Fly like a Byrd: Boston center fielder Marlon Byrd dives to catch a fly ball hit by Detroit's Gerald Laird during the eighth inning of the Red Sox's 6-4 win on Wednesday. APSmoak had three hits to go with his career high for RBIs as Seattle reached double digits in back-to-back games against the AL West leaders. Jesus Montero homered among his three hits and drove in four runs, and Kyle Seager had four hits and two RBIs. Every Seattle starter had at least one hit in amassing 20 overall.For the Mariners, Ichiro Suzuki did not play, while pinch hitter Munenori Kawasaki popped out in the ninth.Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma recorded the first save of his professional career on Wednesday, when he allowed three runs in the final three innings of the blowout victory.The 31-year-old right-hander had not pitched in two weeks and admitted being rusty."It had been so long since I'd pitched and things didn't feel right," Iwakuma said.Iwakuma, in his first big league season, allowed five hits and a walk while striking out none.White Sox 4, Rays 3In St. Petersburg, Florida, Alexei Ramirez drove in two runs and Chicago extended its best win streak of the season to eight games with a victory over Tampa Bay.Hideki Matsui went 0-for-2 for the Rays.Blue Jays 4, Orioles 1In Toronto, Edwin Encarnacion hit one of the Blue Jays' four solo home runs, leading them to a three-game sweep of Baltimore.Yankees 6, Angels 5In Anaheim, Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano homered during New York's five-run third inning, helping the Yankees snap Los Angeles' eight-game win streak.Reliever Hisanori Takahashi (0-2) took the loss, tossing one inning.Royals 6, Indians 3In Cleveland, Bruce Chen overcame a rocky second inning and Kansas City scored its first five runs with two outs in a win over Cleveland.Twins 4, Athletics 0In Minneapolis, Francisco Liriano tossed six shutout innings in his return to the Twins' rotation.Red Sox 6, Tigers 4In Boston, David Ortiz and Will Middlebrooks each hit two-run homers, Kevin Youkilis had a solo shot and the surging Red Sox beat Detroit for their 14th win in 19 games.NATIONAL LEAGUERockies 13, Astros 5In Denver, Carlos Gonzalez hit three home runs in his last three at-bats, Michael Cuddyer had a grand slam and Dexter Fowler also homered for the hosts.Marlins 5, Nationals 3In Miami, Giancarlo Stanton hit his 12th home run in May to tie the franchise record for a single month and the Marlins completed a three-game sweep of first-place Washington.Phillies 10, Mets 6In New York, pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz came through with a tying homer in the seventh inning, Jimmy Rollins added a three-run shot and Philadelphia busted loose late to beat the Mets.Braves 10, Cardinals 7In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs to lead the Braves past St. Louis.Cubs 8, Padres 6In Chicago, Darwin Barney hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cubs a win over San Diego.Pirates 2, Reds 1In Pittsburgh, A.J. Burnett allowed just two hits over seven innings, and Matt Hague delivered a two-run double for the Pirates.Diamondbacks 4, Giants 1In San Francisco, Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth to help Ian Kennedy snap a five-start losing streak, and Arizona avoided a three-game sweep.Melky Cabrera singled in the eighth to finish his marvelous May with 51 hits, matching Randy Winn's San Francisco record for most hits in a month set in September 2005.Brewers 6, Dodgers 3In Los Angeles, Carlos Gomez tied a career high with four hits, including a go-ahead two-run single against Clayton Kershaw, and Milwaukee handed the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner his third loss in five starts.The Brewers' Norichika Aoki was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Smoak slugs two HRs; Seattle bashes Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas — Justin Smoak hit two three-run homers against his former team and the Seattle Mariners used a pair of early eight-run innings to rout the Texas Rangers for the second straight game, winning 21-8 Wednesday night.Fly like a Byrd: Boston center fielder Marlon Byrd dives to catch a fly ball hit by Detroit's Gerald Laird during the eighth inning of the Red Sox's 6-4 win on Wednesday. APSmoak had three hits to go with his career high for RBIs as Seattle reached double digits in back-to-back games against the AL West leaders. Jesus Montero homered among his three hits and drove in four runs, and Kyle Seager had four hits and two RBIs. Every Seattle starter had at least one hit in amassing 20 overall.For the Mariners, Ichiro Suzuki did not play, while pinch hitter Munenori Kawasaki popped out in the ninth.Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma recorded the first save of his professional career on Wednesday, when he allowed three runs in the final three innings of the blowout victory.The 31-year-old right-hander had not pitched in two weeks and admitted being rusty."It had been so long since I'd pitched and things didn't feel right," Iwakuma said.Iwakuma, in his first big league season, allowed five hits and a walk while striking out none.White Sox 4, Rays 3In St. Petersburg, Florida, Alexei Ramirez drove in two runs and Chicago extended its best win streak of the season to eight games with a victory over Tampa Bay.Hideki Matsui went 0-for-2 for the Rays.Blue Jays 4, Orioles 1In Toronto, Edwin Encarnacion hit one of the Blue Jays' four solo home runs, leading them to a three-game sweep of Baltimore.Yankees 6, Angels 5In Anaheim, Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano homered during New York's five-run third inning, helping the Yankees snap Los Angeles' eight-game win streak.Reliever Hisanori Takahashi (0-2) took the loss, tossing one inning.Royals 6, Indians 3In Cleveland, Bruce Chen overcame a rocky second inning and Kansas City scored its first five runs with two outs in a win over Cleveland.Twins 4, Athletics 0In Minneapolis, Francisco Liriano tossed six shutout innings in his return to the Twins' rotation.Red Sox 6, Tigers 4In Boston, David Ortiz and Will Middlebrooks each hit two-run homers, Kevin Youkilis had a solo shot and the surging Red Sox beat Detroit for their 14th win in 19 games.NATIONAL LEAGUERockies 13, Astros 5In Denver, Carlos Gonzalez hit three home runs in his last three at-bats, Michael Cuddyer had a grand slam and Dexter Fowler also homered for the hosts.Marlins 5, Nationals 3In Miami, Giancarlo Stanton hit his 12th home run in May to tie the franchise record for a single month and the Marlins completed a three-game sweep of first-place Washington.Phillies 10, Mets 6In New York, pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz came through with a tying homer in the seventh inning, Jimmy Rollins added a three-run shot and Philadelphia busted loose late to beat the Mets.Braves 10, Cardinals 7In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs to lead the Braves past St. Louis.Cubs 8, Padres 6In Chicago, Darwin Barney hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cubs a win over San Diego.Pirates 2, Reds 1In Pittsburgh, A.J. Burnett allowed just two hits over seven innings, and Matt Hague delivered a two-run double for the Pirates.Diamondbacks 4, Giants 1In San Francisco, Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth to help Ian Kennedy snap a five-start losing streak, and Arizona avoided a three-game sweep.Melky Cabrera singled in the eighth to finish his marvelous May with 51 hits, matching Randy Winn's San Francisco record for most hits in a month set in September 2005.Brewers 6, Dodgers 3In Los Angeles, Carlos Gomez tied a career high with four hits, including a go-ahead two-run single against Clayton Kershaw, and Milwaukee handed the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner his third loss in five starts.The Brewers' Norichika Aoki was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base.
Fly like a Byrd: Boston center fielder Marlon Byrd dives to catch a fly ball hit by Detroit's Gerald Laird during the eighth inning of the Red Sox's 6-4 win on Wednesday. APSmoak had three hits to go with his career high for RBIs as Seattle reached double digits in back-to-back games against the AL West leaders. Jesus Montero homered among his three hits and drove in four runs, and Kyle Seager had four hits and two RBIs. Every Seattle starter had at least one hit in amassing 20 overall.For the Mariners, Ichiro Suzuki did not play, while pinch hitter Munenori Kawasaki popped out in the ninth.Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma recorded the first save of his professional career on Wednesday, when he allowed three runs in the final three innings of the blowout victory.The 31-year-old right-hander had not pitched in two weeks and admitted being rusty."It had been so long since I'd pitched and things didn't feel right," Iwakuma said.Iwakuma, in his first big league season, allowed five hits and a walk while striking out none.White Sox 4, Rays 3In St. Petersburg, Florida, Alexei Ramirez drove in two runs and Chicago extended its best win streak of the season to eight games with a victory over Tampa Bay.Hideki Matsui went 0-for-2 for the Rays.Blue Jays 4, Orioles 1In Toronto, Edwin Encarnacion hit one of the Blue Jays' four solo home runs, leading them to a three-game sweep of Baltimore.Yankees 6, Angels 5In Anaheim, Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano homered during New York's five-run third inning, helping the Yankees snap Los Angeles' eight-game win streak.Reliever Hisanori Takahashi (0-2) took the loss, tossing one inning.Royals 6, Indians 3In Cleveland, Bruce Chen overcame a rocky second inning and Kansas City scored its first five runs with two outs in a win over Cleveland.Twins 4, Athletics 0In Minneapolis, Francisco Liriano tossed six shutout innings in his return to the Twins' rotation.Red Sox 6, Tigers 4In Boston, David Ortiz and Will Middlebrooks each hit two-run homers, Kevin Youkilis had a solo shot and the surging Red Sox beat Detroit for their 14th win in 19 games.NATIONAL LEAGUERockies 13, Astros 5In Denver, Carlos Gonzalez hit three home runs in his last three at-bats, Michael Cuddyer had a grand slam and Dexter Fowler also homered for the hosts.Marlins 5, Nationals 3In Miami, Giancarlo Stanton hit his 12th home run in May to tie the franchise record for a single month and the Marlins completed a three-game sweep of first-place Washington.Phillies 10, Mets 6In New York, pinch hitter Carlos Ruiz came through with a tying homer in the seventh inning, Jimmy Rollins added a three-run shot and Philadelphia busted loose late to beat the Mets.Braves 10, Cardinals 7In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs to lead the Braves past St. Louis.Cubs 8, Padres 6In Chicago, Darwin Barney hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cubs a win over San Diego.Pirates 2, Reds 1In Pittsburgh, A.J. Burnett allowed just two hits over seven innings, and Matt Hague delivered a two-run double for the Pirates.Diamondbacks 4, Giants 1In San Francisco, Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth to help Ian Kennedy snap a five-start losing streak, and Arizona avoided a three-game sweep.Melky Cabrera singled in the eighth to finish his marvelous May with 51 hits, matching Randy Winn's San Francisco record for most hits in a month set in September 2005.Brewers 6, Dodgers 3In Los Angeles, Carlos Gomez tied a career high with four hits, including a go-ahead two-run single against Clayton Kershaw, and Milwaukee handed the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner his third loss in five starts.The Brewers' Norichika Aoki was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base.
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