Back on track: Yu Darvish throws a pitch in the second inning against Los Angeles on Friday. The Rangers beat the Angels 10-3. APAlready with two homers in the first game back since a four-homer performance on the road earlier this week, Hamilton no longer could suppress a smile. He acknowledged the ovation with a wave of his glove."That was cool," Hamilton said after the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-3 on Friday night. "You don't know what to do in that instance because it was in the middle of a game."Yu Darvish struck out seven while C.J. Wilson faced only five batters in his first game against his old team, forced out by a one-hour, 56-minute rain delay in the first inning.Darvish (5-1) worked into the sixth. His 93rd and final pitch came four hours after his first one."Yu pitched great. I was proud of him coming back out there and sticking it out, doing what he's got to do," Hamilton said.Hamilton became only the 16th player in major league history with four homers in a game when he accomplished the feat Tuesday night in Baltimore.The slugger, who is eligible for free agency after the season, leads the majors with his .407 batting average, 17 homers and 40 RBIs.Darvish, coming off his first loss Sunday at Cleveland, walked three and gave up three hits. During the rain delay, he kept throwing every 15 minutes."The whole time I expected to stay in the game," Darvish said through his translator. "No matter what time, or how long the delay, I kept myself ready to pitch."Yankees 6, Mariners 2In New York, Raul Ibanez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off former Seattle teammate Felix Hernandez in the sixth inning, Robinson Cano had four hits and the Yanks beat the Mariners.New York's Hiroki Kuroda (3-4) went seven innings to improve to 3-1 at home, allowing a leadoff homer to Dustin Ackley and another in the sixth to Montero. He scattered six hits on two runs, walked two and struck out two.Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-4.Orioles 4, Rays 3In Baltimore, Nick Johnson's first homer in two years gave the hosts a seventh-inning lead and the Orioles edged Tampa Bay in a duel for first place in the AL East.Red Sox 7, Indians 5In Boston, Dustin Pedroia had three hits and three RBIs to back an effective outing by Clay Buchholz, and the Red Sox beat Cleveland to snap a three-game skid.Athletics 11, Tigers 4In Oakland, Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer and Josh Reddick homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs as the hosts pounded Detroit.White Sox 5, Royals 0In Chicago, Adam Dunn hit his 11th homer to match his total from last season, to lead Gavin Floyd and the White Sox.Twins 7, Blue Jays 6In Minneapolis, Darin Mastroianni got his first major league hit and drove in three runs to help the Twins top Toronto.NATIONAL LEAGUEMarlins 6, Mets 5In Miami, Greg Dobbs' single with two outs in the ninth inning scored Emilio Bonifacio from second base, and the Marlins rallied to end New York's five-game winning streak.Dodgers 7, Rockies 3In Los Angeles, Chris Capuano won his fourth straight outing and the Dodgers got home runs from Andre Ethier, Mark Ellis and Juan Uribe in a win over Colorado.Nationals 7, Reds 3In Cincinnati, Roger Bernadina and Danny Espinosa each hit a two-run homer in one of Washington's biggest scoring splurges of the season.Astros 1, Pirates 0In Pittsburgh, Bud Norris allowed three hits in six sharp innings, leading Houston to the win.Phillies 7, Padres 3In Philadelphia, Carlos Ruiz went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs for the Phillies, and John Mayberry Jr. homered and drove in three runs.Braves 9, Cardinals (12)In St. Louis, Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer in the 12th and Atlanta beat the Redbirds, ruining the Cardinals' celebration honoring former manager Tony La Russa.Brewers 8, Cubs 7 (13)In Milwaukee, Corey Hart hit an RBI single in the 13th for the Brewers.Diamondbacks 5, Giants 1In Phoenix, Paul Goldschmidt hit his first home run since his initial at-bat of the season, rookie Patrick Corbin allowed three hits over seven innings and Arizona ended a five-game losing streak.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Hamilton rips two more HRs
ARLINGTON, Texas — Josh Hamilton stood in the Texas outfield as the cheers got louder and louder. It was the first time the slugger really didn't know what to do.Back on track: Yu Darvish throws a pitch in the second inning against Los Angeles on Friday. The Rangers beat the Angels 10-3. APAlready with two homers in the first game back since a four-homer performance on the road earlier this week, Hamilton no longer could suppress a smile. He acknowledged the ovation with a wave of his glove."That was cool," Hamilton said after the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-3 on Friday night. "You don't know what to do in that instance because it was in the middle of a game."Yu Darvish struck out seven while C.J. Wilson faced only five batters in his first game against his old team, forced out by a one-hour, 56-minute rain delay in the first inning.Darvish (5-1) worked into the sixth. His 93rd and final pitch came four hours after his first one."Yu pitched great. I was proud of him coming back out there and sticking it out, doing what he's got to do," Hamilton said.Hamilton became only the 16th player in major league history with four homers in a game when he accomplished the feat Tuesday night in Baltimore.The slugger, who is eligible for free agency after the season, leads the majors with his .407 batting average, 17 homers and 40 RBIs.Darvish, coming off his first loss Sunday at Cleveland, walked three and gave up three hits. During the rain delay, he kept throwing every 15 minutes."The whole time I expected to stay in the game," Darvish said through his translator. "No matter what time, or how long the delay, I kept myself ready to pitch."Yankees 6, Mariners 2In New York, Raul Ibanez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off former Seattle teammate Felix Hernandez in the sixth inning, Robinson Cano had four hits and the Yanks beat the Mariners.New York's Hiroki Kuroda (3-4) went seven innings to improve to 3-1 at home, allowing a leadoff homer to Dustin Ackley and another in the sixth to Montero. He scattered six hits on two runs, walked two and struck out two.Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-4.Orioles 4, Rays 3In Baltimore, Nick Johnson's first homer in two years gave the hosts a seventh-inning lead and the Orioles edged Tampa Bay in a duel for first place in the AL East.Red Sox 7, Indians 5In Boston, Dustin Pedroia had three hits and three RBIs to back an effective outing by Clay Buchholz, and the Red Sox beat Cleveland to snap a three-game skid.Athletics 11, Tigers 4In Oakland, Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer and Josh Reddick homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs as the hosts pounded Detroit.White Sox 5, Royals 0In Chicago, Adam Dunn hit his 11th homer to match his total from last season, to lead Gavin Floyd and the White Sox.Twins 7, Blue Jays 6In Minneapolis, Darin Mastroianni got his first major league hit and drove in three runs to help the Twins top Toronto.NATIONAL LEAGUEMarlins 6, Mets 5In Miami, Greg Dobbs' single with two outs in the ninth inning scored Emilio Bonifacio from second base, and the Marlins rallied to end New York's five-game winning streak.Dodgers 7, Rockies 3In Los Angeles, Chris Capuano won his fourth straight outing and the Dodgers got home runs from Andre Ethier, Mark Ellis and Juan Uribe in a win over Colorado.Nationals 7, Reds 3In Cincinnati, Roger Bernadina and Danny Espinosa each hit a two-run homer in one of Washington's biggest scoring splurges of the season.Astros 1, Pirates 0In Pittsburgh, Bud Norris allowed three hits in six sharp innings, leading Houston to the win.Phillies 7, Padres 3In Philadelphia, Carlos Ruiz went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs for the Phillies, and John Mayberry Jr. homered and drove in three runs.Braves 9, Cardinals (12)In St. Louis, Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer in the 12th and Atlanta beat the Redbirds, ruining the Cardinals' celebration honoring former manager Tony La Russa.Brewers 8, Cubs 7 (13)In Milwaukee, Corey Hart hit an RBI single in the 13th for the Brewers.Diamondbacks 5, Giants 1In Phoenix, Paul Goldschmidt hit his first home run since his initial at-bat of the season, rookie Patrick Corbin allowed three hits over seven innings and Arizona ended a five-game losing streak.
Back on track: Yu Darvish throws a pitch in the second inning against Los Angeles on Friday. The Rangers beat the Angels 10-3. APAlready with two homers in the first game back since a four-homer performance on the road earlier this week, Hamilton no longer could suppress a smile. He acknowledged the ovation with a wave of his glove."That was cool," Hamilton said after the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-3 on Friday night. "You don't know what to do in that instance because it was in the middle of a game."Yu Darvish struck out seven while C.J. Wilson faced only five batters in his first game against his old team, forced out by a one-hour, 56-minute rain delay in the first inning.Darvish (5-1) worked into the sixth. His 93rd and final pitch came four hours after his first one."Yu pitched great. I was proud of him coming back out there and sticking it out, doing what he's got to do," Hamilton said.Hamilton became only the 16th player in major league history with four homers in a game when he accomplished the feat Tuesday night in Baltimore.The slugger, who is eligible for free agency after the season, leads the majors with his .407 batting average, 17 homers and 40 RBIs.Darvish, coming off his first loss Sunday at Cleveland, walked three and gave up three hits. During the rain delay, he kept throwing every 15 minutes."The whole time I expected to stay in the game," Darvish said through his translator. "No matter what time, or how long the delay, I kept myself ready to pitch."Yankees 6, Mariners 2In New York, Raul Ibanez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off former Seattle teammate Felix Hernandez in the sixth inning, Robinson Cano had four hits and the Yanks beat the Mariners.New York's Hiroki Kuroda (3-4) went seven innings to improve to 3-1 at home, allowing a leadoff homer to Dustin Ackley and another in the sixth to Montero. He scattered six hits on two runs, walked two and struck out two.Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-4.Orioles 4, Rays 3In Baltimore, Nick Johnson's first homer in two years gave the hosts a seventh-inning lead and the Orioles edged Tampa Bay in a duel for first place in the AL East.Red Sox 7, Indians 5In Boston, Dustin Pedroia had three hits and three RBIs to back an effective outing by Clay Buchholz, and the Red Sox beat Cleveland to snap a three-game skid.Athletics 11, Tigers 4In Oakland, Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer and Josh Reddick homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs as the hosts pounded Detroit.White Sox 5, Royals 0In Chicago, Adam Dunn hit his 11th homer to match his total from last season, to lead Gavin Floyd and the White Sox.Twins 7, Blue Jays 6In Minneapolis, Darin Mastroianni got his first major league hit and drove in three runs to help the Twins top Toronto.NATIONAL LEAGUEMarlins 6, Mets 5In Miami, Greg Dobbs' single with two outs in the ninth inning scored Emilio Bonifacio from second base, and the Marlins rallied to end New York's five-game winning streak.Dodgers 7, Rockies 3In Los Angeles, Chris Capuano won his fourth straight outing and the Dodgers got home runs from Andre Ethier, Mark Ellis and Juan Uribe in a win over Colorado.Nationals 7, Reds 3In Cincinnati, Roger Bernadina and Danny Espinosa each hit a two-run homer in one of Washington's biggest scoring splurges of the season.Astros 1, Pirates 0In Pittsburgh, Bud Norris allowed three hits in six sharp innings, leading Houston to the win.Phillies 7, Padres 3In Philadelphia, Carlos Ruiz went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs for the Phillies, and John Mayberry Jr. homered and drove in three runs.Braves 9, Cardinals (12)In St. Louis, Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer in the 12th and Atlanta beat the Redbirds, ruining the Cardinals' celebration honoring former manager Tony La Russa.Brewers 8, Cubs 7 (13)In Milwaukee, Corey Hart hit an RBI single in the 13th for the Brewers.Diamondbacks 5, Giants 1In Phoenix, Paul Goldschmidt hit his first home run since his initial at-bat of the season, rookie Patrick Corbin allowed three hits over seven innings and Arizona ended a five-game losing streak.
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