slump for most of the season. Seager hit a two-run homer in the leadoff homer. JP Howell got three outs seventh off Jarred Cosart, then added the winning shot on the first in the eighth, and Kenley Jansen pitched pitch from Josh Fields (0-1) in the ninth. The five RBIs were a career a perfect ninth for his eighth save after high. Fernando Rodney (1-1) pitched the ninth for Seattle. the Dodgers picked up a couple of insur- ance runs in the eighth on Ramirez’s RANGERS 3, ATHLETICS 0 leadoff homer to center and Justin Martin Perez (4-0) pitched a three-hitter for his second consecu- Turner’s RBI single off Shawn Camp. tive shutout to extend his scoreless innings streak to 26, helping Texas complete a three-game sweep. BRAVES 3, MARLINS 1 Donnie Murphy homered and Michael Choice scored one run Pinch-hitter Evan Gattis broke an and drove in another for the Rangers, who moved a half-game eighth-inning tie with a two-run double ahead of Oakland in first place in the AL West with their first sweep off A.J. Ramos as Atlanta took two of of the A’s since August 2011. Sonny Gray (3-1) allowed three runs three from Miami and won for the ninth and five hits in seven innings. He had won six straight regular-sea- time in 12 games overall. The Marlins are son decisions dating to September. 1-8 on the road. Braves pitchers struck out 16, giving them 41 strikeouts and WHITE SOX 6, TIGERS 4 five walks one intentional - in the three- Marcus Semien’s seventh-inning grand slam lifted Chicago over game series. Miami pitchers struck out Detroit. Jose Abreu hit another long home run for the White Sox, 37 and walked nine. but it was Semien’s first career slam that turned around the game. David Carpenter (1-0) got the final Detroit starter Drew Smyly allowed two runs in six innings, but Evan out of the eighth, and Craig Kimbrel Reed (0-1) gave up two singles and a walk, and Ian Krol allowed the pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save. home run to Semien. Andre Rienzo (1-0) gave up four runs in the Mike Dunn (1-3) was the loser. fourth inning, but kept the Tigers quiet otherwise in his first start this season. He allowed five hits and two walks in 6 1-3 innings, striking GIANTS 12, ROCKIES 10 out three. Matt Lindstrom pitched the ninth for his third save Hector Sanchez hit two of San CHICAGO: Cubs right fielder Justin Ruggiano misses the catch on a Francisco’s six homers, including a triple by Arizona Diamondbacks’ Aaron Hill, on which two runs scored INDIANS 5, ROYALS 3 grand slam in the 11th off Chad Bettis during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Wrigley Field. —AP Jason Kipnis drove in Nick Swisher with a two-out double in the (0-1). Michael Morse also hit two homers seventh inning, sending Cleveland past Kansas City. Kipnis ripped - a solo shot in the second and a three- walks in seven innings. The Brewers had gle off the first pitch from Fernando his double off Kelvin Herrera (0-1) into the gap in right-center, deep run homer the following inning - as two nine hits at Miller Park, where the team Salas capped a four-run rally in the bot- enough to easily score Swisher, who reached on a two-out single. Giants hit multiple homers in the same had been averaging just two runs and tom of the ninth inning that kept The Indians tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on pinch-hitter game for the first time since May 25, six hits entering the night. Washington from getting swept. Lonnie Chisenhall’s bloop RBI single. Bryan Shaw (1-0) finished the 2005. Brandon Hicks and Brandon Belt Francisco Rodriguez pitched a score- Los Angeles led 4-1 entering the seventh and got one out in the eighth. Cody Allen retired two, and also went deep as the Giants rallied from less ninth for his ninth save, his 313th ninth, and closer Ernesto Frieri (0-2) John Axford worked the ninth for his AL-leading eighth save. a 5-1, second-inning deficit. Jean Machi over 12 full big league seasons. Tyson went in, seeking his third save. Instead, Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas hit back-to-back homers in the (4-0) got one out for the win. Ross (2-3) allowed a season-high five he left with his second blown chance, second for Kansas City. earned runs in six innings. charged with all four runs Washington METS 3, CARDINALS 2 scored in that inning. Jose Lobaton led ORIOLES 10, BLUE JAYS 8 Lucas Duda hit a long home run and REDS 5, PIRATES 2 off with his first homer of the season.