Solid: Boston's Junichi Tazawa fires a pitch in the seventh inning against Chicago on Thursday. Tazawa pitched three scoreless innings as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 10-3. APYoukilis busted out of his slump with a grand slam, Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered twice and Boston roughed up Philip Humber in a 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.Youkilis, who had three hits, sent his second career slam into the right-field bullpen during a five-run third inning against Humber, who was making his first start since pitching a perfect game in a 4-0 victory at Seattle on Saturday."I'm having better at-bats and doing little things here and there," Youkilis said.Youkilis singled and scored in the fifth and added an infield single in the eighth. He scored twice.The resurgent Red Sox have scored 34 runs in winning their last four games, a streak that comes on the heels of a five-game skid.Boston starter Felix Doubront (1-0) wasn't sharp but picked up his first big league win since Aug. 10, 2010. He allowed five hits and three walks, threw a wild pitch and hit a batter with a pitch, but limited the White Sox to three runs in six innings.Junichi Tazawa tossed three scoreless innings for his first major league save.Rays 4, Angels 3In St. Petersburg, Fla. pinch hitter Brandon Allen hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Tampa Bay over Los Angeles. Mariners 5, Tigers 4In Detroit, Chone Figgins hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning that was misjudged by right fielder Brennan Boesch, and Seattle completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers.Ichiro Suzuki went 0-for-4 with a run scored in the victory. Royals 4, Indians 2In Cleveland, Luis Mendoza pitched into the sixth inning and Kansas City's bullpen made a lead stand up in the win over the Indians. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 2In Baltimore, Adam Jones led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking homer and the Orioles beat Toronto to complete a three-game sweep with its fourth straight victory.NATIONAL LEAGUEMets 3, Marlins 2In New York, Justin Turner drew a bases-loaded walk in a sensational 13-pitch at-bat and Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Mets rallied past Heath Bell and Miami.Giants 6, Reds 5In Cincinnati, Angel Pagan hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, carrying San Francisco to a win over the Reds.Padres 2, Nationals 1In San Diego, pinch hitter Mark Kotsay's two-run double off reliever Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning pushed the Padres past Washington.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Tazawa gets first save as Red Sox win fourth straight
CHICAGO — The Boston Red Sox had another big night at the plate and this time Kevin Youkilis joined in, too.Solid: Boston's Junichi Tazawa fires a pitch in the seventh inning against Chicago on Thursday. Tazawa pitched three scoreless innings as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 10-3. APYoukilis busted out of his slump with a grand slam, Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered twice and Boston roughed up Philip Humber in a 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.Youkilis, who had three hits, sent his second career slam into the right-field bullpen during a five-run third inning against Humber, who was making his first start since pitching a perfect game in a 4-0 victory at Seattle on Saturday."I'm having better at-bats and doing little things here and there," Youkilis said.Youkilis singled and scored in the fifth and added an infield single in the eighth. He scored twice.The resurgent Red Sox have scored 34 runs in winning their last four games, a streak that comes on the heels of a five-game skid.Boston starter Felix Doubront (1-0) wasn't sharp but picked up his first big league win since Aug. 10, 2010. He allowed five hits and three walks, threw a wild pitch and hit a batter with a pitch, but limited the White Sox to three runs in six innings.Junichi Tazawa tossed three scoreless innings for his first major league save.Rays 4, Angels 3In St. Petersburg, Fla. pinch hitter Brandon Allen hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Tampa Bay over Los Angeles. Mariners 5, Tigers 4In Detroit, Chone Figgins hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning that was misjudged by right fielder Brennan Boesch, and Seattle completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers.Ichiro Suzuki went 0-for-4 with a run scored in the victory. Royals 4, Indians 2In Cleveland, Luis Mendoza pitched into the sixth inning and Kansas City's bullpen made a lead stand up in the win over the Indians. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 2In Baltimore, Adam Jones led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking homer and the Orioles beat Toronto to complete a three-game sweep with its fourth straight victory.NATIONAL LEAGUEMets 3, Marlins 2In New York, Justin Turner drew a bases-loaded walk in a sensational 13-pitch at-bat and Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Mets rallied past Heath Bell and Miami.Giants 6, Reds 5In Cincinnati, Angel Pagan hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, carrying San Francisco to a win over the Reds.Padres 2, Nationals 1In San Diego, pinch hitter Mark Kotsay's two-run double off reliever Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning pushed the Padres past Washington.
Solid: Boston's Junichi Tazawa fires a pitch in the seventh inning against Chicago on Thursday. Tazawa pitched three scoreless innings as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 10-3. APYoukilis busted out of his slump with a grand slam, Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered twice and Boston roughed up Philip Humber in a 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.Youkilis, who had three hits, sent his second career slam into the right-field bullpen during a five-run third inning against Humber, who was making his first start since pitching a perfect game in a 4-0 victory at Seattle on Saturday."I'm having better at-bats and doing little things here and there," Youkilis said.Youkilis singled and scored in the fifth and added an infield single in the eighth. He scored twice.The resurgent Red Sox have scored 34 runs in winning their last four games, a streak that comes on the heels of a five-game skid.Boston starter Felix Doubront (1-0) wasn't sharp but picked up his first big league win since Aug. 10, 2010. He allowed five hits and three walks, threw a wild pitch and hit a batter with a pitch, but limited the White Sox to three runs in six innings.Junichi Tazawa tossed three scoreless innings for his first major league save.Rays 4, Angels 3In St. Petersburg, Fla. pinch hitter Brandon Allen hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Tampa Bay over Los Angeles. Mariners 5, Tigers 4In Detroit, Chone Figgins hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning that was misjudged by right fielder Brennan Boesch, and Seattle completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers.Ichiro Suzuki went 0-for-4 with a run scored in the victory. Royals 4, Indians 2In Cleveland, Luis Mendoza pitched into the sixth inning and Kansas City's bullpen made a lead stand up in the win over the Indians. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 2In Baltimore, Adam Jones led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking homer and the Orioles beat Toronto to complete a three-game sweep with its fourth straight victory.NATIONAL LEAGUEMets 3, Marlins 2In New York, Justin Turner drew a bases-loaded walk in a sensational 13-pitch at-bat and Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Mets rallied past Heath Bell and Miami.Giants 6, Reds 5In Cincinnati, Angel Pagan hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, carrying San Francisco to a win over the Reds.Padres 2, Nationals 1In San Diego, pinch hitter Mark Kotsay's two-run double off reliever Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning pushed the Padres past Washington.
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