LDN - Sports

MLB roundup: Surging Yankees move over .500

[June 11, 2016] The Sports Xchange

NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia pitched seven innings and the New York Yankees moved over the .500 mark for the first time in nearly two months with a 4-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday

Sabathia (4-4) allowed five hits and equaled his longest outing of the season by pitching seven innings for the third time. He won for the third time in his last six starts, lowering his ERA from 5.06 to 2.28 since April 27.

The left-hander picked up his 21st career victory against Detroit on a night which began with a 12-pitch strikeout to Ian Kinsler. He struck out four, walked two and threw 108 pitches.

The Yankees (31-30) won their fifth straight game and moved over .500 for the first time since April 13 when they had a 4-3 record.

Brian McCann drove in the first run with a bases-loaded walk, Didi Gregorius added a two-run double and Carlos Beltran contributed an RBI single in the third.

The Tigers were shut out for the fifth time this season and have lost two in a row after tying a season high with five straight wins.

Mets 2, Brewers 1 (11 innings)

MILWAUKEE -- Matt Reynolds drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, reaching on a bases-loaded fielders' choice, and Jeurys Familia worked a perfect 11th as New York extended its winning streak to three games with a victory over Milwaukee at Miller Park.

Reynolds ripped a 1-0 slider from Blaine Boyer (1-1) right at shortstop Jonathan Villar, but Villar dropped the ball and flipped to second for the easy out, allowing Asdrubal Cabrera to score.

Boyer got Curtis Anderson to end the inning on a flyout to right but Milwaukee couldn't answer against Familia, who earned his 21st save of the season.

A lengthy replay challenge wiped out the game's first run.

Padres 7, Rockies 5

DENVER -- Wil Myers hit a mammoth three-run homer with two outs in the ninth as San Diego -- down to its last strike -- came back and beat Colorado.

Myers capped a four-run ninth when he connected on a 3-2 pitch from closer Jake McGee and drove the ball an estimated 451 feet over the wall in center for his 13th homer this season.

McGee (0-2) blew his third save in 18 chances and prevented starter Jon Gray from winning his fourth straight start.

Braves 5, Cubs 1

ATLANTA -- Veteran right-hander Bud Norris took another step toward reclaiming his spot in the Atlanta's starting rotation by throwing seven strong innings in a win over Chicago.

Norris (2-7) lost his spot in the rotation after five unimpressive starts, but was given a second chance last week when Mike Foltynewicz went on the disabled list. After losing his return start, despite allowing only one run in five innings, Norris matched his season-best on Friday with seven innings against the Cubs.

Norris allowed one run on four hits and struck out a season-best six. He retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced, including 10 in a row at one point.

Rays 4, Astros 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Steve Pearce went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lift Tampa Bay to a win over Houston.

The Tampa Bay bullpen combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings to hold off Houston.

With the Astros trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, they loaded the bases against Rays reliever Alex Colome. Colome walked pinch-hitter Tony Kemp before striking out George Springer and giving up a single to Marwin Gonzalez that sent Kemp to third. Gonzalez advanced to second on the throw to third and was originally called out, but it was changed to safe after a video review. Colome intentionally walked Jose Altuve to load the bases with one out but struck out Colby Rasmus and retired Evan Gattis on a grounder to short.

Blue Jays 4, Orioles 3

TORONTO -- Edwin Encarnacion led off the bottom of the 10th inning with his 13th homer of the season and Toronto defeated Baltimore.

The game-winning homer came on a 3-2 pitch against right-hander Brad Brach (5-1) and gave the win to right-hander Drew Storen (1-2) who pitched a perfect top of the 10th.

The Blue Jays (33-30) ended a five-game win streak by the Orioles (36-24). Each team has one win after two games of a four-game series.

Nationals 9, Phillies 6

WASHINGTON -- Danny Espinosa went 3-for-3 with a homer, Stephen Drew had a homer and three RBIs and Daniel Murphy had two doubles and three RBIs as Washington hit three homers and thrashed Philadelphia.

The three infielders combined for seven hits, including two homers, and six RBIs.

Stephen Strasburg (10-0) allowed five hits and four runs with 10 strikeouts and one walk in seven innings. The 2009 overall first pick in the draft has won 13 decisions in a row dating to last year. He retired the last 14 batters he faced.

Reds 2, Athletics 1

CINCINNATI -- Anthony DeSclafani made his season debut allowing only one run over six innings as Cincinnati rallied for a victory over Oakland in the opener of a three-game interleague series at Great American Ball Park.

Sonny Gray, making his second start since coming off the disabled list last Sunday, pitched 5 1/3 hitless innings before the Reds rallied to go ahead in the seventh. He allowed two runs and five hits in 7 2/3 innings.

[to top of second column]

Stephen Vogt homered for Oakland which has lost six straight.

White Sox 7, Royals 5

CHICAGO -- Tim Anderson had a promising major league debut and Chicago used its power to beat Kansas City.

Alex Avila, Melky Cabrera and Brett Lawrie homered for the White Sox, who smashed a season-high four homers, including two by Avila. The team was tied for 25th in the majors for home runs entering the game.

Anderson, the newly promoted shortstop, singled and doubled.

Cardinals 9, Pirates 3

PITTSBURGH -- Adam Wainwright and Matt Adams hit back-to-back doubles and Brandon Moss slugged a three-run homer to key a six-run 12th inning as St. Louis beat Pittsburgh.

It was a game that might have cost the Pirates something beyond a loss as two regulars left with injuries.

Pittsburgh right-hander and No. 1 starter Gerrit Cole left after facing one batter in the third inning. That batter, Matt Carpenter, singled to give St. Louis its second hit. Cole then summoned a trainer and manager Clint Hurdle for a conference on the mound.

In the fourth, Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli departed with left hand pain. Batting with one out, he summoned a trainer after taking a big cut on a missed pitch.

Red Sox 8, Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS -- Xander Bogaerts had four hits, including a three-run homer, to lead Boston to a victory over Minnesota at Target Field.

Bogaerts' four-hit night was his first of the season and eighth of his career. He leads the majors with 88 hits this season.

Boston also got 7 1/3 strong innings from right-hander Steven Wright, who held the Twins without a run through seven innings and improved to 4-3 away from Fenway Park this season. Wright hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in any of his six road starts this season and has won his last four starts overall.

Indians 6, Angels 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Corey Kluber threw a complete-game three-hitter to lead Cleveland to a win over Los Angeles at Angel Stadium.

Kluber allowed only an RBI groundout to Mike Trout in the first inning and a run that scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning on the way to his second complete game of the season. He led the majors with four complete games last year.

The victory for Kluber (6-6) marked his first career win against the Angels, leaving the Oakland A's as the only American League team he has not beaten.

Marlins 8, Diamondbacks 6

PHOENIX -- Justin Bour hit a pinch-hit grand slam in a seven-run seventh inning and Christian Yelich had two hits and two RBIs in Miami's victory over Arizona at Chase Field.

Giancarlo Stanton doubled to open the seventh inning off left-hander Patrick Corbin before Miguel Rojas and Jeff Mathis walked.

Arizona right-hander Tyler Clippard (2-3) entered after Cole Gillespie was announced as a pinch-hitter, but lefty Bour replaced Gillespie and hit the second pitch from Clippard for his second career pinch-homer to tie the game at 5.

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

SAN FRANCISCO -- Justin Turner lined Santiago Casilla's fourth pitch for a tie-breaking home run in the top of the ninth inning, enabling Los Angeles to edge San Francisco in the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the National League West.

Clayton Kershaw allowed just five hits over eight innings, striking out 13, for his seventh consecutive victory, overcoming a Matt Duffy home run to win for the 10th time in 13 career decisions at AT&T Park.

The triumph allowed the Dodgers to move within three games of the Giants in the division. The teams have played to a 4-4 tie to date in the season series.

Mariners 7, Rangers 5

SEATTLE -- Seattle rookie Dae-Ho Lee became the fourth Mariners player in as many nights to hit two home runs when he drove in four runs before the Mariners held on to beat Texas in front of 37,055 fans.

The second-place Mariners pulled to within three games of the American League West-leading Rangers.

Seattle overcame a two-home-run night from Mitch Moreland, who was one of one of three Rangers to hit solo shots in the game. Ian Desmond and Ryan Rua also went deep for Texas.

Seattle beat the Rangers for only the second time in seven meetings this season. Texas swept the Mariners in a three-game series last weekend.

-----------------------------------------------

Back to top