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 Rodriguez became the 29th player and joined Derek Jeter as the only
players to do it for the Yankees when he sent a first-pitch fastball
by Verlander (0-1) into Section 104 of the right-field seats. He
rounded the bases with a wide smile on his face, slapped first base
coach Tony Pena's hand and pointed to various portions of the crowd.
Upon crossing home plate, Rodriguez accepted hugs and handshakes
from teammates before taking a curtain call to acknowledge the
standing ovation from the crowd of 44,588. The Yankees acknowledged
the hit with a large graphic on the centerfield scoreboard that
read: "Congratulations Alex, 3,000."
The ball was caught by 38-year-old Zack Hample, a baseball
collector, who told the Yankees that he was keeping the ball.
Reds 5, Marlins 0
CINCINNATI -- Marlon Byrd homered in his return to the lineup, and
Mike Leake pitched seven solid innings, lifting Cincinnati over
Miami.
Byrd was reinstated from the disabled list on Friday after missing
15 games with a fractured right wrist and homered in his second
at-bat.
Todd Frazier and Tucker Barnhart each had a pair of hits including a
double for Cincinnati, which has won 11 of 15 against the Marlins
over the past two seasons.
Nationals 4, Pirates 1
WASHINGTON -- Rookie Joe Ross fanned 11 and pitched into the eighth
inning, and catcher Wilson Ramos had two hits and two RBIs as the
Washington beat Pittsburgh to snap the Pirates' eight-game winning
streak.
Ross gave his struggling team a lift as he gave up just one run, one
walk and six hits in 7 1/3 innings while veteran A.J. Burnett
yielded four runs and a career-high 14 hits.
David Carpenter got the final two outs in the eighth for the
Nationals, and Drew Storen pitched the ninth for his 20th save.
Braves 2, Mets 1
ATLANTA -- Jace Peterson drove in two runs with a long double in the
eighth inning to spark Atlanta to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over
New York.
Atlanta's rally began when Andrelton Simmons smacked a double off
the left-field wall against Jacob deGrom, who entered the eighth
inning having surrendered only two hits. Simmons took third on a
sacrifice and stayed put when pinch hitter Pedro Ciriaco beat out an
infield single to put runners on the corners.
New York brought in Sean Gilmartin to face Peterson, who lifted a
long fly that kept rising over the head of center fielder Juan
Legares and wound up rolling to the warning track. The double scored
Simmons and Ciriaco.
Rays 4, Indians 1
CLEVELAND -- Joey Butler, Asdrubal Cabrera and Steven Souza hit solo
home runs to lead streaking Tampa Bay over Cleveland.
The first-place Rays, who lead the American League East, have won
seven of their last eight games and 15 of their last 20. They are
13-5 in the month of June.
Nathan Karns pitched into the sixth inning to get the win. Karns
held Cleveland to one run on six hits with four strikeouts and one
walk. Right-hander Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth inning to pick
up his 17th save.
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 4
TORONTO -- Marco Estrada lost a no-hitter in the eighth inning and
Toronto held on to defeat Baltimore.
Estrada walked four over the first three innings before retiring his
next 15 batters.
Pinch-hitter Jimmy Paredes led off the eighth inning and blooped a
single into shallow left field to end Estrada's bid for a no-hitter.
Cardinals 12, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA -- Yadier Molina and Kolton Wong hit two-run homers as
St. Louis battered Philadelphia in a meeting of the major leagues'
best and worst teams.
The Cardinals also benefited from 10 walks and a Philadelphia error.
Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer for the Phillies, who lost for the
10th time in 11 games and the 20th time in 24.
Twins 7, Cubs 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Phil Hughes had his best outing of the season and
Trevor Plouffe knocked in four runs as Minnesota beat Chicago.
It was the second time this season Hughes lasted eight innings --
his first in a win -- allowing just one run on two hits while
striking out four and walking none. Hughes retired the final 15 he
faced and the win was his first since May 27.
For Plouffe, who entered the game hitting just .164 in the month of
June, it was his second game this season with at least four RBIs. He
had driven in just five runs in his last 16 games.
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Rangers 2, White Sox 1
CHICAGO -- Pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland lined a two-run single with
the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to lead Texas past
Chicago.
Moreland's sharp single to right field lifted Texas to its sixth
victory in the past eight games. The Rangers won for the third time
in 27 games this season when trailing after eight innings.
The White Sox lost their eighth consecutive game and fell a
season-worst 10 games below .500.
Red Sox 7, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mookie Betts stroked a career-high four hits and
Pablo Sandoval had his sixth straight two-hit game as Boston
punished Kansas City.
Betts went 4-for-5 and is 15-for-23 in a seven-game hitting streak.
Sandoval doubled and singled to extend his hitting streak to nine
games.
The Red Sox collected 16 hits, the most allowed by the Royals in a
game this season.
Brewers 9, Rockies 5
DENVER -- Milwaukee built an early six-run lead and ended a six-game
losing streak.
Colorado has lost five straight games and nine of its past 10.
The Brewers had scored just 13 runs during their skid but jumped on
Jorge De La Rosa for a season-high 11 hits and six runs in five
innings. He gave up homers in the first to Ryan Braun, a two-run
shot, and Aramis Ramirez.
Diamondbacks 4, Padres 2
PHOENIX -- Arizona's A.J. Pollock had two hits and scored a run and
Rubby De La Rosa outpitched San Diego's James Shields.
De La Rosa gave up five hits and two runs (one earned) in seven-plus
innings to win for the fourth time in five decisions as Diamondbacks
handed Shields his first loss of the season in his 300th career
start. Shields gave up eight hits, including four doubles, and four
runs in six innings in his first regular-season loss since Sept. 20,
2014.
Nick Ahmed had two hits and an RBI and Paul Goldschmidt singled and
walked as the Diamondbacks won for the sixth time in eight games.
Mariners 5, Astros 2
SEATTLE -- Robinson Cano returned to the lineup after missing one
game with a stiff back and helped lead Seattle over Houston.
Cano went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored and Mark Trumbo
drove in three runs as the Mariners beat Houston for only the third
time in 11 meetings this season. The Astros hadar five-game winning
streak snapped.
Trumbo, who had driven in just one run in his first 12 games since
being dealt from Arizona, had RBIs on each of his first three
at-bats.
Angels 12, Athletics 7
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Albert Pujols hit his 13th career grand slam, and
Los Angeles rallied to defeat Oakland at the O.co Coliseum.
Pujols' home run, his American League-leading 20th of the season,
came during an eight-run rally in the seventh inning when the Angels
overcame a 7-2 deficit to take a 10-7 lead. He has hit 12 home runs
in his past 19 games and nine in June. His home run Friday put the
Angels ahead for the first time at 9-7.
Pujols went 2-for-5 with a double to go with his home run, drove in
five runs and scored three times.
Giants 9, Dodgers 5
LOS ANGELES -- Buster Posey hit a grand slam to lead San Francisco
over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
Giants starter Chris Heston gave up three runs on seven hits in 5
2/3 innings, striking out one and walking none. Dodgers right-hander
Mike Bolsinger surrendered five runs on eight hits with six
strikeouts and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. It was the most runs
allowed by Bolsinger this season.
Brandon Crawford hit an RBI double in the sixth and Matt Duffy's
two-run single in the seventh keyed a four-run surge by the Giants
and helped them pull away for their eighth win in 10 meetings this
season with Los Angeles.
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