Buchholz's gem tames Tigers

BOSTON - Jarrod Saltalamacchia doubled off the left-field wall in the eighth inning, scoring Carl Crawford from first and giving the Boston Red Sox their fifth straight, a 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on a rainy Wednesday night.

Boston's Clay Buchholz and Detroit's Phil Coke each pitched seven shutout innings.

Then Daniel Bard, who replaced Buchholz to start the eighth, threw one pitch before the game was delayed for 26 minutes by rain. When play resumed, Bard (1-3) retired the side in order.

Ryan Perry set down the first two Red Sox batters in the bottom of the eighth.

But Tigers manager Jim Leyland brought in lefty Daniel Schlereth (0-1) to face lefty Crawford. The move backfired when Crawford walked on a full count. Leyland visited Schlereth on the mound but left him in and Saltalamacchia got his go-ahead hit.

Jonathan Papelbon got his eighth save in nine opportunities, striking out the last two batters after Victor Martinez opened the ninth with a double.

Detroit lost for just the second time in nine games in a game played in a steady drizzle that got much heavier in the top of the seventh. In spite of that, the starting pitchers were outstanding.

Buchholz, who won his previous three starts, struck out seven and allowed four hits and one walk.

Coke, who was 0-3 in his previous five starts, had four strikeouts and gave up three hits and a walk.

Buchholz escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, striking out Austin Jackson with his career-high 127th pitch on a full count. Jackson tried to hold up his swing and plate umpire Fieldin Culbreth checked with first base umpire Gary Cederstrom, who signaled that Jackson had swung.

The righthander had retired the first batter of the inning then hit Jhonny Peralta with a pitch. Peralta went to second on a single by Alex Avila. Ryan Raburn struck out before Buchholz hit another batter, Brandon Inge, loading the bases. It was Buchholz's first two hit batsmen of the season.

Then he fanned Jackson after several foul balls.

Through six innings, each team managed just three hits.

For Detroit, all three were doubles - by Miguel Cabrera in the fourth, Avila in the fifth, and Jackson in the sixth. Jackson moved to third on a sacrifice, but Buchholz retired the next two batters.

Boston got a one-out single by Dustin Pedroia in the first and a leadoff single by Kevin Youkilis in the second, but both were out when the next batter hit into a double play. Jed Lowrie singled with two outs in the fifth and didn't move up.

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0

Detroit 000 000 000 – 0 5 1

Boston 000 000 01x – 1 4 0

Detroit AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

 A.Jackson cf 4   0   1   0   0   2   .232

S.Sizemore 2b 3   0   0   0   0   2   .244

Boesch rf 4   0   0   0   0   1   .275

Mi.Cabrera 1b 4   0   1   0   0   0   .306

V.Martinez dh 4   0   1   0   0   0   .314

1-Dirks pr 0   0   0   0   0   0   .500

Jh.Peralta ss 3   0   0   0   0   1   .299

Avila c 4   0   2   0   0   2   .276

Raburn lf 4   0   0   0   0   2   .206

Inge 3b 1   0   0   0   1   0   .200

Totals 31   0   5   0   1   10   

Boston AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

 Ellsbury cf 3   0   0   0   0   1   .297

Pedroia 2b 4   0   1   0   0   0   .245

Ad.Gonzalez 1b 3   0   0   0   0   0   .322

Youkilis 3b 2   0   1   0   1   0   .258

Ortiz dh 3   0   0   0   0   0   .281

Lowrie ss 3   0   1   0   0   0   .320

Cameron rf 3   0   0   0   0   0   .163

Crawford lf 2   1   0   0   1   2   .205

Saltalamacchia c 3   0   1   1   0   1   .221

Totals 26   1   4   1   2   4   

 1-ran for V.Martinez in the 9th. E: Jh.Peralta (2). LOB: Detroit 8, Boston 4. 2B: A.Jackson (8), Mi.Cabrera (12), V.Martinez (10), Avila (9), Saltalamacchia (6). RBIs: Saltalamacchia (10). S: S.Sizemore. RLSP: Detroit 6 (V.Martinez, Inge, Mi.Cabrera, A.Jackson 2, Raburn); Boston 1 (Pedroia). RA: Jh.Peralta. GIDP: Ad.Gonzalez 2. DP: Detroit 3 (S.Sizemore, Jh.Peralta, Mi.Cabrera), (Mi.Cabrera), (Coke, Jh.Peralta, Mi.Cabrera).

Detroit IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

 Coke 7   3   0   0   1   4   78   3.88

Perry 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   7   7.27

Schlereth (L 0-1) 0   1   1   1   1   0   14   3.21

Alburquerque 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.38

Boston IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

 C.Buchholz 7   4   0   0   1   7   127   3.42

Bard (W 1-3) 1   0   0   0   0   1   19   2.86

Papelbon (S 8-9) 1   1   0   0   0   2   16   2.55

Schlereth pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Alburquerque 2-0. HBP: by Schlereth (Ellsbury), by C.Buchholz (Jh.Peralta, Inge). Umpires: Home, Fieldin Culbreth; first, Gary Cederstrom; second, Lance Barksdale; third, Adrian Johnson.

T: 3:02 (Rain delay: 0:26). A: 37,311 (37,493).

White Sox 1, Indians 0

CHICAGO - Jake Peavy pitched a three-hitter in his home debut this season, outdueling Justin Masterson and making Adam Dunn's sacrifice fly in the first inning stand up to lift Chicago over Cleveland.

Peavy (1-0) struck out eight to cool off a Cleveland lineup that scored 31 runs in its three previous games.

The 29-year-old righthander had his fifth career shutout and ninth complete game. He only allowed one runner past first base, walked a batter, and threw 111 pitches. Peavy finished the win by striking out Michael Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera.

Masterson (5-2) pitched his third career complete game. He allowed one run on five hits. He struck out eight with two walks.

Peavy was making his second start after having shoulder surgery 10 months ago. In his first start, he gave up four runs and seven hits over six innings during a 6-4 win in Los Angeles last Wednesday.

Shin-Soo Choo was the only hitter that gave Peavy problems. He was 2 for 4 with two singles.

Cleveland 000 000 000 – 0 3 0

Chicago 100 000 00x – 1 5 0

Cleveland AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Brantley cf 4   0   0   0   0   3   .294

A.Cabrera ss 4   0   1   0   0   2   .287

Choo rf 3   0   2   0   0   0   .239

C.Santana 1b 3   0   0   0   0   0   .227

T.Buck lf 3   0   0   0   0   0   .262

O.Cabrera 2b 3   0   0   0   0   0   .280

Duncan dh 3   0   0   0   0   2   .240

Hannahan 3b 3   0   0   0   0   1   .239

Marson c 2   0   0   0   0   0   .278

a-LaPorta ph 1   0   0   0   0   0   .265

Totals 29   0   3   0   0   8   

Chicago AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Pierre lf 4   1   1   0   0   0   .242

Vizquel ss-3b 3   0   1   0   1   0   .348

A.Dunn dh 2   0   1   1   0   1   .202

Konerko 1b 3   0   0   0   0   1   .306

Quentin rf 3   0   0   0   0   2   .245

Pierzynski c 3   0   1   0   0   0   .254

McPherson 3b 3   0   0   0   0   2   .250

Al.Ramirez ss 0   0   0   0   0   0   .263

Lillibridge cf 2   0   1   0   1   0   .297

Beckham 2b 3   0   0   0   0   2   .210

Totals 26   1   5   1   2   8   

a-flied out for Marson in the 9th. LOB: Cleveland 2, Chicago 4. 2B: Pierre (3), A.Dunn (10), Lillibridge (1). RBIs: A.Dunn (17). SB: Choo (7). CS: Choo (2), Vizquel (2), Lillibridge (3). SF: A.Dunn. RLSP: Cleveland 1 (T.Buck); Chicago 3 (Quentin 2, Pierre). RA: McPherson, Beckham. DP: Cleveland 2 (Marson, Marson, Hannahan), (Marson, Marson, Hannahan).

Cleveland IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Masterson (L 5-2) 8   5   1   1   2   8   115   2.52

Chicago IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Peavy (W 1-0) 9   3   0   0   0   8   111   2.40

Umpires: Home, Eric Cooper; first, Mark Carlson; second, Tim Timmons; third, Jeff Kellogg.

T: 2:01. A: 18,580 (40,615).

Rays 6, Blue Jays 5

TORONTO - Matt Joyce homered, and Elliot Johnson had three RBIs as Tampa Bay snapped Toronto's winning streak at six games.

Rays rookie righthander Jeremy Hellickson (5-2) won his fourth straight start, allowing four runs, three earned, and five hits in 52/3 innings. He walked three and struck out six.

The Blue Jays made five errors, one shy of the team record they committed on May 13, 1982, at Texas.

Johnson opened the scoring with a two-run single in the second, ending up at third base on the play after two Toronto errors. Jose Bautista's throw from right field bounced off the second base bag, allowing Johnson to advance to second. He went to third when starter Jesse Litsch's throw to second sailed into the outfield.

Tampa Bay 033 000 000 – 6 9 1

Toronto 000 112 001 – 5 6 5

Tampa Bay AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Fuld lf 4   0   1   1   0   1   .233

Zobrist 2b 4   0   0   0   1   0   .282

Damon dh 4   0   2   0   1   1   .266

Longoria 3b 4   1   1   0   0   1   .246

Joyce rf 3   2   1   2   2   1   .365

B.Upton cf 4   2   1   0   0   2   .253

Kotchman 1b 5   0   1   0   0   0   .330

E.Johnson ss 3   1   2   3   0   0   .283

Jaso c 3   0   0   0   1   1   .217

Totals 34   6   9   6   5   7   

Toronto AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Y.Escobar ss 4   0   0   1   1   1   .287

C.Patterson lf 5   2   2   0   0   2   .281

Bautista rf 2   0   1   0   2   0   .372

A.Hill 2b 4   1   1   2   0   1   .238

Encarnacion 1b 4   0   0   0   0   1   .244

Arencibia c 3   0   0   0   1   1   .225

E.Thames dh 3   1   1   1   1   2   .333

R.Davis cf 4   1   1   0   0   1   .245

J.Nix 3b 4   0   0   0   0   0   .224

Totals 33   5   6   4   5   9   

E: Zobrist (2), Encarnacion 2 (10), Bautista (2), Litsch 2 (2). LOB: Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 6. 2B: Longoria (7), C.Patterson (10), A.Hill (7), R.Davis (3). 3B: E.Johnson (1), C.Patterson (3). HR: Joyce (7), off Litsch. RBIs: Fuld (16), Joyce 2 (21), E.Johnson 3 (7), Y.Escobar (13), A.Hill 2 (16), E.Thames (1). SB: Damon (6), A.Hill (7), R.Davis (12). S: Fuld. SF: E.Johnson. RLSP: Tampa Bay 6 (Damon, Fuld, Joyce, Jaso, Kotchman 2); Toronto 3 (Arencibia, R.Davis, A.Hill). RA: Kotchman, Y.Escobar. GIDP: Zobrist, J.Nix. DP: Tampa Bay 1 (E.Johnson, Kotchman); Toronto 2 (J.Nix, A.Hill), (A.Hill, Y.Escobar, Encarnacion).

Tampa Bay IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Hellickson (W) 52/3   5   4   3   3   6   89   3.18

J.Cruz (H 1) 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   12   2.70

C.Ramos (H 1) 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   11   4.05

Jo.Peralta (H 7) 11/3   0   0   0   0   1   13   2.82

Farnsworth (S) 1   1   1   1   0   1   12   1.76

Toronto IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Litsch (L 4-3) 5   7   6   5   3   1   111   4.66

Villanueva 2   1   0   0   0   4   25   1.48

Janssen 1   0   0   0   0   1   13   1.53

Frasor 1   1   0   0   2   1   30   1.53

IR-S: J.Cruz 2-0, C.Ramos 1-0, Jo.Peralta 2-0. IBB: off C.Ramos (Bautista), off Frasor (Joyce). HBP: by Litsch (B.Upton, Longoria). WP: Litsch. Umpires: Home, Mike DiMuro; first, Tim Welke; second, Andy Fletcher; third, Jim Reynolds.

T: 3:18. A: 14,415 (49,260).

Yankees 4, Orioles 1

BALTIMORE - Robinson Cano doubled in two runs in the 15th inning as New York beat Baltimore after Mariano Rivera blew a one-run lead in the ninth.

Mark Teixeira led off the 15th with a single off Jeremy Accardo (2-1). Rodriguez followed with a single, and Cano doubled off Mike Gonzalez, who next struck Chris Dickerson in the head with a fastball.

Gonzalez was immediately ejected, and Dickerson remained motionless on the ground for several minutes.

New York 000 100 000 000 003 – 4 15 1

Baltimore 000 000 001 000 000 – 1 12 2

New York AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Jeter dh-ss 7   0   2   0   0   1   .255

Granderson cf 6   0   1   0   1   2   .266

Teixeira 1b 6   1   2   0   1   1   .257

Al.Rodriguez 3b 7   2   4   0   0   1   .266

Cano 2b 6   1   2   2   1   1   .287

Swisher rf 2   0   0   1   1   1   .215

Dickerson rf 2   0   1   0   0   1   .400

3-A.J.Burnett pr 0   0   0   0   0   0   ---

Noesi p 0   0   0   0   0   0   ---

An.Jones lf 2   0   0   0   1   1   .209

1-Gardner pr-lf 2   0   0   1   0   1   .261

E.Nunez ss-rf 6   0   1   0   0   1   .276

Cervelli c 3   0   0   0   0   1   .188

a-Martin ph-c 4   0   2   0   0   0   .261

Totals 53   4   15   4   5   12   

Baltimore AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Pie lf 7   0   2   0   0   0   .260

Ad.Jones cf 5   1   2   0   1   2   .287

Markakis rf 6   0   2   0   1   1   .248

Guerrero dh 5   0   2   1   0   0   .298

2-B.Snyder pr-dh 0   0   0   0   1   0   ---

Scott 1b 7   0   1   0   0   1   .227

Wieters c 7   0   3   0   0   1   .273

Hardy ss 6   0   0   0   1   3   .265

Mar.Reynolds 3b 5   0   0   0   1   2   .184

Andino 2b 5   0   0   0   1   2   .267

Totals 53   1   12   1   6   12   

a-singled for Cervelli in the 10th. 1-ran for An.Jones in the 7th. 2-ran for Guerrero in the 13th. 3-ran for Dickerson in the 15th. E: Cervelli (2), Andino (5), Ad.Jones (2). LOB: New York 14, Baltimore 15. 2B: Cano (8), Scott (6). RBIs: Cano 2 (27), Swisher (15), Gardner (10), Guerrero (16). SB: E.Nunez (5), Martin (3), Mar.Reynolds (2). S: Gardner, E.Nunez, Ad.Jones. SF: Swisher, Gardner, Guerrero. RLSP: New York 7 (E.Nunez, Jeter 3, Gardner 2, Granderson); Baltimore 9 (Hardy 2, Scott, Andino, Wieters 2, Markakis 2, Mar.Reynolds). RA: Jeter, Cano 2, Markakis, Guerrero, Wieters. GIDP: Al.Rodriguez. DP: New York 1 (Colon, Teixeira); Baltimore 2 (Scott, Scott, Hardy, Andino), (Mar.Reynolds, Andino, Scott).

New York IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Colon 8   3   0   0   1   7   87   3.16

Ma.Rivera (BS 3) 1   2   1   1   0   0   9   1.80

Ayala 11/3   3   0   0   1   0   25   1.86

Logan 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   7   3.75

Noesi (W 1-0) 4   4   0   0   4   4   66   0.00

Baltimore IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Britton 7   6   1   0   3   4   102   2.14

Rapada 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   5   9.95

Berken 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.06

Gregg 1   0   0   0   0   2   13   3.31

Uehara 1   1   0   0   0   3   17   2.50

Ji.Johnson 2   2   0   0   0   1   28   3.75

Accardo (L 2-1) 2   5   2   2   1   2   55   5.21

M.Gonzalez 0   1   1   0   0   0   4   8.53

Guthrie 1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.91

Accardo pitched to 2 batters in the 15th.M.Gonzalez pitched to 2 batters in the 15th. IR-S: Logan 3-0, M.Gonzalez 2-2, Guthrie 2-1. IBB: off Ayala (Markakis), off Noesi (Hardy), off Accardo (Cano). HBP: by M.Gonzalez (Dickerson). WP: Britton. Umpires: Home, Dan Bellino; first, Larry Vanover; second, Brian Gorman; third, Tony Randazzo.

T: 4:56. A: 20,589 (45,438).

Rangers 5, Royals 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Adrian Beltre hit a two-run single off Jeremy Jeffress in the 11th inning to lift Texas past the rookie-laden Kansas City.

Jeffress (1-1) walked the bases full with one out in the ninth, running Kansas City's walk total for the night to 13.

Beltre, who also had an RBI fielder's choice in the third, delivered a solid single into center, allowing Endy Chavez to score easily and Ian Kinsler to score on a close play at the plate.

Mark Lowe worked the 11th for his first save. Arthur Rhodes (2-2) got two outs in the 10th for the win.

Texas 001 100 001 02 – 5 8 0

Kansas City 020 000 001 01 – 4 9 0

Texas AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

En.Chavez rf 3   2   2   0   2   1   .333

A.Blanco ss 4   0   2   0   0   0   .267

a-Andrus ph-ss 1   0   1   1   0   0   .274

Kinsler 2b 3   1   0   0   2   1   .239

Mi.Young 1b 2   0   0   0   3   0   .339

C.Davis 1b 0   0   0   0   1   0   .233

A.Beltre 3b 6   0   2   3   0   1   .255

Moreland dh 4   0   1   0   2   1   .286

Napoli c 4   0   0   0   1   1   .195

Dav.Murphy lf 5   0   0   0   0   2   .246

Gentry cf 3   2   0   0   2   1   .143

Totals 35   5   8   4   13   8   

Kansas City AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Gordon lf 4   0   0   0   1   0   .277

Me.Cabrera cf-rf 5   0   0   0   0   2   .267

Hosmer 1b 5   1   1   1   0   2   .262

Francoeur rf 3   0   0   0   1   1   .285

1-Dyson pr-cf 1   0   0   0   0   1   .167

Butler dh 3   0   0   0   1   0   .279

2-Aviles pr-dh 1   0   0   0   0   0   .233

Betemit 3b 4   2   2   0   1   1   .316

Treanor c 2   1   0   0   1   1   .237

b-Maier ph 1   0   1   0   0   0   .357

B.Pena c 1   0   1   1   0   0   .203

Getz 2b 4   0   2   1   0   1   .218

A.Escobar ss 3   0   2   1   0   0   .228

Totals 37   4   9   4   5   9   

a-singled for A.Blanco in the 9th. b-singled for Treanor in the 10th.1-ran for Francoeur in the 9th. 2-ran for Butler in the 9th. LOB: Texas 13, Kansas City 7. HR: Hosmer (3), off Feliz. RBIs: Andrus (16), A.Beltre 3 (37), Hosmer (7), B.Pena (7), Getz (11), A.Escobar (11). SB: En.Chavez (2), Kinsler (8), Napoli (1), Gentry 2 (4). CS: Betemit (1). S: En.Chavez, Andrus, Kinsler, Getz, A.Escobar. RLSP: Texas 8 (A.Beltre, Gentry 2, Moreland 2, A.Blanco, Napoli, Mi.Young); Kansas City 4 (Gordon, Me.Cabrera, Hosmer 2). RA: Kinsler, Gordon. GIDP: Kinsler, A.Beltre, Moreland. DP: Kansas City 3 (A.Escobar, Getz, Hosmer), (Betemit, Getz, Hosmer), (Getz, A.Escobar, Hosmer).

Texas IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Ogando 7   4   2   2   1   5   116   2.13

Oliver 1   1   0   0   0   1   10   2.50

Feliz (BS 1-9) 11/3   3   1   1   2   1   26   1.32

Rhodes (W 2-2) 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.97

M.Lowe (S 1-2) 1   1   1   1   1   2   22   5.87

Kansas City IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Duffy 4   4   2   2   6   4   94   4.50

L.Coleman 1   0   0   0   2   0   16   1.50

Collins 2   0   0   0   0   2   30   2.96

Crow 1   1   0   0   0   1   17   0.84

Soria 1   1   1   1   1   0   19   4.32

Bl.Wood 1   1   0   0   1   1   22   3.12

Jeffress (L 1-1) 1/3   1   2   2   3   0   23   4.70

Teaford 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.50

Duffy pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. IR-S: Rhodes 2-0, L.Coleman 1-0, Teaford 2-0. IBB: off L.Coleman (Moreland). WP: Duffy. PB–Treanor. Umpires: Home, Mike Winters; first, Mike Muchlinski; second, Mark Wegner; third, Chris Guccione.

T: 3:53. A: 13,789 (37,903).