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Published: July 8, 2008
Updated: 07/08/2008 01:55 am
Royals 7, Rays 4: Tampa Bay's seven-game winning streak ended when John Buck and Mike Aviles hit 10th-inning homers to lead visiting Kansas City past the Rays yesterday.
Carlos Pena hit a tying solo homer off All-Star closer Joakim Soria in the ninth, but it wasn't enough for the first-place Rays, who finished a seven-game homestand at 6-1.
Billy Butler reached second to start the 10th on a throwing error by Rays third baseman Evan Longoria. Pinch runner Esteban German advanced to third on Mark Teahen's grounder. After Dan Wheeler (2-4) intentionally walked Ross Gload, Buck lined his fourth homer of the season down the left-field line. Two pitches later, Aviles homered to make it 7-3.
Soria (1-1) blew his second save in 25 chances. He also allowed Eric Hinske's solo homer in the bottom of the 10th.
K.C. ab r h bi TAMPA ab r h bi
Dejesus lf 6 0 3 2 Iwmra 2b 4 1 1 0
Gthrght cf 5 0 1 0 Crwfrd cf 5 1 1 0
AGrdon 3b 3 0 0 0 CPena 1b 5 1 1 1
Butler dh 5 0 1 0 Lngria 3b 5 0 2 1
EGrmn dh 0 1 0 0 CFloyd dh 3 0 2 0
Teahen rf 5 1 1 0 WAybr dh 2 0 0 0
Gload 1b 3 2 1 1 Gomes lf 4 0 0 0
JBuck c 5 2 2 3 Gross cf 1 0 0 0
Aviles 2b 5 1 3 1 Nvarro c 4 0 1 0
Pna Jr. ss 5 0 0 0 Hinske rf 5 1 3 1
Zobrist ss 4 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 12 7 Totals 42 4 11 3
Kansas City 021 000 000 4 — 7
Tampa Bay 200 000 001 1 — 4
E—Gload (2), JBuck (4), Longoria (6). DP—Tampa Bay 1. LOB—Kansas City 9, Tampa Bay 12. 2B—Iwamura (16), Navarro (15). 3B—Dejesus (4). HR—JBuck (4), Aviles (4), CPena (13), Hinske (14). SB—Crawford (23).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche 51/3 7 2 2 4 5
Mahay 2 1 0 0 0 4
RRamirez 2/3 0 0 0 0 0
Soria W,1-1 2 3 2 2 0 3
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Garza 62/3 9 3 3 2 5
Howell 11/3 1 0 0 0 2
TMiller 1 0 0 0 0 1
Wheeler L,2-4 1 2 4 3 1 0
HBP—by Garza (AGordon). T—3:43. A—16,293 (36,048).
Mets 10, Phillies 9: Pedro Martinez pitched into the sixth inning then watched visiting New York give back nearly all of a nine-run lead before holding on for a 10-9 victory against Philadelphia last night.
David Wright homered and drove in four runs as the Mets built a 10-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth. But three relievers, including closer Billy Wagner, combined to nearly blow it.
The Mets had a 10-7 lead heading into the ninth, but Wagner, who blew a save in the Mets' win Sunday, gave up a two-out RBI single to Pedro Feliz, scoring Shane Victorino. Eric Bruntlett, who had walked, also came around to score on a throwing error by center fielder Carlos Beltran. Jayson Werth hit a soft liner to right, ending the comeback and giving Wagner his 20th save in 26 opportunities.
N.Y. ab r h bi PHILA. ab r h bi
JReyes ss 4 2 2 0 R llins ss 5 1 2 0
EnChvz rf 5 2 3 2 Vctrino cf 5 2 2 1
DWrght 3b 5 1 2 4 Utley 2b 3 1 1 1
Beltran cf 5 1 1 0 Brntltt 2b 1 1 0 0
Easley 2b 5 0 3 1 Hward 1b 4 1 2 2
Dlgado 1b 5 1 2 0 Burrell lf 5 1 1 1
Tatis lf 4 1 3 0 Dbbs 3b 4 0 1 0
Schndr c 5 1 0 1 Feliz ph 1 0 1 1
PMrtnz p 4 1 1 1 Werth rf 3 1 1 0
Armas p 0 0 0 0 Coste c 4 0 0 0
Hilman p 0 0 0 0 Eaton p 0 0 0 0
AReyes ph 1 0 0 0 Cndrey p 1 0 0 0
BWgnr p 0 0 0 0 Tguchi ph 1 0 0 0
Swindle p 1 0 0 0
Jenkins ph 1 1 1 2
JRmro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 17 9 Totals 39 9 12 8
New York 233 002 000 — 10
Philadelphia 000 101 322 — 9
E—Beltran (2), Dobbs (1). LOB—New York 8, Philadelphia 7. 2B—DWright (22), Delgado (16), Victorino 2 (16), Dobbs (6). HR—DWright (17), Utley (25), Howard (24), Burrell (22), Jenkins (7). SB—JReyes (32), Rollins (22).
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez W,3-2 51/3 5 2 2 3 6
Armas 11/3 3 3 3 0 2
Heilman 11/3 2 2 2 0 4
BWagner S,20 1 2 2 1 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Eaton L,3-7 22/3 10 8 6 1 1
Condrey 21/3 2 0 0 0 1
Swindle 3 4 2 2 1 3
JRomero 1 1 0 0 0 1
WP—Armas. T—3:37. A—44,655 (43,647).
Angels 9, Rangers 6: Torii Hunter homered twice, the first capping a six-run second inning, and visiting Los Angeles held on for a victory against Texas last night.
Vladimir Guerrero, Jeff Mathis and Hunter all homered in the big second inning that gave the Angels an 8-0 lead. All three were off Rangers starter Luis Mendoza (1-3), who allowed eight runs in 11/3 innings.
Hunter had an RBI single in the first and homered in the seventh.
Ervin Santana (10-3), who was named an All-Star for the first time, allowed six runs and 10 hits in seven innings. He struck out six in winning for just the second time in six starts.
David Murphy and Chris Davis homered off Santana in Texas' five-run fifth that nearly erased the eight-run deficit.
L.A. ab r h bi TEXAS ab r h bi
Figgins 3b 4 1 0 0 Kinsler 2b 5 1 4 0
Ktchm 1b 5 1 1 1 MiYong ss 5 0 1 0
Izturis ss 5 2 2 1 Hmlton rf 5 1 1 1
Grrero rf 4 1 3 2 Brdley dh 1 1 0 0
Hunter cf 5 2 3 3 DaMph lf 5 1 1 3
GAndsn dh 4 0 0 0 MByrd cf 4 1 1 0
Mth Jr. lf 4 0 1 0 CDavis 1b 4 1 1 2
Kndrck 2b 5 1 1 0 Rmirez c 4 0 1 0
Mathis c 3 1 2 2 RVzqez 3b 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 9 13 9 Totals 37 6 11 6
Los Angeles 260 000 100 — 9
Texas 001 050 000 — 6
E—CDavis (1), Ramirez (1), Nippert (1). DP—Los Angeles 1, Texas 2. LOB—Los Angeles 8, Texas 8. 2B—Kotchman (20), Izturis (9), Kinsler 2 (30), Hamilton (20). HR—Guerrero (15), Hunter 2 (12), Mathis (6), DaMurphy (12), CDavis (4). SB—Figgins (15), Kendrick (5).
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
ESntna W,10-3 7 10 6 6 2 6
SShields 1 0 0 0 0 2
FRodriguez S,35 1 1 0 0 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Mendoza L,1-3 11/3 9 8 8 2 0
Nippert 7 4 1 1 1 4
Madrigal 2/3 0 0 0 1 0
HBP—by Nippert (Guerrero), by ESantana (Bradley). T—2:48. A—21,170 (48,911).
Pirates 10, Astros 7: Nate McLouth and Ryan Doumit each hit home runs to lead 10 Pittsburgh Pirates with at last one hit in a win against visiting Houston last night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Adam LaRoche reached base four times, scored twice and drove in a run as eight Pirates had RBIs. Jason Bay went 2 for 3 with two walks and two runs, and Xavier Nady had two hits and two RBIs for Pittsburgh, which scored more runs during the first three innings Monday than they did in being swept in three games in Cincinnati over the weekend.
Carlos Lee hit his 20th home run and had three RBIs for the Astros, who have lost six of seven and fell back into last place in the National League Central.
The Houston pitching staff was depleted after a 17-inning loss Sunday at Atlanta, forcing the Astros to ride Runelvys Hernandez (0-3) for four innings in which he allowed 10 runs on 13 hits and four walks.
Making his season debut after having his contract purchased after the marathon game Sunday, Chad Paronto pitched the final four innings, allowing only a hit and a walk.
HOUS. ab r h bi PITTS. ab r h bi
Erstad cf 5 2 1 1 McLuth cf 5 1 1 1
Loretta 2b 4 1 1 0 Rivas 2b 5 2 2 0
Brkmn 1b 4 0 1 1 Doumit c 5 1 1 2
CaLee lf 3 1 1 3 Bay lf 3 2 2 0
Tejada ss 3 1 0 0 Nady rf 5 1 2 2
Pence rf 4 0 1 0 AdLrch 1b 2 2 2 1
Wggntn 3b 4 1 2 1 Mntkw 3b 3 1 1 1
Towles c 4 1 1 0 Dmtrit p 2 0 1 1
RuHrnz p 2 0 1 1 DBtista p 1 0 1 1
Pronto p 1 0 0 0 Mchels ph 1 0 0 0
Blum ph 1 0 0 0 Yates p 0 0 0 0
JaWlsn ss 4 0 1 1
Totals 35 7 9 7 Totals 36 10 14 10
Houston 300 400 000 — 7
Pittsburgh 420 400 00x — 10
E—Wigginton (6). DP—Houston 3. LOB—Houston 5, Pittsburgh 7. 2B—Berkman (29), Wigginton (14), Rivas (5), Nady (24). 3B—AdLaRoche (3). HR—CaLee (20), McLouth (16), Doumit (11). SF—CaLee.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
RuHrnz L,0-3 4 13 10 10 4 3
Paronto 4 1 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Dumatrait 31/3 9 7 7 2 1
DBautista W,2-1 22/3 0 0 0 0 3
Yates 2 0 0 0 0 4
DMarte S,2 1 0 0 0 1 0
T—2:55. A—13,323 (38,362).
Rockies 4, Brewers 3: Ubaldo Jimenez (4-8) gave up three hits in seven innings, and visiting Colorado beat Milwaukee lat night.
All-Star Matt Holliday hit his 14th home run — and fourth in four games — for Colorado, which has won six of its last seven.
After warmly welcoming CC Sabathia, who is scheduled to make his Milwaukee debut tonight after he was acquired in a trade with Cleveland on Monday, the Brewers didn't seem particularly focused on the field until they put together a late rally off reliever Taylor Buchholz.
Milwaukee loaded the bases in the eighth inning on an error by Rockies first baseman Joe Koshansky, a pop fly that inexplicably dropped between catcher Chris Iannetta and third baseman Garrett Atkins, and a walk. Brewers slugger Ryan Braun then hit a sharp ground ball that glanced off the mound and into the glove of shortstop Clint Barnes, who stepped on second and threw to first for a double play as a run scored.
Prince Fielder then hit a two-run homer off Buchholz, cutting the Rockies' lead to 4-3.
Buchholz was relieved by Manuel Corpas, who gave up a bloop single to Corey Hart before getting Russell Branyan to fly out to center.
Brian Fuentes pitched a perfect ninth for his 14th save.
Up to that point, the Brewers couldn't muster much offense, had two runners picked off first base by Jimenez and watched a Rockies run scored on an easy ground ball that ended up being an error.
Brewers starter Seth McClung (5-4) struggled with his control and was pulled from the game two outs into the fifth.
COLO. ab r h bi MIL. ab r h bi
Tveras cf 4 0 1 0 Cunsell 2b 2 1 1 0
Bchholz p 0 0 0 0 Hardy ss 3 0 1 0
Corpas p 0 0 0 0 Braun lf 4 0 1 0
Fentes p 0 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 3 1 1 2
Barmes ss 5 1 1 0 Hart rf 4 0 2 0
Hlliday lf 4 1 2 2 Brnyan 3b 4 0 0 0
Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 Torres p 0 0 0 0
Atkins 3b 3 0 0 1 MCmrn cf 2 0 0 0
Kshnsk 1b 4 0 0 0 Parra p 0 0 0 0
JBaker 2b 4 1 2 0 BHall 3b 1 0 0 0
Qntnlla 2b 0 0 0 0 Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Innetta c 3 1 1 0 McClng p 1 0 0 0
Jmenez p 2 0 0 0 Vllneva p 1 0 0 0
Splbrgh cf 1 0 0 0 Kapler cf 2 1 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 3 Totals 30 3 6 2
Colorado 000 111 100 — 4
Milwaukee 000 000 030 — 3
E—Koshansky (1), Branyan (2). DP—Colorado 2. LOB—Colorado 9, Milwaukee 6. 2B—Barmes (16). HR—Holliday (14), Fielder (17). SB—JBaker (2). S—Taveras. SF—Atkins.
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Jimenez W,4-8 7 3 0 0 5 7
Buchholz 2/3 2 3 0 1 0
Corpas 1/3 1 0 0 0 0
Fuentes S,14 1 0 0 0 0 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
McClung L,5-4 42/3 3 2 2 5 5
Villanueva 21/3 3 2 1 0 4
Parra 1 1 0 0 0 0
Torres 1 0 0 0 0 1
WP—Buchholz, Parra. T—2:55. A—35,161 (41,900).
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