D4 EAST


Atlanta xPhila. Florida


W L PCT GB L10 STR 77 55 .583 — 5-5 W-4 73 58 .557 31/2 66 65 .504 101/2


New York 65 67 .492 12 4-6 L-2 Wash.


57 76 .429 201/2


EZ SU NATIONAL LEAGUE


4-6 L-1 5-5 W-1


4-6 L-1


CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR Cincinnati 77 55 .583 — 6-4 W-3 St. Louis Milw.


69 61 .531


Houston Chicago


7 3-7 L-4


62 70 .470 15 4-6 L-2 61 71 .462 16 8-2 W-2 56 77 .421 211/2


6-4 L-1 Pittsburgh 44 88 .333 33 4-6 W-1 TODAY’SNLGAMES


NATIONALS AT MARLINS, 7:10 W-L


Olsen (L) Volstad (R)


3-7 8-9


CARDINALS AT ASTROS, 2:05 Suppan (R) Figueroa (R)


1-6 3-2


PIRATES AT CUBS, 2:20 McDonald (R) Gorzelanny (L)


Kershaw (L) Enright (R)


2-4 7-8


PHILLIES AT DODGERS, 3:10 Oswalt (R)


9-13 11-8


13-5 5-2


ERA TEAM 4.91 4.61


8-16


5.72 2.77


5.65 3.98


4-6 3-1


2-4 6-14


3.12 12-14 3.01 15-12


PADRES AT DIAMONDBACKS, 6:10 Latos (R)


BREWERS AT REDS, 7:10 Narveson (L) Cueto (R)


METS AT BRAVES, 7:10 Pelfrey (R) Hanson (R)


10-7 12-4


13-7 8-10


ROCKIES AT GIANTS, 9:15 Jimenez (R) Lincecum (R)


17-5 11-9


2.29 2.44


16-8 6-5


5.52 12-10 3.49 15-10


3.61 16-10 3.76 15-12


2.71 19-7 3.80 15-12 5-9


YANKEES9, ATHLETICS3


MarkTeixeira hitathree-run


homer and Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher also went deep for New York, which beat


Oakland again. The victory moved the Yan-


kees back into sole posses-


sion of first place. Tampa Bay and New York


had spent eight days tied atop the AL East. OAKLAND


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Crisp cf .................. 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Gross rf ................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Barton 1b .............. 2 1 1 1 2 0 .281 K.Suzuki c.............. 3 0 1 1 0 1 .247 Tolleson ss ............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Cust dh .................. 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Kouzmanoff 3b...... 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Carson lf ................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 M.Ellis 2b .............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Larish lf-3b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 R.Davis rf-cf.......... 4 0 0 1 0 0 .269 Pennington ss ....... 2 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Powell c................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217


TOTALS NEWYORK


31 3 6 3 5 4 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Gardner lf .............. 4 2 1 0 1 0 .286 Jeter ss ................. 3 1 0 0 1 0 .266 Kearns ph-rf.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Teixeira 1b ............ 3 2 2 3 0 0 .264 Cano 2b.................. 3 0 1 0 1 0 .325 Swisher rf ............. 4 2 1 2 0 1 .297 E.Nunez ss ............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Posada c ................ 3 0 2 1 1 0 .262 Thames dh............. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .310 Granderson cf........ 4 1 1 1 0 2 .243 R.Pena 3b .............. 4 1 1 0 0 1 .221


TOTALS 33 9 9 7 4 8 —


OAKLAND...........001 100 100 — 3 6 1 NEWYORK.........302 400 00X — 9 9 0


NLSCORES


at Marlins 1, Nationals 0 (10 innings) at Reds 8, Brewers 4 at Braves 9, Mets 2 at Astros 3, Cardinals 0 Pirates 14, at Cubs 7 Padres at Diamondbacks, Late Phillies at Dodgers, Late Rockies at Giants, Late


TODAY’SALGAMES


RED SOX AT ORIOLES, 7:05 W-L


Lester (L) Arrieta (R)


Carrasco (R)


14-8 4-6


11-5 ---


3-5


ERA TEAM 3.12 16-10 5.10


WHITE SOX AT INDIANS, 12:05 Garcia (R)


ATHLETICS AT YANKEES, 7:05 Anderson (L) Burnett (R)


9-12


BLUE JAYS AT RAYS, 7:10 Marcum (R) Price (L)


TIGERS AT TWINS, 8:10 Scherzer (R) Liriano (L)


Bullington (R) Vargas, J (L) ALSCORES


at Orioles 5, Red Sox 2 White Sox 4, at Indians 3 at Yankees 9, Athletics 3 Blue Jays 13, at Rays 5 at Twins 4, Tigers 3 Rangers at Royals, Late Angels at Mariners, Late


11-7 15-6


10-9 12-7


RANGERS AT ROYALS, 8:10 Hunter (R)


11-2 1-3


ANGELS AT MARINERS, 10:10 Bell (R)


1-4 9-7


4.89 ----


3.32


E: M.Ellis (3). LOB: Oakland 7, New York 5. 2B: Cust (14). 3B: Posada (1). HR: Barton (8), off Gaudin; Swisher (25), off Mazzaro; Granderson (15), off Mazzaro; Teixeira (30), off Mazzaro.


OAKLAND NEWYORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Mazzaro ...............3.2 7 9 7 3 3 4.05 Bonser..................4.1 2 0 0 1 5 4.73


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


P.Hughes.................5 4 2 2 5 1 4.10 Gaudin.....................3 2 1 1 0 2 5.82 D.Robertson............1 0 0 0 0 1 4.05


WP: P.Hughes (16-6); LP: Mazzaro (6-7).


Inherited runners-scored: Bonser 1-0. HBP: by Mazzaro (Teixeira). WP: P.Hughes, Gaud- in.


T: 2:56. A: 44,575 (50,287). 7-8


15-9 ---


4-8 5.17 11-15


3.61 13-12 3.01


18-7


3.60 11-14 3.41 15-10


3.66 6.00


5.07


11-5 2-2


2-3 3.53 11-14


BRAVES9,METS2 David Ross hit his first ca-


reer grand slam to cap a sev- en-run inning made possible by Luis Castillo’s error, and Atlanta routed New York.


the fifth off rookie Mike Minor. NEWYORK


The Mets scored two runs in AB R H BI BB SO AVG


L.Castillo 2b .......... 5 1 2 0 0 0 .241 D.Wright 3b........... 3 1 0 0 1 0 .290 P.Feliciano p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Beltran cf .............. 3 0 1 0 1 1 .218 Francoeur rf .......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 .237 I.Davis 1b .............. 3 0 0 0 1 2 .248 H.Blanco c ............. 3 0 0 1 0 0 .241 Carter lf ................. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 R.Tejada ss............ 4 0 2 0 0 1 .181 Niese p .................. 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 Dessens p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Hessman ph .......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Igarashi p .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Lu.Hernandez 3b... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222


TOTALS ATLANTA


32 2 7 2 3 8 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Infante 2b.............. 5 1 1 0 0 0 .341 Heyward rf ............ 5 1 1 2 0 2 .277 Prado 3b ................ 5 1 2 0 0 0 .317 D.Lee 1b ................ 3 1 3 1 1 0 .251 Di.Hernandez pr .... 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 Saito p................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moylan p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- M.Diaz lf................ 2 0 0 0 0 1 .239 O'Flaherty p .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Venters p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinske ph-1b......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Ale.Gonzalez ss..... 4 1 1 1 0 1 .261 Me.Cabrera cf-lf.... 3 1 2 1 1 1 .260 D.Ross c................. 4 1 2 4 0 2 .282 Minor p.................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 McLouth ph-cf....... 2 1 0 0 0 0 .166


TOTALS 34 9 12 9 3 8 —


NEWYORK.........000 020 000 — 2 7 1 ATLANTA...........000 170 10X — 9 12 1


E: L.Castillo (2), M.Diaz (2). LOB:NewYork 8, Atlanta 6. 2B: Beltran (8), Heyward (25), Prado (34), D.Lee (25), Me.Cabrera (25). 3B: D.Ross (2). HR: D.Ross (2), off Niese.


NEWYORK


NLLEADERS Through Monday’s games


ERA


Hudson, Atl ............ 2.24 Halladay, Phl .......... 2.27 Johnson, Fla ........... 2.28 Latos, SD ................ 2.29 Wainwright, StL ..... 2.30 Garcia, StL .............. 2.33 Dickey, NY .............. 2.57 Jimenez, Col ........... 2.71 Carpenter, StL ........ 2.93 Myers, Hou ............. 2.97


WINS


Jimenez, Col ........... 17-5 Wainwright, StL .... 17-9 Halladay, Phl ........ 16-10 Hudson, Atl ............ 15-5 Carpenter, StL ....... 14-4 Arroyo, Cin ............. 14-8 Nolasco, Fla ............ 14-9 Latos, SD ................ 13-5 Pelfrey, NY ............. 13-7 Garland, SD ............ 13-9


GAMES PITCHED


Masset, Cin ............... 68 P. Feliciano, NY ......... 68 Marshall, Chi ............. 67 Moylan, Atl ................ 66 Clippard, Was ............ 65 Lopez, SF ................... 65 Lyon, Hou .................. 63 Gregerson, SD ........... 63 Cordero, Cin ............... 62 Belisle, Col ................. 61 Venters, Atl ............... 61


SAVES


Bell, SD ...................... 37 Wilson, SF ................. 36 Cordero, Cin ............... 35 Wagner, Atl ............... 30 Nunez, Fla ................. 29 Capps, Was ................ 26 Rodriguez, NY ........... 25 Marmol, Chi ............... 24 Franklin, StL .............. 22 Broxton, LA ............... 22 Lindstrom, Hou ......... 22 Dotel, LA ................... 22


INNINGS PITCHED


Halladay, Phl ........ 214.0 Wainwright, StL ... 195.1 Santana, NY ......... 194.0 Carpenter, StL ...... 190.1 Myers, Hou ........... 185.0 Hudson, Atl .......... 184.2 Cain, SF ................ 182.1 Arroyo, Cin ........... 181.1 Dempster, Chi ...... 179.0


STRIKEOUTS


Halladay, Phl ........... 190 Kershaw, LA ............ 180 Lincecum, SF ........... 179 Wainwright, StL ...... 178 Hamels, Phl ............. 176 Johnson, Fla ............ 174 Dempster, Chi ......... 168 Gallardo, Mil ............ 165 J. Sanchez, SF ......... 163 Jimenez, Col ............ 160


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Niese....................4.2 10 8 3 2 6 3.70 Dessens ...............0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2.16 Igarashi...................2 2 1 1 1 1 6.93 P.Feliciano ..............1 0 0 0 0 1 3.23


ATLANTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Minor.......................5 7 2 2 3 4 3.91 O'Flaherty...............1 0 0 0 0 1 2.11 Venters ...................1 0 0 0 0 2 1.71 Saito........................1 0 0 0 0 0 2.76 Moylan....................1 0 0 0 0 1 3.33


WP: Minor (3-0); LP: Niese (8-7). HBP: by Niese (McLouth). T: 2:47. A: 18,430 (49,743).


DODGERS3, PHILLIES0


Late Monday Hiroki Kuroda didn’t realize


he had a no-hitter going until the fifth inning. It should have come as no surprise, though. He’s been at his best against


Philadelphia. Kuroda took his no-hit bid


into the eighth and Rod Bara- jas homered in his home de- but for Los Angeles. PHILA.


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


ALLEADERS Through Monday’s games


ERA


Buchholz, Bos ......... 2.21 Hernandez, Sea ...... 2.47 Cahill, Oak .............. 2.82 Wilson, Tex ............ 2.88 Price, TB ................. 3.01 Weaver, LA ............. 3.12 Lester, Bos ............. 3.12 Sabathia, NY .......... 3.14 Gonzalez, Oak ......... 3.23 Lee, Tex .................. 3.26


WINS


Sabathia, NY .......... 18-5 Buchholz, Bos ........ 15-5 Price, TB ................. 15-6 Hughes, NY ............ 15-6 Pavano, Min ......... 15-10 Wilson, Tex ............ 14-5 Cahill, Oak .............. 14-6 Lester, Bos ............. 14-8 Verlander, Det ....... 14-8


GAMES PITCHED


Choate, TB ................. 70 Coke, Det ................... 62 Breslow, Oak ............. 60 Guerrier, Min ............. 60 O’Day, Tex ................. 60 Bard, Bos ................... 59 Crain, Min .................. 59 League, Sea ............... 59 Chamberlain, NY ....... 58 Feliz, Tex ................... 58 R. Perez, Cle .............. 58


SAVES


Soriano, TB ................ 39 Soria, KC .................... 36 Papelbon, Bos ............ 33 Feliz, Tex ................... 33 Gregg, Tor .................. 30 Rivera, NY ................. 27 Aardsma, Sea ............ 25 Valverde, Det ............ 24 Fuentes, Min ............. 24 Jenks, Chi .................. 24


INNINGS PITCHED


Hernandez, Sea .... 204.1 Sabathia, NY ........ 194.2 Pavano, Min ......... 189.0 Weaver, LA ........... 182.0 Greinke, KC ........... 182.0 Santana, LA .......... 180.0 Lee, Tex ................ 179.2 Verlander, Det ...... 178.1 Lackey, Bos ........... 176.0 Guthrie, Bal .......... 176.0


STRIKEOUTS


Weaver, LA .............. 200 Hernandez, Sea ....... 192 Lester, Bos .............. 176 Morrow, Tor ............ 174 Liriano, Min ............. 171 Verlander, Det ......... 168 Lewis, Tex ............... 163 Shields, TB .............. 161 Sabathia, NY ........... 160 Lee, Tex ................... 156


Rollins ss............... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Utley 2b................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Polanco 3b............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .306 Howard 1b............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Werth rf ................ 1 0 0 0 1 0 .295 Ibanez lf ................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Victorino cf............ 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 C.Ruiz c.................. 2 0 0 0 1 1 .289 Halladay p ............. 2 0 0 0 0 2 .145 Do.Brown ph.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 M.Sweeney ph ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Herndon p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Romero p ............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


TOTALS L.A.


27 0 1 0 2 7 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Podsednik lf .......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Theriot 2b.............. 3 1 1 0 1 0 .290 Ethier rf................. 4 0 3 0 0 0 .299 Kemp cf ................. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .253 Loney 1b................ 4 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Blake 3b................. 3 1 2 0 0 0 .257 J.Carroll ss ............ 3 0 2 0 0 1 .287 Barajas c................ 3 1 1 1 0 0 .238 Kuroda p................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 .022 Kuo p ..................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000


TOTALS 31 3 11 2 1 5 —


PHILA. ................000 000 000 — 0 1 0 L.A. .....................110 010 00X — 3 11 0


LOB: Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 5. 2B: Ethier (31), Blake (25). HR: Barajas (15), off Halla- day.


PHILA. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Halladay..................7 10 3 3 1 4 2.27 Herndon ...............0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4.43 J.Romero..............0.2 1 0 0 0 1 3.94


L.A. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Kuroda..................7.2 1 0 0 2 7 3.39 Kuo.......................1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29


WP: Kuroda (10-11); LP: Halladay (16-10); S: Kuo (7).


Inherited runners-scored: Kuo 2-0. HBP: by Kuroda (Werth).


T: 2:27. A: 44,896 (56,000).


ROCKIES2,GIANTS1 Late Monday Colorado rodeabig breakto take a step closer to making


its own postseason push. Carlos Gonzalez tripled


over charging right fielder Cody Ross with no outs in the ninth and scored on Freddy Sanchez’s second throwing er- ror of the game. COLORADO


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


E.Young 2b ............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 J.Herrera 2b .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Fowler cf ............... 3 1 0 0 1 2 .249 C.Gonzalez rf......... 4 1 1 1 0 2 .326 Mora 3b ................. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Helton 1b............... 3 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Spilborghs lf.......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 .272 Olivo c.................... 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Barmes ss ............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 De La Rosa p.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Giambi ph.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 R.Betancourt p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Street p ................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000


TOTALS SAN FRAN.


32 2 7 1 2 6 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


A.Torres cf ............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284 F.Sanchez 2b......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 A.Huff 1b-lf........... 2 1 0 0 2 1 .294 Burrell lf ................ 2 0 1 0 1 1 .272 Ishikawa 1b........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Posey c .................. 4 0 1 1 0 1 .328 C.Ross rf................ 3 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Sandoval 3b........... 3 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Uribe ss ................. 2 0 0 0 1 1 .249 J.Sanchez p ........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .149 Br.Wilson p ........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000


TOTALS 28 1 4 1 4 11 —


COLORADO.........000 000 002 — 2 7 0 SAN FRAN..........000 100 000 — 1 4 2


E: F.Sanchez 2 (4). LOB: Colorado 5, San Francisco 4. 2B: Burrell (13). 3B: C.Gonzalez (8), Spilborghs (2).


COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


De La Rosa ..............7 4 1 1 4 9 4.26 R.Betancourt ..........1 0 0 0 0 2 4.07 Street......................1 0 0 0 0 0 4.32


SAN FRAN. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


J.Sanchez................8 5 1 1 2 6 3.54 Br.Wilson................1 2 1 1 0 0 2.01


WP: R.Betancourt (5-1); LP: Br.Wilson (3-2); S: Street (13).


J.Sanchez pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.


Inherited runners-scored: Br.Wilson 1-1.WP: J.Sanchez. T: 2:41. A: 30,224 (41,915).


BY JEFF ZREBIEC


baltimore — No talk about Manager Buck Showalter’s successful first month at the helm of the Orioles was complete without mentioning that his team still hadn’t faced theNewYorkYankeesand Boston Red Sox, the long- time heavyweights of the American League East. It was only one night,


but the resurgent Orioles pushed back at their long- time bullies. Brian Matusz pitched six solid innings, Koji Uehara notched a five-out save and the Luke Scott and Felix Pie both homered as the Orioles beat Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, in front of an announced18,247 atCam- den Yards. The Orioles’ fourth


straight win allowed them to close August with a 17-11 record. The last time they won as many as


GREG FIUME/GETTY IMAGES NickMarkakis is welcomed home by teammate Adam Jones in the first inning.


17 games in a month was September 2004 when they went 18-11. They also improved to


7-6 this season against the Red Sox, including a 5-2 mark at Camden Yards. It marks the first time they’ve clinched a win- ning home season series against Boston since 1998. In his third straight


quality start, Matusz al- lowed just two runs over


six-plus innings, making one of his fewmistakes on Jed Lowrie’s two-run homer in the fifth inning. The rookie left-hander


exited thegameafter issu- ing a leadoff walk to J.D. Drewto start the seventh. Lowrie then greeted Jim Johnson with a single, and Boston had men on secondandthird with just one out following Bill Hall’s sacrifice bunt. However, Johnson got


Marco Scutaro to ground out on a nice play by rookie third baseman Josh Bell and then he cul- minated a nine-pitch bat- tle with pinch hitter Dan- iel Nava by striking him out on a 2-2 curveball. Leading 3-2 entering


the bottom of the eighth, Scott and Pie gave the Orioles insurance runs with solo homers off lefty Felix Doubront. —Baltimore Sun


WEST W L PCT GB L10 STR


xSan Diego 76 54 .585 — 3-7 L-5 xSan Fran. 72 60 .545 xColorado 69 61 .531 xL.A.


68 64 .515 xArizona x-Late game Around the horn PERSONNELDEPT.


Blue Jays: 1B Lyle Overbay does not have a concussion, but is feeling as if he did. Overbay was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game Tuesday night because of post- concussion symptoms. Braves: P Derek Lowe has received an injection to deal with a sore right arm but says he should be able to make his next start for Atlanta. Indians: Activated LHP Aaron Laffey and optioned him to Class AAA Columbus. Laffey has been on the disabled list since July 23 with a tired left shoulder. Rangers: Josh Hamilton is going to get a shot to help his sore right knee. Rays: Tampa Bay is planning to purchase the contract of OF-DH Rocco Baldelli from Class AAA Durham when rosters can be expanded on Wednesday. Reds: LHP Aroldis Chapman, a Cuban defector, threw a 102-mph pitch in his big league debut. Twins: Doctors have told Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau to remain at home until Friday as he continues to work his way back from a concussion nearly two months ago.


ORIOLES5, REDSOX2


BOSTON AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Scutaro ss ............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 D.McDonald cf....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Nava ph-lf ............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 V.Martinez c.......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 .294 D.Ortiz dh.............. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .262 A.Beltre 3b............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .322 Lowell 1b............... 4 1 1 0 0 1 .235 J.Drew rf ............... 3 0 0 0 1 2 .253 Lowrie 2b............... 3 1 2 2 0 0 .288 Kalish pr-cf............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Hall lf-2b ............... 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239


TOTALS BALTIMORE


34 2 8 2 1 8 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


B.Roberts 2b ......... 4 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Markakis rf............ 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Wigginton 1b ........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Scott dh................. 3 2 2 2 1 1 .289 Ad.Jones cf............ 4 0 1 1 0 2 .275 Pie lf ...................... 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Wieters c............... 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 C.Izturis ss ............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 J.Bell 3b................. 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221


TOTALS 33 5 9 4 1 6 —


BOSTON.............000 020 000 — 2 8 1 BALTIMORE.......102 000 02X — 5 9 0


E: Scutaro (17). LOB: Boston 7, Baltimore 5. 2B: Hall (10), Markakis (40). HR: Lowrie (4), off Matusz; Scott (26), off Doubront; Pie (5), off Doubront. RBI: Lowrie2(11), Scott2(62), Ad.Jones (53), Pie (16). SB: D.McDonald (8). S: Hall.


BOSTON BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Beckett ...................7 7 3 2 1 5 6.21 Doubront.................1 2 2 2 0 1 4.32


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Matusz....................6 6 2 2 1 6 4.72 Ji.Johnson...............1 2 0 0 0 1 5.40 M.Gonzalez..........0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4.02 Uehara..................1.2 0 0 0 0 1 1.80


WP: Matusz (7-12); LP: Beckett (4-4); S: Uehara (5).


Matusz pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Ji.Johnson pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.


Inherited runners-scored: Ji.Johnson 1-0, M.Gonzalez 1-0, Uehara 1-0. WP: Beckett. T: 2:58. A: 18,247 (48,290).


STREAKS EnteringTuesday’sgames


AMERICANLEAGUE


TEAM Longest current road-win streak: 3, BAL, August 27 to August 29. Longest losing streak, season: 10, BAL, May 26 to June 5.


MANNYSHOWSTARTSONTHEROAD


BLUEJAYS13,RAYS5 Jose Bautista hit his major


league-leading 43rd homer during a 10-run sixth inning


and Toronto beat Tampa Bay. The Rays lost for only the


fifth time in 17 games but fell a game behind first-place New York in the AL East. TORONTO


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


F.Lewis dh............. 5 2 2 0 0 1 .264 Wise rf .................. 5 2 3 2 0 0 .271 J.Bautista 3b......... 3 2 2 4 1 0 .268 V.Wells cf.............. 5 1 2 2 0 1 .267 Lind 1b................... 5 1 1 1 0 0 .232 J.Buck c ................. 5 1 1 1 0 1 .280 A.Hill 2b ................ 3 1 1 2 0 0 .213 McCoy ph-2b ......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Snider lf................. 4 0 1 0 1 2 .239 Jo.McDonald ss..... 4 3 2 1 1 0 .268


TOTALS TAMPA BAY


41 13 15 13 3 5 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


B.Upton cf ............. 3 0 1 0 1 0 .234 Sonnanstine p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bartlett ss............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Brignac ph-ss ........ 2 0 1 2 0 1 .258 Crawford lf ............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Joyce ph-lf-rf ........ 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Longoria 3b ........... 1 1 0 0 1 0 .296 W.Aybar 3b ........... 1 0 0 0 1 0 .235 C.Pena 1b .............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .211 S.Rodriguez 2b...... 3 1 0 0 1 0 .257 Shoppach c ............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 .189 Zobrist rf-cf .......... 3 2 1 1 1 0 .251 D.Johnson dh-lf..... 3 1 1 2 1 1 .170


AARON JOSEFCZYK/REUTERS


Manny Ramirez, right joined his newWhite Sox teammates Tuesday at the Indians’ Progressive Field after the 12-time all-star was claimed on waivers.


BYTHENUMBERS 10


Number of runs the Blue Jays scored in the sixth inning to beat Tampa Bay, 13-5. The loss dropped the Rays to second place in the AL East.


STAROFTHEDAY Brian Matusz , Orioles


The rookie left-hander allowed two runs in six innings to beat the fading Red Sox, 5-2, and win his third consecutive start. The Orioles extended their winning streak to four.


TODAY'S GAME TO WATCH


Athletics at Yankees 7 p.m., ESPN


Every win counts as the Yankees battle the Rays for AL East supremacy. A.J. Burnett takes the mound tonight against Oakland’s Brett Anderson.


TOTALS 30 5 5 5 6 7 —


TORONTO.......001 00( 10) 020 —13 15 1


TAMPA BAY...000 03 0 020 — 5 5 0


E: Jo.McDonald (4). LOB: Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 4. 2B: V.Wells 2 (40), Lind (23), J.Buck (23), Snider (16), Shoppach (7), D.Johnson (2). HR: Jo.McDonald (5), off Niemann; A.Hill (21), off Cormier; J.Bautista (43), off Cormi- er.


TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


R.Romero.............7.1 3 5 4 5 5 3.60 Janssen................0.2 1 0 0 1 1 3.69 Frasor......................1 1 0 0 0 1 4.03


TAMPA BAY IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Niemann .................5 7 7 7 2 3 3.97 Cormier ...................1 4 4 4 1 1 4.67 Sonnanstine............3 4 2 2 0 1 4.29


WP: R.Romero (11-8); LP: Niemann (10-5). Niemann pitched to 6 batters in the 6th.


Inherited runners-scored: Janssen 3-2, Cormier 1-1. HBP: by Niemann (J.Bautista). WP: Sonnanstine.


T: 2:57. A: 12,972 (36,973).


5 4-6 L-1 7 7-3 W-3 9 6-4 W-1


53 79 .402 24 6-4 W-1


KLMNO EAST W L PCT GB L10 STR


New York 82 50 .621 — 7-3 W-4 T.B.


Boston Toronto


81 51 .614 74 58 .561


1 7-3 L-1 8 5-5 L-3


69 63 .523 13 5-5 W-1 Baltimore 49 83 .371 33 6-4 W-4


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 AMERICAN LEAGUE


CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR Minn.


Chicago Detroit xK.C.


4 6-4 W-2 4-6 L-1


65 67 .492 11 6-4 L-1 55 76 .420 201/2


Cleveland 53 79 .402 23 3-7 L-3 WEST


76 56 .576 — 5-5 W-1 72 60 .545


xTexas


Oakland xL.A.


xSeattle x-Late game


W L PCT GB L10 STR 74 57 .565 — 6-4 W-1 65 66 .496


64 68 .485 101/2


9 4-6 L-2 3-7 W-1


51 80 .389 23 3-7 L-1


WHITESOX4, INDIANS3


With just-acquired outfield-


er Manny Ramírez standing in the on-deck circle ready to pinch-hit, A.J. Pierzynski hit a three-run homer off Frank Her- rmannin the ninth inning to lift Chicago to a win over Cleve- land. CHICAGO


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Pierre lf ................. 3 0 2 0 1 0 .284 Vizquel 2b ............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Rios cf ................... 3 1 0 0 1 2 .293 Konerko 1b ............ 4 0 1 0 0 2 .320 Quentin rf.............. 3 1 0 0 1 2 .237 An.Jones rf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Pierzynski c ........... 4 1 1 3 0 1 .258 Kotsay dh .............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Lillibridge pr-dh..... 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 Al.Ramirez ss........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Teahen 3b.............. 3 0 1 1 0 1 .270


TOTALS CLEVELAND


30 4 5 4 4 9 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Brantley cf ............ 5 0 1 0 0 1 .215 A.Cabrera ss.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Choo rf................... 4 0 1 0 0 3 .291 Hafner dh .............. 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 J.Nix 3b ................. 4 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Duncan lf ............... 3 1 1 1 0 2 .237 Crowe lf ................. 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 A.Marte 1b............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220 Donald 2b .............. 4 0 1 2 0 1 .261 Marson c................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 .190 LaPorta ph............. 1 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Gimenez pr............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189


TOTALS 36 3 8 3 1 11 —


CHICAGO............000 000 013 — 4 5 2 CLEVELAND .......000 000 102 — 3 8 1


E: Quentin 2 (6), A.Cabrera (8). LOB: Chicago 4, Cleveland 7. 2B: Konerko (26), Marson (10). HR: Pierzynski (7), off Herrmann; Dun- can (8), off E.Jackson.


CHICAGO CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA


E.Jackson.............8.2 7 3 3 1 11 1.47 Jenks....................0.1 1 0 0 0 0 4.65


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Masterson............7.2 4 1 1 2 7 5.04 Sipp......................0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 J.Smith ................0.1 0 2 2 2 1 5.04 Herrmann.............0.2 1 1 1 0 1 4.17


WP: E.Jackson (3-0); LP: J.Smith (1-2); S: Jenks (25).


Inherited runners-scored: Jenks 1-0, Sipp 1-0, Herrmann 2-2. IBB: off E.Jackson (Haf- ner). WP: E.Jackson. PB: Marson.


T: 2:44. A: 12,006 (45,569).


ASTROS 3, CARDINALS 0


Wandy Rodriguez and


three relievers completed the three-hit shutout as Houston sent St. Louis to seven games behind Cincinnati in the NL Central. ST. LOUIS


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Jay rf..................... 3 0 1 0 0 0 .330 F.Lopez ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 McClellan p ........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Rasmus cf ............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Pujols 1b ............... 3 0 0 0 1 0 .316 Holliday lf ............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 .301 Y.Molina c ............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 P.Feliz 3b .............. 3 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Schumaker 2b-rf... 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 B.Ryan ss.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Winn ph ................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 C.Carpenter p........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 .102 Miles ph-2b........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327


TOTALS HOUSTON


31 0 3 0 4 8 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Bourn cf ................ 4 1 2 0 0 1 .256 Ang.Sanchez 2b .... 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267 Pence rf................. 4 1 2 2 0 0 .285 Ca.Lee lf ................ 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Lyon p ................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- C.Johnson 3b ........ 3 0 1 1 0 1 .329 Wallace 1b ............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Manzella ss........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Ja.Castro c ............ 2 0 1 0 1 0 .200 W.Rodriguez p ...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 A.Hernandez ph.... 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 Byrdak p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Lopez p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Bourgeois lf .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243


TOTALS 28 3 7 3 2 5 —


ST. LOUIS...........000 000 000 — 0 3 1 HOUSTON ..........000 300 00X — 3 7 1


E: Schumaker (15), C.Johnson (11). LOB: St. Louis 8, Houston 4. 2B: Holliday (37). 3B: Pence (3).


ST. LOUIS HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA


C.Carpenter.............7 6 3 2 2 3 2.92 McClellan................1 1 0 0 0 2 2.24


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


W.Rodriguez...........7 2 0 0 2 5 3.71 Byrdak ....................0 0 0 0 1 0 3.51 W.Lopez..................1 0 0 0 0 1 2.95 Lyon........................1 1 0 0 1 2 3.23


WP: W.Rodriguez (11-12); LP: C.Carpenter (14-5); S: Lyon (10).


Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.


Inherited runners-scored:W.Lopez 1-0.HBP: by C.Carpenter (Wallace).WP:W.Rodriguez. T: 2:21. A: 29,307 (40,976).


REDS8,BREWERS4 Cincinnati beat Milwaukee


to wrap up the best August by any team in the majors. The Reds pulled away from sec- ond-place St. Louis in the NL Central by going 19-8.


MILWAUKEE AB R H BI BB SO AVG Weeks 2b .............. 4 1 2 1 1 1 .272 Hart rf ................... 5 1 1 0 0 1 .280 Braun lf ................. 4 1 2 0 1 0 .303 Fielder 1b .............. 4 1 1 1 1 0 .269 McGehee 3b........... 5 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Dickerson cf .......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Lucroy c ................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Counsell ss............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Gallardo p.............. 2 0 2 0 1 0 .269 M.Parra p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 C.Gomez ph ........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Coffey p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000


TOTALS CINCINNATI


37 4 11 2 4 4 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Stubbs cf ............... 4 2 1 0 1 2 .240 Valaika 2b.............. 5 1 1 0 0 4 .360 Votto 1b ................ 3 0 2 3 1 0 .327 Rolen 3b ................ 4 1 2 2 0 1 .293 Gomes lf ................ 3 1 1 2 1 1 .262 Heisey rf................ 4 0 1 0 0 2 .263 Hanigan c .............. 2 1 0 0 2 0 .283 Janish ss ............... 4 1 2 1 0 0 .265 Harang p................ 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 LeCure p ................ 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 Bray p .................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Chapman p ............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- J.Francisco ph ....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Ondrusek p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000


TOTALS 32 8 10 8 5 10 —


MILWAUKEE......100 020 001 — 4 11 0 CINCINNATI .......200 213 00X — 8 10 1


E: Gomes (4). LOB: Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 6. 2B: Stubbs (16), Votto 2 (27), Rolen 2 (29), Heisey (5), Janish (7). HR: Weeks (25), off Ondrusek; Gomes (15), off Gallardo.


MILWAUKEE IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Gallardo...................5 9 8 8 3 6 3.86 M.Parra ...................2 1 0 0 2 2 5.35 Coffey .....................1 0 0 0 0 2 3.98


CINCINNATI IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Harang ....................4 8 3 1 3 2 4.92 LeCure.....................2 1 0 0 1 1 4.57 Bray.........................1 0 0 0 0 0 4.29 Chapman.................1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Ondrusek.................1 2 1 1 0 0 4.53


WP: LeCure (2-4); LP: Gallardo (11-7). Harang pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Gallardo pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.


Inherited runners-scored: M.Parra 2-2, LeCure 2-2. IBB: off Gallardo (Gomes). T: 3:18. A: 19,218 (42,319).


PIRATES14,CUBS7 Neil Walker drove in four


runs for Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH AB R H BI BB SO AVG


A.McCutchen cf..... 5 2 3 2 1 0 .277 Tabata lf................ 5 3 3 2 1 1 .311 N.Walker 2b .......... 5 3 4 4 0 1 .305 G.Jones 1b............. 4 1 1 3 1 1 .247 Alvarez 3b ............. 5 1 1 1 0 4 .233 Doumit rf............... 4 2 1 0 0 0 .253 Cedeno ss .............. 4 0 1 2 0 2 .245 A.Diaz ph-ss.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Snyder c................. 5 2 1 0 0 2 .221 Karstens p............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 .061 Gallagher p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Park p .................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- An.LaRoche ph ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Resop p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


TOTALS CHICAGO


42 14 15 14 3 15 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


DeWitt 2b.............. 5 0 0 1 0 2 .272 S.Castro ss............ 4 1 2 1 0 1 .315 Byrd cf ................... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Ar.Ramirez 3b ....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Marshall p ............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Hoffpauir ph- rf............................ 1 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Nady 1b ................. 4 1 1 1 0 2 .256 A.Soriano lf ........... 4 1 2 1 0 0 .261 Colvin rf................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Marmol p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- K.Hill c ................... 4 2 3 2 0 0 .222 Dempster p ........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Zambrano ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Mateo p................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 J.Russell p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barney 3b .............. 2 1 1 0 0 0 .217


TOTALS 37 7 10 7 0 8 —


PITTSBURGH......412 202 300 — 14 15 0 CHICAGO............000 020 050 — 7 10 1


E: S.Castro (21). LOB: Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 3. 2B: A.McCutchen (26), N.Walker (22), Alvarez (11), Cedeno (23), M.Hoffpauir (2), K.Hill (8). 3B: Tabata (2). HR: G.Jones (20), off Mateo; N.Walker (8), off Mateo; K.Hill (1), off Karstens.


PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Karstens .................6 4 2 2 0 6 4.88 Gallagher .............1.2 5 5 5 0 1 6.46 Park......................0.1 1 0 0 0 0 5.23 Resop ......................1 0 0 0 0 1 5.54


CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Dempster................3 7 7 7 3 4 3.71 Mateo...................2.2 4 4 4 0 5 10.4 J.Russell .................1 3 3 0 0 1 4.54 Marshall...............1.1 0 0 0 0 3 2.85 Marmol ...................1 1 0 0 0 2 3.19


WP: Karstens (3-10); LP: Dempster (12-9).


Inherited runners-scored: Park 1-1, Marshall 1-0. HBP: by Dempster (Doumit). T: 2:54. A: 31,369 (41,210).


Orioles close August by closing out Sox


Matusz leads the way in 5-2 victory over Boston


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