Strong season continues: Texas starter Yu Darvish fires a pitch against Kansas City on Monday. The Rangers won 8-4. KYODODarvish retired the first 17 batters, Texas hit five home runs and the Rangers beat the Royals 8-4 Monday in a game that turned testy.The Royals did not get a baserunner until Johnny Giavotella walked on a close pitch with two outs in the sixth. David Lough, the next batter, ended the no-hitter with a bloop single to center."I turned to (bench coach) Chino (Cadahia) in about the fifth inning and said 'Boy, this guy's got a shot,' " Royals manager Ned Yost said."The variation in speeds was tremendous. It was the first time we've seen him. It was our first time seeing him and he was fantastic."Lough, playing in just his third major league game, hit it just out of the reach of Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus."It takes one hit sometimes and other guys can feed off it," Lough said. "I saw him going back for it and I was hoping it would fall in."He was definitely switching it up on us. His off-speed stuff was working well, keeping us off balance."The only opposing pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium is Darvish's boss, Rangers president Nolan Ryan on May 15, 1973.Darvish (14-9), who retired the final seven batters he faced in his previous start, tied Wade Miley of Arizona for the most victories by a rookie this season.Darvish gave up a two-run triple to Tony Abreu and a RBI double to Alex Gordon to cut the Texas lead to 6-3 before the inning ended. Darvish was pulled after the seventh and struck out six, including five in the first three innings, and walked one.Bruce Chen (10-11) allowed six runs on six hits, four of them home runs. He lasted six innings as his career ERA against Texas climbed to 8.68.Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning. Cruz watched his drive sail over the wall, then was hit by Louis Coleman's first pitch leading off the ninth.Cruz took a few steps to the mound, but was restrained by catcher Brayan Pena. The dugouts and bullpens emptied, but only words were exchanged. Both teams were issued a warning by plate umpire Mike Everitt."We were trying to pitch in on him, to keep him from extending his arms," Yost said. "You saw what he did the last at-bat when he got his arms extended. We were just trying to pitch him in."Michael Young answered that by homering on the next pitch.Josh Hamilton hit his 38th homer and Geovany Soto added a three-run shot as Texas won for the ninth time in 12 games. The AL West leaders moved a season-high 26 games over .500 with some more pop after they hit four homers Sunday in win at Cleveland."They've got a big-time offense," Royals designated hitter Billy Butler said. "They're a high-powered offense and got eight runs on us. Darvish was throwing strikes and mixing it well, pounding the strike zone, and definitely executing every pitch. . . . We hit some balls well and didn't get some hits on them, too."Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0In Toronto, Joe Saunders and three relievers combined on a three-hitter and charging Baltimore blanked the Blue Jays, cutting its AL East deficit to one game.J.J. Hardy drove in two runs as the Orioles won for the eighth time in 10 games. Rays 4, Yankees 3In St. Petersburg, Florida, James Shields pitched eight strong innings to outlast CC Sabathia and light-hitting Chris Gimenez drove in two runs, helping the Rays beat the Yankees.New York, which led the AL East by 10 games earlier this summer, had its edge cut to one game by Baltimore.The Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-3, striking out twice. Indians 3, Tigers 2In Detroit, Asdrubal Cabrera's tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning lifted Cleveland to a win over the Tigers, giving right-hander Corey Kluber his first career victory. Angels 8, Athletics 3In Oakland, Chris Iannetta hit a two-run homer in a three-hit day, Vernon Wells had a solo shot and RBI single, and the Angels snapped the Athletics' season-best nine-game winning streak. Mariners 4, Red Sox 1In Seattle, Jason Vargas pitched seven solid innings and the Mariners sent Boston to its season-worst seventh straight loss. White Sox 4, Twins 2In Chicago, Gordon Beckham hit a two-run homer and Hector Santiago won in his first major league start as the White Sox beat Minnesota and moved back into sole possession of first place in the AL Central.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Darvish racks up 14th win
KANSAS CITY — Yu Darvish did not throw a no-hitter, though there was some concern in the Kansas City dugout that he might.Strong season continues: Texas starter Yu Darvish fires a pitch against Kansas City on Monday. The Rangers won 8-4. KYODODarvish retired the first 17 batters, Texas hit five home runs and the Rangers beat the Royals 8-4 Monday in a game that turned testy.The Royals did not get a baserunner until Johnny Giavotella walked on a close pitch with two outs in the sixth. David Lough, the next batter, ended the no-hitter with a bloop single to center."I turned to (bench coach) Chino (Cadahia) in about the fifth inning and said 'Boy, this guy's got a shot,' " Royals manager Ned Yost said."The variation in speeds was tremendous. It was the first time we've seen him. It was our first time seeing him and he was fantastic."Lough, playing in just his third major league game, hit it just out of the reach of Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus."It takes one hit sometimes and other guys can feed off it," Lough said. "I saw him going back for it and I was hoping it would fall in."He was definitely switching it up on us. His off-speed stuff was working well, keeping us off balance."The only opposing pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium is Darvish's boss, Rangers president Nolan Ryan on May 15, 1973.Darvish (14-9), who retired the final seven batters he faced in his previous start, tied Wade Miley of Arizona for the most victories by a rookie this season.Darvish gave up a two-run triple to Tony Abreu and a RBI double to Alex Gordon to cut the Texas lead to 6-3 before the inning ended. Darvish was pulled after the seventh and struck out six, including five in the first three innings, and walked one.Bruce Chen (10-11) allowed six runs on six hits, four of them home runs. He lasted six innings as his career ERA against Texas climbed to 8.68.Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning. Cruz watched his drive sail over the wall, then was hit by Louis Coleman's first pitch leading off the ninth.Cruz took a few steps to the mound, but was restrained by catcher Brayan Pena. The dugouts and bullpens emptied, but only words were exchanged. Both teams were issued a warning by plate umpire Mike Everitt."We were trying to pitch in on him, to keep him from extending his arms," Yost said. "You saw what he did the last at-bat when he got his arms extended. We were just trying to pitch him in."Michael Young answered that by homering on the next pitch.Josh Hamilton hit his 38th homer and Geovany Soto added a three-run shot as Texas won for the ninth time in 12 games. The AL West leaders moved a season-high 26 games over .500 with some more pop after they hit four homers Sunday in win at Cleveland."They've got a big-time offense," Royals designated hitter Billy Butler said. "They're a high-powered offense and got eight runs on us. Darvish was throwing strikes and mixing it well, pounding the strike zone, and definitely executing every pitch. . . . We hit some balls well and didn't get some hits on them, too."Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0In Toronto, Joe Saunders and three relievers combined on a three-hitter and charging Baltimore blanked the Blue Jays, cutting its AL East deficit to one game.J.J. Hardy drove in two runs as the Orioles won for the eighth time in 10 games. Rays 4, Yankees 3In St. Petersburg, Florida, James Shields pitched eight strong innings to outlast CC Sabathia and light-hitting Chris Gimenez drove in two runs, helping the Rays beat the Yankees.New York, which led the AL East by 10 games earlier this summer, had its edge cut to one game by Baltimore.The Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-3, striking out twice. Indians 3, Tigers 2In Detroit, Asdrubal Cabrera's tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning lifted Cleveland to a win over the Tigers, giving right-hander Corey Kluber his first career victory. Angels 8, Athletics 3In Oakland, Chris Iannetta hit a two-run homer in a three-hit day, Vernon Wells had a solo shot and RBI single, and the Angels snapped the Athletics' season-best nine-game winning streak. Mariners 4, Red Sox 1In Seattle, Jason Vargas pitched seven solid innings and the Mariners sent Boston to its season-worst seventh straight loss. White Sox 4, Twins 2In Chicago, Gordon Beckham hit a two-run homer and Hector Santiago won in his first major league start as the White Sox beat Minnesota and moved back into sole possession of first place in the AL Central.
Strong season continues: Texas starter Yu Darvish fires a pitch against Kansas City on Monday. The Rangers won 8-4. KYODODarvish retired the first 17 batters, Texas hit five home runs and the Rangers beat the Royals 8-4 Monday in a game that turned testy.The Royals did not get a baserunner until Johnny Giavotella walked on a close pitch with two outs in the sixth. David Lough, the next batter, ended the no-hitter with a bloop single to center."I turned to (bench coach) Chino (Cadahia) in about the fifth inning and said 'Boy, this guy's got a shot,' " Royals manager Ned Yost said."The variation in speeds was tremendous. It was the first time we've seen him. It was our first time seeing him and he was fantastic."Lough, playing in just his third major league game, hit it just out of the reach of Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus."It takes one hit sometimes and other guys can feed off it," Lough said. "I saw him going back for it and I was hoping it would fall in."He was definitely switching it up on us. His off-speed stuff was working well, keeping us off balance."The only opposing pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium is Darvish's boss, Rangers president Nolan Ryan on May 15, 1973.Darvish (14-9), who retired the final seven batters he faced in his previous start, tied Wade Miley of Arizona for the most victories by a rookie this season.Darvish gave up a two-run triple to Tony Abreu and a RBI double to Alex Gordon to cut the Texas lead to 6-3 before the inning ended. Darvish was pulled after the seventh and struck out six, including five in the first three innings, and walked one.Bruce Chen (10-11) allowed six runs on six hits, four of them home runs. He lasted six innings as his career ERA against Texas climbed to 8.68.Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning. Cruz watched his drive sail over the wall, then was hit by Louis Coleman's first pitch leading off the ninth.Cruz took a few steps to the mound, but was restrained by catcher Brayan Pena. The dugouts and bullpens emptied, but only words were exchanged. Both teams were issued a warning by plate umpire Mike Everitt."We were trying to pitch in on him, to keep him from extending his arms," Yost said. "You saw what he did the last at-bat when he got his arms extended. We were just trying to pitch him in."Michael Young answered that by homering on the next pitch.Josh Hamilton hit his 38th homer and Geovany Soto added a three-run shot as Texas won for the ninth time in 12 games. The AL West leaders moved a season-high 26 games over .500 with some more pop after they hit four homers Sunday in win at Cleveland."They've got a big-time offense," Royals designated hitter Billy Butler said. "They're a high-powered offense and got eight runs on us. Darvish was throwing strikes and mixing it well, pounding the strike zone, and definitely executing every pitch. . . . We hit some balls well and didn't get some hits on them, too."Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0In Toronto, Joe Saunders and three relievers combined on a three-hitter and charging Baltimore blanked the Blue Jays, cutting its AL East deficit to one game.J.J. Hardy drove in two runs as the Orioles won for the eighth time in 10 games. Rays 4, Yankees 3In St. Petersburg, Florida, James Shields pitched eight strong innings to outlast CC Sabathia and light-hitting Chris Gimenez drove in two runs, helping the Rays beat the Yankees.New York, which led the AL East by 10 games earlier this summer, had its edge cut to one game by Baltimore.The Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki was 0-for-3, striking out twice. Indians 3, Tigers 2In Detroit, Asdrubal Cabrera's tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning lifted Cleveland to a win over the Tigers, giving right-hander Corey Kluber his first career victory. Angels 8, Athletics 3In Oakland, Chris Iannetta hit a two-run homer in a three-hit day, Vernon Wells had a solo shot and RBI single, and the Angels snapped the Athletics' season-best nine-game winning streak. Mariners 4, Red Sox 1In Seattle, Jason Vargas pitched seven solid innings and the Mariners sent Boston to its season-worst seventh straight loss. White Sox 4, Twins 2In Chicago, Gordon Beckham hit a two-run homer and Hector Santiago won in his first major league start as the White Sox beat Minnesota and moved back into sole possession of first place in the AL Central.
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