Major league baseball report
standings
American League
East W L Pct GB
Baltimore 27 14 .659 —
Tampa Bay 25 16 .610 2
Toronto 23 18 .561 4
New York 21 19 .525 5½
Boston 19 21 .475 7½
Central W L Pct GB
Cleveland 23 17 .575 —
Chicago 20 21 .488 3½
Detroit 19 21 .475 4
Kansas City 16 23 .410 6½
Minnesota 14 26 .350 9
West W L Pct GB
Texas 25 16 .610 —
Oakland 20 21 .488 5
Los Angeles 18 23 .439 7
Seattle 18 24 .429 7½
Monday’s Games
Boston at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.
Texas at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.
National League
East W L Pct GB
Atlanta 25 16 .610 —
Washington 23 17 .575 1½
Miami 21 19 .525 3½
New York 21 19 .525 3½
Philadelphia 21 20 .512 4
Central W L Pct GB
St. Louis 22 18 .550 —
Cincinnati 20 19 .513 1½
Pittsburgh 19 21 .475 3
Houston 18 22 .450 4
Milwaukee 16 24 .400 6
Chicago 15 25 .375 7
West W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 27 13 .675 —
San Francisco 21 19 .525 6
Arizona 18 23 .439 9½
Colorado 15 24 .385 11½
San Diego 15 26 .366 12½
Friday’s Game
L.A. Dodgers 6, St. Louis 5
Saturday’s Game
L.A. Dodgers 6, St. Louis 0
Sunday’s Game
St. Louis (Lohse 5-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
Colorado at Miami, 6:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Houston, 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
San Diego at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Interleague
Friday’s Games
Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Baltimore 2, Washington 1, 11 innings
Philadelphia 6, Boston 4
N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 0
Miami 3, Cleveland 2
Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 0
Toronto 14, N.Y. Mets 5
Atlanta 5, Tampa Bay 3
Texas 4, Houston 1
Arizona 6, Kansas City 4
Minnesota 11, Milwaukee 3
Seattle 4, Colorado 0
L.A. Angels 7, San Diego 2
San Francisco 8, Oakland 6
Saturday’s Games
Cincinnati 6, N.Y. Yankees 5
Toronto 2, N.Y. Mets 0
Cleveland 2, Miami 0
San Francisco 4, Oakland 0
Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3
Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 2
Minnesota 5, Milwaukee 4, 11 innings
Seattle 10, Colorado 3
Kansas City 7, Arizona 3
Baltimore 6, Washington 5
Boston 7, Philadelphia 5
Chicago White Sox 7, Chicago Cubs 4
Houston 6, Texas 5
L.A. Angels at San Diego, n
Sunday’s Games
Cincinnati (Cueto 4-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 5-1), 12:05 p.m.
Miami (Jo.Johnson 1-3) at Cleveland (D.Lowe 6-1), 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Correia 1-4) at Detroit (Scherzer 2-3), 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 2-3) at Toronto (H.Alvarez 3-3), 12:07 p.m.
Baltimore (W.Chen 4-0) at Washington (Strasburg 3-1), 12:35 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 3-4) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 0-1), 12:35 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Price 6-2), 12:40 p.m.
Texas (Lewis 3-3) at Houston (Lyles 0-0), 1:05 p.m.
Arizona (Miley 4-1) at Kansas City (Adcock 0-1), 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Marquis 2-3) at Milwaukee (Greinke 4-1), 1:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Peavy 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Maholm 4-2), 1:20 p.m.
Seattle (Beavan 1-4) at Colorado (Guthrie 2-1), 2:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 2-6) at San Diego (Bass 2-4), 3:05 p.m.
Oakland (Colon 3-4) at San Francisco (Lincecum 2-3), 3:05 p.m.
Interleague box scores
Reds 6, Yankees 5
Cincinnati New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Heisey lf 5 0 2 1 Jeter ss 5 0 1 0
Stubbs cf 3 2 0 0 Grndrs cf 4 0 0 0
Votto 1b 3 1 1 3 Cano dh 4 1 0 0
BPhllps 2b 4 1 2 1 AlRdrg 3b 4 0 0 0
Bruce rf 3 0 0 0 Ibanez rf 4 1 2 1
Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 Swisher 1b 4 1 2 1
Cozart ss 0 0 0 0 Martin c 4 1 1 1
Costnz dh 3 0 1 1 Wise lf 2 0 0 0
Mesorc c 3 1 1 0 ErChvz ph 1 0 1 0
Valdez ss 4 1 1 0 AnJons pr 1 0 1 0
J.Nix 2b 4 1 3 2
Totals 32 6 8 6 Totals 37 5 11 5
Cincinnati 110 030 010 — 6
New York 001 110 002 — 5
E—Phelps (2). DP—New York 1. LOB—Cincinnati 5, New York 6. 2B—Heisey (6), Mesoraco (2), Ibanez 2 (7). HR—Votto (7), Martin (4), J.Nix (2). SB—Stubbs (7), Jeter (3). CS—J.Nix (1). SF—Costanzo.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
H.Bailey W,2-3 61 / 3 7 3 3 1 7
Ondrusek H,4 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0
Chapman H,6 1 0 0 0 0 2
Marshall H,2 1 / 3 4 2 2 0 1
Arredondo S,1-1 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Nova L,4-2 6 7 5 5 2 12
Eppley 1 / 3 0 0 0 1 0
Rapada 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0
Phelps 2 1 1 0 1 3
HBP—by Nova (Mesoraco). Umpires—Home, Brian Gorman; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Alan Porter; Third, Larry Vanover. T—3:15. A—45,302 (50,291).
Red Sox 7, Phillies 5
Boston Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Aviles ss 5 1 1 1 Rollins ss 5 0 1 1
Pedroia 2b 5 1 1 0 Mayrry lf 4 1 3 0
Ortiz 1b 5 1 2 2 Victorn cf 5 0 3 1
Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 Pence rf 4 0 1 0
AdGnzl rf 4 0 0 0 Ruiz c 4 1 0 0
Mdlrks 3b 4 1 2 1 Wggntn 3b 5 1 2 0
Sltlmch c 4 2 3 1 Luna 1b 5 1 3 1
Sweeny cf 3 1 1 0 Galvis 2b 4 1 2 2
Nava lf 4 0 1 1 Blanton p 2 0 0 0
Lester p 2 0 0 0 Valdes p 0 0 0 0
Padilla p 1 0 0 0 Polanc ph 1 0 0 0
R.Hill p 0 0 0 0 Savery p 0 0 0 0
Aceves p 0 0 0 0 Pierre ph 1 0 0 0
Contrrs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6 Totals 40 5 15 5
Boston 120 220 000 — 7
Philadelphia 001 300 010 — 5
E—Lester (1), Blanton 2 (3). DP—Boston 3, Philadelphia 1. LOB—Boston 5, Philadelphia 11. 2B—Saltalamacchia (10), Sweeney (14), Victorino (6). HR—Aviles (7), Ortiz (9), Middlebrooks (5), Saltalamacchia (6), Galvis (3). SB—Rollins (9). S—Sweeney, Lester.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lester W,3-3 6 8 4 4 1 3
Padilla H,7 11 / 3 4 1 1 0 1
R.Hill H,2 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aceves S,9-11 11 / 3 3 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton L,4-4 41 / 3 9 7 6 0 4
Valdes 12 / 3 1 0 0 0 2
Savery 2 1 0 0 0 1
Contreras 1 0 0 0 0 1
HBP—by Lester (Ruiz). Umpires—Home, Gary Darling; First, Paul Emmel; Second, Scott Barry; Third, Jerry Meals. T—3:11. A—45,656 (43,651).
Blue Jays 2, Mets 0
New York Toronto
ab r h bi ab r h bi
ATorrs cf 4 0 0 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 1 2 1
Baxter dh 4 0 1 0 YEscor ss 4 0 2 1
DnMrp 2b 4 0 0 0 Bautist rf 4 0 0 0
Duda rf 3 0 1 0 Encrnc 1b 3 0 1 0
I.Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 Arencii dh 4 0 0 0
Turner 3b 3 0 0 0 Thams lf 2 0 0 0
Niwnhs lf 3 0 0 0 RDavis cf 3 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 1 0 YGoms 3b 3 0 0 0
Nickes c 2 0 0 0 Vizquel 3b 0 0 0 0
Hairstn ph 0 0 0 0 Mathis c 3 1 1 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 Totals 30 2 6 2
New York 000 000 000 — 0
Toronto 000 020 00x — 2
E—A.Torres (2). LOB—New York 3, Toronto 6. 2B—Duda (5), K.Johnson (2), Y.Escobar (6), Encarnacion (10).
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Batista 2 1 0 0 1 2
Hefner L,0-1 5 4 2 2 0 5
Byrdak 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0
Rauch 2 / 3 1 0 0 1 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Morrow W,5-2 9 3 0 0 1 8
Umpires—Home, Mike Muchlinski; First, Wally Bell; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Mark Wegner. T—2:12. A—34,962 (49,260).
Orioles 6, Nationals 5
Baltimore Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Andino 2b 5 1 2 2 Lmrdzz 2b 5 0 2 1
Hardy ss 4 0 2 0 Harper rf 5 0 0 0
Markks rf 4 2 1 2 Zmrmn 3b 5 2 3 1
AdJons cf 4 1 3 2 LaRoch 1b 4 1 0 0
Wieters c 4 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss 4 0 1 0
Betemt 1b 4 1 1 0 Ankiel cf 3 1 1 1
Tollesn 3b 3 0 0 0 Nady ph 1 0 0 0
Flahrty 3b 0 0 0 0 Maldnd c 3 0 0 1
Avery lf 3 1 1 0 Berndn lf 3 1 2 1
Hamml p 2 0 0 0 Detwilr p 0 0 0 0
Ayala p 0 0 0 0 TMoore ph 1 0 1 0
Patton p 0 0 0 0 Stmmn p 0 0 0 0
Strop p 0 0 0 0 Tracy ph 1 0 0 0
NJhnsn ph 1 0 0 0 Perry p 0 0 0 0
JiJhnsn p 0 0 0 0 Espinos ph 1 0 0 0
HRdrgz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6 Totals 36 5 10 5
Baltimore 022 020 000 — 6
Washington 000 013 001 — 5
LOB—Baltimore 4, Washington 8. 2B—Andino (5), Avery (3), Zimmerman (6), Desmond (12), Ankiel (7). 3B—Hardy (1). HR—Markakis (8), Ad.Jones (14), Zimmerman (2). S—Tolleson, Hammel, Detwiler.
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Hammel W,5-1 5 1 / 3 6 4 4 2 5
Ayala H,5 1 2 / 3 3 0 0 0 2
Patton H,3 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0
Strop H,7 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 0
Ji.Johnson S,15-15 1 1 1 1 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Detwiler L,3-3 5 9 6 6 1 3
Stammen 1 1 0 0 0 3
Perry 2 0 0 0 0 1
H.Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 1
Ayala pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP—Stammen. Umpires—Home, Andy Fletcher; First, Rob Drake; Second, Joe West; Third, Sam Holbrook. T—3:01. A—42,331 (41,487).
Pirates 4, Tigers 3
Pittsburgh Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Tabata rf 5 0 1 0 Kelly cf 4 0 0 0
JHrrsn 2b 3 2 1 0 Dirks lf 5 1 1 0
AMcCt cf 4 2 2 4 MiCarr 3b 4 1 2 0
PAlvrz 3b 3 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 5 1 2 2
Walker dh 4 0 2 0 DYong dh 4 0 2 0
Barajs c 4 0 1 0 Avila c 4 0 0 0
McGeh 1b 4 0 1 0 Boesch rf 4 0 2 0
Navarr lf 3 0 1 0 JhPerlt ss 3 0 0 0
McLoth lf 1 0 0 0 RSantg 2b 3 0 1 0
Barmes ss 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 36 3 10 2
Pittsburgh 200 020 000 — 4
Detroit 002 000 100 — 3
DP—Pittsburgh 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 10. 2B—Dirks (6), D.Young (9). HR—A.McCutchen 2 (7), Fielder (7). SB—Kelly (1). CS—Navarro (2).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
A.J.Burnett W,2-2 6 7 2 2 3 2
Grilli H,10 1 2 1 0 0 1
J.Cruz H,7 1 1 0 0 0 1
Hanrahan S,9-10 1 0 0 0 1 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Smyly L,1-1 42 / 3 7 4 4 2 6
Villarreal 21 / 3 0 0 0 0 3
Coke 1 2 0 0 0 2
Benoit 1 0 0 0 0 1
HBP—by Smyly (J.Harrison). WP—A.J.Burnett. PB—Barajas. Umpires—Home, Bill Miller; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Dale Scott; Third, CB Bucknor. T—3:06. A—42,953 (41,255).
Astros 6, Rangers 5
Texas Houston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Kinsler 2b 5 0 0 0 Schafer cf 1 0 0 0
Andrus ss 4 2 2 0 Bogsvc rf 3 0 0 0
Hamltn cf 3 0 0 1 Altuve 2b 4 1 1 0
Beltre 3b 4 1 2 1 Maxwll rf 2 2 1 2
MYong 1b 4 1 1 0 Ca.Lee 1b 4 1 1 2
DvMrp lf 3 1 1 3 Lowrie ss 4 0 1 0
BSnydr ph 1 0 1 0 MDwns 3b 4 0 0 0
N.Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 Myers p 0 0 0 0
MLowe p 0 0 0 0 JDMrtn lf 3 1 1 0
Napoli c 3 0 1 0 CSnydr c 3 1 1 1
DHllnd p 2 0 0 0 Harrell p 2 0 0 0
Morlnd ph 1 0 0 0 Abad p 0 0 0 0
Ogando p 0 0 0 0 T.Buck ph 1 0 1 1
Gentry ph 1 0 0 0 WLopez p 0 0 0 0
Wrght p 0 0 0 0
Lyon p 0 0 0 0
MGnzlz 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 31 6 7 6
Texas 004 000 100 — 5
Houston 001 221 00x — 6
E—Napoli (3), D.Holland (2), Lowrie (4). DP—Houston 1. LOB—Texas 7, Houston 5. 2B—J.D.Martinez (5), T.Buck (5). 3B—Andrus (2). HR—Dav.Murphy (4), Maxwell (2), Ca.Lee (4), C.Snyder (2). SB—Hamilton (4), Maxwell (1). SF—Hamilton.
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
D.Holland L,3-3 5 5 5 5 2 6
Ogando 2 2 1 1 2 2
M.Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Harrell W,3-3 52 / 3 5 4 1 3 6
Abad H,1 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1
W.Lopez H,4 1 2 1 1 0 2
W.Wright 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lyon H,1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Myers S,10-11 1 1 0 0 0 1
W.Lopez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. W.Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Umpires—Home, Tim McClelland; First, Brian Runge; Second, Ted Barrett; Third, Marvin Hudson. T—2:58. A—42,673 (40,981).
Royals 7, Diamondbacks 3
Arizona Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Blmqst ss 5 0 2 1 Dyson cf 3 1 1 1
A.Hill 2b 5 0 1 0 Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 1
J.Upton rf 3 1 1 0 Butler dh 3 1 1 3
MMntr c 2 0 0 0 AGordn lf 3 0 0 0
CYoung cf 4 0 1 0 Francr rf 4 0 0 0
Kubel lf 3 0 2 1 Mostks 3b 4 3 2 1
Gldsch 1b 4 1 3 0 B.Pena c 4 0 3 0
Ransm dh 3 0 0 0 Getz 2b 4 0 1 1
Overay ph 1 0 0 0 AEscor ss 3 2 2 0
RRorts 3b 4 1 1 1
Totals 34 3 11 3 Totals 32 7 11 7
Arizona 000 000 210 — 3
Kansas City 012 121 00x — 7
DP—Kansas City 3. LOB—Arizona 8, Kansas City 5. 2B—Kubel (11), Goldschmidt (8), R.Roberts (5). HR—Butler (8), Moustakas (6). SB—J.Upton (7). SF—Kubel, Dyson, Butler.
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO
I.Kennedy L,3-4 41 / 3 8 6 6 1 3
Zagurski 12 / 3 2 1 1 1 2
Collmenter 2 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
B.Chen W,3-4 61 / 3 8 2 2 2 4
Crow 2 / 3 2 1 1 0 0
Mijares 1 / 3 1 0 0 1 0
G.Holland H,2 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0
Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 1
Crow pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP—I.Kennedy, Zagurski. Balk—I.Kennedy. Umpires—Home, Greg Gibson; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Gerry Davis; Third, Phil Cuzzi. T—2:54. A—27,469 (37,903).
White Sox 7, Cubs 4
Chicago (A) Chicago (N)
ab r h bi ab r h bi
De Aza cf 4 1 2 1 RJhnsn cf 4 0 1 0
HSantg p 0 0 0 0 Barney 2b 4 1 1 0
ZStewrt p 0 0 0 0 SCastro ss 4 0 0 0
Bckhm 2b 5 0 1 0 LaHair 1b 4 0 0 0
A.Dunn 1b 1 2 1 1 ASorin lf 4 1 3 2
Viciedo lf 5 1 2 3 JeBakr rf 4 1 1 0
Przyns c 5 2 2 1 Mather 3b 3 1 1 2
Rios rf 3 1 0 0 K.Hill c 4 0 1 0
AlRmrz ss 4 0 2 1 Dmpstr p 1 0 0 0
EEscor 3b 4 0 0 0 Campn ph 1 0 1 0
Danks p 3 0 0 0 Camp p 0 0 0 0
NJones p 0 0 0 0 Russell p 0 0 0 0
Lillirdg ph 1 0 0 0 BParkr p 0 0 0 0
Bowden p 0 0 0 0
Cardns ph 1 0 0 0
CColmn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7 Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago (A) 103 000 030 — 7
Chicago (N) 000 000 004 — 4
E—Mather (1). DP—Chicago (A) 2, Chicago (N) 2. LOB—Chicago (A) 7, Chicago (N) 4. 2B—Pierzynski (5), A.Soriano (8). HR—A.Dunn (13), Viciedo (7), Pierzynski (6), A.Soriano (3), Mather (3). SB—De Aza (8). CS—De Aza (4).
Chicago (A) IP H R ER BB SO
Danks W,3-4 61 / 3 3 0 0 1 4
N.Jones 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 0
H.Santiago 1 1 0 0 0 0
Z.Stewart 1 4 4 4 0 1
Chicago (N) IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster L,0-2 6 7 4 4 3 3
Camp 1 0 0 0 0 2
Russell 1 / 3 3 3 2 1 0
B.Parker 1 / 3 0 0 0 1 1
Bowden 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1
C.Coleman 1 0 0 0 1 1
Umpires—Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Eric Cooper; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Tim Timmons. T—2:51. A—40,228 (41,009).
Twins 5, Brewers 4
11 innings
Minnesota Milwaukee
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Span cf 5 1 0 0 Hart rf 5 0 2 0
Revere rf 4 1 2 1 Morgan cf 5 3 3 0
Wlngh lf 4 0 0 0 Braun lf 5 0 2 1
Mornea 1b 3 0 0 0 ArRmr 3b 5 1 1 2
Dozier ss 3 0 1 2 Lucroy c 4 0 1 1
ACasill 2b 5 1 0 0 RWeks 2b 5 0 0 0
Gray p 0 0 0 0 Green 1b 2 0 0 0
Capps p 0 0 0 0 Aoki ph 1 0 0 0
Butera c 5 1 2 0 FrRdrg p 0 0 0 0
JCarrll 3b 4 0 2 1 Axford p 0 0 0 0
Pavano p 2 0 0 0 CIzturs ph 2 0 0 0
Doumit ph 0 0 0 0 Maysnt ss 4 0 0 0
Komats pr 0 0 0 0 MParr p 0 0 0 0
Dunsng p 0 0 0 0 Gallard p 2 0 0 0
Mauer ph 1 0 0 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0
Burton p 0 0 0 0 J.Perez p 0 0 0 0
Perkins p 0 0 0 0 Veras p 0 0 0 0
Plouffe 3b 1 1 1 1 Conrad ph 1 0 0 0
Kottars ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 5 Totals 42 4 9 4
Minnesota 000 101 110 01 — 5
Milwaukee 000 101 020 00 — 4
E—Hart (2), R.Weeks (5). DP—Milwaukee 2. LOB—Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 6. 2B—Revere 2 (3), Butera (3), Hart (13). HR—Plouffe (4), Ar.Ramirez (3). SB—Revere (2), Morgan 2 (5), Lucroy (2). S—J.Carroll. SF—Dozier 2.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano 6 5 2 2 1 6
Duensing H,5 1 0 0 0 0 1
Burton BS,1-1 1 2 2 2 0 2
Perkins 1 0 0 0 0 2
Gray W,3-0 1 2 0 0 0 2
Capps S,9-9 1 0 0 0 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Gallardo 6 3 2 1 3 3
Loe 1 / 3 1 1 1 1 0
J.Perez 0 0 0 0 1 0
Veras 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 1
Fr.Rodriguez 1 3 1 1 0 0
Axford 1 0 0 0 0 1
M.Parra L,0-1 2 1 1 1 0 0
J.Perez pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP—by J.Perez (Revere). Umpires—Home, Bob Davidson; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Dan Bellino; Third, Jerry Layne. T—3:45. A—42,398 (41,900).e_SClBRays 5, Braves 2
Atlanta Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Bourn cf 4 0 1 0 Zobrist rf 4 0 0 0
Prado lf 3 0 0 0 BUpton cf 3 1 2 0
Fremn 1b 4 0 0 0 Joyce lf 3 1 1 4
Uggla 2b 4 0 1 0 C.Pena 1b 2 0 0 0
McCnn c 4 1 1 0 Scott dh 3 0 0 0
Heywrd rf 4 1 1 0 SRdrgz 3b 3 1 1 1
JFrncs 3b 4 0 1 1 Rhyms 2b 3 0 0 0
Hinske dh 1 0 0 1 EJhnsn ss 2 1 1 0
Pstrnck ss 3 0 1 0 Gimenz c 2 1 1 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 Totals 25 5 6 5
Atlanta 020 000 000 — 2
Tampa Bay 004 001 00x — 5
E—Rhymes (3). DP—Atlanta 2, Tampa Bay 2. LOB—Atlanta 5, Tampa Bay 5. 2B—Uggla (9). HR—Joyce (8), S.Rodriguez (4). SB—Bourn (13), B.Upton 2 (9). CS—B.Upton (1), Rhymes (1). S—S.Rodriguez. SF—Hinske.
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Delgado L,2-4 4 3 4 4 5 2
C.Martinez 21 / 3 3 1 1 1 1
O’Flaherty 1 0 0 0 1 0
Durbin 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 0
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Cobb W,1-0 7 6 2 2 2 6
Jo.Peralta H,10 1 0 0 0 0 1
Rodney S,13-13 1 0 0 0 0 0
Umpires—Home, Lance Barksdale; First, Fieldin Culbreth; Second, Adrian Johnson; Third, Gary Cederstrom. T—2:48. A—27,433 (34,078).
Mariners 10, Rockies 3
Seattle Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ackley 2b 5 1 1 2 Scutaro 2b 4 0 1 0
C.Wells lf 4 1 2 2 Colvin rf 4 0 0 0
ISuzuki rf 5 2 1 0 CGnzlz lf 2 0 0 0
JMontr c 4 1 3 1 JHerrr ss 2 0 0 0
Seager 3b 4 1 3 3 Tlwtzk ss 1 0 0 0
Liddi 1b 5 0 0 0 Giambi 1b 1 1 1 0
MSndrs cf 4 1 1 0 Cuddyr 1b 4 0 0 0
Ryan ss 5 2 2 0 Pachec 3b 4 1 1 1
Vargas p 3 1 1 1 WRosr c 3 1 1 2
Kelley p 0 0 0 0 Fowler cf 2 0 0 0
Figgins ph 1 0 0 0 Rogers p 0 0 0 0
Delaar p 0 0 0 0 RHrndz ph 1 0 0 0
Brothrs p 0 0 0 0
Outmn p 0 0 0 0
Fridrch p 1 0 0 0
EYong cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 40 10 14 9 Totals 31 3 5 3
Seattle 022 104 010 — 10
Colorado 000 000 300 — 3
DP—Seattle 1, Colorado 1. LOB—Seattle 8, Colorado 3. 2B—Ackley (8), M.Saunders (11), Giambi (2). 3B—Ryan (1). HR—Seager (5), W.Rosario (6).
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Vargas W,5-3 7 5 3 3 1 1
Kelley 1 0 0 0 0 1
Delabar 1 0 0 0 1 1
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Friedrich L,1-1 5 9 8 8 4 3
Rogers 2 3 1 1 0 3
Brothers 1 2 1 0 1 1
Outman 1 0 0 0 0 2
Friedrich pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. WP—Delabar, Friedrich, Rogers. PB—W.Rosario. Umpires—Home, Paul Schrieber; First, D.J. Reyburn; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, Mike Everitt. T—2:42. A—30,784 (50,398).
Giants 4, Athletics 0
Oakland San Francisco
ab r h bi ab r h bi
JWeeks 2b 4 0 0 0 GBlanc rf 2 1 1 0
Pnngtn ss 3 0 0 0 BCrwfr ss 4 0 2 0
Reddck cf 3 0 0 0 MeCarr lf 3 0 2 1
JGoms lf 3 0 0 0 Posey c 3 1 1 1
Blackly p 0 0 0 0 Pagan cf 4 0 2 2
S.Smith rf 3 0 1 0 Belt 1b 3 0 0 0
Dnldsn 3b 3 0 0 0 Arias 3b 4 0 1 0
Barton 1b 2 0 0 0 Burriss 2b 4 1 1 0
KSuzuk c 2 0 0 0 Vglsng p 1 1 0 0
T.Ross p 2 0 0 0 JaLopz p 0 0 0 0
Balfour p 0 0 0 0 Pill ph 1 0 0 0
Cowgill cf 0 0 0 0 Hensly p 0 0 0 0
Kaaihu ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 1 0 Totals 29 4 10 4
Oakland 000 000 000 — 0
San Francisco 000 000 40x — 4
DP—Oakland 4, San Francisco 2. LOB—Oakland 1, San Francisco 8. 2B—Posey (7). SF—Me.Cabrera.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
T.Ross L,2-4 6 7 2 2 4 4
Balfour 2 / 3 2 2 2 1 1
Blackley 11 / 3 1 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Vogelsong W,2-2 7 1 0 0 1 5
Ja.Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 2
Hensley 1 0 0 0 1 0
T.Ross pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP—by T.Ross (Vogelsong). Umpires—Home, James Hoye; First, Jim Joyce; Second, Jim Reynolds; Third, Mike Estabrook. T—2:49. A—41,411 (41,915).
Indians 2, Marlins 0
Miami Cleveland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 Choo rf 4 0 2 0
Infante 2b 3 0 1 0 Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 1
HRmrz 3b 4 0 1 0 ACarer ss 3 1 1 1
Dobbs rf 4 0 0 0 Hafner dh 2 0 0 0
Stanton dh 2 0 0 0 CSantn c 4 0 1 0
Morrsn lf 2 0 0 0 Brantly cf 3 0 0 0
GSnchz 1b 3 0 0 0 JoLopz 3b 3 0 1 0
Petersn cf 3 0 1 0 Ktchm 1b 3 0 1 0
J.Buck c 3 0 0 0 Duncan lf 3 1 1 0
Cnghm lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0 Totals 28 2 7 2
Miami 000 000 000 — 0
Cleveland 000 110 00x — 2
DP—Miami 2, Cleveland 2. LOB—Miami 4, Cleveland 6. HR—A.Cabrera (5). SF—Kipnis.
Miami IP H R ER BB SO
A.Sanchez L,2-2 7 7 2 2 2 4
Mujica 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
J.Gomez W,3-2 61 / 3 3 0 0 2 4
J.Smith H,6 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0
Pestano H,10 1 0 0 0 0 1
C.Perez S,13-14 1 0 0 0 0 3
HBP—by A.Sanchez (Hafner), by J.Gomez (Infante). Umpires—Home, Angel Hernandez; First, Chris Conroy; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Ed Hickox. T—2:26. A—29,799 (43,429).
Late NL box score
Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5
St. Louis Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Furcal ss 3 0 0 1 DGordn ss 5 0 0 0
MCrpnt 1b 3 1 1 1 M.Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0
Hollidy lf 4 1 1 2 Lindlm p 0 0 0 0
Beltran rf 4 0 2 0 VnSlyk ph 1 0 0 0
Chamrs pr 0 0 0 0 Abreu lf 3 0 1 0
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0
YMolin c 4 0 0 0 EHerrr ph 0 1 0 0
Greene 2b 4 1 1 0 Ethier rf 4 1 0 0
Roinsn cf 3 1 0 0 AKndy 3b 4 1 4 1
Brkmn ph 1 1 1 1 Loney 1b 4 1 3 2
Lynn p 1 0 0 0 A.Ellis c 4 1 1 2
Schmkr ph 1 0 0 0 GwynJ cf 4 0 2 1
Rzpczy p 0 0 0 0 Lilly p 2 0 0 0
VMarte p 0 0 0 0 Sellers 2b 1 0 1 0
Descals ph 1 0 0 0
Salas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5 Totals 36 6 13 6
St. Louis 004 000 001 — 5
Los Angeles 031 000 101 — 6
One out when winning run scored. E—Furcal (4), A.Kennedy (1), A.Ellis (3). DP—St. Louis 1. LOB—St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 12. 2B—A.Kennedy (3), Loney (10), Sellers (3). 3B—Gwynn Jr. (2). HR—Holliday (9), Berkman (1). S—Lynn, Lilly. SF—Furcal.
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lynn 6 9 4 4 2 5
Rzepczynski 1 2 1 1 1 0
V.Marte 1 1 0 0 0 2
Salas L,0-2 1 / 3 1 1 1 3 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Lilly 7 4 4 0 0 6
Lindblom H,9 1 1 0 0 1 3
Jansen W,3-0 BS,2-6 1 1 1 1 0 3
WP—Lilly. Umpires—Home, Tom Hallion; First, Alfonso Marquez; Second, Cory Blaser; Third, Chad Fairchild. T—3:10. A—40,906 (56,000).
Late IL box scores
Giants 8, Athletics 6
Oakland San Francisco
ab r h bi ab r h bi
JWeeks 2b 5 1 1 0 GBlanc rf 4 1 1 0
Pnngtn ss 4 1 1 1 BCrwfr ss 5 1 1 1
Reddck rf 4 0 0 0 MeCarr lf 4 2 2 0
JGoms lf 3 0 0 0 Pagan cf 2 3 1 0
KSuzuk c 4 1 1 0 Belt 1b 2 1 1 3
Barton 1b 4 2 2 0 HSnchz c 3 0 2 2
Dnldsn 3b 4 1 3 5 Arias 3b 3 0 0 1
Cowgill cf 3 0 0 0 Burriss 2b 3 0 0 0
Norerto p 0 0 0 0 Zito p 1 0 0 1
Blackly p 0 0 0 0 Edlefsn p 0 0 0 0
Kaaihu ph 1 0 0 0 Hensly p 0 0 0 0
JParkr p 1 0 0 0 Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
Blevins p 0 0 0 0 Pill ph 1 0 0 0
Rosales ph 1 0 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0
Figuero p 0 0 0 0 SCasill p 0 0 0 0
S.Smith rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 9 6 Totals 28 8 8 8
Oakland 001 014 000 — 6
San Francisco 024 200 00x — 8
E—Burriss (3). DP—Oakland 1, San Francisco 1. LOB—Oakland 4, San Francisco 8. 2B—Donaldson 2 (3), B.Crawford (10), Pagan (7), H.Sanchez (3). 3B—J.Weeks (2). HR—Donaldson (1). SB—Me.Cabrera (6), Pagan (8). SF—Belt, H.Sanchez, Arias.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
J.Parker L,1-2 2 4 6 6 4 0
Blevins 2 3 2 2 2 3
Figueroa 1 1 0 0 3 0
Norberto 2 0 0 0 0 1
Blackley 1 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Zito W,3-1 51 / 3 5 4 4 1 5
Edlefsen 1 / 3 3 2 2 0 0
Hensley H,4 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1
Affeldt H,4 1 0 0 0 0 2
Romo H,7 1 0 0 0 0 2
S.Casilla S,10-11 1 1 0 0 0 1
J.Parker pitched to 5 batters in the 3rd. Figueroa pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. WP—Blevins. Umpires—Home, Mike Estabrook; First, James Hoye; Second, Jim Joyce; Third, Jim Reynolds.
Angels 7, Padres 2
Los Angeles San Diego
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Trout cf 4 1 3 1 Venale rf 4 1 1 1
MIzturs 3b 3 1 0 0 Maybin cf 4 0 1 0
Pujols 1b 4 2 1 0 Headly 3b 3 0 0 0
Trumo rf 4 0 1 1 Alonso 1b 4 0 1 0
Frieri p 0 0 0 0 Guzmn lf 3 1 0 0
HKndrc 2b 4 1 1 1 JoBakr c 2 0 0 0
V.Wells lf 5 1 2 1 ECarer ss 4 0 0 0
Aybar ss 5 0 2 2 Amarst 2b 3 0 0 1
BoWlsn c 5 0 0 0 Suppan p 1 0 0 0
Weaver p 2 1 1 0 Parrino ph 1 0 0 0
KMorls ph 1 0 0 0 Mikolas p 0 0 0 0
SDowns p 0 0 0 0 Denorfi ph 1 0 0 0
Bourjos cf 0 0 0 0 Grgrsn p 0 0 0 0
Brach p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6 Totals 30 2 3 2
Los Angeles 010 030 003 — 7
San Diego 000 001 100 — 2
E—Maybin (4). DP—San Diego 1. LOB—Los Angeles 10, San Diego 5. 2B—Trumbo (10), Aybar (5). 3B—Trout (1). HR—Venable (2). SB—Trout (4), Maybin (12).
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver W,6-1 7 3 2 2 3 4
S.Downs H,7 1 0 0 0 0 1
Frieri 1 0 0 0 1 2
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan L,2-2 5 6 4 4 5 0
Mikolas 2 2 0 0 1 3
Gregerson 1 0 0 0 0 1
Brach 1 3 3 3 1 2
Umpires—Home, Kerwin Danley; First, Paul Nauert; Second, Doug Eddings; Third, Dana DeMuth.
Twins 11, Brewers 3
Minnesota Milwaukee
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Span cf 5 3 4 3 Hart rf 5 2 2 0
AlBrntt p 0 0 0 0 Aoki cf 4 0 2 1
Komats ph 1 0 1 0 Braun lf 4 1 3 2
Liriano p 0 0 0 0 ArRmr 3b 4 0 0 0
Dozier ss 6 1 1 0 Lucroy c 3 0 1 0
Mauer c 5 2 3 3 RWeks 2b 3 0 1 0
Wlngh lf 5 1 2 2 Ishikaw 1b 4 0 1 0
Mornea 1b 4 1 2 3 CIzturs ss 4 0 1 0
Plouffe rf 5 0 0 0 Estrad p 1 0 0 0
ACasill 2b 4 1 1 0 Conrad ph 1 0 0 0
JCarrll 3b 4 0 0 0 MParr p 0 0 0 0
Dimnd p 3 1 1 0 Dillard p 0 0 0 0
Swarzk p 0 0 0 0 Veras p 0 0 0 0
Revere ph 2 1 1 0 Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
Chulk p 0 0 0 0
Axford p 0 0 0 0
Maysnt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 11 16 11 Totals 35 3 11 3
Minnesota 200 022 140 — 11
Milwaukee 101 001 000 — 3
E—C.Izturis (1), Ishikawa (2), Braun (3), Lucroy (3). DP—Minnesota 2, Milwaukee 1. LOB—Minnesota 9, Milwaukee 7. 2B—Span (8), Mauer 2 (10), Hart (12), Aoki (3), Lucroy (7). 3B—Revere (1). HR—Willingham (8), Braun (11). SB—A.Casilla (6), Braun (8), Lucroy (1). CS—Braun (3). SF—Morneau.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Diamond W,3-0 51 / 3 8 3 3 1 3
Swarzak H,1 12 / 3 0 0 0 0 1
Al.Burnett 1 1 0 0 0 0
Liriano 1 2 0 0 1 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Estrada L,0-3 5 6 4 4 1 5
M.Parra 2 / 3 1 2 0 1 2
Dillard 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1
Veras 1 3 1 1 0 0
Chulk 1 5 4 4 0 2
Axford 1 1 0 0 0 0
leaders
American League
G AB R H Pct.
Hamilton Tex 38 146 33 56 .384
Konerko CWS 39 139 21 51 .367
Jeter NYY 39 166 24 59 .355
Ortiz Bos 40 151 29 52 .344
AJackson Det 36 136 29 45 .331
Andrus Tex 40 158 26 51 .323
Beltre Tex 37 139 23 44 .317
ACabrera Cle 34 136 22 43 .316
Sweeney Bos 34 122 11 38 .311
AdJones Bal 41 168 32 52 .310
RUNS—Kinsler, Texas, 34; Hamilton, Texas, 33; AdJones, Baltimore, 32; De Aza, Chicago, 30; AJackson, Detroit, 29; Ortiz, Boston, 29; Pedroia, Boston, 28.
RBI—Hamilton, Texas, 46; MiCabrera, Detroit, 34; Encarnacion, Toronto, 34; Butler, Kansas City, 31; ADunn, Chicago, 31; AdJones, Baltimore, 29; Ortiz, Boston, 29; Scott, Tampa Bay, 29.
HITS—Jeter, New York, 59; Hamilton, Texas, 56; AdJones, Baltimore, 52; Ortiz, Boston, 52; Andrus, Texas, 51; Konerko, Chicago, 51; Pedroia, Boston, 51.
DOUBLES—Cano, New York, 15; Ortiz, Boston, 15; AdGonzalez, Boston, 14; Sweeney, Boston, 14; Aviles, Boston, 13; Brantley, Cleveland, 13; Pedroia, Boston, 13; Willingham, Minnesota, 13.
TRIPLES—Joyce, Tampa Bay, 3; Kipnis, Cleveland, 3; Rios, Chicago, 3; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 3; 13 tied at 2.
HOME RUNS—Hamilton, Texas, 18; AdJones, Baltimore, 14; ADunn, Chicago, 13; Encarnacion, Toronto, 13; Granderson, New York, 13; Bautista, Toronto, 10; Reddick, Oakland, 10.
STOLEN BASES—JWeeks, Oakland, 10; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 9; Andrus, Texas, 8; De Aza, Chicago, 8; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 8; AEscobar, Kansas City, 7; MIzturis, Los Angeles, 7; EJohnson, Tampa Bay, 7; Lillibridge, Chicago, 7; Pennington, Oakland, 7.
PITCHING—Darvish, Texas, 6-1; Weaver, Los Angeles, 6-1; DLowe, Cleveland, 6-1; Shields, Tampa Bay, 6-2; Price, Tampa Bay, 6-2; 8 tied at 5.
STRIKEOUTS—Verlander, Detroit, 68; FHernandez, Seattle, 61; Sabathia, New York, 59; Darvish, Texas, 58; Shields, Tampa Bay, 56; Morrow, Toronto, 54; Weaver, Los Angeles, 53.
SAVES—JiJohnson, Baltimore, 15; CPerez, Cleveland, 13; Rodney, Tampa Bay, 13; Nathan, Texas, 9; Capps, Minnesota, 9; Aceves, Boston, 9; League, Seattle, 8; Broxton, Kansas City, 8.
National League
G AB R H Pct.
DWright NYM 36 127 28 52 .409
Furcal StL 38 150 28 54 .360
Kemp LAD 34 117 29 42 .359
Ruiz Phi 37 120 21 43 .358
McCutchen Pit 37 136 24 47 .346
MeCabrera SF 40 163 24 55 .337
Lucroy Mil 36 115 10 38 .330
Bourn Atl 41 177 28 58 .328
AEllis LAD 31 98 13 32 .327
Infante Mia 36 132 21 43 .326
RUNS—Kemp, Los Angeles, 29; Uggla, Atlanta, 29; Beltran, St. Louis, 28; Bourn, Atlanta, 28; Freeman, Atlanta, 28; Furcal, St. Louis, 28; CGonzalez, Colorado, 28; JUpton, Arizona, 28; DWright, New York, 28.
RBI—Ethier, Los Angeles, 35; Beltran, St. Louis, 32; Freeman, Atlanta, 32; CGonzalez, Colorado, 30; LaRoche, Washington, 30; Freese, St. Louis, 29; Holliday, St. Louis, 29; Ruiz, Philadelphia, 29.
HITS—Bourn, Atlanta, 58; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 55; Furcal, St. Louis, 54; DWright, New York, 52; SCastro, Chicago, 51; DanMurphy, New York, 51; Desmond, Washington, 48; Pagan, San Francisco, 48; Prado, Atlanta, 48.
DOUBLES—Votto, Cincinnati, 17; Hart, Milwaukee, 13; YMolina, St. Louis, 13; Prado, Atlanta, 13; DWright, New York, 13; Alonso, San Diego, 12; Desmond, Washington, 12; DanMurphy, New York, 12.
TRIPLES—OHudson, San Diego, 5; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 4; 13 tied at 3.
HOME RUNS—Beltran, St. Louis, 13; Kemp, Los Angeles, 12; Braun, Milwaukee, 11; Bruce, Cincinnati, 10; LaHair, Chicago, 10; Pence, Philadelphia, 10; Holliday, St. Louis, 9.
STOLEN BASES—Bonifacio, Miami, 20; Bourn, Atlanta, 13; Schafer, Houston, 13; SCastro, Chicago, 12; DGordon, Los Angeles, 12; Maybin, San Diego, 12; Victorino, Philadelphia, 12.
PITCHING—Lynn, St. Louis, 6-1; Hamels, Philadelphia, 6-1; Lilly, Los Angeles, 5-0; Capuano, Los Angeles, 5-1; Dickey, New York, 5-1; GGonzalez, Washington, 5-1; Lohse, St. Louis, 5-1; Beachy, Atlanta, 5-1; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 5-3; Hanson, Atlanta, 5-3.
STRIKEOUTS—GGonzalez, Washington, 60; Hamels, Philadelphia, 58; Strasburg, Washington, 56; ASanchez, Miami, 55; MCain, San Francisco, 54; Greinke, Milwaukee, 53; Samardzija, Chicago, 53.
SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 12; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 12; Myers, Houston, 10; SCasilla, San Francisco, 10; HRodriguez, Washington, 9; FFrancisco, New York, 9; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 9.
this Date in baseball
May 20
1919: Babe Ruth won a game on the mound and at the plate. He hit his first career grand slam as the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4.
1925: The Cleveland Indians scored six runs in the last of the ninth to beat the New York Yankees 10-9. Tris Speaker scored the winning run from first on a single.
1932: Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit four doubles in one game.
1941: Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox won his 20th consecutive game at home, the longest home park streak in the major leagues. Boston beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-2.
1947: The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Braves 4-3 in a game that featured 22 hits — all singles. The Pirates had 12 singles, the Braves 10.
1953: In the 13th game of the season, the Milwaukee Braves surpassed their 1952 attendance of 281,278, when they were in Boston.
1959: The Detroit Tigers beat the Yankees, 13-6, to place New York in last place for the first time in 19 years.
1962: Chicago Cubs rookie Ken Hubbs had eight singles in eight trips to the plate. The Cubs swept the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4 and 11-2.
1978: Willie Stargell hit a 535-foot homer off Montreal’s Wayne Twitchell — the longest home run in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium — to highlight the Pirates’ 6-0 victory. It was also Stargell’s 407th career homer, tying him with Duke Snider on the career list.
1984: Boston’s Roger Clemens earned his first major league victory. The Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins, 5-4.
1991: Jeff Reardon got his 300th save and Steve Lyons and Jack Clark homered as the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0.
1999: Robin Ventura became the first major leaguer to hit grand slams in both games of a doubleheader, leading the New York Mets to a sweep over Milwaukee, 11-10 and 10-1. e_SClB He had two slams in a game for the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 4, 1995.
2001: Barry Bonds hit two homers in the San Francisco Giants’ 11-6 loss to the Atlanta Braves, giving him a total of five in two games, becoming the 23rd player in history to do so.
2006: Barry Bonds tied Babe Ruth for second place on the career home run list during San Francisco’s 4-2, 10-inning victory over the Oakland Athletics.
2009: Boston center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury tied a major league record with 12 putouts by an outfielder in a nine-inning game, previously done by Earl Clark of the Boston Braves in 1929 and Lyman Bostock of the Minnesota Twins in 1977. He accomplished the feat in the Red Sox’s 8-3 win over Toronto.
2009: Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera hit consecutive home runs for the New York Yankees in an 11-4 victory over Baltimore. All three solo shots to right field came in the second inning off Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie — with two strikes.
2011: R.A. Dickey regained command of his knuckleball and confounded the New York Yankees for six innings, Daniel Murphy homered and a youthful New York Mets lineup won the Subway Series opener 2-1. The Yankees lost their sixth straight game at home for the first time since 2003.
Today’s birthdays: Austin Kearns 32; Jason Werth 33; Wilson Valdez 34; Ramon Hernandez 36.