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LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER | KENTUCKY.COM MAJOR LEAGUE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 C11 MARLINS 4, REDS 0 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Rookie shuts down Cincinnati Washington 89 55 .618 — 7-3 L-1 44-27 45-28 Atlanta 82 63 .566 7½ 6-4 W-1 41-32 41-31 Philadelphia 72 72 .500 17 8-2 L-1 38-37 34-35 few days. New York 66 78 .458 23 2-8 W-1 30-41 36-37 Miami 64 81 .441 25½ 4-6 W-1 33-37 31-44 TURNER GIVES UP TWO HITS; REDS BLANKED FOR JUST 3RD TIME Chapman played long toss be- fore Friday’s game at Miami and ballpark. Steve Cishek pitched CENTRAL DIVISION By Steven Wine SATURDAY threw 40 pitches. Associated Press the ninth to complete a three-hit- Cincinnati 87 58 .600 — 5-5 L-1 47-28 40-30 Reds at Marlins “I felt really good,” the hard- ter, and Cincinnati was shut out St. Louis 76 68 .528 10½ 4-6 W-1 43-29 33-39 MIAMI — The Cincinnati throwing left-hander said through for only the third time, fewest in When: 7:10 p.m. 72 71 .503 14 2-8 L-7 42-30 30-41 Reds’ push toward the playoffs a translator. “I feel a lot better.” 72 72 .500 14½ 7-3 L-1 44-29 28-43 the NL. : Reds, Cueto (17-8); Marlins, was slowed Friday by a last-place The Reds decided to give him 57 87 .396 29½ 6-4 W-2 35-34 22-53 team and a rookie who earned Turner walked two, struck out Buehrle (12-12) Houston 46 98 .319 40½ 5-5 W-1 30-42 16-56 five to seven days off after his his first National League victory. three, lowered his ERA to 3.75 TV/Radio: FS Ohio, WVLK-FM 101.5 WEST DIVISION velocity and control were subpar Jacob Turner allowed only and helped the Marlins break a Monday against Pittsburgh. He San Francisco 81 62 .566 — 6-4 W-2 40-31 41-31 two hits in a career-high seven in- three-game losing streak. The hits, including Greg Dobbs’ fifth said he doesn’t expect to pitch Los Angeles 74 70 .514 7½ 3-7 L-4 38-34 36-36 nings to help the 21-year-old right-hander’s only homer. The Marlins’ Justin Rug- this weekend in Miami. Arizona 71 72 .497 10 5-5 W-2 35-34 36-38 beat the NL Central leaders 4-0. other career victory came July 22 San Diego 69 75 .479 12½ 7-3 W-4 38-34 31-41 giano reached base three times “A few more days, I’ll be Colorado 57 85 .401 23½ 2-8 L-2 31-43 26-42 Turner (1-2) outpitched Bron- for Detroit. He was acquired the and doubled home a run. back,” he said. next day by Miami in a trade that Friday’s games son Arroyo (12-8), who gave up said 7, Pittsburgh 4 Miami 4, Cincinnati 0 four runs in six innings. sent right-hander Anibal Sanchez Chapman feeling better Chapman is on schedule to re- Atlanta 2, Washington 1 Philadelphia at Houston (n) The Reds were the final NL and second baseman Omar Infan- turn soon. Chapman, in his first N.Y. Mets 7, Milwaukee 3 San Francisco at Arizona (n) Reds closer Aroldis Chapman Colorado at San Diego (n) St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers (n) team to make their debut at Mar- te to the Tigers. says his weary pitching shoulder season as closer, has converted Saturday’s games lins Park, and they couldn’t mus- Arroyo, who had been 5-0 in feels better after a break and he 35 of 40 saves with a 1.60 ERA Pittsburgh (W.Rodriguez 10-13) at Chicago Cubs (Berken 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Washington (E.Jackson 9-10) at Atlanta (Hanson 12-8), 4:05 p.m. ter much offense in the spacious his past six starts, gave up nine expects to be back in action in a in a career-high 64 appearances. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-10) at Houston (Keuchel 1-7), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 17-8) at Miami (Buehrle 12-12), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Mejia 0-0) at Milwaukee (Marcum 5-4), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 11-8) at Arizona (Miley 15-9), 8:10 p.m. Colorado (D.Pomeranz 1-8) at San Diego (C.Kelly 1-1), 8:35 p.m. Padres to unveil Coleman statue Short hops St. Louis (J.Garcia 4-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Blanton 9-13), 9:10 p.m. Valentine bemoans Sunday’s games On Saturday, the Padres will honor Jerry ■ The Mariners will give struggling starter Cincinnati at Miami, 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 2:05 p.m. ‘weakest roster ever’ Coleman’s 70-year career in baseball by unveil- Felix Hernandez an extra day of rest before his N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. ing a statue of him at . “I hope it’s not Colorado at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. next start. Manager Eric Wedge said Friday, a St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 8:05 p.m. Manager Bobby Valentine in a bathing suit. It would scare people,” cracked day after Hernandez lost his third consecutive says his team’s roster is beyond depleted. Coleman, who turned 88 on Friday. Coleman start, that the 2010 AL Cy Young winner will be Valentine was asked before Friday night’s began calling Padres games on radio in 1972. He pushed back to Wednesday against Baltimore. game in Toronto what part of his last-place club had a forgettable stint as the club’s manager in Hernandez has a 9.00 ERA his last three starts. EAST DIVISION Valentine would benefit most from some extra call-ups. 1980 before returning to the booth. The Padres ■ Slugger was back in the Looking for help “Are you kidding?” Valentine said. “This is aren’t saying whether Coleman will be depicted Rangers’ lineup after getting an injection to lubri- W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away as the slick-fielding Yankees second baseman, from call-ups the weakest roster we’ve ever had in September cate his sore left knee. Hamilton, who leads the Baltimore 81 62 .566 — 7-3 W-3 42-32 39-30 the pilot who flew 120 missions combined in two in the history of baseball. It could use help majors with 42 home runs and 122 RBI, came New York 81 63 .563 ½ 5-5 L-1 41-29 40-34 wars or as a Hall of Fame broadcaster. everywhere.” out in Wednesday’s game and then didn’t play Tampa Bay 78 66 .542 3½ 5-5 W-1 39-32 39-34 Winding down a forgettable season, the Red Regardless, “It’s the greatest honor I’ve ever the series finale against Cleveland on Thursday. Toronto 65 78 .455 16 5-5 L-1 35-37 30-41 Sox began the day with a record of 64-80, 17½ had,” said Coleman, the only major-leaguer to Boston 65 80 .448 17 3-7 W-1 33-43 32-37 games behind Baltimore and New York in the AL see combat in two wars. ■ A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy stopped by CENTRAL DIVISION East. Boston, 11-29 since Aug. 1, would be elimi- Around Petco Park and on Padres radio the clubhouse to visit his teammates Friday, just nated from the division race with a loss Friday broadcasts, Coleman is known as “The Colonel,” more than a week after getting hit in the head Chicago 77 66 .538 — 5-5 W-1 42-31 35-35 and a win by either the Yankees or Orioles. having retired from the Marines with the rank of with a line drive. He was his usual jokester and Detroit 76 67 .531 1 4-6 W-3 43-28 33-39 The Red Sox have lost 18 of 23 overall. lieutenant colonel. worked on a crossword puzzle. “I told him he Kansas City 65 78 .455 12 5-5 L-1 31-38 34-40 Among AL teams, only Cleveland and Minnesota He’s had his share of malaprops, like the should fill in a crossword and put a bunch of let- Cleveland 60 85 .414 18 3-7 L-1 32-38 28-47 have worse records. time he was describing Dave Winfield going back ters backward,” reliever Jerry Blevins said. “He Coleman Minnesota 60 85 .414 18 5-5 L-1 29-44 31-41 Boston’s roster has been thinned by trades for a long fly ball. “I said, ‘Winfield hit his head said, ‘I’ll fill all the slots in with smiley faces.’ It Saw combat WEST DIVISION and injuries. Valentine said the Red Sox might against the wall and it’s rolling toward the infield.’ was really fun. He’s still the same old guy.” in two wars add “one or two players” from Triple-A Pawtucket. I meant the ball, of course,” Coleman said. HERALD-LEADER WIRE SERVICES Texas 85 58 .594 — 6-4 L-1 45-26 40-32 Oakland 82 61 .573 3 6-4 L-1 42-30 40-31 Los Angeles 78 66 .542 7½ 7-3 W-1 40-32 38-34 Seattle 69 75 .479 16½ 5-5 L-1 36-36 33-39 Friday’s games NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg. STANDINGS Detroit 4, Cleveland 0 Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 4 Rusin W, 1-2 5 4 2 2 0 6 78 5.06 Fiers L, 9-8 5 6 4 4 2 4 93 3.23 R.Davis lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .245 1 1/ Boston 8, Toronto 5 Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. MARLINS 4, REDS 0 J.Chapman H, 3 /3 2 1 1 1 0 17 2.08 M.Parra 3 3 3 1 0 0 21 4.58 Rasmus cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .231 NOTE: Division leaders and the teams 2 6, Minnesota 0 L.A. Angels at Kansas City (n) Russell H, 12 1 0 0 0 1 1 20 3.43 Li.Hernandez 1 /3 0 0 0 0 1 18 5.05 Lawrie 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .280 with the next two best records from each 2 Baltimore at Oakland (n) Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Corpas /3 2 1 1 0 0 15 4.54 Stinson 1 1 0 0 1 1 25 0.00 Lind 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .240 league qualify for the post-season. Saturday’s games B.Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Camp H, 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 3.55 Thornburg 1 1 0 0 0 2 18 5.40 Y.Escobar ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 Boston (Buchholz 11-6) at Toronto (Villanueva 7-5), 1:07 p.m. W.Valdez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Marmol S, 20-22 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.72 Umpires—Home, ; First, Jerry K.Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .223 NATIONAL LEAGUE Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .337 Rusin pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Layne; Second, ; Third, . Arencibia c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Chicago White Sox (Liriano 5-11) at Minnesota (Deduno 6-3), 1:10 p.m. W L Pct WCGB Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .273 Ju.Wilson pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. T—3:11. A—38,216 (41,900). Sierra dh 3 1 0 0 0 0 .238 Detroit (A.Sanchez 2-5) at Cleveland (Masterson 11-13), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta ...... 82 63 .566 — Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Umpires—Home, ; First, Sam Gose rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .217 Tampa Bay (Shields 14-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 11-7), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis ...... 76 68 .528 — Frazier 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Holbrook; Second, ; Third, . AMERICAN LEAGUE Totals 33 5 7 3 4 10 L.A. Angels (Greinke 5-2) at Kansas City (Guthrie 4-3), 7:10 p.m. Los Angeles .....74 70 .514 2 T—3:17. A—26,946 (41,009). Seattle (Vargas 14-10) at Texas (Feldman 6-11), 8:05 p.m. Stubbs cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 TIGERS 4, INDIANS 0 Boston ...... 000 320 003—8 10 0 Pittsburgh ...... 72 71 .503 3½ Hanigan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Baltimore (Britton 5-2) at Oakland (J.Parker 10-8), 9:05 p.m. BRAVES 2, NATIONALS 1 Toronto ...... 003 001 010—5 7 1 Milwaukee ...... 72 72 .500 4 Sunday’s games Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .138 Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg. E—Lind (5). LOB—Boston 8, Toronto 6. 2B—Law- Philadelphia ....72 72 .500 4 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Ondrusek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg. A.Jackson cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .307 rie (22), Lind (11). 3B—M.Gomez (1), Lind (1). HR— Arizona ...... 71 72 .497 4½ Chi.White Sox at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. a-Paul ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Werth rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .305 Dirks lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Lavarnway (2). SB—Ciriaco (12), Ellsbury (14), Igle- San Diego ...... 69 75 .479 7 Detroit at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Simon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harper cf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .265 Mi.Cabrera 3b 4 1 2 1 0 2 .329 sias (1), Y.Escobar (5). S—Ciriaco. SF—Lavarnway. Friday’s games Totals 29 0 3 0 3 3 Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 Fielder 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .306 Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 4 D.Young dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 .271 1 Miami AB R H BI BB SO Avg. LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .269 Matsuzaka 5 /3 3 4 4 3 5 98 7.14 Atlanta 2, Washington 1 Boesch rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .247 2 Petersen lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223 Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 Mortensen H, 1 /3 1 0 0 0 1 20 2.08 N.Y. Mets 7, Milwaukee 3 Ruggiano cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .322 Espinosa 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .253 A.Garcia rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Tazawa H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 1.47 Philadelphia at Houston (n) Jh.Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 1 Reyes ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Bernadina lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .296 Padilla BS, 4-5 /3 2 1 1 0 0 16 4.60 San Francisco at Arizona (n) Stanton rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .281 K.Suzuki c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Avila c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .242 C.Carpenter W, 1-0 Colorado at San Diego (n) Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 2 Ca.Lee 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .275 Detwiler p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .049 /3 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00 St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers (n) Totals 34 4 8 4 2 10 Velazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 a-C.Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 A.Bailey S, 3-4 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 3.72 Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. AMERICAN LEAGUE Dobbs 3b-1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .307 Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA D.Solano 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Mic.Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Choo rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .280 2 Laffey 3 /3 4 3 3 3 1 60 4.55 W L Pct WCGB Brantly c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .311 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 1 Jenkins 1 /3 2 2 2 1 0 29 4.91 Oakland ...... 82 61 .573 — C.Santana c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Ja.Turner p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 S.Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Frasor 2 0 0 0 0 2 19 3.57 x-Baltimore .....81 62 .566 — Canzler lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 H.Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Totals 32 1 5 1 1 17 Oliver L, 3-3 1 2 1 1 0 1 16 1.76 New York ...... 81 63 .566 — Kotchman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Janssen 1 2 2 2 0 0 17 2.70 Los Angeles .....78 66 .542 3½ Chisenhall 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .289 Totals 31 4 9 3 3 8 Re.Johnson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Oliver pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Tampa Bay .....78 66 .542 3½ LaPorta dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Cincinnati ...... 000 000 000—0 3 0 Constanza ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Umpires—Home, ; First, Bob David- Detroit ...... 76 67 .531 5 Carrera cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Miami ...... 001 120 00x—4 9 0 O’Flaherty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — son; Second, ; Third, . x-leads division Donald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .191 a-singled for Ondrusek in the 8th. Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — T—3:42. A—21,888 (49,260). Friday’s games Lillibridge ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 LOB—Cincinnati 5, Miami 6. 2B—Frazier (24), Pastornicky ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Detroit 4, Cleveland 0 Totals 32 0 6 0 2 7 Ruggiano (21). HR—Dobbs (5), off Arroyo. RBIs— Prado lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .300 WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 0 Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 4 Ruggiano (36), Ca.Lee (69), Dobbs (37). Heyward rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Detroit ...... 220 000 000—4 8 0 L.A. Angels at Kansas City (n) Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati C.Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Cleveland ...... 000 000 000—0 6 0 Baltimore at Oakland (n) De Aza lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .276 2 (Stubbs, Bruce); Miami 2 (Ca.Lee 2). RISP— F.Freeman 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 LOB—Detroit 6, Cleveland 8. DP—Detroit 1. Youkilis 3b-1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .237 Cincinnati 0 for 2; Miami 2 for 5. Uggla 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .213 2B—A.Jackson (25), Boesch (22), C.Santana (27), THIS DATE IN BASEBALL Wise cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .276 PAUL BEATY | ASSOCIATED PRESS Runners moved up—Ludwick. GIDP—B.Phillips, D.Ross c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Chisenhall (3). Konerko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .309 1912 — Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox D.Solano. Overbay ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Cubs pitcher and former Kentucky standout Jo.Lopez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 pitched his 16th consecutive victory to tie DP—Cincinnati 1 (Arroyo, W.Valdez, Votto); Mi- Je.Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Verlander W, 14-8 7 6 0 0 1 6 110 2.82 Rios rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .295 Walter Johnson’s record as he beat the St. Chris Rusin got his first major-league win Friday. ami 1 (D.Solano, Reyes, Dobbs). Simmons ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .306 Benoit 1 0 0 0 0 1 19 3.30 Pierzynski c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Louis Browns 2-1. Medlen p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Valverde 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.56 1938 — Lloyd and , brothers, Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Viciedo dh 2 0 1 2 2 0 .252 Bourn ph-cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .278 hit back-to-back homers for the Pittsburgh Arroyo L, 12-8 6 9 4 4 2 6 105 3.74 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Al.Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .271 FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS Ondrusek 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 3.26 Totals 34 2 10 1 2 7 Kluber L, 1-4 5 8 4 4 2 5 92 5.48 Pirates off Cliff Melton of the New York Gi- Beckham 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 ants. This was the only time brothers hit Simon 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2.38 Washington ...... 000 001 000—1 5 1 Seddon 2 0 0 0 0 3 24 4.10 Totals 32 6 9 6 6 4 F.Herrmann 2 0 0 0 0 2 24 3.86 successive home runs in a major league Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Atlanta ...... 000 100 001—2 10 0 game. It was Lloyd’s last homer. HBP—by Verlander (Donald), by Kluber Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Ja.Turner W, 1-2 7 2 0 0 2 3 101 3.75 One out when winning run scored. 1946 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chi- (Fielder). Span cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 H.Bell 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 5.43 E—Desmond (15). LOB—Washington 5, Atlanta cago Cubs 2-0 in five innings when the game Braves beat Nats Umpires—Home, ; First, ; J.Carroll 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 10. 2B—Werth (17), Prado (38), F.Freeman (31). HR— Cishek 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.51 Willingham dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 was called because of gnats. The insects be- Harper (19). CS—Constanza (1). SF—Simmons. Second, ; Third, . WP—Ja.Turner. Morneau 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 came such a problem for the players, umpires T—2:53. A—17,185 (43,429). and fans that the game had to be stopped. Umpires—Home, Brian O’Nora; First, Chad Fairch- Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Plouffe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 1963 — All three Alou brothers — Felipe, on error in ninth ild; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, . Detwiler 6 7 1 1 1 5 94 3.16 RAYS 6, YANKEES 4 Mastroianni lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .253 2 Matty and Jesus — played in the outfield at T—2:34. A—27,111 (37,442). Mattheus /3 1 0 0 1 0 15 2.41 M.Carson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 the same time for the Braves 2, Nationals 1: Kris Medlen struck out a Mic.Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 2.61 Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Butera c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .208 in a 13-5 victory over the . CUBS 7, PIRATES 4 1/ De.Jennings lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .251 career-high 13, and host Atlanta pulled out the victory Storen 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.95 Florimon ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 1969 — St. Louis left-hander Steve Car- 1/ Zobrist ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 .265 over Washington when Andrelton Simmons scored on a S.Burnett L, 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 0 7 2.44 Totals 31 0 4 0 0 7 lton struck out 19 Mets for a nine-inning Pittsburgh AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Longoria dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA game record. New York won the game 4-3 on throwing error in the ninth inning Friday night. Holt 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .327 Thompson pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Chicago ...... 010 101 201—6 9 0 S.Marte lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .232 Medlen 7 5 1 1 1 13 96 1.62 Minnesota ...... 000 000 000—0 4 0 two, two-run homers by Ron Swoboda. Simmons reached on an infield single against Sean B.Upton cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .250 1971 — Houston pitcher Larry Yount, the Clement ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 O’Flaherty 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 1.95 DP—Minnesota 2. LOB—Chicago 7, Minnesota Burnett (1-2) and scurried to third when Michael Bourn Keppinger 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .325 older brother of Hall of Famer Robin Yount, A.McCutchen cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .339 Kimbrel W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 1.16 5. 2B—Rios (34). HR—Youkilis (19). SB—Wise (17), B.Francisco rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 was credited with his only major league lined a single that dropped in right field. Pinch hitter Umpires—Home, ; First, Marty Fos- Mastroianni (20). SF—Wise. G.Jones rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .285 Fuld rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 appearance and didn’t throw a pitch. Yount ter; Second, ; Third, . Tyler Pastornicky hit a one-hop grounder to shortstop Ian G.Sanchez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .226 C.Gimenez c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .232 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA took the mound in the ninth inning of a 4-2 T—2:43. A—41,797 (49,586). Desmond, who had a shot at getting Simmons but threw McKenry c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .249 J.Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Sale W, 17-6 6 3 0 0 0 5 98 2.78 loss to Atlanta and after a few warmup toss- wildly to the plate, the ball skipping all the way to the P.Alvarez 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .242 METS 7, BREWERS 3 C.Pena 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .193 Myers 2 0 0 0 0 2 17 3.65 es had to leave with elbow pain. He never backstop while the rookie slid across with the winning run. Barmes ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .220 E.Johnson 2b 3 2 1 1 0 1 .245 Thornton 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 3.36 appeared in another major league game. Snider ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 1979 — Bob Watson of the Red Sox be- Craig Kimbrel (2-1) earned the win by striking out the New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Joyce ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Mercer ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Tejada ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Brignac 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 2 came the first player to hit for the cycle in Vasquez L, 0-2 5 /3 3 3 3 4 4 113 7.53 both leagues as he led Boston to a 10-2 side in the top of the ninth. Medlen went seven innings, Ja.McDonald p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 Dan.Murphy 2b 4 2 2 2 1 0 .293 Totals 37 6 9 4 2 6 Waldrop 1 /3 4 2 2 0 0 22 3.45 Ju.Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — victory over the . He hit for allowing only a homer to . D.Wright 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .315 New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Perdomo 1 2 1 1 2 0 23 5.06 Leroux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 the cycle with the against Medlen kept up his remarkable season, eclipsing the I.Davis 1b 5 0 0 1 0 3 .221 Jeter dh 5 1 2 0 0 2 .323 Al.Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.20 San Francisco on June 24, 1977. Tabata ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Duda lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .246 Swisher rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Perdomo pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. 1990 — Bobby Thigpen pitched one in- previous best for set just 11 days earlier when McPherson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 he fanned 12 in a complete-game win over Colorado. The Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Al.Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .276 Umpires—Home, ; First, Adrian ning and became the first with Walker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Cano 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .299 Johnson; Second, Gary Cederstrom; Third, Lance 50 saves in a season as the Chicago White Braves extended his franchise record by winning for the Watson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ju.Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 R.Martin c 4 1 1 0 0 3 .208 Barksdale. Sox beat the Red Sox 7-4. 20th straight time when Medlen is on the mound. That is J.Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — An.Jones lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 T—2:48. A—30,729 (39,500). 1996 — The Baltimore Orioles set base- the longest streak in the big leagues since the New York Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Valdespin rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .247 Ibanez ph-lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 ball’s season record with five Yankees won 20 starts in a row by Roger Clemens in 2001. Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Baxter rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Granderson cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .234 THURSDAY’S LATE GAMES against Detroit, including Mark Parent’s Presley ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 An.Torres cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .223 Pearce 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .237 record breaking shot in the third inning and Cubs 7, Pirates 4: Former UK pitcher Chris Rusin Totals 34 4 8 4 2 8 Thole c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .238 I.Suzuki ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 ASTROS 6, PHILLIES 4 Brady Anderson’s 10th leadoff homer of the year. The homers gave the Orioles 243, three (1-2) allowed two runs in five-plus innings for his first Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Niese p 3 1 2 0 0 0 .216 E.Nunez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Philadelphia .....013 000 000—4 9 0 more than the 1961 . major-league victory in four starts, and Starlin Castro hit DeJesus rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .265 Edgin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Er.Chavez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Houston ...... 000 300 03x—6 10 1 1997 — Baltimore outfielder Eric Davis Valbuena 3b 3 3 1 0 2 0 .217 F.Lewis lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Totals 33 4 7 4 4 8 a three-run homer for host Chicago. Pittsburgh lost its Cloyd, Rosenberg (4), Lindblom (6), Bastardo played five innings in the opening game of Rizzo 1b 4 0 1 2 1 0 .292 Totals 38 7 11 6 3 8 seventh straight game and kept fading in the NL wild-card Tampa Bay ...... 000 030 111—6 9 0 (7), Aumont (8), Diekman (8) and Kratz; Harrell, a day-night doubleheader against the Cleve- A.Soriano lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .260 race. The Pirates have dropped 11 of 13 overall. Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg. New York ...... 010 010 020—4 7 1 X.Cedeno (6), Ambriz (7), W.Wright (8), W.Lopez (9) land Indians, his first game since colon can- Campana lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 cer surgery in June. Aoki rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .286 E—E.Nunez (5). DP—Tampa Bay 1, New York and J.Castro, Corporan. W—W.Wright 1-2. L—Aumont S.Castro ss 4 1 2 4 0 0 .281 1997 — Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 51st and R.Weeks 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .228 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 7, New York 6. 2B—C.Gime- 0-1. Sv—W.Lopez (5). HRs—Houston, Dominguez (4). American League Clevenger c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Braun lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 nez 2 (3). HR—B.Upton (23), Granderson (38), 52nd homers in Seattle’s win over Toronto to become the sixth major league player to hit Rays 6, Yankees 4: (18-5) earned his B.Jackson cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .184 Ar.Ramirez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .298 Al.Rodriguez (18). SB—De.Jennings (27), Thomp- CARDINALS 2, DODGERS 1 Barney 2b 2 1 2 0 1 0 .260 Lucroy c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 son (5), E.Johnson (18). 100 or more home runs over two consecu- tive seasons. Griffey hit 49 homers in 1996. league-leading 18th win, and visiting Tampa Bay opened Rusin p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 C.Gomez cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .249 St. Louis ...... 010 000 100—2 10 1 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 1998 — Ken Griffey Jr. hit his AL-leading a key series against its AL East rival by taking advantage J.Chapman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Los Angeles .....100 000 000—1 6 0 Ishikawa 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .270 Price W, 18-5 7 5 2 2 2 6 105 2.54 52nd homer and drove in five runs to be- Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 Lynn, Mujica (7), Boggs (8), Motte (9) and of a fading CC Sabathia (13-6). The Rays began the day Segura ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .233 Jo.Peralta H, 34 /3 2 2 2 1 0 17 3.73 come the fourth-youngest player to reach 2 Y.Molina; Beckett, P.Rodriguez (6), Belisario (7), Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fiers p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .103 Rodney S, 43-45 1 /3 0 0 0 1 2 18 0.66 1,000 RBIs, leading the four games behind division co-leaders Baltimore and New Choate (9), League (9) and A.Ellis. W—Lynn 15-7. LaHair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Bianchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 over the 12-7. York. Out of the rotation since Sept. 2 because of a sore New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA L—P.Rodriguez 0-1. Sv—Motte (34). Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — M.Parra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 Sabathia L, 13-6 6 /3 6 4 4 2 3 110 3.63 2002 — Arizona’s struck shoulder, Price boosted his AL Cy Young Award credentials Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Li.Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 out eight to reach 300 for the season, join- Eppley /3 1 1 1 0 0 11 3.61 INDIANS 5, RANGERS 4 with seven innings of two-run ball. Price improved to 7-3 Totals 33 7 9 7 5 4 Farris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 ing as the first teammates Rapada /3 1 0 0 0 1 10 2.78 in baseball history to each strike out 300 in against the Yankees. The Rays have won seven of the eight Pittsburgh ...... 000 012 100—4 8 1 Stinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Chamberlain 1 1 1 0 0 2 20 6.28 Cleveland ...... 000 002 003—5 13 3 the same season. The Diamondbacks beat Chicago ...... 001 303 00x—7 9 1 Thornburg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Texas ...... 000 200 020—4 11 0 games he has matched up against Sabathia. With Price Umpires—Home, ; First, Gary Dar- Milwaukee 6-5 in 13 innings. E—P.Alvarez (23), S.Castro (25). DP—Chicago Morgan ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .243 McAllister, E.Rogers (7), J.Smith (8), Maine (8), out of the game, hit his 647th homer, a ling; Second, ; Third, . 2006 — Dan Uggla set the major league Totals 34 3 9 3 4 7 C.Perez (9) and Marson, C.Santana; D.Holland, two-run shot off Joel Peralta in the eighth that sent him 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 9. 2B—G.Sanchez T—3:23. A—45,200 (50,291). record for home runs by a rookie second (15), DeJesus (26), Valbuena (18), Rizzo (10), Bar- New York ...... 220 003 000—7 11 1 Scheppers (8), M.Perez (8), Ogando (8), Nathan RED SOX 8, BLUE JAYS 5 baseman with his 25th in Florida’s 6-4 win past Lou Gehrig for ninth place on the runs list with 1,889. ney (26). HR—A.McCutchen (27), S.Castro (13). Milwaukee ...... 020 000 001—3 9 2 (9), Uehara (9) and Soto. W—Maine 1-0. L— over Atlanta. Tigers 4, Indians 0: (14-8) pitched SB—S.Marte (5). CS—S.Marte (2). S—Barney. Nathan 2-4. Sv—C.Perez (36). HRs—Cleveland, E—Tejada (11), R.Weeks (16), Segura (4). DP— Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. 2009 — hit his record-break- LaPorta (1), Carrera (2), Kipnis (14). seven shutout innings and made sure Detroit stayed in Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA New York 3. LOB—New York 7, Milwaukee 8. 2B—D. Ciriaco 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 ing 270th homer as a designated hitter and Wright 2 (40), Duda (13), Thole (13), Ar.Ramirez had an RBI single in Boston’s 4-1 victory step with first-place Chicago in the AL Central, leading Ja.McDonald L, 12-8 Ellsbury cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .269 TWINS 4, ROYALS 3 2 over the . 3/3 5 4 4 4 2 83 4.05 (45), Ishikawa (10). 3B—Morgan (3). HR—Dan. the Tigers over host Cleveland. Verlander allowed six hits Aviles 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .252 2011 — Pablo Sandoval tripled in the sixth Ju.Wilson 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.50 Murphy (6), Duda (14). CS—Valdespin (3). C.Ross rf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .277 Kansas City .....200 010 000 0—3 8 0 and escaped jams in the fifth and sixth innings with help 1 inning to complete the first cycle of his ca- Leroux /3 1 0 0 0 0 7 5.06 New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA M.Gomez dh 4 3 2 2 1 1 .297 Minnesota ...... 100 000 011 1—4 7 0 from Prince Fielder and , who made stellar reer and San Francisco beat Colorado 8-5. McPherson 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 1.54 Niese W, 11-9 6 6 2 2 3 5 109 3.46 Lavarnway c 3 1 1 4 1 0 .165 Mendoza, Crow (7), K.Herrera (8), G.Holland Sandoval homered in the first, doubled in the 2 2 defensive plays. The Indians are 16-44 since the All-Star Watson /3 0 1 1 1 1 18 3.66 Edgin /3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.33 Nava lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .251 (8), Bueno (10) and S.Perez; Hendriks, T.Robertson second and singled in the fifth. The four hits 1 1 break. J.Hughes /3 1 2 2 0 0 6 2.78 Rauch /3 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.92 Loney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 (6), Fien (7), Burton (8), Perkins (9) and Butera. all came against starter Jhoulys Chacin. Qualls 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.87 Parnell 1 2 0 0 0 0 15 2.91 Iglesias ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .077 W—Perkins 3-1. L—Bueno 1-1. HRs—Minnesota, Sept. 15 birthdays: Luke Hochevar 29; HERALD-LEADER WIRE SERVICES Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00 R.Ramirez 1 1 1 1 1 2 18 4.32 Totals 36 8 10 8 4 4 Willingham (34), Plouffe (21). Matt Thornton 36; 74.