Six to go: New York's Derek Jeter runs to first base while flying out to right field in the fifth inning against Cleveland on Monday night. Jeter hurt his right calf on the play and left the game. The Indians beat the Yankees 1-0. APJeter went to the hospital for an MRI exam. There was no immediate word on the severity of his injury."I'm worried about him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Just keep our fingers crossed and hopefully it's not too serious."Jeter was noticeably hurt as he jogged toward first base on a flyout in the fifth and left the game, stalling his pursuit to become the 28th big leaguer to reach 3,000 career hits."He just walked off the field and you could tell he was done," Girardi said.Girardi said he expected to get the MRI results within an hour or so. No matter, he said he didn't think Jeter would be able to play Tuesday night against Texas.Teammates, fans and even Jeter himself had said it would be nice to achieve the milestone at Yankee Stadium. New York has three games left against Texas on this homestand, then goes on a six-game road trip to Wrigley Field in Chicago, and Cincinnati.Jeter hit a leadoff single in the first and the Yankees quickly loaded the bases with no outs against Carrasco (6-3). But Jeter hesitated on Alex Rodriguez's medium-depth fly and stayed at third base — center fielder Michael Brantley appeared ready to concede the run — and Carrasco got out of the jam without allowing a run.Cleveland manager Manny Acta shuffled his batting order, putting Carlos Santana, Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera into lineup spots where they'd never hit before. The Indians had totaled only 21 runs while losing nine of 10, and managed to scratch out just enough to win. Angels 6, Mariners 3In Seattle, Vernon Wells hit Los Angeles' first homer in a week with a solo shot in the third inning, then hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh.The slumping Angels, having dropped seven of eight, started their longest road trip of the season with a comeback victory capped by a power surge.The Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki was 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored. Tigers 2, Rays 1 (10)In Detroit, Ramon Santiago's RBI triple in the bottom of the 10th kept the Tigers in a virtual tie for first place on the eve of their big series against Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUEReds 6, Dodgers 4In Los Angeles, Bronson Arroyo outpitched Hiroki Kuroda for the second time in 11 days and singled home the go-ahead run to lead Cincinnati over the Dodgers.Joey Votto hit a three-run homer and Chris Heisey also connected for the Reds.Arroyo (5-6) allowed four runs and seven hits over 7? innings with no walks in a rematch of his June 3 duel with Kuroda, which Cincinnati won 2-1. The Reds' right-hander is 4-0 with a 2.60 ERA in his last four starts against the Dodgers, after going 1-4 with a 4.67 ERA in his other nine starts against them.Kuroda (5-8) was charged with four runs — two earned — and seven hits over 6? innings. The right-hander is 0-5 with a 4.39 ERA in his last five starts, but his teammates have totaled just nine runs during that stretch. Pirates 3, Mets 1In Pittsburgh, Paul Maholm pitched seven shutout innings, Brandon Wood homered and the Pirates beat New York to split their four-game series. Diamondbacks 12, Marlins 9In Miami, Miguel Montero hit three doubles and drove in four runs, and pitcher Zach Duke hit a two-run homer for Arizona.Juan Miranda had three RBIs and Justin Upton knocked in a pair for the Diamondbacks, who have won four of five. Astros 8, Braves 3In Houston, Hunter Pence homered and drove in four runs, pushing his hitting streak to 23 games after a day off due to back trouble, and the Astros beat Atlanta to snap a four-game skid. Cubs 1, Brewers 0In Chicago, Darwin Barney scored on a fielder's choice in the eighth inning for the only run as the Cubs beat Milwaukee.Aramis Ramirez grounded to Brewers shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt with one out, but the throw to catcher Jonathan Lucroy wasn't in time to tag Barney, who dived over home plate. Padres 3, Rockies 1In Denver, Anthony Bass pitched five efficient innings to win his major league debut, Ryan Ludwick drove in two runs and San Diego snapped a three-game skid with a victory over Colorado in a game delayed 83 minutes by a thunderstorm.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Jeter's drive for 3,000 hits may be slowed by leg injury
NEW YORK — Derek Jeter limped off the field with a sore right calf four innings after getting his 2,994th hit, and Carlos Carrasco escaped early trouble to pitch the Cleveland Indians past the New York Yankees 1-0 Monday night.Six to go: New York's Derek Jeter runs to first base while flying out to right field in the fifth inning against Cleveland on Monday night. Jeter hurt his right calf on the play and left the game. The Indians beat the Yankees 1-0. APJeter went to the hospital for an MRI exam. There was no immediate word on the severity of his injury."I'm worried about him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Just keep our fingers crossed and hopefully it's not too serious."Jeter was noticeably hurt as he jogged toward first base on a flyout in the fifth and left the game, stalling his pursuit to become the 28th big leaguer to reach 3,000 career hits."He just walked off the field and you could tell he was done," Girardi said.Girardi said he expected to get the MRI results within an hour or so. No matter, he said he didn't think Jeter would be able to play Tuesday night against Texas.Teammates, fans and even Jeter himself had said it would be nice to achieve the milestone at Yankee Stadium. New York has three games left against Texas on this homestand, then goes on a six-game road trip to Wrigley Field in Chicago, and Cincinnati.Jeter hit a leadoff single in the first and the Yankees quickly loaded the bases with no outs against Carrasco (6-3). But Jeter hesitated on Alex Rodriguez's medium-depth fly and stayed at third base — center fielder Michael Brantley appeared ready to concede the run — and Carrasco got out of the jam without allowing a run.Cleveland manager Manny Acta shuffled his batting order, putting Carlos Santana, Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera into lineup spots where they'd never hit before. The Indians had totaled only 21 runs while losing nine of 10, and managed to scratch out just enough to win. Angels 6, Mariners 3In Seattle, Vernon Wells hit Los Angeles' first homer in a week with a solo shot in the third inning, then hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh.The slumping Angels, having dropped seven of eight, started their longest road trip of the season with a comeback victory capped by a power surge.The Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki was 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored. Tigers 2, Rays 1 (10)In Detroit, Ramon Santiago's RBI triple in the bottom of the 10th kept the Tigers in a virtual tie for first place on the eve of their big series against Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUEReds 6, Dodgers 4In Los Angeles, Bronson Arroyo outpitched Hiroki Kuroda for the second time in 11 days and singled home the go-ahead run to lead Cincinnati over the Dodgers.Joey Votto hit a three-run homer and Chris Heisey also connected for the Reds.Arroyo (5-6) allowed four runs and seven hits over 7? innings with no walks in a rematch of his June 3 duel with Kuroda, which Cincinnati won 2-1. The Reds' right-hander is 4-0 with a 2.60 ERA in his last four starts against the Dodgers, after going 1-4 with a 4.67 ERA in his other nine starts against them.Kuroda (5-8) was charged with four runs — two earned — and seven hits over 6? innings. The right-hander is 0-5 with a 4.39 ERA in his last five starts, but his teammates have totaled just nine runs during that stretch. Pirates 3, Mets 1In Pittsburgh, Paul Maholm pitched seven shutout innings, Brandon Wood homered and the Pirates beat New York to split their four-game series. Diamondbacks 12, Marlins 9In Miami, Miguel Montero hit three doubles and drove in four runs, and pitcher Zach Duke hit a two-run homer for Arizona.Juan Miranda had three RBIs and Justin Upton knocked in a pair for the Diamondbacks, who have won four of five. Astros 8, Braves 3In Houston, Hunter Pence homered and drove in four runs, pushing his hitting streak to 23 games after a day off due to back trouble, and the Astros beat Atlanta to snap a four-game skid. Cubs 1, Brewers 0In Chicago, Darwin Barney scored on a fielder's choice in the eighth inning for the only run as the Cubs beat Milwaukee.Aramis Ramirez grounded to Brewers shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt with one out, but the throw to catcher Jonathan Lucroy wasn't in time to tag Barney, who dived over home plate. Padres 3, Rockies 1In Denver, Anthony Bass pitched five efficient innings to win his major league debut, Ryan Ludwick drove in two runs and San Diego snapped a three-game skid with a victory over Colorado in a game delayed 83 minutes by a thunderstorm.
Six to go: New York's Derek Jeter runs to first base while flying out to right field in the fifth inning against Cleveland on Monday night. Jeter hurt his right calf on the play and left the game. The Indians beat the Yankees 1-0. APJeter went to the hospital for an MRI exam. There was no immediate word on the severity of his injury."I'm worried about him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Just keep our fingers crossed and hopefully it's not too serious."Jeter was noticeably hurt as he jogged toward first base on a flyout in the fifth and left the game, stalling his pursuit to become the 28th big leaguer to reach 3,000 career hits."He just walked off the field and you could tell he was done," Girardi said.Girardi said he expected to get the MRI results within an hour or so. No matter, he said he didn't think Jeter would be able to play Tuesday night against Texas.Teammates, fans and even Jeter himself had said it would be nice to achieve the milestone at Yankee Stadium. New York has three games left against Texas on this homestand, then goes on a six-game road trip to Wrigley Field in Chicago, and Cincinnati.Jeter hit a leadoff single in the first and the Yankees quickly loaded the bases with no outs against Carrasco (6-3). But Jeter hesitated on Alex Rodriguez's medium-depth fly and stayed at third base — center fielder Michael Brantley appeared ready to concede the run — and Carrasco got out of the jam without allowing a run.Cleveland manager Manny Acta shuffled his batting order, putting Carlos Santana, Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera into lineup spots where they'd never hit before. The Indians had totaled only 21 runs while losing nine of 10, and managed to scratch out just enough to win. Angels 6, Mariners 3In Seattle, Vernon Wells hit Los Angeles' first homer in a week with a solo shot in the third inning, then hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh.The slumping Angels, having dropped seven of eight, started their longest road trip of the season with a comeback victory capped by a power surge.The Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki was 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored. Tigers 2, Rays 1 (10)In Detroit, Ramon Santiago's RBI triple in the bottom of the 10th kept the Tigers in a virtual tie for first place on the eve of their big series against Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUEReds 6, Dodgers 4In Los Angeles, Bronson Arroyo outpitched Hiroki Kuroda for the second time in 11 days and singled home the go-ahead run to lead Cincinnati over the Dodgers.Joey Votto hit a three-run homer and Chris Heisey also connected for the Reds.Arroyo (5-6) allowed four runs and seven hits over 7? innings with no walks in a rematch of his June 3 duel with Kuroda, which Cincinnati won 2-1. The Reds' right-hander is 4-0 with a 2.60 ERA in his last four starts against the Dodgers, after going 1-4 with a 4.67 ERA in his other nine starts against them.Kuroda (5-8) was charged with four runs — two earned — and seven hits over 6? innings. The right-hander is 0-5 with a 4.39 ERA in his last five starts, but his teammates have totaled just nine runs during that stretch. Pirates 3, Mets 1In Pittsburgh, Paul Maholm pitched seven shutout innings, Brandon Wood homered and the Pirates beat New York to split their four-game series. Diamondbacks 12, Marlins 9In Miami, Miguel Montero hit three doubles and drove in four runs, and pitcher Zach Duke hit a two-run homer for Arizona.Juan Miranda had three RBIs and Justin Upton knocked in a pair for the Diamondbacks, who have won four of five. Astros 8, Braves 3In Houston, Hunter Pence homered and drove in four runs, pushing his hitting streak to 23 games after a day off due to back trouble, and the Astros beat Atlanta to snap a four-game skid. Cubs 1, Brewers 0In Chicago, Darwin Barney scored on a fielder's choice in the eighth inning for the only run as the Cubs beat Milwaukee.Aramis Ramirez grounded to Brewers shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt with one out, but the throw to catcher Jonathan Lucroy wasn't in time to tag Barney, who dived over home plate. Padres 3, Rockies 1In Denver, Anthony Bass pitched five efficient innings to win his major league debut, Ryan Ludwick drove in two runs and San Diego snapped a three-game skid with a victory over Colorado in a game delayed 83 minutes by a thunderstorm.
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