Blue Jays 7, Astros 5: Down 4-0 in the 6th inning, Jose Bautista both started and then capped off the Toronto comeback with a home run – giving him 18 on the year. Plus he also stole a base, and also threw a baserunner attempting to go first to third on a single out from right-field. Just ridiculous.
Cardinals 3, Roayls 0: Jake Westbrook dropped his ERA almost a full run – to 5.17 – with the fine start (8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K). Matt Holliday homered to get his OPS back above 1.000, after it had dropped just below for the first time on Friday.
White Sox 9, Dodgers 2: Rookie Jerry Sands hit his first major league home run for LA, but otherwise it was all Chicago. Every Sox starter had a hit except Adam Dunn (who went 0-4 wth 4 K’s); Pual Konerko and Alexei Ramirez adding 3 each and Alex Rios going deep.
Orioles 8, Nationals 3: A small turnaround for Baltimore, who had been outscored 30-7 in the previous two games. Nolan Reimold, recently called up to the majors, hit his first home run of the season. And I’m sure Jeremy Guthrie (7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) appreciated the not too common run support.
Indians 2, Reds 1: Nothing for six innings, and then as soon as the Reds score, Travis Buck hits a two-run homer to put the Indians up to stay. Josh Tomlin (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K) moves to 6-1 on the season, tying him for the major league lead in victories.
Marlins 5, Rays 3: Javier Vazquez pitched like the Javvy of old (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K), and his bullpen managed not to completely blow it. David Price gave up homers to Hanley Ramirez (sure) and Omar Infante (tsk, tsk) – and allowed 5 runs for the second start in a row.
Pirates 6, Tigers 2: Andrew McCutchen (3-4) and Jose Tabata (2-4) did the job at the top of the line-up to spur the Pirates’ offense. With the win, the Pittsburgh now has the same record (22-23) as Detroit.
Giants 3, A’s 0: Tim Lincecum (9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K) retired 21 consecutive batters at one point in this one. Brett Anderson didn’t go nine, but he pitched pretty well in taking the loss (5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K).
Yankees 7, Mets 3: Russel Martin homered. Then Mark Teixeria homered. Then Curtis Granderson homered. Then Alex Rodriguez homered. That got the Yankees up to an even 70 on the team (and the win) – and they’d still have the most in the majors even if you took away all of Granderson’s 15 longballs.
Brewers 3, Rockies 2: Shaun Marcum was touched for homer by Carlos Gonzalez three batters into the game, but was dominant overall (8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 K). Milwaukee gets to .500 for the first time in May with the victory.
Phillies 2, Rangers 0: Cliff Lee completely shut down his former club (8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K), and even added a stolen base on the other side of the ball. Ryan Madson saved his second game of the series – his 9th of the year – and dropped his ERA to 0.47 on the year. Guess he’s OK as a closer.
Cubs 9, Red Sox 3: David Ortiz hit his 9th home run of the year; Alfredo Aceves had given the Sox five solid innings; and then Chicago hung 8 runs on Matt Albers and company in the 8th inning to turn a close game into a blowout.
Braves 5, Angels 4 (12 innings): Bobby Abreu homered and stole a couple bases (LA went 5 for 6 on the night on the base paths), but a three-run bomb from Joe Mather and an RBI double by Brian McCann in the 7th inning tied the game up. No one scored in regulation so the game went to extras, when Mather solidified his hero status for the game with his 4th hit of the game – a double to drive in the winning run.
Mariners 4, Padres 0: This Michael Pineda kid seems pretty good (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K). He’s been as good or better than King Felix so far this year, and had to be considered the early favorite for AL Rookie of the Year.
Diamondbacks 9, Twins 6: A six-run 8th inning – finished u by a Kelly Johnson grand slam – turned a three-run deficit into a three-run lead for Arizona, who move to within a win of .500. Minnesota, meanwhile, would need to win every game for the next two weeks to get there.
