Pena delivers, Cubs trip Reds
CHICAGO - Carlos Pena led off the ninth with a tying homer and Kosuke Fukudome rapped a game-ending single as the Chicago Cubs scored twice in the ninth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2, Saturday.
CHICAGO - Carlos Pena led off the ninth with a tying homer and Kosuke Fukudome rapped a game-ending single as the Chicago Cubs scored twice in the ninth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2, Saturday.
An out after Pena homered to open the ninth, Blake DeWitt singled up the middle. He advanced to third on Jeff Baker's ground-rule double to center field. Fukudome won it with a two-out single up the middle.
Francisco Cordero (2-1) allowed two runs and four hits while getting just two outs for the Reds, who snapped a three-game winning streak.
Pena signed a one-year, $10 million deal with the Cubs last December. He was supposed to provide power from the left side but struggled through April, batting .159 with no homers.
He finally broke out on Tuesday against the Dodgers, hitting his first homer of the season in his 73rd at-bat. He homered again the next day, but neither was as big as the drive against Cordero.
"It took the pressure off," Baker said. "He's been hitting the ball like that a lot this year. He hasn't had a whole lot to show for it, but he hit the ball so hard this time, it had no choice but to go out."
Fukudome also had three hits, and DeWitt also homered for Chicago in his second start of the season. De-Witt started in place of Starlin Castro, who is 0 for 8 with three strikeouts against Reds starter Bronson Arroyo for his career.
Cubs manager Mike Quade also gave Alfonso Soriano the day off. Soriano is batting .186 with 13 strikeouts in 43 career at-bats against the Reds' ace.
Despite shuffling the lineup, Chicago's offense didn't get going until Arroyo exited in the eighth. Arroyo allowed one run on seven hits in 71/3 innings, striking out three. His only blemish came in the fourth, when DeWitt hit a solo shot to right.
"He pitched great today - he pitched outstanding," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "That's a tough one to lose."
Cubs 3, Reds 2
Cincinnati 000 000 200 – 2 5 0
Chicago 000 100 002 – 3 11 0
Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Stubbs cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .256
Renteria ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .327
Votto 1b 2 0 0 0 2 2 .345
B.Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248
Heisey lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .245
Hanigan c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262
Valaika 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182
a-F.Lewis ph 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Cairo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Arroyo p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .286
Ondrusek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
c-J.Gomes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189
Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 30 2 5 2 4 8
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Fukudome rf 4 0 3 1 1 0 .360
Barney ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316
Byrd cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300
Ar.Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271
C.Pena 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .195
Soto c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235
DeWitt 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .320
Colvin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .121
C.Coleman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286
K.Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
b-Re.Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .367
J.Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Mateo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
d-Je.Baker ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .367
Totals 35 3 11 3 2 6
Two outs when winning run scored.a-grounded into a fielder's choice for Valaika in the 7th. b-grounded out for K.Wood in the 7th. c-struck out for Ondrusek in the 9th. d-doubled for Mateo in the 9th. LOB: Cincinnati 7, Chicago 8. 2B: Fukudome (3), Je.Baker (5). HR: DeWitt (1), off Arroyo; C.Pena (3), off Cordero. RBIs: Stubbs (17), F.Lewis (2), Fukudome (3), C.Pena (9), DeWitt (4). SB: Stubbs (11). CS: C.Pena (1). S: Arroyo. RLSP: Cincinnati 3 (B.Phillips, Bruce 2); Chicago 3 (Ar.Ramirez 2, Byrd). RA: Barney. GIDP: B.Phillips, Soto. DP: Cincinnati 2 (Valaika, B.Phillips, Votto), (Hanigan, Hanigan, B.Phillips); Chicago 1 (Barney, DeWitt, C.Pena).
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Arroyo 71/3 7 1 1 2 3 95 3.68
Ondrusek (H 3) 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 11 2.33
Cordero (L 2-1) 1 2/3 4 2 2 0 1 20 2.45
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
C.Coleman 6 4 2 2 3 6 98 6.29
K.Wood (BS 2) 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 1.38
J.Russell 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 11 7.85
Mateo (W 1-1) 11/3 0 0 0 0 1 14 5.93
C.Coleman pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. IR-S: Ondrusek 1-0, K.Wood 2-2, Mateo 1-0. HBP: by C.Coleman (B.Phillips). Umps: H, Jerry Layne; first, Bob Davidson; second, Hunter Wendelstedt; third, Vic Carapazza. T: 2:48. A: 37,666 (41,159).
Brewers 4, Cardinals 0
ST. LOUIS - Yovani Gallardo allowed only a single to start the eighth inning to pitch Milwaukee past St. Louis.
Gallardo (3-2) left after eight innings, the lone blemish Daniel Descalso's solid single up the middle on a 1-1 count. The Brewers' opening day starter entered the game with 53 hits allowed, tops in the major leagues, and ended a string of five poor outings in which he was 1-2 with an 8.89 ERA.
Milwaukee 001 000 003 – 4 9 0
St. Louis 000 000 000 – 0 1 0
Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Weeks 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .297
Counsell ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222
Braun lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309
Fielder 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .282
McGehee 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .264
Kotsay rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267
Lucroy c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283
C.Gomez cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .237
Gallardo p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167
b-Y.Betancourt ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245
Axford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 5
St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Punto 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Rasmus cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .305
Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Holliday lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .394
Berkman rf 1 0 0 0 2 1 .388
Y.Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Descalso 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .229
Greene ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .189
Lohse p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158
a-Jay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M.Boggs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Motte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 27 0 1 0 4 8
a-grounded into a fielder's choice for Lohse in the 8th. b-hit a sacrifice fly for Gallardo in the 9th. LOB: Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 4. 2B: McGehee 2 (9), C.Gomez (4). 3B: C.Gomez (1). RBIs: McGehee (14), C.Gomez 2 (12), Y.Betancourt (13). CS: Weeks (2). SF: Y.Betancourt. RLSP: Milwaukee 3 (Weeks 2, Gallardo); St. Louis 1 (Greene). RA: Y.Molina. GIDP: Y.Molina. DP: Milwaukee 1 (Gallardo, Counsell, Fielder).
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gallardo (W 3-2) 8 1 0 0 4 6 118 5.11
Axford 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 5.84
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Lohse (L 4-2) 8 6 1 1 2 3 107 2.24
M.Boggs 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 14 3.24
Motte 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 8 1.76
IR-S: Motte 2-2. WP: M.Boggs. Umps: H, Gary Darling; first, Bruce Dreckman; second, Paul Emmel; third, Rob Drake. T: 2:29. A: 40,229 (43,975).
Pirates 6, Astros 1
PITTSBURGH - Charlie Morton took a shutout into the eighth inning, Lyle Overbay homered and Pittsburgh won for the fourth time in six games.
Morton (4-1) worked 72/3 innings while allowing seven hits and one run to win consecutive starts for the first time in his career. Morton has already doubled his win total from last season, when he went 2-12 in 17 starts.
Bud Norris (2-2) had a 14-inning scoreless streak snapped in the Pirates' three-run second inning but had nine strikeouts in seven innings.
Houston 000 000 010 – 1 8 1
Pittsburgh 030 000 03x – 6 9 0
Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Bourn cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .269
Bourgeois 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .407
1-M.Downs pr-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Pence rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299
Ca.Lee lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .218
Wallace 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .349
Ang.Sanchez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272
Barmes ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231
Quintero c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257
Norris p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .167
a-Bogusevic ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375
J.Valdez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Del Rosario p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
b-Hall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Totals 35 1 8 1 1 6
Pittsburgh AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
A.McCutchen cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .227
Tabata lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .236
G.Jones rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262
D.McCutchen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Walker 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .286
Overbay 1b 4 1 1 1 0 3 .228
Snyder c 2 2 1 0 2 1 .300
Br.Wood 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .292
Cedeno ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .209
Morton p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .067
Veras p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Paul rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Totals 31 6 9 5 4 10
a-singled for Norris in the 8th. b-popped out for Del Rosario in the 9th.1-ran for Bourgeois in the 6th. E: Pence (3). LOB: Houston 8, Pittsburgh 5. 2B: Bourn (9), A.McCutchen (5), Br.Wood (3). HR: Overbay (2), off Norris. RBIs: Ca.Lee (20), A.McCutchen 2 (17), Overbay (12), Br.Wood 2 (6). RLSP: Houston 2 (Quintero, Wallace); Pittsburgh 3 (Snyder, Br.Wood, Cedeno). RA: Ang.Sanchez, Walker. GIDP: Br.Wood. DP: Houston 1 (Ang.Sanchez, M.Downs, Wallace).
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Norris (L 2-2) 7 7 3 3 2 9 97 3.16
J.Valdez 2/3 1 3 3 2 1 25 12.71
Del Rosario 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 11 5.14
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Morton (W 4-1) 72/3 7 1 1 1 5 94 3.13
Veras (H 6) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.68
D.McCutchen 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 0.00
IR-S: Del Rosario 3-3, Veras 2-0. WP: Del Rosario. Umpires: Home, Marty Foster; first, Lance Barrett; second, Tim Tschida; third, Jeff Nelson.
T: 2:32. A: 32,299 (38,362).
Nationals 5, Marlins 2
MIAMI - Tom Gorzelanny pitched seven innings and two relievers completed a two-hitter to help Washington beat Florida.
Gorzelanny (2-2) gave up a two-run homer to John Buck - the only runs allowed by the lefthander in his last 181/3 innings. Sean Burnett pitched a perfect eighth, and Drew Storen followed with a 1-2-3 ninth for his seventh save in as many chances.
Storen has pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings. The Nats bullpen has allowed one run in 24 innings over the last 10 games for an ERA of 0.38.
Washington 200 010 002 – 5 9 0
Florida 020 000 000 – 2 2 2
Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Bernadina cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .571
Desmond ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 .223
Werth rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .227
Ad.LaRoche 1b 3 0 1 2 1 2 .204
W.Ramos c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .319
L.Nix lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Hairston Jr. 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .231
Espinosa 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .216
Gorzelanny p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
S.Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
b-Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059
1-Bixler pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 34 5 9 4 3 8
Florida AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Coghlan cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bonifacio lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .322
H.Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .195
G.Sanchez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306
Stanton rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235
J.Buck c 3 1 1 2 0 2 .248
Helms 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .219
Infante 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .234
Volstad p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Mujica p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
a-O.Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Sanches p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Badenhop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 27 2 2 2 4 7
a-grounded out for Mujica in the 8th. b-reached on error for S.Burnett in the 9th.1-ran for Stairs in the 9th. E: Helms 2 (2). LOB: Washington 7, Florida 3. 2B: Hairston Jr. (5). 3B: Desmond (2), Espinosa (3). HR: J.Buck (4), off Gorzelanny. RBIs: Desmond (12), Werth (9), Ad.LaRoche 2 (14), J.Buck 2 (17). SB: Bernadina (1). CS: Hairston Jr. (1). S: Volstad. SF: Desmond, Werth. RLSP: Washington 4 (Hairston Jr., Desmond, Gorzelanny, Werth); Florida 1 (Coghlan).
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gorz'nny (W 2-2) 7 2 2 2 4 6 106 2.87
S.Burnett (H 3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.61
Storen (S 7-7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 0.48
Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Volstad (L 2-2) 6 8 3 3 1 5 102 5.73
Mujica 2 0 0 0 0 2 23 4.20
Sanches 1/3 1 2 0 2 0 23 1.72
Badenhop 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0.00
IR-S: Badenhop 3-1. Umpires: Home, Gary Cederstrom; first, Lance Barksdale; second, Adrian Johnson; third, Fieldin Culbreth.
T: 2:40. A: 17,409 (38,560).
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - Pinch-hitter Justin Turner came through with a long single that snapped an eighth-inning tie as the New York Mets topped the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, and stopped Andre Ethier's hitting streak at 30.
Emergency starter Dillon Gee pitched effectively into the sixth for the Mets and Jason Pridie had a career-high three hits.
Ethier went 0 for 4 with a first-inning walk. His final chance for a hit came in the eighth, but he struck out swinging at a pitch well off the plate with a runner on first.
He fell one game shy of the Dodgers record set by Willie Davis, who had a 31-game hitting streak in 1969.
The last player to surpass 30 was Chase Utley (35) in 2006.
Mets 4, Dodgers 3
Los Angeles 000 101 000 – 2 8 1
New York 020 000 02x – 4 9 1
Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Miles 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .244
Loney 1b 4 0 2 0 1 1 .226
Ethier rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .367
Kemp cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .346
Gibbons lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .125
Gwynn Jr. lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Uribe 3b 5 0 0 0 0 4 .221
Navarro c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .250
Carroll ss 3 1 3 0 1 0 .298
Garland p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sands ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189
MacDougal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Kuo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Guerrier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 34 2 8 2 5 9
New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Jos.Reyes ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .329
Dan.Murphy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247
D.Wright 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246
Beltran rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .297
Bay lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .260
I.Davis 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .303
Pridie cf 3 2 3 0 0 0 .300
Thole c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .247
c-R.Paulino ph-c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .467
Gee p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O'Connor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
a-Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209
Igarashi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
d-Turner ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .278
F.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 4 9 4 5 3
a-struck out for O'Connor in the 6th. b-struck out for Garland in the 7th. c-walked for Thole in the 8th. d-singled for Byrdak in the 8th. E: Kuo (1), Dan.Murphy (2). LOB: Los Angeles 14, New York 9. 2B: Carroll (6), D.Wright (8), Pridie (3). HR: Navarro (1), off Gee. RBIs: Miles (5), Navarro (1), Jos.Reyes (11), Thole (9), Turner 2 (3). SB: Kemp (11). S: Garland 2, Dan.Murphy, Pridie. SF: Thole. RLSP: Los Angeles 8 (Uribe 2, Ethier 2, Loney, Navarro, Sands 2); New York 3 (Bay 2, Harris). RA: Miles, Thole. DP: Los Angeles 1 (Carroll, Miles).
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Garland 6 7 2 2 3 3 91 3.66
MacDougl (L 0-1) 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 1.59
Kuo 1/3 0 1 0 0 0 8 9.64
Guerrier 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 10 3.71
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gee 51/3 7 2 2 3 3 89 3.80
O'Connor 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0.00
Igarashi 1 0 0 0 2 2 29 4.15
Byrdak (W 1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 5.00
Rodrig'z (S 9–10) 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1.17
MacDougal pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IR-S: Kuo 1-0, Guerrier 2-2, O'Connor 1-0. HBP: by Gee (Kemp, Navarro). Umpires: Home, Brian O'Nora; first, Alfonso Marquez; second, Ed Hickox; third, Ed Rapuano. T: 3:12. A: 31,464 (41,800).
D'backs 6, Padres 0
SAN DIEGO - Justin Upton hit a two-run homer and Daniel Hudson won his third straight start as Arizona beat listless San Diego.
The Padres have been shut out a major-league-high eight times in 33 games. They dropped to 6-14 at home, worst in the majors.
Hudson (3-4) held San Diego to five hits in seven innings while striking out six and walking none. Only one Padres baserunner made it to third base.
Ryan Roberts had three singles and scored three runs for Arizona.
Arizona 103 200 000 – 6 7 1
San Diego 000 000 000 – 0 6 1
Arizona AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
C.Young cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .219
R.Roberts 2b 5 3 3 0 0 1 .301
J.Upton rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .260
S.Drew ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .283
Jo.Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Montero c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .262
Mora 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274
Miranda 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .232
G.Parra lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277
D.Hudson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .308
Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Paterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 35 6 7 5 3 5
San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Venable rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .214
E.Patterson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .150
Ludwick lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Headley 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Hawpe 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .180
Maybin cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239
K.Phillips c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alb.Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .152
Moseley p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273
a-Forsythe ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Scribner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
b-Denorfia ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .318
Frieri p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 32 0 6 0 0 8
a-struck out for Moseley in the 5th. b-singled for Scribner in the 8th. c-flied out for Heilman in the 9th. E: J.Upton (2), E.Patterson (1). LOB: Ariz 5, SD 6. 2B: Hawpe (6). HR: Upton (7), off Moseley. RBIs: Upton 2 (18), Drew (23), Mora (9), Miranda (5). SB: R.Roberts (4). RLSP: Arizona 3 (Mora, D.Hudson 2); San Diego 3 (K.Phillips 2, E.Patterson). RA: J.Upton 2, Miranda. GIDP: E.Patterson. DP: Arizona 1 (R.Roberts, S.Drew, Miranda).
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
D.Hudson (W 3-4) 7 5 0 0 0 6 107 4.47
Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 9.35
Paterson 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0.00
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Moseley (L 1-4) 5 7 6 6 3 3 90 2.68
Scribner 3 0 0 0 0 1 33 1.13
Frieri 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 1.50
IBB: off Moseley (Montero, G.Parra). HBP: by D.Hudson (Hawpe). Umpires: Home, Ron Kulpa; first, Larry Vanover; second, Jim Wolf; third, Derryl Cousins. Time: 2:22. A: 35,936 (42,691).