D4
EAST Phila.
Atlanta Florida
W L PCT GB L10 STR 81 60 .574 — 8-2 W-3 80 61 .567
New York 69 71 .493 111/2 Wash.
60 80 .429 201/2
70 69 .504 10 5-5 L-3 4-6 W-2 5-5 L-2
EZ SU NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 4-6 L-1
CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR Cincinnati 79 61 .564 — 4-6 L-5 St. Louis Houston Milw.
73 65 .529 Chicago
67 73 .479 12 8-2 W-3 65 74 .468 131/2
4-6 W-2 Pittsburgh 47 92 .338 311/2 TODAY’SNLGAMES
MARLINS AT NATIONALS, 7:05 W-L
Sanabia (R) Lannan (L)
3-2 7-6
PHILLIES ATMETS, 7:10 Halladay (R) Mejia (R)
PIRATES AT REDS, 7:10 Maholm (L) Bailey (R)
17-10 0-3
7-14 3-3
CARDINALS AT BRAVES, 7:35 Carpenter (R) Minor (L)
15-5 3-0
DODGERS AT ASTROS, 8:05 Kuroda (R) Happ (L)
10-12 6-2
CUBS AT BREWERS, 8:10 Zambrano (R) Bush (R)
7-6 7-11
8-14 6-4
ERA TEAM 4.50
6-2 4.73 12-9
2.36 18-11 3.86
0-1
5.43 11-17 5.00
2.90 19-11 5.33
3-2
3.39 14-13 2.86
4.23
DIAMONDBACKS AT ROCKIES, 9:10 Saunders (L) De La Rosa (L)
GIANTS AT PADRES, 10:05 Sanchez (L) Richard (L)
10-8 12-6
NLSCORES
at Rockies 6, Reds 5 Cardinals 11, at Braves 4 at Astros 3, Dodgers 2 Giants at Padres, Late
TODAY’SALGAMES
ORIOLES AT TIGERS, 7:05 W-L
Millwood (R) Galarraga (R)
3-15 4-5
TWINS AT INDIANS, 7:05 Pavano (R) Carmona (R)
16-10 11-14
RAYS AT BLUE JAYS, 7:05 Shields (R) Cecil (L)
13-12 12-7
YANKEES AT RANGERS, 8:05 Vazquez (R) Wilson (L)
10-9 14-6
ROYALS AT WHITE SOX, 8:10 Chen (L)
9-7 Buehrle (L) 12-10
15-6 15-6
2-7
ERA TEAM 5.38 3.89
3.52 17-11 4.05 11-17
4.92 14-14 3.76
15-9
5.01 13-11 3.10
20-8 4.89
RED SOX AT ATHLETICS, 10:05 Buchholz (R) Cahill (R)
MARINERS AT ANGELS, 10:05 Pauley (R) Weaver (R)
11-11 ALSCORES
at Tigers 6,White Sox 3 Rangers 4, at Blue Jays 2
WILDCARDSTANDINGS NATIONAL
W L Atlanta PCT 80 61 .567
xSan Francisco 78 62 .557 Colorado St. Louis
AMERICAN Tampa Bay Boston Chicago
x-Late game
NLLEADERS Through Wednesday’s games
ERA
Latos, SD ................ 2.21 Johnson, Fla ........... 2.30 Wainwright, StL ..... 2.34 Halladay, Phl .......... 2.36 Hudson, Atl ............ 2.41 Garcia, StL .............. 2.69 Jimenez, Col ........... 2.79 Carpenter, StL ........ 2.90
WINS
Jimenez, Col ........... 18-6 Wainwright, StL .. 17-10 Halladay, Phl ........ 17-10 Carpenter, StL ....... 15-5 Hudson, Atl ............ 15-7 Latos, SD ................ 14-5 Nolasco, Fla ............ 14-9 Arroyo, Cin ........... 14-10 Garcia, StL ............. 13-7
SAVES
Wilson, SF ................. 41 Bell, SD ...................... 39 Cordero, Cin ............... 35 Wagner, Atl ............... 32 Nunez, Fla ................. 29 Marmol, Chi ............... 28
ALLEADERS Through Wednesday’s games
ERA
Buchholz, Bos ......... 2.25 Hernandez, Sea ...... 2.30 Cahill, Oak .............. 2.72 Price, TB ................. 2.87 Wilson, Tex ............ 3.10 Weaver, LA ............. 3.14 Sabathia, NY .......... 3.14 Gonzalez, Oak ......... 3.16
WINS
Sabathia, NY .......... 19-6 Price, TB ................. 17-6 Hughes, NY ............ 16-7 Lester, Bos ............. 16-8 Pavano, Min ......... 16-10 Buchholz, Bos ........ 15-6 Cahill, Oak .............. 15-6 Verlander, Det ....... 15-8 Santana, LA ........... 15-9 Wilson, Tex ............ 14-6
SAVES
Soriano, TB ................ 41 Soria, KC .................... 37 Papelbon, Bos ............ 35 Feliz, Tex ................... 34 Gregg, Tor .................. 31 Aardsma, Sea ............ 29 Rivera, NY ................. 29
STRIKEOUTS
Hernandez, Sea ....... 209 Weaver, LA .............. 205 Lester, Bos .............. 196 Liriano, Min ............. 182 Verlander, Det ......... 179 Morrow, Tor ............ 178 Sabathia, NY ........... 170 Lewis, Tex ............... 165 Shields, TB .............. 164 Price, TB .................. 163
COMPLETE GAMES
Lee, Tex ....................... 7 Pavano, Min ................ 6 Hernandez, Sea ........... 5 Braden, Oak ................. 5 Greinke, KC .................. 3 Romero, Tor ................. 3 Garza, TB ..................... 3 Pineiro, LA ................... 3 Santana, LA ................. 3 Carmona, Cle ............... 3
INNINGS PITCHED
Hernandez, Sea .... 219.1 Sabathia, NY ........ 209.0 Pavano, Min ......... 197.0 Greinke, KC ........... 196.1 Verlander, Det ...... 191.1
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Lincecum, SF ........... 199 Kershaw, LA ............ 197 Halladay, Phl ........... 196 Hamels, Phl ............. 188 Johnson, Fla ............ 186 Wainwright, StL ...... 184 Jimenez, Col ............ 178
COMPLETE GAMES
Halladay, Phl ............... 8 Wainwright, StL .......... 5 Santana, NY ................ 4 Jimenez, Col ................ 4 Cain, SF ....................... 3 Moyer, Phl ................... 2 Niese, NY ..................... 2 Gallardo, Mil ................ 2 Myers, Hou .................. 2 Cook, Col ...................... 2 Arroyo, Cin .................. 2 Hernandez, Was .......... 2
INNINGS PITCHED
Halladay, Phl ........ 221.0 Carpenter, StL ...... 204.2 Wainwright, StL ... 200.1 Santana, NY ......... 199.0
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Hitting ‘refresh’atbreak NATIONALSONDECK
sendsDesmondonsurge During the all-star break, IanDesmond
wenthome to Sarasota,Fla., andusedthe threedays off to “refreshmyself,”he said. Whilehe relaxed,Desmondalsohadto stomachhis first-half offensive performance.Hehit .255witha .297 on- basepercentage anda .395 slugging percentage.ForDesmond, itwasn’t good enough. “Sometimes you’ve got to go andjust
look yourself inthemirror andsay, ‘Hey, what arewe going todohere?’ ”Desmond said. “ ‘Is this going to be a .250year, or are we going toput it indrive andtry tomake somethinghappen?’ ” For almost twomonths,Desmondhas
made somethinghappen.Whilehitting at the topof the lineup,Desmondhas become one of the best offensive rookies inbaseball since the all-star break.Hehas hit .337witha .364 on-basepercentage anda .467 sluggingpercentage—fourth, eighthandeighthamong a loaded NationalLeague rookie class—to raisehis seasontotals to .286, .323 and.423. “I think this iswhat I’ve beenwaiting
for all year, to really findmy swing andbe able to contribute to the offense theway I knowI can,”Desmondsaid. “It’s justnice to be able to get four, five at-batsper game andbe able to reallyhelp.” Desmond’s ascensionhas come ashe
movedfrommost oftenhitting eighthto typicallyhitting second, infront ofRyan ZimmermanandAdamDunnrather than
VS.MARLINS Friday, 7:05(MASN2) Saturday, 1:05(MASN) Sunday, 1:35(WDCW-50,MASN)
ATBRAVES Monday, 7:10(MASN) Tuesday, 7:10(MASN) Wednesday, 12:10(MASN)
ATPHILLIES Sept. 17, 7:05(MASN2) Sept. 18, 7:05(MASN2) Sept. 19, 1:35(WDCW-50,MASN)
Radio:WFED(820AM, 1500AM)
happenedto showupafter the all-star break. I reallydon’t know. I feel like if I was inthe eighthole rightnow, I’dbe having just asmuchsuccess.” Still,Desmondacknowledgedthathe
EVAN VUCCI/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Knowing he’s theNats shortstop on an everyday basis, Ian Desmond (6) has thrived at the plate. “I think this is what I’ve been waiting for all year, to really findmy swing and be able to contribute to the offense the way I know I can,” Desmond said.
the startingpitcher.Desmond’s strength at theplate ishis quick,powerful bat,not yet thepatience requiredto fendoff a steadydiet of breaking balls infront of the pitcher. Desmond, though, believeshis surge hasmore todowithregularplaying time
andhis improvement thana simplemove inthe batting order. “That couldbepart of it,”Desmond
said. “At the same time, fromthe very beginning I said, ‘Idon’thavemy swing yet.This isn’t the swing I knowI canput out there everyday.’ I think it just
feelsmore apart of the gamehitting second, likehe’s inthe thick of things surroundedbyDunnandZimmerman. Alongwithmore regularplaying time since theNationals jettisonedCristian Guzmanto theRangers ina trade, Desmondfeelsmore involvedand, therefore,more comfortable. “I’mplayingmoremy game rightnow,”
Desmondsaid. I’mworking countswhenI have towork counts. “Hitting at the topof the lineupand
hitting inthe eighthole, those are two just totallydifferent roles.”
—AdamKilgore W L PCT
84 55 .604 78 62 .557 77 63 .550
76 64 .543 73 65 .529
2.25 2.72
4.42 8-10 3.99 17-11
17-7 18-7
3-7 3.14 14-15
9-18 10-9
7-4 7-8 4.71 10-17
4.56 11-17 4.18
3.39 18-10 3.43 15-13
9-6 9-5
TIGERS6, WHITESOX3
Johnny Damon had a sea- son-high four hits and scored two runs, helping Detroit hand Chicago its third straight loss.
TheWhiteSox fell sixgames
behind idle Minnesota in the AL Central, their largest deficit since June 17.
Detroit has won six of eight
to get back above .500 for the first time since July 31.
straight start for the Tigers. CHICAGO
Rick Porcello won his fourth AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Pierre lf ................. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Vizquel 2b-3b ........ 3 1 2 0 1 1 .290 Rios cf ................... 4 1 1 2 0 0 .290 Konerko 1b ............ 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Man.Ramirez dh.... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Quentin rf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 R.Castro c.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Al.Ramirez ss........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Morel 3b ................ 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kotsay ph .............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Lillibridge 2b ......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
TOTALS DETROIT
31 3 4 2 1 3 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG
A.Jackson cf .......... 4 1 0 0 1 4 .303 Rhymes 2b ............ 4 2 3 0 0 0 .312 Damon dh.............. 4 2 4 1 0 0 .273 Raburn lf ............... 4 0 2 2 0 0 .265 Boesch rf ............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C.Wells ph-rf......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Jh.Peralta ss ......... 3 0 1 2 0 0 .254 Kelly 1b ................. 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Inge 3b................... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Avila c.................... 4 1 1 0 0 1 .217
TOTALS 35 6 13 5 1 6 —
CHICAGO............000 200 100 — 3 4 1 DETROIT.............202 100 10X — 6 13 0
E: Quentin (8). LOB: Chicago 2, Detroit 7. HR: Rios (21), off Porcello.
CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Floyd .......................6 13 6 5 1 3 3.91 Thornton .................1 0 0 0 0 1 2.55 S.Santos .................1 0 0 0 0 2 2.20
DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Porcello ...................8 4 3 3 0 3 5.10 Perry .......................1 0 0 0 1 0 4.03
WP: Porcello (9-11); LP: Floyd (10-12); S: Perry (2).
Floyd pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Inherited runners-scored: Thornton 2-1. WP: Porcello 2. T: 2:12. A: 29,995 (41,255).
60 80 .429 19 5-5 L-2 4-6 L-1
WEST 5 4-6 W-1 W L PCT GB L10 STR
xSan Diego 79 59 .572 — 3-7 W-3 xSan Fran. 78 62 .557 Colorado L.A.
76 64 .543 Arizona x-Late game Around the horn NEWS&NOTES
Blue Jays: Police searched the team’s offices and turned over documents in connection with the perjury case against seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. As for the current club, Toronto claimed RHP Taylor Buchholz off waivers from Colorado. Padres: IF Jerry Hairston Jr. threw for the first time since going on the DL and says he’s optimistic about getting back on the field soon. He’s eligible to come off the DL on Sunday. Phillies: Claimed RHP Cesar Carrillo off waivers from San Diego, designated LHP Nate Robertson for assignment and placed RHP Scott Mathieson on the 15-day DL with a back strain. Meanwhile, 3B Placido Polanco said he is playing with a small break iin his left elbow but is postponing surgery until after the season. Red Sox: Claimed RHP Matt Fox off waivers from the Twins. Rockies: Manager Jim Tracy says he’s not sure whether injured RHP Aaron Cook will be able to pitch again this season. Cook sustained a fracture in his lower right leg when he was hit by a line drive off the bat of Cincinnati’s Joey Votto on Wednesday night.
RANGERS4, BLUEJAYS2
Colby Lewis won for the first time since mid-July, Mitch Mo- reland drove in three runs and Texas beat Toronto.
Blue Jays 3B Jose Bautista
hit his major league-leading 44th home run, a solo shot off Darren O’Day in the eighth. Lyle Overbay hit a solo homer off Lewis in the seventh. TEXAS
AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Kinsler 2b .............. 5 0 0 0 0 1 .291 M.Young 3b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Dav.Murphy lf ....... 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286 Guerrero dh........... 4 2 3 0 0 1 .301 N.Cruz rf................ 4 1 2 0 0 0 .313 Moreland 1b .......... 2 0 1 3 1 0 .258 B.Molina c ............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .209 A.Blanco ss............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Borbon cf............... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273
TOTALS TORONTO
34 4 10 3 2 3 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Wise cf .................. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Y.Escobar ss.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 J.Bautista 3b......... 3 1 2 1 1 0 .264 V.Wells dh............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Overbay 1b............ 4 1 1 1 0 3 .249 A.Hill 2b ................ 4 0 0 0 0 2 .215 J.Buck c ................. 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 F.Lewis rf .............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Snider lf................. 3 0 1 0 0 1 .243
TOTALS
GB — 5 4
51/2
GB —
61/2 61/2
32 2 6 2 2 9 —
TEXAS ................000 202 000 — 4 10 0 TORONTO...........000 000 110 — 2 6 1
E: Snider (3). LOB: Texas 6, Toronto 5. 2B: Dav.Murphy (22), N.Cruz (25), Moreland (4). HR: Overbay (18), off C.Lewis; J.Bautista (44), off O’Day.
TEXAS IP H R ER BB SO ERA
C.Lewis ................6.1 5 1 1 2 8 3.86 Rapada ....................1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 O'Day ...................0.2 1 1 1 0 0 2.09 N.Feliz.....................1 0 0 0 0 1 3.15
TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Sh.Hill ..................5.1 8 4 3 1 2 5.06 Carlson....................0 1 0 0 0 0 4.00 R.Ray....................2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 S.Downs..................1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
WP: C.Lewis (10-12); LP: Sh.Hill (0-1); S: N.Feliz (35).
Carlson pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Inherited runners-scored: Rapada 1-0, Carl- son 2-2, R.Ray 1-0. IBB: off R.Ray (More- land).
T: 2:30. A: 10,658 (49,539).
CARDINALS11, BRAVES4
Colby Rasmus hit a pair of
homers, AlbertPujolsandSkip Schumaker also connected, and Adam Wainwright bounced back from a shaky first inning to lead St. Louis. ST. LOUIS
AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Schumaker 2b ....... 5 2 3 2 0 1 .274 Winn rf-lf .............. 4 1 1 1 0 1 .264 Pujols 1b................ 4 1 2 1 1 0 .312 Holliday lf.............. 3 0 1 0 0 1 .302 Jay rf ..................... 2 0 0 0 0 1 .319 Rasmus cf ............. 4 3 4 4 1 0 .276 Y.Molina c ............. 5 1 1 0 0 1 .255 P.Feliz 3b............... 5 1 1 1 0 0 .221 Wainwright p........ 4 0 0 0 0 3 .171 B.Ryan ss .............. 4 2 2 2 0 0 .218
TOTALS ATLANTA
40 11 15 11 2 8 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG
O.Infante 2b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 .341 Heyward rf ............ 3 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Freeman ph-1b...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Prado 3b ................ 4 1 1 0 0 0 .314 McCann c............... 3 0 0 0 0 2 .275 D.Lee 1b ................ 3 1 1 2 0 1 .252 Glaus ph ................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Hinske lf ................ 4 0 1 1 0 2 .249 Ale.Gonzalez ss..... 3 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Di.Hernandez ss.... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Me.Cabrera cf-rf ... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Jurrjens p .............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 McLouth ph-cf....... 2 0 2 0 0 0 .178
TOTALS 33 4 8 4 1 8 —
ST. LOUIS...........050 212 001 — 11 15 2 ATLANTA...........300 000 001 — 4 8 1
E: Pujols (4), B.Ryan (15), McCann (11). LOB: St. Louis 5, Atlanta 3. 2B: Winn (7), Holliday (40). HR: Schumaker (5), off Jurrjens; Pujols (37), off Jurrjens; Rasmus (20), off C.Marti- nez; Rasmus (21), off Kawakami; D.Lee (17), off Wainwright.
ST. LOUIS ATLANTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Wainwright.............8 7 3 3 0 7 2.38 Salas .......................1 1 1 1 1 1 1.99
IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Jurrjens................3.2 10 7 7 1 2 4.53 C.Martinez ...........1.1 1 1 1 0 2 3.97 Proctor .................0.1 2 2 2 1 0 8.10 O'Flaherty............0.2 1 0 0 0 1 2.43 Farnsworth .............1 0 0 0 0 1 5.54 Kimbrel ...................1 0 0 0 0 2 0.87 Kawakami...............1 1 1 1 0 0 5.15
WP: Wainwright (18-10); LP: Jurrjens (7-5).
Inherited runners-scored: O’Flaherty 3-2. IBB: off Proctor (Pujols), off Jurrjens (Ras- mus). WP: Salas.
T: 2:44. A: 20,776 (49,743). STEALINGAVICTORY
ROCKIES6,REDS5 Chris Nelson stole home in
the eighth inning to send Colo- rado past Cincinnati to com- plete a four-game series sweepathomeandextend the Rockies’ winning streak to a season-best seven games.
CINCINNATI AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Stubbs cf ............... 4 1 2 2 0 2 .245 B.Phillips 2b .......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Votto 1b ................ 4 0 0 1 0 0 .323 Rolen 3b ................ 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Gomes lf ................ 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 R.Hernandez c ....... 4 1 3 1 0 0 .304 Heisey rf................ 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Janish ss ............... 4 1 2 1 0 1 .271 Tr.Wood p.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .138 Ondrusek p............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 J.Francisco ph ....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .324
TOTALS COLORADO
34 5 10 5 1 9 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG
BARRY GUTIERREZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS
ChrisNelson steals home for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the Rockies’ win over the Reds.He broke for home during a double steal.
QUOTABLE “I’ll probably say, ‘Hi,’ like
I do to everybody.” —Armando Galarraga, the Tigers pitcher whose
June 2 perfect game was spoiled by a bad call from Jim Joyce on what would have been the final out. On Friday night, Joyce is scheduled to be the home- plate umpire in the pair’s first meeting since then.
STAROFTHEDAY Colby Rasmus, Cardinals
The center fielder sparked Tony La Russa’s offense Thursday night. He went 4 for 4 with two home runs and four RBI as St. Louis crushed Atlanta, 11-4.
ASTROS3, DODGERS2
Rookie Chris Johnson hit a
three-run homer in the sixth inning and Houston rallied to
beat slumping Los Angeles. Johnson, who struck out in
his first two at-bats, drove a full-count pitch from Ted Lilly to the train tracks in left field for his eighth homer, erasing a two-run deficit. L.A.
AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Podsednik lf .......... 4 0 1 0 1 1 .262 J.Carroll ss-3b....... 5 1 1 0 0 2 .289 Ethier rf................. 1 1 1 2 3 0 .289 Loney 1b................ 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Mitchell 3b ............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gibbons ph ............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Theriot 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Oeltjen cf............... 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Kemp ph-cf............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 A.Ellis c ................. 1 0 0 0 2 0 .205 Blake ph................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Lilly p..................... 2 0 0 0 0 0 .042 Lindsey ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Furcal ph................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314
TOTALS HOUSTON
31 2 4 2 7 8 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Bourgeois cf-lf ...... 3 0 0 0 1 1 .233 Keppinger 2b......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Pence rf ................. 3 1 1 0 1 1 .289 Ca.Lee 1b............... 3 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Michaels lf............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 C.Johnson 3b......... 4 1 1 3 0 3 .323 Manzella ss ........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220 Quintero c.............. 3 0 2 0 0 0 .233 M.Downs ph .......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
TOTALS 29 3 7 3 4 8 —
L.A. .....................200 000 000 — 2 4 0 HOUSTON...........000 003 00X — 3 7 1
E: C.Johnson (14). LOB: Los Angeles 9, Houston 7. 2B: Podsednik (6), Loney (38), Michaels (9). HR: Ethier (21), off Norris; C.Johnson (8), off Lilly.
L.A. IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Lilly .........................6 7 3 3 2 6 3.58 Broxton ...................1 0 0 0 2 0 3.72 Jansen.....................1 0 0 0 0 2 1.02
HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Norris ......................6 3 2 1 4 7 5.16 G.Chacin...............0.2 1 0 0 2 0 4.71 Melancon .............1.1 0 0 0 1 1 1.50 Lyon ........................1 0 0 0 0 0 3.04
WP: Norris (7-8); LP: Lilly (8-10); S: Lyon (14).
Inherited runners-scored: Melancon 3-0. T: 2:52. A: 28,081 (40,976).
D-BACKS3,GIANTS1 LateWednesday
Daniel Hudson pitched sev-
en strong innings to lead Arizo- na past San Francisco and Barry Zito. SAN FRAN.
AB R H BI BB SO AVG
A.Torres cf ............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 F.Sanchez 2b......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 .285 A.Huff 1b............... 4 0 2 0 0 0 .289 Posey c .................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .324 J.Guillen rf............. 4 0 2 0 0 1 .319 Sandoval 3b........... 2 0 1 0 1 1 .271 Ford pr................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Renteria ss............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Uribe ss-3b............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 C.Ross lf ................ 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Zito p..................... 2 0 1 0 0 0 .130 Ishikawa ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Affeldt p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Runzler p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Casilla p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
TOTALS ARIZONA
33 1 7 1 2 4 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG
S.Drew ss .............. 4 1 2 1 0 0 .270 R.Roberts lf........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Gillespie lf ............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 K.Johnson 2b......... 4 0 2 1 0 2 .275 C.Young cf ............. 3 1 0 0 1 1 .266 Ad.LaRoche 1b ...... 2 0 0 0 2 0 .266 Mar.Reynolds 3b... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .209 Montero c.............. 2 1 1 1 1 1 .276 G.Parra rf............... 1 0 1 0 1 0 .256 D.Hudson p............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Ryal ph .................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Vasquez p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gutierrez p ......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
TOTALS 27 3 6 3 5 7 —
SAN FRAN..........100 000 000 — 1 7 1 ARIZONA............011 000 10X — 3 6 0
E: A.Torres (1). LOB:SanFrancisco 7, Arizona 6. 2B: J.Guillen (3), Montero (17). 3B: S.Drew (10). HR: F.Sanchez (5), off D.Hudson.
SAN FRAN. IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Zito..........................6 4 2 2 3 7 4.14 Affeldt ....................1 1 1 1 1 0 4.34 Runzler....................0 1 0 0 0 0 3.30 S.Casilla ..................1 0 0 0 1 0 2.28
ARIZONA IP H R ER BB SO ERA
D.Hudson ................7 5 1 1 2 3 1.91 Vasquez ..................1 1 0 0 0 0 4.29 J.Gutierrez..............1 1 0 0 0 1 5.47
WP: D.Hudson (5-1); LP: Zito (8-12); S: J.Gutierrez (8).
Runzler pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Inherited runners-scored: S.Casilla 1-0. IBB: off Zito (G.Parra), off S.Casilla (Ad.LaRo- che).
T: 2:29. A: 19,972 (48,633).
TODAY’S GAME TO WATCH
Orioles at Tigers 7 p.m., MASN
Armando Galarraga (4-5, 3.89 ERA) and umpire Jim Joyce reunite as Detroit plays host to Baltimore. Kevin Millwood (3-15, 5.38) starts for the Orioles.
E.Young 2b ............3 1 1 0 1 1 .262 Fowler cf ...............3 0 1 1 1 1 .252 C.Gonzalez lf .........4 0 0 0 0 0 .337 Tulowitzki ss.........3 2 1 1 1 1 .322 Giambi 1b ..............3 1 1 2 1 2 .260 C.Nelson pr............0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 Mora 3b .................4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Spilborghs rf .........3 1 1 0 1 2 .275 Iannetta c..............3 0 1 0 0 2 .205 Olivo c....................1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Hammel p..............2 0 0 0 0 1 .118 J.Herrera ph ..........1 0 0 1 0 0 .282 S.Smith ph ............1 0 0 0 0 0 .258
TOTALS 31 6 7 5 5 10 —
CINCINNATI .......140 000 000 — 5 10 1 COLORADO.........000 210 12X — 6 7 0
E: Votto (5). LOB: Cincinnati 4, Colorado 6. 2B: Stubbs (17), R.Hernandez (17), Janish (9), Fowler (19), Iannetta (6). HR: Stubbs (16), off Hammel; Giambi (5), off Tr.Wood; Tulowitzki (18), off Masset.
CINCINNATI IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Tr.Wood ..................5 5 3 3 2 6 3.33 Ondrusek.................1 1 1 1 1 2 4.47 Chapman.................1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 Masset....................1 1 2 1 1 1 3.29
COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Hammel ..................7 8 5 5 1 6 4.34 Mat.Reynolds ......0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 Belisle ..................0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2.71 Street......................1 1 0 0 0 3 3.76
WP: Belisle (7-5); LP: Masset (3-4); S: Street (17).
Ondrusek pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Inherited runners-scored: Chapman 2-1. WP: Chapman, Hammel 2. T: 2:56. A: 25,213 (50,449).
69 72 .489 111/2
2 7-3 L-1 4 7-3 W-7 2-8 L-6
57 83 .407 23 5-5 W-1
KLMNO EAST
New York T.B.
Boston Toronto
W L PCT GB L10 STR 87 53 .621 — 7-3 W-1 84 55 .604 21/2 78 62 .557
5-5 L-1 9 4-6 W-1 72 68 .514 15 4-6 L-2 Baltimore 53 87 .379 34 6-4 L-1
CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR Minn.
Chicago Detroit K.C.
83 57 .593 — 8-2 W-6 77 63 .550
71 70 .504 121/2 57 82 .410 251/2
6 7-3 L-3 6-4 W-3 3-7 L-3
Cleveland 57 83 .407 26 4-6 L-1
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 AMERICAN LEAGUE
WEST Texas
Oakland L.A.
Seattle
W L PCT GB L10 STR 77 63 .550 — 4-6 W-2 69 70 .496 71/2
4-6 W-1
67 73 .479 10 4-6 W-1 55 85 .393 22 4-6 L-1
ATHLETICS4, MARINERS3
LateWednesday Coco Crisp homered and
drove in three runs, including the go-ahead score in the sixth inning, to help Oakland beat
Seattle. Cliff Pennington also drove
inarun for the A’s,whowonfor the fourth time in six games. Gio Gonzalez won his fourth straight game. SEATTLE
AB R H BI BB SO AVG
I.Suzuki rf.............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 .314 Figgins 2b.............. 3 1 2 0 1 0 .248 Branyan dh............ 4 1 1 2 0 2 .241 Jo.Lopez 3b ........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 A.Moore c.............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .187 Kotchman 1b......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Tuiasosopo lf......... 3 1 1 1 1 2 .193 M.Saunders cf....... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Jo.Wilson ss.......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Langerhans ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .180
TOTALS OAKLAND
33 3 6 3 2 12 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Crisp cf .................. 4 1 2 3 0 0 .271 Barton 1b .............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 K.Suzuki c.............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Cust dh .................. 3 0 0 0 1 2 .271 M.Ellis 2b .............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 R.Davis lf............... 4 1 3 0 0 0 .273 Carson rf................ 3 1 0 0 0 1 .161 Hermida ph-rf ....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Tolleson 3b............ 3 1 1 0 1 0 .324 Pennington ss ....... 3 0 0 1 0 1 .251
TOTALS 32 4 9 4 3 4 —
SEATTLE ............210 000 000 — 3 6 0 OAKLAND...........002 002 00X — 4 9 0
LOB: Seattle 6, Oakland 7. 2B: I.Suzuki (26), Figgins (17), M.Ellis2(18).HR:Branyan (24), off G.Gonzalez; Tuiasosopo (4), off G.Gonza- lez; Crisp (8), off French.
SEATTLE IP H R ER BB SO ERA
French ..................5.1 7 4 4 2 3 3.90 J.Wright...............0.2 1 0 0 1 0 4.59 B.Sweeney..............2 1 0 0 0 1 3.19
OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA
G.Gonzalez...........6.2 6 3 3 2 9 3.16 Breslow................1.1 0 0 0 0 1 3.47 A.Bailey...................1 0 0 0 0 2 1.37
WP: G.Gonzalez (14-8); LP: French (4-5); S: A.Bailey (22).
Inherited runners-scored: J.Wright 2-2, Breslow 1-0. HBP: by G.Gonzalez (Jo.Wil- son). WP: G.Gonzalez.
T: 2:23. A: 15,180 (35,067).
PADRES4, DODGERS0
LateWednesday LHP Cory Luebke pitched
six sparkling innings to help San Diego finish a sweep. L.A.
AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Podsednik lf .......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Ethier ph................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Theriot 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Furcal ss................ 4 0 1 0 0 1 .315 Blake 3b................. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Kemp cf ................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Re.Johnson rf........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Mitchell 1b ............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Barajas c................ 2 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Oeltjen ph.............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingsley p........... 2 0 0 0 0 2 .132 Loney ph-1b........... 1 0 1 0 0 0 .274
TOTALS SAN DIEGO
29 0 3 0 2 8 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG
Durango cf............. 5 1 2 2 0 0 .333 Headley 3b ............ 5 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Ad.Gonzalez 1b ..... 2 0 1 1 2 0 .308 M.Tejada ss........... 4 0 1 1 1 0 .273 Stairs lf ................. 1 0 0 0 2 0 .210 Denorfia pr-lf ........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Torrealba c ............ 3 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Venable rf.............. 4 1 2 0 0 2 .223 E.Cabrera 2b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 2 .211 Luebke p................ 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Baxter ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 33 4 9 4 6 7 —
L.A. .....................000 000 000 — 0 3 2 SAN DIEGO.........001 003 00X — 4 9 0
E: Furcal (17), Mitchell (1). LOB: Los Angeles 4, San Diego 13. 2B: Kemp (23), Torrealba (12).
L.A. IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Billingsley ............5.1 6 4 4 5 6 3.65 Belisario...............0.2 1 0 0 0 0 5.32 Sherrill .................0.1 1 0 0 0 1 6.40 Troncoso ..............0.2 0 0 0 0 0 4.64 Dotel .......................1 1 0 0 1 0 4.19
SAN DIEGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Luebke.....................6 2 0 0 1 7 3.27 R.Webb ...................1 0 0 0 0 1 2.98 Frieri ....................0.1 0 0 0 1 0 2.31 Thatcher..................0 1 0 0 0 0 1.39 Gregerson ............1.2 0 0 0 0 0 3.39
WP: Luebke (1-1); LP: Billingsley (11-9); S: Gregerson (2).
Thatcher pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Belisario pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Inherited runners-scored: Belisario 2-0, Sherrill 1-0, Troncoso 2-0, Thatcher 1-0, Gregerson 2-0. IBB: off Dotel (Ad.Gonzalez), off Billingsley (Ad.Gonzalez).
T: 2:59. A: 20,851 (42,691).
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