'Dome run' lifts Twins past Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jason Kubel's two-out pop-up clanked off a catwalk high above Tropicana Field and fell near the pitcher's mound for a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, a true dome run that sent the Minnesota Twins past the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-6, on Thursday.

The Rays had scored six times in the eighth, capped by pinch-hitter Jason Barlett's grand slam that made it 6-all.

In the ninths, Minnesota put runners at the corners and Kubel lofted his pop. Second baseman Reid Brignac got in position to catch the ball on the back of the infield dirt, but it struck the highest metal catwalk - about 190 feet over the field - and changed direction, landing about 15 feet behind the mound.

By rule, the ball was in play and there were no arguments or discussions.

Minnesota 400 011 002 – 8 15 2

Tampa Bay 000 000 060 – 6 5 0

Minnesota AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Tampa Bay AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

Repko cf 5   2   2   1   .319      Rodriguez 2b-rf 3   1   2   0   .260

A.Casilla 2b 5   1   2   0   .264      c-Zobrist ph 1   0   0   0   .270

Mauer dh 3   1   1   1   .318      Crawford lf 4   0   0   0   .302

Delm.Young lf 5   2   2   1   .331      Longoria 3b 3   1   0   0   .288

Kubel rf 5   1   2   2   .263      W.Aybar dh 3   1   0   1   .253

Cuddyer 1b 5   0   2   1   .273      Joyce rf 3   0   0   0   .226

Valencia 3b 5   0   0   0   .347      a-Bartlett ph-ss 1   1   1   4   .239

Hardy ss 4   1   3   1   .270      D.Johnson 1b 3   0   0   0   .111

Butera c 4   0   1   1   .205      B.Upton cf 4   1   2   1   .235

Totals 41   8   15   8         Brignac ss-2b 4   0   0   0   .264

Shoppach c 2   1   0   0   .190

b-Jaso ph 0   0   0   0   .271

Totals 31   6   5   6      

a-homered for Joyce in the 8th. b-walked for Shoppach in the 9th. c-struck out for S.Rodriguez in the 9th. E: Cuddyer (4), Butera (3). LOB: Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 5. 2B: Repko (5), A.Casilla (2), Mauer (35), Delm.Young (33), Hardy (13), Butera (4). HR: Repko (3), off W.Davis; B.Upton (10), off Slowey; Bartlett (3), off Mahay. RBIs: Repko (6), Mauer (57), Delm.Young (83), Kubel 2 (65), Cuddyer (49), Hardy (22), Butera (9), W.Aybar (30), Bartlett 4 (41), B.Upton (39). SB: A.Casilla (2). CS: B.Upton (7). RLSP: Minnesota 5 (Butera, Cuddyer 2, A.Casilla, Valencia); Tampa Bay 2 (W.Aybar, Longoria). RA: A.Casilla, Kubel, Crawford 2. GIDP: Butera. DP: Minnesota 1 (Cuddyer); Tampa Bay 1 (S.Rodriguez, Brignac, D.Johnson).

Minnesota walks (2): Mauer 2.

Tampa Bay walks (4): Longoria, W.Aybar, D.Johnson, Jaso.

Minnesota strikeouts (3): Mauer, Valencia, Butera.

Tampa Bay strikeouts (12): Zobrist, Crawford, Longoria, W.Aybar, Joyce, B.Upton 2, Brignac 3, Shoppach 2.

Minnesota IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Slowey 72/3   4   4   4   1   9   114   4.45

Crain 0   0   1   1   1   0   8   3.18

Mahay (BS 1-1) 0   1   1   1   1   0   8   3.66

Capps (W 1-0) 11/3   0   0   0   1   3   18   2.25

Tampa Bay IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

W.Davis 6   10   6   6   1   2   81   4.45

Choate 2   2   0   0   0   1   27   5.40

Benoit (L 0-1) 1   3   2   2   1   0   23   1.14

Crain pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.Mahay pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Crain 3-1, Mahay 3-3, Capps 1-0. IBB: off Benoit (Mauer), off W.Davis (Mauer). HBP: by Slowey (S.Rodriguez, Shoppach). WP: Choate. Catchers' interference–Butera. Umpires: Home, Chris Guccione; First, Brian O'Nora; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Phil Cuzzi. T: 2:35. A: 29,210 (36,973).

White Sox 6, Tigers 4

DETROIT - Mark Kotsay ripped a two-run homer in the ninth inning, then lined a two-run triple in the 11th to send Chicago past Detroit.

Detroit's Ryan Raburn hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Bobby Jenks that made it 4-all. But he grounded out with runners on first and second to end it.

Kotsay's go-ahead triple came off Jose Valverde (1-3).

Sergio Santos (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for his first major-league win.

Chicago 000 020 002 02 – 6 13 0

Detroit 000 000 103 00 – 4 8 0

Chicago AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Detroit AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

Pierre lf 5   0   2   1   .267      A.Jackson cf 4   0   0   0   .308

Vizquel 3b 4   0   1   0   .293      Rhymes 2b 3   0   1   0   .250

Rios cf 5   0   0   0   .295      a-Raburn ph-2b 3   1   1   3   .211

Konerko dh 4   0   2   0   .304      Damon dh 4   0   0   0   .278

1-Lllbrdg pr-dh 1   2   1   0   .424      Mi.Cabrera 1b 2   0   1   0   .346

Quentin rf 4   0   1   0   .237      Boesch rf 5   0   1   0   .282

An.Jones rf 1   1   1   0   .204      Jh.Peralta ss 5   0   1   0   .246

Kotsay 1b 5   1   3   4   .223      Inge 3b 5   0   0   0   .265

Al.Ramirez ss 4   1   0   0   .289      Kelly lf 5   2   2   1   .214

R.Castro c 5   1   1   0   .309      Laird c 2   0   0   0   .188

Beckham 2b 4   0   1   0   .247      b-Santiago ph 0   1   0   0   .278

Totals 42   6   13   5         Avila c 1   0   1   0   .215

Totals 39   4   8   4      

a-grounded out for Rhymes in the 7th. b-was hit by a pitch for Laird in the 9th.1-ran for Konerko in the 9th. LOB: Chicago 5, Detroit 10. 2B: R.Castro (2). 3B: Kotsay (1). HR: Kotsay (7), off Weinhardt; Kelly (2), off F.Garcia; Raburn (3), off Jenks. RBIs: Pierre (27), Kotsay 4 (25), Raburn 3 (26), Kelly (9). SB: Pierre (41), Vizquel (6), Laird (3). CS: Pierre 2 (14), Konerko (1). RLSP: Chicago 4 (R.Castro 2, Rios 2); Detroit 6 (Jh.Peralta 3, Rhymes, Inge, Raburn). GIDP: Rios, Jh.Peralta. DP: Chicago 2 (F.Garcia, Kotsay), (Al.Ramirez, Beckham, Kotsay); Detroit 1 (Rhymes, Mi.Cabrera).

Chicago walks (2): Vizquel, Al.Ramirez.

Detroit walks (7): A.Jackson 2, Damon, Mi.Cabrera 3, Laird.

Chicago strikeouts (11): Vizquel 2, Rios 2, Quentin, Kotsay 2, Al.Ramirez, R.Castro, Beckham 2.

Detroit strikeouts (9): A.Jackson 2, Damon, Boesch 2, Inge 2, Kelly, Laird.

Chicago IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

F.Garcia 62/3   5   1   1   4   4   103   4.54

Thornton (H 18) 2/3   0   0   0   2   1   19   2.36

Putz (H 13) 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.79

Jenks (BS 3-26) 1   2   3   3   0   2   25   5.13

S.Santos (W 1-0) 2   1   0   0   1   2   31   1.53

Detroit IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Scherzer 7   8   2   2   2   7   103   4.19

Coke 1   0   0   0   0   2   13   2.60

Weinhardt 1   2   2   2   0   1   18   4.50

Valverde (L 1-3) 2   3   2   2   0   1   33   2.81

IR-S: Putz 2-0. HBP: by Jenks (Santiago). WP: Scherzer. Umpires: Home, Larry Vanover; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Jeff Kellogg. T: 3:18. A: 34,156 (41,255).

Orioles 5, Angels 4

BALTIMORE - Cesar Izturis singled in the winning run in the ninth inning, and Baltimore remained unbeaten under new manager Buck Showalter.

Since Showalter made his debut Tuesday, Baltimore has won three in a row and scored 20 runs. Before his arrival, the Orioles had lost 14 of 17 and were averaging 2.77 runs per game - second-lowest in the AL.

Matt Wieters led off the ninth with a double off Francisco Rodriguez (0-3). After Julio Lugo took third on a bunt by Corey Patterson, the Angels packed the drawn-up infield with six players.

Izturis then lined a single up the middle, sparking a wild celebration by the Orioles around first base.

Los Angeles 000 000 040 – 4 7 1

Baltimore 000 002 201 – 5 13 1

Los Angeles AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Baltimore AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

E.Aybar ss 3   0   0   0   .275      B.Roberts 2b 4   1   1   1   .236

M.Izturis 2b 4   1   0   0   .219      Markakis rf 4   1   2   2   .291

B.Abreu lf 4   1   1   1   .256      Wigginton 3b 4   0   2   0   .257

Tor.Hunter rf 4   1   2   3   .294      Scott 1b 4   0   1   0   .286

H.Matsui dh 4   0   1   0   .249      Ad.Jones cf 4   1   2   0   .277

Callaspo 3b 4   0   1   0   .276      Pie lf 4   0   1   1   .290

H.Kendrick 1b 4   0   1   0   .271      Wieters c 4   0   1   0   .251

J.Mathis c 2   0   0   0   .225      1-Lugo pr 0   1   0   0   .256

a-Willits ph 1   1   1   0   .281      C.Patterson dh 3   1   2   0   .278

Bo.Wilson c 1   0   0   0   .207      C.Izturis ss 4   0   1   1   .245

Bourjos cf 3   0   0   0   .200      Totals 35   5   13   5      

Totals 34   4   7   4      

One out when winning run scored.a-singled for J.Mathis in the 8th.1-ran for Wieters in the 9th. E: Tor.Hunter (2), B.Roberts (2). LOB: Los Angeles 5, Baltimore 6. 2B: Callaspo (21), B.Roberts (4), Wigginton (20), Scott (22), Ad.Jones (17), Wieters (12). HR: Tor.Hunter (17), off Berken; Markakis (8), off Haren. RBIs: B.Abreu (59), Tor.Hunter 3 (68), B.Roberts (2), Markakis 2 (39), Pie (9), C.Izturis (21). S: C.Patterson. RLSP: Los Angeles 3 (H.Kendrick 2, B.Abreu); Baltimore 4 (Ad.Jones 2, B.Roberts, Wieters). GIDP: Callaspo, Wigginton. DP: Los Angeles 2 (Izturis, Aybar), (E.Aybar, M.Izturis, H.Kendrick); Baltimore 1 (Roberts, Izturis, Scott).

Los Angeles walks (2): E.Aybar, Bourjos. Los Angeles strikeouts (6): E.Aybar, Tor.Hunter, H.Matsui 2, Bo.Wilson, Bourjos.

Baltimore strikeouts (3): Wigginton, Scott, Ad.Jones.

Los Angeles IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Haren 61/3   10   4   4   0   2   112   3.60

Jepsen 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   6   4.42

Rodney 1   0   0   0   0   1   22   4.12

F.Rodriguez (L 0-3) 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   9   4.31

Baltimore IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Arrieta 72/3   4   2   2   2   4   108   5.07

M.Gonzalez 0   1   1   1   0   0   2   5.40

Berken (W 3-2) (B 3-3) 11/3   2   1   1   0   2   16   2.83

M.Gonzalez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IR-S: Jepsen 1-1, M.Gonzalez 2-1, Berken 2-2. WP: Haren. Balk: Haren. Umpires: Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Bruce Dreckman; Second, Jerry Layne; Third, Mike Winters. T: 2:52. A: 17,362 (48,290).

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

BOSTON - Adrian Beltre slugged a grand slam to lead Boston past Cleveland to a split of the four-game series.

Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-3) allowed Shin-Soo Choo's 14th homer of the season in the first but gave up just four more hits in eight solid innings. He is 5-1 in his last 10 starts.

Jonathan Papelbon got his 26th save in 31 opportunities when he struck out Trevor Crowe with the bases loaded for the final out.

Cleveland 100 000 001 – 2 7 1

Boston 000 400 02x – 6 6 0

Cleveland AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Boston AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

Crowe cf 5   0   0   0   .251      Ellsbury cf 3   1   0   0   .212

Donald ss 4   0   0   0   .259      Scutaro ss 4   1   1   0   .279

Choo rf 4   1   2   1   .295      D.Ortiz dh 3   1   0   0   .259

LaPorta 1b 2   1   0   0   .250      V.Martinez c 3   1   1   0   .285

J.Brown lf 4   0   1   0   .125      J.Drew rf 3   1   1   2   .263

J.Nix dh 4   0   2   0   .223      1-McDnald pr-rf 0   0   0   0   .258

Valbuena 2b 4   0   2   1   .169      A.Beltre 3b 4   1   1   4   .336

A.Marte 3b 3   0   0   0   .204      Lowell 1b 4   0   1   0   .216

Marson c 3   0   0   0   .192      Kalish lf 3   0   1   0   .471

a-Duncan ph 0   0   0   0   .270      Hall 2b 3   0   0   0   .236

Totals 33   2   7   2         Totals 30   6   6   6      

a-walked for Marson in the 9th.1-ran for Drew in the 8th. E: Marson (3). LOB: Cleveland 8, Boston 4. 2B: Valbuena (7). HR: Choo (14), off Matsuzaka; Beltre (20), off Tomlin. RBIs: Choo (50), Valbuena (15), Drew 2 (51), Beltre 4 (75). SB: Nix (1), Marson (5). RLSP: Cleveland 6 (Donald, Nix, Crowe 3, Marson); Boston 2 (Lowell 2). RA: Brown 2, Marte. GIDP: Nix. DP: Boston 1 (Scutaro, Hall, Lowell).

Cleveland walks (4): LaPorta 2, A.Marte, Duncan. Boston walks (3): D.Ortiz, V.Martinez, J.Drew. Cleveland strikeouts (8): Crowe, Donald 2, LaPorta, J.Nix, Valbuena 2, A.Marte. Boston strikeouts (5): D.Ortiz, J.Drew, Lowell, Hall 2.

Cleveland IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Tomlin (L 1-1) 7   4   4   4   2   5   93   2.79

Herrmann 1   2   2   1   1   0   37   3.70

Boston IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Matsuzaka (W 8-3) 8   5   1   1   2   6   109   3.96

Okajima 1/3   2   1   1   1   0   19   5.85

Papelbon (S 26-31) 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   14   2.93

IR-S: Papelbon 2-0. WP: Herrmann. Catchers' interference–Marson. Umpires: Home, Bill Welke; First, Mike DiMuro; Second, Tim Welke; Third, Jim Reynolds. T: 3:00. A: 38,102 (37,402).