Having a ball: Orioles starter Chen Wei-yin prepares to throw a pitch against the A's on Saturday in Baltimore. The Orioles won 10-1. APBALTIMORE — The first month of Chen Wei-yin's American adventure is going quite nicely. After four starts in the major leagues, the Taiwanese left-hander who spent the past four seasons with the Chunichi Dragons is 2-0 with an impressive 2.22 ERA.On Saturday night, Chen pitched seven strong innings, Chris Davis had four RBIs, Adam Jones and Robert Andino each had three hits and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 10-1.Chen (2-0) allowed six hits and didn't give up a run until Jonny Gomes' one-out home run in the sixth. By then, he led 9-0. He struck out four and walked two."I feel like very thankful, I feel like the guys behind me supported me a lot," Chen said through his interpreter."A couple innings I couldn't find the strike zone and to support me until the end I am really thankful."The Orioles matched a season-high with 10 runs, and in the second inning scored five runs on a season-high six hits."It was good for us to put some distance between us and give our bullpen a break," Davis said.Chen has allowed just two runs in his last two starts."I feel like I am getting improved every time I go out on the mound. I feel like I am getting better and better," Chen said.Josh Reddick was hitless in three at-bats against Chen."He didn't overpower us, we just missed him a lot," Reddick said.Athletics manager Bob Melvin was more critical of his team's offense than offering praise to Chen."I am not going to say he didn't throw the ball well. I am just saying we had opportunities that we didn't take advantage of. I think he probably gained confidence from that," Melvin said."I haven't seen him enough to say what kind of pitcher he is. The numbers he has put up are indicative of a good pitcher."Tigers 7, Yankees 5In New York, Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, and Drew Smyly pitched into the seventh inning for his first major league win.Rangers 7, Rays 2In Arlington, Texas, Colby Lewis allowed one run in six innings and the Rangers snapped Tampa Bay's six-game winning streak.Koji Uehara worked a scoreless ninth for Texas.Red Sox 1, White Sox 0In Chicago, Jon Lester outdueled Jake Peavy, lifting Boston over the White Sox.Kosuke Fukudome was hitless in an at-bat as a pinch hitter.Angels 2, Indians 1In Cleveland, Dan Haren pitched eight strong innings and Albert Pujols' power drought continued.Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0In Toronto, Brandon Morrow pitched six innings and Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam off reliever Hisashi Iwakuma as the Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak.Ichiro Suzuki was 2-for-4 and pinch hitter Munenori Kawasaki walked in his only at-bat.Royals at Twins — ppd.NATIONAL LEAGUEDodgers 4, Nationals 3 (10)In Los Angeles, Matt Kemp homered in the 10th to spoil Bryce Harper's MLB debut.Phillies 5, Cubs 2In Philadelphia, Carlos Ruiz homered and drove in three runs, and Joe Blanton threw 7? sharp innings for the Phillies.Marlins 3, Diamondbacks 2In Miami, Hanley Ramirez hit a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth.Giants 2, Padres 1In San Francisco, Tim Lincecum pitched eight innings in his longest start of the season.Pirates 4, Braves 2In Atlanta, Alex Presley had two hits, extending his hitting streak to 12 games, drove in two runs and also scored.Cardinals 7, Brewers 3In St. Louis, Yadier Molina went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, and Kyle Lohse allowed three runs over six innings.Norichika Aoki was 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter for Milwaukee.Mets 7, Rockies 5In Denver, Dillon Gee shook off one tough inning in an otherwise strong outing.Reds 6, Astros 0In Cincinnati, Jay Bruce homered for the third consecutive game and drove in four runs.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Chen, Davis lead O's to win over Athletics
Having a ball: Orioles starter Chen Wei-yin prepares to throw a pitch against the A's on Saturday in Baltimore. The Orioles won 10-1. APBALTIMORE — The first month of Chen Wei-yin's American adventure is going quite nicely. After four starts in the major leagues, the Taiwanese left-hander who spent the past four seasons with the Chunichi Dragons is 2-0 with an impressive 2.22 ERA.On Saturday night, Chen pitched seven strong innings, Chris Davis had four RBIs, Adam Jones and Robert Andino each had three hits and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 10-1.Chen (2-0) allowed six hits and didn't give up a run until Jonny Gomes' one-out home run in the sixth. By then, he led 9-0. He struck out four and walked two."I feel like very thankful, I feel like the guys behind me supported me a lot," Chen said through his interpreter."A couple innings I couldn't find the strike zone and to support me until the end I am really thankful."The Orioles matched a season-high with 10 runs, and in the second inning scored five runs on a season-high six hits."It was good for us to put some distance between us and give our bullpen a break," Davis said.Chen has allowed just two runs in his last two starts."I feel like I am getting improved every time I go out on the mound. I feel like I am getting better and better," Chen said.Josh Reddick was hitless in three at-bats against Chen."He didn't overpower us, we just missed him a lot," Reddick said.Athletics manager Bob Melvin was more critical of his team's offense than offering praise to Chen."I am not going to say he didn't throw the ball well. I am just saying we had opportunities that we didn't take advantage of. I think he probably gained confidence from that," Melvin said."I haven't seen him enough to say what kind of pitcher he is. The numbers he has put up are indicative of a good pitcher."Tigers 7, Yankees 5In New York, Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, and Drew Smyly pitched into the seventh inning for his first major league win.Rangers 7, Rays 2In Arlington, Texas, Colby Lewis allowed one run in six innings and the Rangers snapped Tampa Bay's six-game winning streak.Koji Uehara worked a scoreless ninth for Texas.Red Sox 1, White Sox 0In Chicago, Jon Lester outdueled Jake Peavy, lifting Boston over the White Sox.Kosuke Fukudome was hitless in an at-bat as a pinch hitter.Angels 2, Indians 1In Cleveland, Dan Haren pitched eight strong innings and Albert Pujols' power drought continued.Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0In Toronto, Brandon Morrow pitched six innings and Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam off reliever Hisashi Iwakuma as the Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak.Ichiro Suzuki was 2-for-4 and pinch hitter Munenori Kawasaki walked in his only at-bat.Royals at Twins — ppd.NATIONAL LEAGUEDodgers 4, Nationals 3 (10)In Los Angeles, Matt Kemp homered in the 10th to spoil Bryce Harper's MLB debut.Phillies 5, Cubs 2In Philadelphia, Carlos Ruiz homered and drove in three runs, and Joe Blanton threw 7? sharp innings for the Phillies.Marlins 3, Diamondbacks 2In Miami, Hanley Ramirez hit a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth.Giants 2, Padres 1In San Francisco, Tim Lincecum pitched eight innings in his longest start of the season.Pirates 4, Braves 2In Atlanta, Alex Presley had two hits, extending his hitting streak to 12 games, drove in two runs and also scored.Cardinals 7, Brewers 3In St. Louis, Yadier Molina went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, and Kyle Lohse allowed three runs over six innings.Norichika Aoki was 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter for Milwaukee.Mets 7, Rockies 5In Denver, Dillon Gee shook off one tough inning in an otherwise strong outing.Reds 6, Astros 0In Cincinnati, Jay Bruce homered for the third consecutive game and drove in four runs.
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