Stretch out: Cardinals second baseman Tyler Greene dives after a ball hit by the Phillies' Placido Polanco on Friday in St. Louis. The play resulted in an RBI single. Philadelphia won 10-9. APSEATTLE — The gem Dan Haren tossed Thursday night looked awfully familiar to Albert Pujols. Except this time instead of Pujols getting fooled by what Haren was tossing, he was helping the Los Angeles Angels' right-hander put together one of the finest efforts of his career."He makes good hitters look pretty bad including myself, he has in the past," Pujols said. "He is pretty amazing when he keeps the ball down.Pujols had three hits, including his 450th career home run, and Haren struck out a career-high 14 to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.Pujols, a newcomer to the AL West rivalry, made his presence known immediately. He lined a two-run shot off Seattle starter Jason Vargas (5-4) with one-out in the top of the first, and added line-drive singles in the fourth and sixth innings. It was just his third three-hit game this season.And those three runs proved to be plenty for Haren (2-5), who tossed the sixth shutout and 16th complete game of his career. He allowed four hits and only one Mariners baserunner reached third base. Only one other pitcher in Angels history had more strikeouts without allowing a walk than Haren did against Seattle.After struggling with a sore back for the early part of the season, putting together that kind of performance was gratifying for Haren."Even pitching at 80 percent I should get better results than I have been getting in prior starts. I think it was obvious tonight that my stuff was better and I was feeling better in general," Haren said. "I'm happy obviously to win a game. I forgot what it felt like."Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki finished 1-for-4 in the loss.Indians 2, Tigers 1In Cleveland, Justin Masterson (2-3) matched Justin Verlander pitch for pitch for his first career win over Detroit, and the first-place Indians did just enough to complete a three-game sweep of the underperforming Tigers.Choo Shin Soo homered on the third pitch from Verlander (5-2) as Cleveland won for the eighth time in 10 games and opened a six-game lead over third-place Detroit in the AL Central.White Sox 11, Twins 8In Chicago, Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth, leading the White Sox to a victory over Minnesota.A.J. Pierzynski and Dayan Viciedo also went deep as Chicago won for the sixth time in seven games.NATIONAL LEAGUEReds 6, Braves 3In Cincinnati, rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco capped a series full of homers with his first career grand slam, leading his club to a victory over Atlanta.The Reds completed their first four-game sweep of the Braves in Cincinnati since 1980 at Riverfront Stadium.Giants 14, Marlins 7In Miami, Melky Cabrera had three hits and drove in four runs for San Francisco, which gave starter Ryan Vogelsong robust run support for a change.Vogelsong (3-2) allowed three runs in 6? innings, which hiked his ERA to 2.50. The Giants had scored 22 runs in his previous seven starts.Padres 11, Mets 5In New York, Will Venable hit a pair of RBI doubles and Cameron Maybin had two run-scoring singles as San Diego broke out the offense after a long rain delay.Phillies 10, Cardinals 9In St. Louis, Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis each drove in three runs, including Galvis' go-ahead single in the sixth inning, in Philadelphia's close win.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Haren's 14-K gem, Pujols' homer lead Angels past Mariners
Stretch out: Cardinals second baseman Tyler Greene dives after a ball hit by the Phillies' Placido Polanco on Friday in St. Louis. The play resulted in an RBI single. Philadelphia won 10-9. APSEATTLE — The gem Dan Haren tossed Thursday night looked awfully familiar to Albert Pujols. Except this time instead of Pujols getting fooled by what Haren was tossing, he was helping the Los Angeles Angels' right-hander put together one of the finest efforts of his career."He makes good hitters look pretty bad including myself, he has in the past," Pujols said. "He is pretty amazing when he keeps the ball down.Pujols had three hits, including his 450th career home run, and Haren struck out a career-high 14 to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.Pujols, a newcomer to the AL West rivalry, made his presence known immediately. He lined a two-run shot off Seattle starter Jason Vargas (5-4) with one-out in the top of the first, and added line-drive singles in the fourth and sixth innings. It was just his third three-hit game this season.And those three runs proved to be plenty for Haren (2-5), who tossed the sixth shutout and 16th complete game of his career. He allowed four hits and only one Mariners baserunner reached third base. Only one other pitcher in Angels history had more strikeouts without allowing a walk than Haren did against Seattle.After struggling with a sore back for the early part of the season, putting together that kind of performance was gratifying for Haren."Even pitching at 80 percent I should get better results than I have been getting in prior starts. I think it was obvious tonight that my stuff was better and I was feeling better in general," Haren said. "I'm happy obviously to win a game. I forgot what it felt like."Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki finished 1-for-4 in the loss.Indians 2, Tigers 1In Cleveland, Justin Masterson (2-3) matched Justin Verlander pitch for pitch for his first career win over Detroit, and the first-place Indians did just enough to complete a three-game sweep of the underperforming Tigers.Choo Shin Soo homered on the third pitch from Verlander (5-2) as Cleveland won for the eighth time in 10 games and opened a six-game lead over third-place Detroit in the AL Central.White Sox 11, Twins 8In Chicago, Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth, leading the White Sox to a victory over Minnesota.A.J. Pierzynski and Dayan Viciedo also went deep as Chicago won for the sixth time in seven games.NATIONAL LEAGUEReds 6, Braves 3In Cincinnati, rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco capped a series full of homers with his first career grand slam, leading his club to a victory over Atlanta.The Reds completed their first four-game sweep of the Braves in Cincinnati since 1980 at Riverfront Stadium.Giants 14, Marlins 7In Miami, Melky Cabrera had three hits and drove in four runs for San Francisco, which gave starter Ryan Vogelsong robust run support for a change.Vogelsong (3-2) allowed three runs in 6? innings, which hiked his ERA to 2.50. The Giants had scored 22 runs in his previous seven starts.Padres 11, Mets 5In New York, Will Venable hit a pair of RBI doubles and Cameron Maybin had two run-scoring singles as San Diego broke out the offense after a long rain delay.Phillies 10, Cardinals 9In St. Louis, Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis each drove in three runs, including Galvis' go-ahead single in the sixth inning, in Philadelphia's close win.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Giants edge Carp on Kamei's homer
Between being hit in the face with a pitch and struggling at the plate early this year, it's safe to say Yoshiyuki Kamei's season hasn't been going well.
Big hit: The Giants' Yoshinobu Takahashi smacks a two-run home run in the third inning against the Carp on Thursday at Tokyo Dome. Yomiuri defeated Hiroshima 4-3. KYODOHe wasn't having the best of days on Thursday either, but one swing of the bat took care of that.Kamei's tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning ended up being the difference for the Yomiuri Giants in a 4-3 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome."I haven't been playing well and missed on the sacrifice bunt attempt earlier (in the sixth)," Kamei said. "So I wanted to do something to make up for that. I feel a lot better now."Kamei stepped to the plate in the eighth with two outs and the score knotted at 3-3. With the count in his favor, Kamei connected on a fastball, putting the Giants ahead with his first home run of the season."With two outs and none on, I was looking for something I could drive," Kamei said. "I was lucky to get a good pitch over the plate."Kamei had a 2-for-3 day at the dish. Yoshinobu Takahashi also homered for the Giants and shortstop Hayato Sakamoto was 2-for-4 with an RBI.Scott Mathieson (1-0) struck out four in two innings of relief to earn the win, while Kentaro Nishimura recorded his sixth save.Hiroshima's Kam Mickolio (1-2) was charged with the loss.Giants pitcher Shoki Kasahara finished outside of the decision in his first career start. He threw four innings and allowed three runs on six hits. Kasahara struck out three and walked two.Sakamoto drove in the game's first run, lining an RBI single over the glove of leaping second baseman Akihiro Higashide, before Takahashi's two-run shot put Yomiuri ahead 3-0 in the third.NAGOYA — Left-hander Yudai Kawai pitched seven scoreless innings and Tony Blanco homered as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hanshin Tigers 3-0 on Thursday to keep their unbeaten streak alive at six games, including a tie.Kawai (1-0) scattered five hits, struck out four and walked none at Nagoya Dome.Blanco led off the second with a drive to center off Yuya Ando (2-1). Naomichi Donoue added a two-run double the same frame.BayStars 3, Swallows 1At Yokohama Stadium, Norihiro Nakamura drove in two runs in support of Opening Day starter Kentaro Takasaki, who limited the damage to one run in seven innings against Tokyo Yakult to help Yokohama end a six-game losing streak.Left-hander Kyohei Muranaka (3-1) took the loss after allowing two runs and seven hits in six innings of work.The Swallows' Shinya Miyamoto went 0-for-3 with a bases-loaded walk to remain one shy from his 2,000th career hit.PACIFIC LEAGUEMarines 6, Buffaloes 1At Osaka's Kyocera Dome, Shunsuke Watanabe (1-1) threw one-run ball, despite allowing seven hits over eight innings as Chiba Lotte beat Orix.Saburo Omura had a two-run single to highlight a four-run fifth. Tadahito Iguchi hit an RBI single among his three hits.Evan MacLane (2-2) took the loss for the Buffaloes.Hawks 2, Fighters 0At Sapporo Dome, Wily Mo Pena homered twice, and Nagisa Arakaki (3-1) tossed eight scoreless innings of three-hit ball as Fukuoka Softbank swept Hokkaido Nippon Ham in three games.Pena hit a solo drive in the second against Brian Wolfe (2-2) and went deep again in the eighth.Lions 6, Eagles 1At Seibu Dome, Shogo Akiyama went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, Hirotaka Koishi tossed seven scoreless innings en route to his first career win, and Seibu ended a three-game skid with a rout of Tohoku Rakuten.Akiyama had a run-scoring single in the third and a two-run triple in the fifth.Manabu Mima (0-1) was roughed up for six runs and 10 hits in six innings of the loss.
Big hit: The Giants' Yoshinobu Takahashi smacks a two-run home run in the third inning against the Carp on Thursday at Tokyo Dome. Yomiuri defeated Hiroshima 4-3. KYODOHe wasn't having the best of days on Thursday either, but one swing of the bat took care of that.Kamei's tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning ended up being the difference for the Yomiuri Giants in a 4-3 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome."I haven't been playing well and missed on the sacrifice bunt attempt earlier (in the sixth)," Kamei said. "So I wanted to do something to make up for that. I feel a lot better now."Kamei stepped to the plate in the eighth with two outs and the score knotted at 3-3. With the count in his favor, Kamei connected on a fastball, putting the Giants ahead with his first home run of the season."With two outs and none on, I was looking for something I could drive," Kamei said. "I was lucky to get a good pitch over the plate."Kamei had a 2-for-3 day at the dish. Yoshinobu Takahashi also homered for the Giants and shortstop Hayato Sakamoto was 2-for-4 with an RBI.Scott Mathieson (1-0) struck out four in two innings of relief to earn the win, while Kentaro Nishimura recorded his sixth save.Hiroshima's Kam Mickolio (1-2) was charged with the loss.Giants pitcher Shoki Kasahara finished outside of the decision in his first career start. He threw four innings and allowed three runs on six hits. Kasahara struck out three and walked two.Sakamoto drove in the game's first run, lining an RBI single over the glove of leaping second baseman Akihiro Higashide, before Takahashi's two-run shot put Yomiuri ahead 3-0 in the third.NAGOYA — Left-hander Yudai Kawai pitched seven scoreless innings and Tony Blanco homered as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hanshin Tigers 3-0 on Thursday to keep their unbeaten streak alive at six games, including a tie.Kawai (1-0) scattered five hits, struck out four and walked none at Nagoya Dome.Blanco led off the second with a drive to center off Yuya Ando (2-1). Naomichi Donoue added a two-run double the same frame.BayStars 3, Swallows 1At Yokohama Stadium, Norihiro Nakamura drove in two runs in support of Opening Day starter Kentaro Takasaki, who limited the damage to one run in seven innings against Tokyo Yakult to help Yokohama end a six-game losing streak.Left-hander Kyohei Muranaka (3-1) took the loss after allowing two runs and seven hits in six innings of work.The Swallows' Shinya Miyamoto went 0-for-3 with a bases-loaded walk to remain one shy from his 2,000th career hit.PACIFIC LEAGUEMarines 6, Buffaloes 1At Osaka's Kyocera Dome, Shunsuke Watanabe (1-1) threw one-run ball, despite allowing seven hits over eight innings as Chiba Lotte beat Orix.Saburo Omura had a two-run single to highlight a four-run fifth. Tadahito Iguchi hit an RBI single among his three hits.Evan MacLane (2-2) took the loss for the Buffaloes.Hawks 2, Fighters 0At Sapporo Dome, Wily Mo Pena homered twice, and Nagisa Arakaki (3-1) tossed eight scoreless innings of three-hit ball as Fukuoka Softbank swept Hokkaido Nippon Ham in three games.Pena hit a solo drive in the second against Brian Wolfe (2-2) and went deep again in the eighth.Lions 6, Eagles 1At Seibu Dome, Shogo Akiyama went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, Hirotaka Koishi tossed seven scoreless innings en route to his first career win, and Seibu ended a three-game skid with a rout of Tohoku Rakuten.Akiyama had a run-scoring single in the third and a two-run triple in the fifth.Manabu Mima (0-1) was roughed up for six runs and 10 hits in six innings of the loss.Sunday, May 29, 2011
Sumitani bashes go-ahead homer for Lions
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Ginjiro Sumitani hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning as the Seibu Lions edged the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Pinpoint control: Seibu Lions hurler Takayuki Kishi fans seven batters in seven innings in a 3-2 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Saturday at Seibu Dome. KYODO PHOTOSeibu won its third straight in interleague play and returned to .500 for the season.The Swallows took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, which featured an RBI single by Wladimir Balentien, and Masanori Ishikawa kept his shutout alive until Hiroyuki Nakajima teed off the left-hander with a game-tying two-run blast in the sixth at Seibu Dome.After Hisashi Takayama went down on a called third strike to start off the bottom of the seventh, Sumitani lofted the first pitch — a slider — he saw from Ishikawa (3-2) into the seats in left to give the Lions the lead."That felt good. This is the first time I've done something like this, so I am especially happy," said Sumitani. "I struck out in my second at-bat against him (Ishikawa), so I was just trying to get on base and create a chance."Takayuki Kishi (2-1) yielded two unearned runs in seven innings, striking out seven and walking one. Atsushi Okamoto worked the ninth for his sixth save."I was doing my best to be aggressive against the hitters. I was really flying out there," said Kishi, who threw 124 pitches. "I've been throwing too many pitches each week, so I need to conserve my energy as much as possible." Fighters 1, Carp 0 (11)At Sapporo Dome, Atsunori Inaba played hero with a walk-off single with two outs in the 11th to give Hokkaido Nippon Ham a win over Hiroshima, which lost its third in a row.Closer Hisashi Takeda (1-0) got the win after two scoreless innings. Carp reliever Dennis Sarfate (1-1) took the loss.Hiroshima starter Kan Otake left after just 1? innings due to an injury after being hit with a batted ball. Giants 2, Marines 0At QVC Marine Field, Tetsuya Utsumi threw a four-hitter in his first shutout of the season, posting his CL-leading sixth win as Yomiuri snapped a four-game skid with a win over Chiba Lotte.Utsumi (6-1) struck out 10, walked three and stymied the Marines batters with his nasty breaking ball. Hisayoshi Chono and Kenji Yano hit sacrifice flies in the first and sixth, both off Yuki Karakawa (4-2). Dragons 5, Buffaloes 1At Osaka's Kyocera Dome, Hirokazu Ibata went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Takehiro Donoue homered to put the icing on the cake in the ninth inning as Chunichi downed Orix.Kazuki Yoshimi (4-1) pitched one-run ball over seven strong innings, painting the edge of the strike zone. He struck out four and walked none.Yuki Nishi (4-2) took the loss. Eagles 3, Tigers 2 (10)At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Fuminori Yokogawa had a game-winning single in the 10th as Tohoku Rakuten beat Hanshin.With one out, Yokogawa singled deep to left off Daiki Enokida (1-1) to drive home pinch runner Wataru Nishimura from second. Koji Aoyama (1-1) won in relief. Hawks 6, BayStars 5At Fukuoka's Yahoo Dome, pinch hitter Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit a game-tying, two-run single with two outs in the eighth and substitute catcher Hidenori Tanoue followed with a go-ahead single as Fukuoka Softbank rallied over Yokohama.Takehito Kanazawa (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the Hawks, who are undefeated in their last nine games, including two ties.
Pinpoint control: Seibu Lions hurler Takayuki Kishi fans seven batters in seven innings in a 3-2 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Saturday at Seibu Dome. KYODO PHOTOSeibu won its third straight in interleague play and returned to .500 for the season.The Swallows took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, which featured an RBI single by Wladimir Balentien, and Masanori Ishikawa kept his shutout alive until Hiroyuki Nakajima teed off the left-hander with a game-tying two-run blast in the sixth at Seibu Dome.After Hisashi Takayama went down on a called third strike to start off the bottom of the seventh, Sumitani lofted the first pitch — a slider — he saw from Ishikawa (3-2) into the seats in left to give the Lions the lead."That felt good. This is the first time I've done something like this, so I am especially happy," said Sumitani. "I struck out in my second at-bat against him (Ishikawa), so I was just trying to get on base and create a chance."Takayuki Kishi (2-1) yielded two unearned runs in seven innings, striking out seven and walking one. Atsushi Okamoto worked the ninth for his sixth save."I was doing my best to be aggressive against the hitters. I was really flying out there," said Kishi, who threw 124 pitches. "I've been throwing too many pitches each week, so I need to conserve my energy as much as possible." Fighters 1, Carp 0 (11)At Sapporo Dome, Atsunori Inaba played hero with a walk-off single with two outs in the 11th to give Hokkaido Nippon Ham a win over Hiroshima, which lost its third in a row.Closer Hisashi Takeda (1-0) got the win after two scoreless innings. Carp reliever Dennis Sarfate (1-1) took the loss.Hiroshima starter Kan Otake left after just 1? innings due to an injury after being hit with a batted ball. Giants 2, Marines 0At QVC Marine Field, Tetsuya Utsumi threw a four-hitter in his first shutout of the season, posting his CL-leading sixth win as Yomiuri snapped a four-game skid with a win over Chiba Lotte.Utsumi (6-1) struck out 10, walked three and stymied the Marines batters with his nasty breaking ball. Hisayoshi Chono and Kenji Yano hit sacrifice flies in the first and sixth, both off Yuki Karakawa (4-2). Dragons 5, Buffaloes 1At Osaka's Kyocera Dome, Hirokazu Ibata went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Takehiro Donoue homered to put the icing on the cake in the ninth inning as Chunichi downed Orix.Kazuki Yoshimi (4-1) pitched one-run ball over seven strong innings, painting the edge of the strike zone. He struck out four and walked none.Yuki Nishi (4-2) took the loss. Eagles 3, Tigers 2 (10)At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Fuminori Yokogawa had a game-winning single in the 10th as Tohoku Rakuten beat Hanshin.With one out, Yokogawa singled deep to left off Daiki Enokida (1-1) to drive home pinch runner Wataru Nishimura from second. Koji Aoyama (1-1) won in relief. Hawks 6, BayStars 5At Fukuoka's Yahoo Dome, pinch hitter Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit a game-tying, two-run single with two outs in the eighth and substitute catcher Hidenori Tanoue followed with a go-ahead single as Fukuoka Softbank rallied over Yokohama.Takehito Kanazawa (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the Hawks, who are undefeated in their last nine games, including two ties.
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