Major League Baseball Dive and a miss

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Standings, scores and schedules

AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away

New York 91 59 .607 — — 4-6 W-1 50-25 41-34

Tampa Bay 89 60 .597 1 1/2 — 5-5 L-2 46-29 43-31

Boston 83 67 .553 8 6 1/2 5-5 L-1 43-33 40-34

Toronto 75 74 .503 15 1/2 14 3-7 L-1 39-33 36-41

Baltimore 60 90 .400 31 29 1/2 7-3 W-2 34-43 26-47

Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away

Minnesota 90 60 .600 — — 7-3 W-1 50-25 40-35

Chicago 79 71 .527 11 10 1/2 2-8 L-7 40-34 39-37

Detroit 76 74 .507 14 13 1/2 6-4 W-4 48-28 28-46

Cleveland 62 88 .413 28 27 1/2 5-5 L-2 32-42 30-46

Kansas City 61 88 .409 28 1/2 28 4-6 L-1 34-40 27-48

West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away

Texas 83 66 .557 — — 7-3 L-2 48-26 35-40

Oakland 75 74 .503 8 14 6-4 W-2 45-30 30-44

Los Angeles 74 76 .493 9 1/2 15 1/2 7-3 W-2 39-34 35-42

Seattle 57 92 .383 26 32 2-8 W-1 35-42 22-50e_SClBNATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away

Philadelphia 90 61 .596 — — 9-1 W-8 49-27 41-34

Atlanta 86 65 .570 4 — 6-4 L-1 52-23 34-42

Florida 74 75 .497 15 11 4-6 W-1 36-39 38-36

New York 74 76 .493 15 1/2 11 1/2 5-5 L-3 44-30 30-46

Washington 62 88 .413 27 1/2 23 1/2 2-8 L-4 35-37 27-51

Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away

Cincinnati 85 66 .563 — — 5-5 W-1 45-30 40-36

St. Louis 77 72 .517 7 8 4-6 L-1 46-28 31-44

Houston 73 77 .487 11 1/2 12 1/2 6-4 W-2 41-37 32-40

Milwaukee 69 80 .463 15 16 4-6 L-2 36-39 33-41

Chicago 68 81 .456 16 17 8-2 W-6 33-42 35-39

Pittsburgh 51 98 .342 33 34 4-6 W-3 36-39 15-59

West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away

San Francisco 84 66 .560 — — 6-4 W-1 45-30 39-36

San Diego 83 66 .557 1/2 2 4-6 L-1 42-32 41-34

Colorado 82 67 .550 1 1/2 3 7-3 L-1 51-24 31-43

Los Angeles 73 77 .487 11 12 1/2 4-6 W-1 42-33 31-44

Arizona 59 91 .393 25 26 1/2 2-8 L-3 35-40 24-51

Monday’s Games

Detroit 7, Kansas City 5

N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 6

Baltimore 4, Boston 2

Minnesota 9, Cleveland 3

Oakland 3, Chicago White Sox 0

L.A. Angels 7, Texas 4

e_SClBToday’s Games

Kansas City (Chen 10-7) at Detroit (Galarraga 4-6), 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (J.Shields 13-12) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 16-8), 4:05 p.m.

Seattle (French 4-5) at Toronto (Rzepczynski 1-4), 4:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Bergesen 7-10) at Boston (C.Buchholz 16-7), 4:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Carmona 12-14) at Minnesota (S.Baker 12-9), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-11) at Oakland (Cahill 16-7), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (C.Lewis 11-12) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 16-9), 7:05 p.m.

e_SClBMonday’s Games

Florida 4, St. Louis 0

Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1

Houston 8, Washington 2

Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 2e_SClBToday’s Games

Atlanta (Minor 3-1) at Philadelphia (Halladay 19-10), 4:05 p.m.

Houston (Happ 6-2) at Washington (Lannan 8-7), 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Westbrook 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-15), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 15-9) at Florida (Mendez 1-1), 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco (M.Cain 12-10) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 9-6), 5:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Volquez 3-3) at Milwaukee (Bush 7-12), 5:10 p.m.

Colorado (De La Rosa 8-4) at Arizona (J.Saunders 2-6), 6:40 p.m.

San Diego (Richard 12-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-10), 7:10 p.m.

e_SClB NL Roundup

Phillies 3, Braves 1

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels had another outstanding outing and Philadelphia took advantage of an error by right fielder Jason Heyward to beat Atlanta, increasing its lead in the NL East to four games. Hamels (12-10) allowed one run and six hits, striking out six in eight innings to win his fifth straight start — a career best. Brad Lidge finished for his 24th save in 29 chances.

Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

O.Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .334

Heyward rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .287

Prado 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307

D.Lee 1b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .256

McCann c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .275

M.Diaz lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245

Ale. Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .268

Me.Cabrera cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255

Beachy p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000

O’Flaherty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

M.Dunn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

a-Glaus ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

Totals 30 1 6 1 1 8

Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Victorino cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265

Polanco 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .296

Utley 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .276

Howard 1b 2 1 1 0 2 1 .281

Werth rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .292

Ibanez lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .272

C.Ruiz c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .299

W.Valdez ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .255

Hamels p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .152

b-Gload ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281

Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

Totals 30 3 5 3 6 5

Atlanta 010 000 000 — 1 6 2

Philadelphia 010 020 00x — 3 5 0

a-lined out for M.Dunn in the 8th. b-struck out for Hamels in the 8th.

E—McCann (12), Heyward (6). LOB—Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 9. 2B—McCann (24), Ale. Gonzalez (16), Howard (22), C.Ruiz (24). RBIs—McCann (75), Polanco (51), Ibanez (76), C.Ruiz (50). SB—Victorino (34), Utley (10).

Runners left in scoring position—Atlanta 2 (Me.Cabrera, Beachy) Philadelphia 5 (Hamels, Werth, C.Ruiz 2, Ibanez).

Runners moved up—Polanco, Ibanez 2. GIDP—Prado 2, Me.Cabrera.

DP—Philadelphia 3 (Polanco, Utley, Howard), (Utley, W.Valdez, Howard), (Utley, W.Valdez, Howard).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Beachy L, 0-1 4 1-3 4 3 1 3 1 82 2.08

O’Flaherty 1-3 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.45

Moylan 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 1 18 3.05

M.Dunn 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 0.00

Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 5.06

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Hamls W, 12-108 6 1 1 1 6 117 2.93

Lidge S, 24-29 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 3.32

Moylan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Inherited runners-scored—O’Flaherty 1-1, Moylan 2-0, M.Dunn 1-0. IBB—off Beachy (W.Valdez, Howard).

T—2:45. A—45,256 (43,651).

Reds 5, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE — Joey Votto and Scott Rolen homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning to break open a tie game and lead Cincinnati to a victory over Milwaukee.

Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

B.Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .270

O.Cabrera ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .270

Votto 1b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .323

Rolen 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .292

Gomes lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .264

Chapman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

F.Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Stubbs cf 4 1 1 2 0 3 .250

Hanigan c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .280

Heisey rf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .247

H.Bailey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207

a-J.Francisco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Masset p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

Bruce rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278

Totals 32 5 8 5 5 10

Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Weeks 2b 3 2 2 0 1 1 .265

Hart rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278

Braun lf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .306

Fielder 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270

McGehee 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280

C.Gomez cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239

A.Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237

Loe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Jeffress p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

b-Gamel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Lucroy c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .259

Capuano p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077

Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 32 2 6 2 3 9

Cincinnati 020 000 030 — 5 8 2

Milwaukee 001 010 000 — 2 6 0

a-grounded into a double play for H.Bailey in the 7th. b-grounded out for Jeffress in the 9th.

E—H.Bailey (1), Heisey (2). LOB—Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 6. 2B—O.Cabrera (32), Weeks (31), Braun (41). HR—Stubbs (20), off Capuano Votto (35), off Loe Rolen (20), off Loe. RBIs—Votto 2 (106), Rolen (81), Stubbs 2 (72), Braun 2 (93). CS—Hart (4). S—H.Bailey.

Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 3 (B.Phillips, Stubbs, O.Cabrera) Milwaukee 3 (McGehee 2, Capuano).

Runners moved up—Hart, Braun. GIDP—Votto, J.Francisco.

DP—Milwaukee 2 (A.Escobar, Fielder), (Counsell, Weeks, Fielder).

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

H.Bailey 6 6 2 2 3 7 114 4.73

Masset W, 4-4 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 11 3.58

Chapman H, 3 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.16

Crdero S, 37-451 0 0 0 0 1 13 4.05

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Capuano 6 4 2 2 3 7 105 3.99

Loe L, 3-5 2 4 3 3 0 2 25 3.00

Jeffress 1 0 0 0 2 1 21 3.60

WP—Jeffress.

T—2:58. A—30,024 (41,900).

Marlins 4, Cardinals 0

MIAMI — Chris Volstad threw a five-hitter for his second career shutout, Brad Davis hit a grand slam off Chris Carpenter, and Florida dealt a blow to St. Louis’ dimming playoff hopes.

St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Schumaker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Jay rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .312

Pujols 1b 30 0 0 1 1 .307

Holliday lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .312

Rasmus cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .279

Y.Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263

1-Mather pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

P.Feliz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .219

b-M.Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 —

C.Carpenter p 10 0 0 0 0 .121

a-Descalso ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 —

Hawksworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

B.Ryan ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220

Totals 31 0 5 0 2 3

Florida AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Maybin cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236

O.Martinez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 —

Morrison lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310

Uggla 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .282

G.Sanchez 1b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .279

Tracy 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229

Stanton rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .244

B.Davis c 3 1 1 4 0 0 .229

Volstad p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .089

Totals 28 4 6 4 3 8

St. Louis 000 000 000 — 0 5 0

Florida 040 000 00x — 4 6 0

a-grounded out for C.Carpenter in the 7th. b-lined out for P.Feliz in the 9th.

1-ran for Y.Molina in the 9th.

LOB—St. Louis 7, Florida 3. 2B—Holliday (42), Y.Molina (18), Uggla (27). HR—B.Davis (2), off C.Carpenter. RBIs—B.Davis 4 (10). CS—Stanton (1). S—C.Carpenter.

Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 5 (P.Feliz, Y.Molina 2, Schumaker, M.Hamilton) Florida 1 (Tracy).

Runners moved up—Tracy. GIDP—Tracy.

DP—St. Louis 1 (Schumaker, B.Ryan, Pujols).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Carpntr L, 15-7 6 5 4 4 2 6 86 3.21

Hawksworth 2 1 0 0 1 2 30 5.01

Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Volstad W, 9-9 9 5 0 0 2 3 118 5.11

IBB—off C.Carpenter (Stanton).

T—1:52. A—20,955 (38,560).

Astros 8, Nationals 2

WASHINGTON — Humberto Quintero and Geoff Blum each homered in a seven-run fifth inning, Bud Norris won for the seventh time in eight decisions and Houston beat mistake-prone Washington.

Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Bourgeois cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .222

Keppinger 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .290

Pence rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .281

Ca.Lee 1b 51 2 0 0 0 .250

Blum ss 4 1 1 3 0 1 .259

Manzella ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220

C.Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 3 .321

Bogusevic lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .286

Quintero c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .233

Norris p 2 1 0 1 0 0 .171

Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

c-A.Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Fulchino p 00 0 0 0 0 .000

Abad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 8 11 6 2 7

Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Espinosa ss 5 0 0 0 0 3 .226

A.Kennedy 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .251

Zimmerman 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306

A.Dunn 1b 4 0 1 2 0 2 .262

Bernadina cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253

Morse rf3 0 0 0 1 1 .296

W.Harris lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .186

W.Ramos c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258

Li.Hernandez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .158

a-Nieves ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205

Stammen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237

b-Alb. Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Balester p 00 0 0 0 0 —

Bisenius p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

d-Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140

Totals 33 2 6 2 4 10

Houston 001 070 000 — 8 11 0

Washington 200 000 000 — 2 6 3

a-struck out for Li.Hernandez in the 5th. b-grounded into a fielder’s choice for Stammen in the 7th. c-grounded out for Byrdak in the 8th. d-fouled out for Bisenius in the 9th.

E—A.Dunn (11), W.Harris (3), Bernadina (4). LOB—Houston 5, Washington 8. 2B—C.Johnson (21), Bogusevic (2), A.Dunn (36). HR—Quintero (4), off Li.Hernandez Blum (2), off Li.Hernandez. RBIs—Blum 3 (21), Quintero 2 (17), Norris (2), A.Dunn 2 (95). S—Norris.

Runners left in scoring position—Houston 4 (Keppinger, C.Johnson 2, Ca.Lee) Washington 3 (W.Harris, A.Dunn 2).

GIDP—Ca.Lee.

DP—Washington 1 (Espinosa, A.Kennedy, A.Dunn).

Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Norris W, 9-8 6 2-3 6 2 2 4 6 112 4.85

Byrdak 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.11

Fulchino 10 0 0 0 1 8 5.44

Abad 1 0 0 0 0 2 21 2.45

Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Hrndz L, 10-12 5 8 8 4 0 5 73 3.75

Stammen 2 2 0 0 1 1 35 5.26

Balester 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 2.40

Bisenius 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 3.00

Inherited runners-scored—Byrdak 3-0.

T—2:40. A—10,999 (41,546).

AL Roundup

Yankees 8, Rays 6

NEW YORK — After New York unveiled a huge monument to its late owner George Steinbrenner, Derek Jeter singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning. Curtis Granderson followed with his second home run of the night, a three-run drive that helped New York to victory over second-place Tampa Bay in a key AL East matchup.

Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Jaso c 4 2 1 0 1 0 .268

Zobrist 2b5 2 3 0 0 2 .247

Crawford lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .305

Longoria 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .294

D.Johnson dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .225

1-Jennings pr 0 0 00 0 0 .200

Joyce rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .227

C.Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .203

B.Upton cf 3 0 01 1 1 .234

Bartlett ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .248

Totals 34 6 9 5 5 5

New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Jeter ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 .264

Granderson cf 3 2 2 5 2 0 .249

Teixeira 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .256

A.Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 10 1 .271

Cano 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .323

Swisher rf 2 0 2 1 2 0 .288

Berkman dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .279

Gardner lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280

Cervelli c 4 3 3 0 0 0 .261

Totals 34 8 11 8 6 3

Tampa Bay 000 004 101 — 6 9 1

New York 002 024 00x — 8 11 1

1-ran for D.Johnson in the 9th.

E—Zobrist (3), Cervelli (11). LOB—Tampa Bay 9, New York 9. 2B—Zobrist (25), Jeter (29). HR—Granderson (20), off Garza Granderson (21), off Balfour. RBIs—Crawford (81), Longoria 2 (101), D.Johnson (19), B.Upton (55), Jeter (64), Granderson 5 (59), A.Rodriguez (112), Swisher (84). SB—Crawford (44), Granderson (12). SF—Longoria, A.Rodriguez.

Runners left in scoring position—Tampa Bay 5 (Zobrist, Bartlett 2, Joyce 2) New York 5 (Gardner, Berkman 2, Jeter, Cano).

Runners moved up—Jaso, Jeter. GIDP—Longoria.

DP—Tampa Bay 1 (Cormier, Bartlett) New York 1 (A.Rodriguez, Cano, Teixeira).

Tampa BayIP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Garza L, 14-9 5 8 7 5 4 1 94 4.01

Balfour 1 1 1 1 0 2 20 2.45

Cormier 1 2 0 0 1 0 22 4.07

Ekstrom 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.05

New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Nova 5 2-3 3 3 3 2 4 79 4.37

Logan 0 2 1 1 1 0 11 2.89

Gaudin W, 1-4 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.25

D.Robertson 2-3 2 1 1 0 0 12 3.83

K.Wood H, 10 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 1 25 3.14

Rivera S, 32-36 1 2 1 1 0 0 25 1.58

Logan pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Garza pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Inherited runners-scored—Balfour 2-2, Logan 1-1, Gaudin 3-1, K.Wood 1-0. IBB—off Garza (Cano). HBP—by Ma.Rivera (D.Johnson). Catchers’ interference—Cervelli.

T—3:19. A—47,437 (50,287).

Angels 7, Rangers 4

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Torii Hunter drove in two runs to back Jered Weaver’s solid pitching and Los Angeles beat Texas, keeping the Rangers’ magic number at six for clinching their first AL West title since 1999.Weaver (13-11) allowed two runs and nine hits over 62⁄3 innings.

Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Andrus ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .269

M.Young 3b 5 1 0 1 0 1 .286

Dav. Murphy lf 5 1 5 0 0 0 .294

Guerrero dh 50 2 0 0 0 .305

N.Cruz rf 40 1 2 1 1 .316

Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295

Moreland 1b 4 0 0 0 1 3 .248

Treanor c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .219

b-C.Davis ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .202

B.Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212

Borbon cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271

Totals 39 4 13 4 3 5

Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

H.Kendrick 2b 4 2 1 1 0 1 .276

B.Abreu lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .256

Tor. Hunter rf 4 0 1 2 1 0 .287

Napoli 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .244

J.Rivera dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249

1-Willits pr-dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260

Callaspo 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268

2-Frandsen pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Br.Wood ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 .159

J.Mathis c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .193

a-H.Matsui ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .272

Bo.Wilson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Bourjos cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .205

Totals 35 7 11 7 4 5

Texas 000 100 210 — 4 13 1

Los Angeles 010 302 10x — 7 11 0

a-singled for J.Mathis in the 7th. b-homered for Treanor in the 8th.

1-ran for J.Rivera in the 7th. 2-ran for Callaspo in the 7th.

E—Moreland (2). LOB—Texas 12, Los Angeles 10. 2B—Dav. Murphy (25), H.Kendrick (37), B.Abreu (39), J.Mathis (6). HR—C.Davis (1), off F.Rodriguez. RBIs—M.Young (85), N.Cruz 2 (75), C.Davis (4), H.Kendrick (70), B.Abreu (76), Tor. Hunter 2 (83), Br.Wood (14), J.Mathis (18), H.Matsui (80). SB—B.Abreu (22), Bourjos 2 (7).

Runners left in scoring position—Texas 7 (Kinsler 3, M.Young 2, Moreland 2) Los Angeles 5 (J.Rivera 2, Tor. Hunter, H.Kendrick, Willits).

Runners moved up—Andrus, Guerrero, B.Abreu, J.Rivera, Callaspo, Br.Wood, Bourjos. GIDP—Kinsler.

DP—Los Angeles 1 (Callaspo, H.Kendrick, Napoli).

Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Holland L, 3-4 3 2-3 6 4 4 3 1 74 4.56

Nippert 1 2-3 2 2 1 0 3 30 4.56

Rapada 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00

Strop 1-3 1 1 1 1 0 15 10.38

Ogando 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 1.23

Harrison 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 4.26

Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Weavr W, 13-116 2-3 9 3 3 2 2 106 2.99

Jepsen H, 241-3 1 0 0 1 0 10 4.44

F.Rodriguez 1 2 1 1 0 1 15 4.47

Rodny S, 12-181 1 0 0 0 2 19 4.14

Strop pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Inherited runners-scored—Nippert 1-0, Rapada 2-0, Strop 2-2, Ogando 2-1, Jepsen 2-1. HBP—by Nippert (H.Kendrick), by Strop (Callaspo), by Rodney (Kinsler). PB—Treanor.

T—3:19. A—41,404 (45,285).

Orioles 4, Red Sox 2

BOSTON — Ty Wigginton had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Luke Scott followed with an RBI single in the seventh inning, lifting Baltimore over Boston. The Orioles, rejuvenated since Buck Showalter took over as manager Aug. 3, won for the 11th time 15 games. David Hernandez (8-8) worked two innings of relief for the win.

Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

B.Roberts 2b 3 2 1 0 2 1 .284

Markakis rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .290

Wigginton 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .249

Scott dh 2 0 2 2 1 0 .285

Wieters c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .257

Ad.Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282

Pie lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281

C.Izturis ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239

J.Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .215

Totals 32 4 8 3 5 7

Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Scutaro 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .272

D.McDonald rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .275

a-Nava ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246

V.Martinez 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .296

A.Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .327

Lowell dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .226

Lowrie ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Hall lf-rf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .239

b-J.Drew ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257

Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .240

Kalish cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233

Totals 30 2 5 2 4 9

Baltimore 100 100 200 — 4 8 0

Boston 100 001 000 — 2 5 1

a-struck out for D.McDonald in the 7th. b-struck out for Hall in the 9th.

E—V.Martinez (5). LOB—Baltimore 8, Boston 6. 2B—Markakis 2 (43), V.Martinez (32). RBIs—Wigginton (70), Scott 2 (69), V.Martinez (73), Hall (42). CS—Lowrie (1). SF—Wigginton, Scott.

Runners left in scoring position—Baltimore 2 (B.Roberts, Wigginton) Boston 2 (Lowrie, Lowell).

Runners moved up—Markakis, Wigginton. GIDP—A.Beltre.

DP—Baltimore 2 (Wieters, Wieters, C.Izturis, Wieters), (C.Izturis, B.Roberts, Wigginton).

Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Matusz 5 3 1 1 3 4 102 4.59

Hernandez W, 8-8 2 1 1 1 1 3 36 4.56

Ji.Johnson H, 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 4.43

Uehara S, 10-12 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 3.00

Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Matsuzaka L, 9-66 1-36 4 4 5 4 109 4.86

D.Bard 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 17 1.82

Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.54

Bowden 1 1 0 0 0 3 21 5.25

Inherited runners-scored—D.Bard 2-2. IBB—off Matusz (A.Beltre). HBP—by Da.Hernandez (Lowrie).

T—3:12. A—37,560 (37,402).

Athletics 3, White Sox 0

OAKLAND, Calif. — Chris Carter finally got his first major league hit, Boof Bonser won for the first time in more than two years and Oakland sent Chicago to its seventh straight loss. Kurt Suzuki had three hits and two RBIs as the A’s won their third in four games. Daric Barton also drove in a run.

Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Lillibridge 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253

a-Viciedo ph1 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Al.Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278

Rios cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286

Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316

Man. Ramirez dh 2 0 1 0 2 0 .269

An.Jones lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .228

Quentin rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .237

R.Castro c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .283

Morel 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240

Totals 31 0 4 0 6 9

Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

R.Davis cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .271

Barton 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .274

M.Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276

Cust dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274

K.Suzuki c 4 0 3 2 0 0 .246

Iwamura 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167

Hermida rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .197

Carter lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .029

1-Gross pr-lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236

Pennington ss 3 10 0 0 0 .245

Totals 32 3 9 3 4 3

Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 4 2

Oakland 000 000 30x — 3 9 1

a-grounded into a fielder’s choice for Lillibridge in the 9th.

1-ran for Carter in the 7th.

E—Linebrink (1), Lillibridge (2), Pennington (22). LOB—Chicago 10, Oakland 10. 2B—An.Jones (12), Barton (32). RBIs—Barton (50), K.Suzuki 2 (65). SB—R.Davis (45). S—Pennington.

Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 6 (R.Castro 5, Konerko) Oakland 5 (Cust 2, Carter, Pennington, Iwamura).

GIDP—Hermida, Carter.

DP—Chicago 2 (T.Pena, Lillibridge, Konerko), (Al.Ramirez, Lillibridge, Konerko).

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Floyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.08

T.Pena 6 6 0 0 2 3 97 4.87

Linebrink L, 3-21 3 3 1 1 0 28 4.47

G.Infante 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00

Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

G.Gonzalez 6 4 0 0 4 7 109 3.36

Bonser W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 5.75

Wuertz H, 11 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 4.19

Breslow S, 3-5 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.15

Balk—T.Pena.

T—2:53. A—10,090 (35,067).

Twins 9, Indians 3

MINNEAPOLIS — Danny Valencia and Michael Cuddyer hit home runs and Brian Duensing got his 10th win for Minnesota. Cuddyer’s two-run shot capped the Twins’ four-run sixth after Cleveland had closed within 4-3 in the top of the inning.

Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Brantley cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .237

A.Cabrera ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263

a-Valbuena ph-2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182

Choo rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .295

Duncan lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .233

J.Nix dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .227

LaPorta 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .221

A.Marte 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .229

Sutton 2b-ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .313

Marson c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .200

Totals 34 3 8 3 5 8

Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Span cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .266

O.Hudson 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .273

b-A.Casilla ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Cuddyer 1b 4 3 2 2 1 1 .274

Thome dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .276

1-Plouffe pr-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Delm. Young lf 4 0 2 2 1 1 .297

Valencia 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .335

Hardy ss 4 3 3 0 0 0 .274

Tolbert ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

J.Morales c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .211

Repko rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .214

Totals 36 9 13 9 5 6

Cleveland 010 002 000 — 3 8 0

Minnesota 100 214 10x — 9 13 0

a-flied out for A.Cabrera in the 7th. b-flied out for O.Hudson in the 7th.

1-ran for Thome in the 6th.

LOB—Cleveland 9, Minnesota 8. 2B—Duncan (9), Delm. Young (41). 3B—A.Marte (2), Span (10). HR—Valencia (5), off J.Gomez Cuddyer (14), off J.Gomez. RBIs—A.Marte 2 (19), Sutton (1), Span 2 (56), O.Hudson (35), Cuddyer 2 (77), Delm. Young 2 (104), Valencia (34), Repko (9). SB—O.Hudson (8), Cuddyer (7).

Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland 4 (Sutton, Duncan, Brantley 2) Minnesota 4 (Valencia 3, Span).

Runners moved up—Thome, Repko. GIDP—Brantley, Repko.

DP—Cleveland 1 (Sutton, Valbuena, LaPorta) Minnesota 1 (A.Casilla, Tolbert, Cuddyer).

Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

J.Gomez L, 3-55 2-310 8 8 3 5 102 4.96

Sipp 1-3 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.10

Herrmann 1 3 1 1 0 0 15 3.98

J.Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 4.21

Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Duensng W, 10-26 6 3 3 4 6 92 2.19

Crain 1 0 0 0 1 1 19 2.49

Guerrier 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.46

Perkins 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 5.87

T—2:42. A—39,228 (39,504).

Tigers 7, Royals 5

DETROIT — Will Rhymes hit his first major league homer and Alex Avila drove in three runs and made a spectacular defensive play to lead Detroit past Kansas City. The Tigers trailed 5-4 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, then took the lead on Rhymes’ two-run homer off Zack Greinke.

Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

G.Blanco cf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .252

Aviles 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .306

B.Butler dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .317

1-Dyson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357

Betemit 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .320

Ka’aihue 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .199

a-Fields ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276

B.Pena c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273

Gordon lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .232

Y.Betancourt ss 4 1 4 3 0 0 .259

Maier rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .258

Totals 40 5 16 4 1 7

Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Rhymes 2b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .291

Damon dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .270

Kelly cf-lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245

Mi.Cabrera 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .325

Boesch rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .265

C.Wells rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .354

Raburn lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270

A.Jackson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Avila c 4 2 3 3 0 0 .228

Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .248

Santiago ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .261

Totals 35 7 11 7 2 4

Kansas City 000 050 000 — 5 16 1

Detroit 013 002 01x — 7 11 0

a-struck out for Ka’aihue in the 9th.

1-ran for B.Butler in the 9th.

E—Betemit (7). LOB—Kansas City 9, Detroit 6. HR—Y.Betancourt (16), off Porcello Rhymes (1), off Greinke Avila (6), off J.Chavez. RBIs—Betemit (40), Y.Betancourt 3 (74), Rhymes 2 (18), Mi.Cabrera (119), Avila 3 (30), Santiago (19). CS—Y.Betancourt (2), C.Wells (1).

Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 4 (Aviles 2, B.Pena, Fields) Detroit 2 (Rhymes, Santiago).

Runners moved up—Raburn. GIDP—B.Butler.

DP—Detroit 1 (Rhymes, Santiago, Mi.Cabrera).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Greinke L, 9-13 6 8 6 5 2 3 112 4.00

J.Chavez 2 3 1 1 0 1 26 6.35

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Porcello5 1-3 12 5 5 0 2 82 5.22

Thomas W, 6-2 1 2-3 2 0 0 1 1 23 4.16

Schlereth H, 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 19 3.95

Perry H, 17 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 8 3.99

Coke S, 2-4 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 6 3.43

Inherited runners-scored—B.Thomas 2-0, Coke 1-0.

T—2:43. A—24,382 (41,255).