Throwing darts: Tigers ace Justin Verlander pitches against the Cardinals on Tuesday in Detroit. The Tigers won 6-3. APJones atoned for a costly error by cutting down the potential tying run at the plate and the Braves held on to end the Yankees' 10-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night."Sometimes you're going to whiff on some balls," the All-Star third baseman said. "But you've got to have a hockey goalie mentality down there. You've got to flush it or you're going to get the next one down your throat."The Yankees were trying to match their longest winning string in nearly a half-century. Instead, the Braves threw out two runners at home and won for only the second time in nine games — their skid included four losses to New York."They pitched really well and had some really good defense. That's kind of what we've been doing," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.Jason Heyward singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning off Hiroki Kuroda. Heyward also tripled and scored, and nailed Mark Teixeira at home with a strong throw from right field."We wouldn't have gotten there if it wasn't for Jason Heyward," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said.Kuroda (6-7) allowed all four runs on six hits and three walks. Against the Braves, whom he beat just six days ago, the right-hander had a career ERA of 2.23 along with six wins in as many games.Kuroda was not happy with the way his night ended."It's not the greatest feeling in the world," said Kuroda, who struck out six. "It wouldn't have hurt to have won. I just have to forget about this and move on."I worried too much when I put runners on base. I wasn't aggressive enough trying to protect a one-run lead and ended up allowing two."Atlanta rookie Andrelton Simmons drove in two runs and Jones delivered an RBI double for the slumping Braves.The Yankees' recent run was built entirely against NL teams. Only once since 1965 had the Yankees won 11 in a row, and that was in 1985. The team's record winning streak of 19 was set in 1947.Red Sox 7, Marlins 5In Boston, David Ortiz hit his 17th homer and Clay Buchholz won his fourth straight start as the Red Sox won for the fifth time in six games.Mets 5, Orioles 0In New York, Johan Santana pitched six sharp innings, Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer, and the Mets earned their second straight shutout of Baltimore.Pirates 7, Twins 2In Pittsburgh, Andrew McCutchen had three hits, including his 12th homer of the season, and Kevin Correia ended a lengthy winless streak at home.Rays 5, Nationals 4In Washington, Carlos Pena hit a two-run homer and David Price bounced back from his worst start of the season to pitch seven strong innings, leading Tampa Bay to a victory over the Nationals.Hideki Matsui was 0-for-1 in a pinch-hit appearance for the Rays.Indians 3, Reds 2 (10)In Cleveland, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning off hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman to give the Indians a win.Royals 2, Astros 0In Houston, Luke Hochevar pitched into the eighth inning, two relievers completed the shutout, and Billy Butler hit a solo home run to lead Kansas City over the Astros.Cubs 2, White Sox 1In Chicago, Travis Wood pitched six strong innings for his first win as a starter in more than a year and the Cubs beat the White Sox.Tigers 6, Cardinals 3In Detroit, Justin Verlander allowed one earned run in seven innings, leading the Tigers to a victory over St. Louis.Athletics 3, Dodgers 0In Oakland, Brandon McCarthy showed no signs of an ailing shoulder in seven impressive innings.Rangers 7, Padres 3In San Diego, Josh Hamilton returned to the Texas lineup after missing four starts due to illness and hit a two-run triple.Angels 12, Giants 5In Anaheim, Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer, Mark Trumbo added a three-run triple and drove in five runs.Blue Jays 10, Brewers 9In Milwaukee, Colby Rasmus and Jose Bautista erased a one-run deficit with back-to-back home runs off closer John Axford in the ninth and Toronto rallied to a win.Brewers leadoff batter Norichika Aoki finished 0-for-5.NATIONAL LEAGUEPhillies 7, Rockies 2In Philadelphia, Cole Hamels threw eight sharp innings and John Mayberry Jr. and Carlos Ruiz hit two-run homers for the Phillies.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Braves get to Kuroda, end Yanks' win streak
ATLANTA — Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves eventually caught the ball, and the New York Yankees.Throwing darts: Tigers ace Justin Verlander pitches against the Cardinals on Tuesday in Detroit. The Tigers won 6-3. APJones atoned for a costly error by cutting down the potential tying run at the plate and the Braves held on to end the Yankees' 10-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night."Sometimes you're going to whiff on some balls," the All-Star third baseman said. "But you've got to have a hockey goalie mentality down there. You've got to flush it or you're going to get the next one down your throat."The Yankees were trying to match their longest winning string in nearly a half-century. Instead, the Braves threw out two runners at home and won for only the second time in nine games — their skid included four losses to New York."They pitched really well and had some really good defense. That's kind of what we've been doing," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.Jason Heyward singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning off Hiroki Kuroda. Heyward also tripled and scored, and nailed Mark Teixeira at home with a strong throw from right field."We wouldn't have gotten there if it wasn't for Jason Heyward," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said.Kuroda (6-7) allowed all four runs on six hits and three walks. Against the Braves, whom he beat just six days ago, the right-hander had a career ERA of 2.23 along with six wins in as many games.Kuroda was not happy with the way his night ended."It's not the greatest feeling in the world," said Kuroda, who struck out six. "It wouldn't have hurt to have won. I just have to forget about this and move on."I worried too much when I put runners on base. I wasn't aggressive enough trying to protect a one-run lead and ended up allowing two."Atlanta rookie Andrelton Simmons drove in two runs and Jones delivered an RBI double for the slumping Braves.The Yankees' recent run was built entirely against NL teams. Only once since 1965 had the Yankees won 11 in a row, and that was in 1985. The team's record winning streak of 19 was set in 1947.Red Sox 7, Marlins 5In Boston, David Ortiz hit his 17th homer and Clay Buchholz won his fourth straight start as the Red Sox won for the fifth time in six games.Mets 5, Orioles 0In New York, Johan Santana pitched six sharp innings, Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer, and the Mets earned their second straight shutout of Baltimore.Pirates 7, Twins 2In Pittsburgh, Andrew McCutchen had three hits, including his 12th homer of the season, and Kevin Correia ended a lengthy winless streak at home.Rays 5, Nationals 4In Washington, Carlos Pena hit a two-run homer and David Price bounced back from his worst start of the season to pitch seven strong innings, leading Tampa Bay to a victory over the Nationals.Hideki Matsui was 0-for-1 in a pinch-hit appearance for the Rays.Indians 3, Reds 2 (10)In Cleveland, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning off hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman to give the Indians a win.Royals 2, Astros 0In Houston, Luke Hochevar pitched into the eighth inning, two relievers completed the shutout, and Billy Butler hit a solo home run to lead Kansas City over the Astros.Cubs 2, White Sox 1In Chicago, Travis Wood pitched six strong innings for his first win as a starter in more than a year and the Cubs beat the White Sox.Tigers 6, Cardinals 3In Detroit, Justin Verlander allowed one earned run in seven innings, leading the Tigers to a victory over St. Louis.Athletics 3, Dodgers 0In Oakland, Brandon McCarthy showed no signs of an ailing shoulder in seven impressive innings.Rangers 7, Padres 3In San Diego, Josh Hamilton returned to the Texas lineup after missing four starts due to illness and hit a two-run triple.Angels 12, Giants 5In Anaheim, Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer, Mark Trumbo added a three-run triple and drove in five runs.Blue Jays 10, Brewers 9In Milwaukee, Colby Rasmus and Jose Bautista erased a one-run deficit with back-to-back home runs off closer John Axford in the ninth and Toronto rallied to a win.Brewers leadoff batter Norichika Aoki finished 0-for-5.NATIONAL LEAGUEPhillies 7, Rockies 2In Philadelphia, Cole Hamels threw eight sharp innings and John Mayberry Jr. and Carlos Ruiz hit two-run homers for the Phillies.
Throwing darts: Tigers ace Justin Verlander pitches against the Cardinals on Tuesday in Detroit. The Tigers won 6-3. APJones atoned for a costly error by cutting down the potential tying run at the plate and the Braves held on to end the Yankees' 10-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night."Sometimes you're going to whiff on some balls," the All-Star third baseman said. "But you've got to have a hockey goalie mentality down there. You've got to flush it or you're going to get the next one down your throat."The Yankees were trying to match their longest winning string in nearly a half-century. Instead, the Braves threw out two runners at home and won for only the second time in nine games — their skid included four losses to New York."They pitched really well and had some really good defense. That's kind of what we've been doing," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.Jason Heyward singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning off Hiroki Kuroda. Heyward also tripled and scored, and nailed Mark Teixeira at home with a strong throw from right field."We wouldn't have gotten there if it wasn't for Jason Heyward," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said.Kuroda (6-7) allowed all four runs on six hits and three walks. Against the Braves, whom he beat just six days ago, the right-hander had a career ERA of 2.23 along with six wins in as many games.Kuroda was not happy with the way his night ended."It's not the greatest feeling in the world," said Kuroda, who struck out six. "It wouldn't have hurt to have won. I just have to forget about this and move on."I worried too much when I put runners on base. I wasn't aggressive enough trying to protect a one-run lead and ended up allowing two."Atlanta rookie Andrelton Simmons drove in two runs and Jones delivered an RBI double for the slumping Braves.The Yankees' recent run was built entirely against NL teams. Only once since 1965 had the Yankees won 11 in a row, and that was in 1985. The team's record winning streak of 19 was set in 1947.Red Sox 7, Marlins 5In Boston, David Ortiz hit his 17th homer and Clay Buchholz won his fourth straight start as the Red Sox won for the fifth time in six games.Mets 5, Orioles 0In New York, Johan Santana pitched six sharp innings, Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer, and the Mets earned their second straight shutout of Baltimore.Pirates 7, Twins 2In Pittsburgh, Andrew McCutchen had three hits, including his 12th homer of the season, and Kevin Correia ended a lengthy winless streak at home.Rays 5, Nationals 4In Washington, Carlos Pena hit a two-run homer and David Price bounced back from his worst start of the season to pitch seven strong innings, leading Tampa Bay to a victory over the Nationals.Hideki Matsui was 0-for-1 in a pinch-hit appearance for the Rays.Indians 3, Reds 2 (10)In Cleveland, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning off hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman to give the Indians a win.Royals 2, Astros 0In Houston, Luke Hochevar pitched into the eighth inning, two relievers completed the shutout, and Billy Butler hit a solo home run to lead Kansas City over the Astros.Cubs 2, White Sox 1In Chicago, Travis Wood pitched six strong innings for his first win as a starter in more than a year and the Cubs beat the White Sox.Tigers 6, Cardinals 3In Detroit, Justin Verlander allowed one earned run in seven innings, leading the Tigers to a victory over St. Louis.Athletics 3, Dodgers 0In Oakland, Brandon McCarthy showed no signs of an ailing shoulder in seven impressive innings.Rangers 7, Padres 3In San Diego, Josh Hamilton returned to the Texas lineup after missing four starts due to illness and hit a two-run triple.Angels 12, Giants 5In Anaheim, Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer, Mark Trumbo added a three-run triple and drove in five runs.Blue Jays 10, Brewers 9In Milwaukee, Colby Rasmus and Jose Bautista erased a one-run deficit with back-to-back home runs off closer John Axford in the ninth and Toronto rallied to a win.Brewers leadoff batter Norichika Aoki finished 0-for-5.NATIONAL LEAGUEPhillies 7, Rockies 2In Philadelphia, Cole Hamels threw eight sharp innings and John Mayberry Jr. and Carlos Ruiz hit two-run homers for the Phillies.
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