Indians pummel reeling Reds
CLEVELAND - Asdrubal Cabrera went 5 for 5 with two homers and five RBIs as the Indians completed a three-game sweep of the reeling Reds with a 12-4 win Sunday to gain, for the moment, bragging rights as Ohio's best team.
CLEVELAND - Asdrubal Cabrera went 5 for 5 with two homers and five RBIs as the Indians completed a three-game sweep of the reeling Reds with a 12-4 win Sunday to gain, for the moment, bragging rights as Ohio's best team.
Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Edinson Volquez (3-2) for the Indians, who did early damage after winning the series' first two games with late-inning comebacks. Cabrera added a solo homer in the sixth to give Cleveland an 8-4 lead.
Michael Brantley, Cabrera and Shin-Soo Choo - the top three hitters in Cleveland's lineup - went a combined 10 for 12 with six runs and nine RBIs.
Carlos Carrasco (3-2) gave up four runs in six-plus innings, handing the Reds their fifth straight loss.
Joey Votto and Jay Bruce hit solo homers for Cincinnati.
Now seen more as a contender than early season surprise, the Indians are 14 games over .500 for the first time since 2007.
With their first sweep of the Reds in seven years, they improved baseball's best record to 29-15, 18-4 at home.
Cabrera's day didn't start out well. The steady shortstop made a throwing error on Drew Stubbs' grounder to open the game, but he more than made up for it with his first five-hit, multihomer game. Cabrera also had an error in the sixth, but it didn't cause any harm.
The Indians missed Cabrera last season, when they lost 93 games. He was out two months after breaking his left forearm in a collision with former Indians third baseman Jhonny Peralta. Other than that, the 25-year-old Cabrera has been everything the Indians could have hoped for since calling him up in the 2007 playoff stretch.
The Reds were within 8-4 in the seventh and had two runners on with none out, but Chad Durbin came on for Carrasco, struck out two and worked out of the jam. The Indians then blew it open in their half on RBI doubles by Jack Hannahan and Brantley, Cabrera's run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly by Choo.
As has been the case all season, Volquez was in an early hole - and this time, the Reds helped him dig it.
The Indians scored four runs in the first against the righthander, who has an 18.00 ERA in the opening inning, perhaps the main reason he has trailed in all 10 starts.
Indians 12, Reds 4
Cincinnati 100 102 000 – 4 9 1
Cleveland 412 001 40x – 12 13 2
Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Stubbs cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .268
Heisey lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .268
Votto 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 .335
Cairo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B.Phillips 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .317
Bruce rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .271
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263
Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
F.Lewis dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257
R.Hernandez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Janish ss-3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Totals 37 4 9 4 1 6
Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Brantley cf 4 3 3 2 0 0 .296
Carrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A.Cabrera ss 5 2 5 5 0 0 .302
Choo rf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .250
C.Santana 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .208
T.Buck dh 4 1 0 0 1 1 .245
O.Cabrera 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .272
Kearns lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 .200
Hannahan 3b 3 2 1 1 2 1 .238
Marson c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .256
Totals 35 12 13 10 6 8
E: R.Hernandez (1), A.Cabrera 2 (5). LOB: Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 8. 2B: Stubbs (7), Heisey (3), Votto (13), Rolen (10), F.Lewis (1), Brantley (8), Choo (7), Hannahan (5). 3B: Kearns (1). HR: Votto (6), off C.Carrasco; Bruce (11), off C.Carrasco; A.Cabrera (8), off Volquez; A.Cabrera (9), off LeCure. RBIs: Votto 2 (28), B.Phillips (27), Bruce (27), Brantley 2 (22), A.Cabrera 5 (32), Choo 2 (22), Hannahan (17). SB: Brantley (6), A.Cabrera (6), T.Buck (1). CS: Stubbs (2). SF: Brantley, Choo. RLSP: Cincinnati 4 (F.Lewis, Heisey 3); Cleveland 3 (Marson, O.Cabrera, C.Santana). RA: B.Phillips, C.Santana.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Volquez (L 3-2) 22/3 7 7 6 4 3 76 6.35
LeCure 31/3 1 1 1 1 4 56 3.18
Jor.Smith 1 4 4 4 1 1 24 7.20
Cordero 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 1.77
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Carrasco (W 3-2) 6 6 4 4 1 3 99 5.16
Durbin 1 0 0 0 0 2 22 4.82
R.Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 1.13
Judy 1 2 0 0 0 1 20 0.00
C.Carrasco pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: LeCure 1-0, Durbin 1-0. HBP: by Volquez (Kearns). WP: Volquez, C.Carrasco. Umpires: Home, James Hoye; first, Manny Gonzalez; second, Phil Cuzzi; third, Bill Miller. T: 3:07. A: 26,833 (43,441).
Yankees 9, Mets 3
NEW YORK - Derek Jeter tied the score with a two-run single that sparked an eight-run rally in the seventh inning in the Bronx Bombers' win in the finale of their Subway Series.
In a slump for most of the season, Jeter hit a two-run, bases-loaded single off Mike Pelfrey (3-4) that made it 3-all - just the second time since Aug. 11 that Jeter tied the score or put the Yankees ahead from the seventh inning on.
New York (N) 030 000 000 – 3 11 1
New York (A) 100 000 80x – 9 13 1
New York (N) AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Jos.Reyes ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Dan.Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242
Beltran dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280
Bay lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .234
F.Martinez rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .278
Turner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Harris 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .229
R.Paulino c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .306
Pridie cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .228
Totals 36 3 11 3 1 3
New York (A) AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Jeter ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 .268
Granderson cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .263
Teixeira 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .248
Al.Rodriguez 3b 5 1 4 1 0 1 .284
Cano 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .273
Posada dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .182
Gardner lf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .267
Dickerson rf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .500
Cervelli c 3 1 0 0 0 1 .158
Totals 36 9 13 9 3 5
E: Harris (1), Jeter (3). LOB: New York (N) 7, New York (A) 8. 2B: Beltran (14), Gardner (4), Dickerson (1). HR: Granderson (16), off Pelfrey. RBIs: Harris (8), R.Paulino (3), Pridie (11), Jeter 2 (15), Granderson (34), Al.Rodriguez (26), Cano (28), Gardner 2 (13), Dickerson 2 (3). SB: Pridie (4). S: Granderson. RLSP: New York (N) 5 (Jos.Reyes 2, Turner, Pridie, Bay); New York (A) 2 (Granderson, Jeter). RA: Turner, R.Paulino, Jeter. GIDP: Jos.Reyes, Turner. DP: New York (A) 2 (Cano, Jeter, Teixeira), (Al.Rodriguez, Cano, Teixeira).
New York (N) IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pelfrey (L 3-4) 6 8 5 5 2 4 101 5.37
Byrdak 1/3 0 1 1 1 0 5 5.91
Beato 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 8 0.95
Misch 11/3 3 1 1 0 0 31 3.38
New York (A) IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Nova 62/3 11 3 3 1 2 110 4.29
Ayala (W 1-0) 11/3 0 0 0 0 1 14 1.50
Pendleton 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00
Pelfrey pitched to 4 batters in the 7th. IR-S: Byrdak 2-0, Beato 3-2, Misch 3-3, Ayala 1-0. IBB: off Byrdak (Teixeira). HBP: by Pelfrey (Cervelli). Umpires: Home, Eric Cooper; first, Mark Carlson; second, Tim Timmons; third, Jeff Kellogg.
T: 3:03. A: 48,293 (50,291).
Astros 3, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO - Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and Wandy Rodriguez pitched six solid innings in Houston's win over Toronto.
Houston, which had lost 11 of 14 series coming in, won its first series since taking two of three from Milwaukee between April 29 and May 1.
Wilton Lopez pitched 11/3 innings and Mark Melancon got five outs for his third save.
Houston 001 020 000 – 3 11 0
Toronto 001 001 000 – 2 8 0
Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Bourn cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .271
Ang.Sanchez 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .270
Pence rf 5 2 2 2 0 1 .295
Ca.Lee dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244
Wallace 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .318
C.Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .226
Barmes ss 3 0 2 0 1 1 .211
Bogusevic lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Towles c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .197
Totals 36 3 11 3 3 5
Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Y.Escobar ss 3 0 2 0 2 0 .283
1-McCoy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
C.Patterson lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .271
Bautista rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .353
A.Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .241
J.Rivera 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .225
Arencibia c 4 1 2 1 0 2 .244
R.Davis cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .252
Encarnacion dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244
J.Nix 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186
a-E.Thames ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308
Totals 34 2 8 2 6 9
a-struck out for J.Nix in the 9th.1-ran for Y.Escobar in the 9th. LOB: Houston 9, Toronto 11. 2B: Wallace (12), Y.Escobar (5), C.Patterson (11), R.Davis (4). HR: Pence (6), off Drabek; J.Rivera (4), off W.Rodriguez; Arencibia (8), off W.Rodriguez. RBIs: Pence 2 (35), Wallace (15), J.Rivera (13), Arencibia (19). SB: Bourn (17). CS: C.Johnson (2). RLSP: Houston 5 (Ca.Lee, Towles 3, C.Johnson); Toronto 6 (J.Rivera, C.Patterson 2, Encarnacion, A.Hill 2). RA: Bogusevic, C.Patterson. GIDP: Wallace, Bautista. DP: Houston 1 (C.Johnson, Ang.Sanchez, Wallace); Toronto 1 (A.Hill, Y.Escobar, J.Rivera).
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Rodriguez (W 3) 6 6 2 2 3 6 93 3.41
W.Lopez (H 4) 11/3 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.76
Melancon (S 3) 12/3 2 0 0 1 3 26 1.93
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Drabek (L 3-3) 6 8 3 3 3 3 104 4.34
Camp 1 1 0 0 0 1 25 1.99
Rzepczynski 1 2 0 0 0 0 18 2.61
Janssen 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 1.37
IR-S: Melancon 1-0. IBB: off W.Rodriguez (Y.Escobar), off Melancon (Bautista). WP: Drabek. Umpires: Home, Dan Bellino; first, Larry Vanover; second, Brian Gorman; third, Tony Randazzo.
T: 2:54. A: 19,487 (49,260).
Orioles 2, Nationals 1
BALTIMORE - Vladimir Guerrero's two-run homer in the seventh inning spoiled Jordan Zimmermann's stellar outing in Baltimore's win over Washington.
Through the first six innings, Zimmermann (2-5) was nearly perfect, allowing just two baserunners on a walk and a double in the second inning. He had retired 13 straight. Guerrero's home run was just the third Zimmermann has allowed in 541/3 innings this season.
Washington 000 100 000 – 1 8 0
Baltimore 000 000 20x – 2 4 0
Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Bernadina cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .254
Desmond ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .231
L.Nix lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .300
Werth rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247
W.Ramos dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .272
Morse 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267
Espinosa 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .206
I.Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Cora 3b 2 0 1 1 1 1 .243
a-Stairs ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100
1-Bixler pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Totals 33 1 8 1 3 7
Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Pie lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .238
Ad.Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Markakis rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260
Guerrero dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 .309
Wieters c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Scott 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .232
Mar.Reynolds 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .196
Hardy ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .219
Andino 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .264
Totals 28 2 4 2 3 6
a-walked for Cora in the 9th.1-ran for Stairs in the 9th. LOB: Washington 9, Baltimore 5. 2B: Bernadina (3), Desmond (9), Werth (10), Mar.Reynolds (11). HR: Guerrero (5), off Zimmermann. RBIs: Cora (5), Guerrero 2 (19). CS: Morse (2), Bixler (1). RLSP: Washington 5 (Werth, L.Nix 2, Bernadina 2); Baltimore 4 (Hardy 2, Pie 2). DP: Baltimore 2 (Wieters, Wieters, Hardy), (Wieters, Wieters, Hardy).
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Zimmerma' (L 5) 61/3 4 2 2 1 5 94 3.98
Clippard 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 24 1.69
Coffey 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.04
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Tillman 5 6 1 1 2 4 97 4.95
Accardo 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 4.95
Ji.Johnson (W 3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 3.46
Uehara (H 5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2.70
Gregg (S 8-11) 1 0 0 0 1 1 22 3.93
IR-S: Clippard 1-0. HBP: by Tillman (Espinosa). Umpires: Home, Todd Tichenor; first, Gerry Davis; second, Mike Estabrook; third, Greg Gibson. T: 2:49. A: 33,626 (45,438).
White Sox 8, Dodgers 3
CHICAGO - Alexei Ramirez homered and drove in a career-high five runs in Chicago's win over Los Angeles.
Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the first inning, an RBI double in the third, a run-scoring single in the fourth, and another RBI double in the eighth for the White Sox.
Los Angeles 000 010 200 – 3 8 1
Chicago 310 200 02x – 8 11 3
Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Furcal ss 5 0 0 0 0 3 .161
Carroll 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .316
Ethier rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .307
Gwynn Jr. rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .203
Kemp cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .316
Loney 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .240
Barajas c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221
a-Navarro ph-c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .115
Gibbons dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 .194
Sands lf 4 1 4 0 0 0 .241
Mitchell 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .091
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 10
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Pierre lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .261
Al.Ramirez ss 5 2 4 5 0 0 .288
A.Dunn 1b 2 0 1 1 3 1 .194
1-McPherson pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Konerko dh 3 0 0 1 1 0 .301
Pierzynski c 5 1 1 1 0 1 .262
Rios cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206
Vizquel 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .316
Lillibridge rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Beckham 2b 3 3 1 0 0 1 .222
Totals 33 8 11 8 5 3
a-grounded out for Barajas in the 5th.1-ran for A.Dunn in the 8th. E: Furcal (2), Pierzynski (2), E.Jackson (2), Al.Ramirez (8). LOB: Los Angeles 8, Chicago 9. 2B: Loney (6), Gibbons (2), Sands (10), Pierre (5), Al.Ramirez 2 (10). HR: Al.Ramirez (6), off Kuroda; Pierzynski (2), off Kuroda. RBIs: Carroll (4), Gwynn Jr. (4), Gibbons (3), Al.Ramirez 5 (23), A.Dunn (21), Konerko (36), Pierzynski (13). SB: Carroll (5), Gwynn Jr. (5), Sands (3). S: Pierre. SF: Konerko. RLSP: Los Angeles 6 (Kemp 3, Furcal, Navarro, Carroll); Chicago 4 (Konerko 2, Pierzynski 2). RA: Gibbons. GIDP: Mitchell, Pierzynski. DP: Los Angeles 1 (Carroll, Furcal, Loney); Chicago 2 (Beckham, A.Dunn), (Al.Ramirez, Beckham, A.Dunn).
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Kuroda (L 5-4) 52/3 9 6 4 2 3 105 3.11
Elbert 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00
Guerra 1 2 2 2 2 0 33 4.50
Troncoso 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 8.10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jackson(W 4-5) 52/3 5 1 1 2 7 107 4.26
Sale 1/3 2 2 2 1 1 16 6.32
Crain (H 7) 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 2.45
Thornton (S 2-6) 2 1 0 0 0 1 20 5.17
Sale pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. IR-S: Elbert 1-0, Troncoso 2-0, Sale 2-0, Crain 3-2. HBP: by Guerra (Beckham). WP: E.Jackson. PB–Navarro. Umpires: Home, Fieldin Culbreth; first, Gary Cederstrom; second, Lance Barksdale; third, Adrian Johnson. T: 3:20. A: 25,081 (40,615).
Cardinals 9, Royals 8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - St. Louis won on a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning.
St. Louis 003 310 000 2 – 9 12 0
Kansas City 001 013 200 1 – 8 14 2
St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Jay lf 5 0 2 0 1 0 .312
Craig 2b 2 1 2 2 1 0 .319
1-Greene pr-2b 1 2 0 0 2 0 .197
Pujols 1b 6 1 2 0 0 0 .269
Holliday dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .349
2-Laird pr-dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Berkman rf 4 1 0 0 2 1 .338
Rasmus cf 1 1 0 1 5 0 .287
Y.Molina c 5 2 4 3 1 1 .333
Descalso 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .213
Kozma ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 .167
Totals 38 9 12 8 13 5
Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Gordon lf 5 1 2 2 0 2 .280
Aviles 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .242
Hosmer 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Francoeur rf 4 2 1 1 0 0 .282
Butler dh 4 2 2 0 1 1 .284
Betemit 3b 5 1 2 3 0 1 .315
Treanor c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .229
B.Pena c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .206
Maier cf 5 2 1 0 0 1 .300
A.Escobar ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .232
Totals 43 8 14 8 1 9
1-ran for Craig in the 5th. 2-ran for Holliday in the 5th. E: Aviles (5), Hosmer (2). LOB: St. Louis 15, Kansas City 7. 2B: Jay (2), Y.Molina (12), Descalso (8), Gordon (15), Aviles (8), Butler 2 (14), B.Pena (4). 3B: Y.Molina (1). HR: Craig (3), off O'Sullivan; Francoeur (9), off J.Garcia; Betemit (2), off Batista; Gordon (4), off Tallet. RBIs: Craig 2 (14), Holliday (31), Rasmus (16), Y.Molina 3 (21), Descalso (15), Gordon 2 (25), Aviles (28), Francoeur (28), Betemit 3 (20), B.Pena (9). SB: Francoeur (5). CS: Jay (2). S: Descalso, Kozma. RLSP: St. Louis 9 (Descalso 2, Laird, Kozma 3, Berkman, Jay 2); Kansas City 4 (Francoeur, Hosmer 2, A.Escobar). RA: Pujols, Gordon, Hosmer. GIDP: Jay, Pujols. DP: Kansas City 2 (A.Escobar, Aviles, Hosmer), (Aviles, A.Escobar, Hosmer).
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
J.Garcia 5 7 3 3 0 4 84 1.93
Batista 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 15 2.76
Tallet (H 1) 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 15 3.60
E.Sanchez (BS 2) 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 3.00
Miller 1 1 0 0 0 2 11 2.16
Motte (W 2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.45
Salas (S 7) 1 2 1 1 0 1 15 1.31
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
O'Sullivan 41/3 8 7 7 4 0 86 5.60
G.Holland 12/3 0 0 0 3 3 37 0.00
Teaford 1 1 0 0 1 0 18 3.00
Crow 1 2 0 0 0 1 20 0.79
Soria 1 1 0 0 2 0 19 3.86
L.Coleman (L 0-1) 0 0 2 1 1 0 12 2.03
Collins 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.16
Bl.Wood 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 4 3.38
L.Coleman pitched to 3 batters in the 10th.J.Garcia pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.Tallet pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: G.Holland 2-0, Collins 3-2, Bl.Wood 3-0. HBP: by E.Sanchez (Francoeur), by L.Coleman (Laird). Umpires: Home, Angel Campos; first, Chad Fairchild; second, Joe West; third, Angel Hernandez. T: 4:09. A: 28,195 (37,903).
Angels 4, Braves 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Torii Hunter ended a home run drought of 28 games with a go-ahead shot off Derek Lowe and rookie Tyler Chatwood pitched seven strong innings to lift Los Angeles past Atlanta.
Chatwood (3-2) allowed a run and five hits, struck out six and walked two. It was the third time in the righthander's last four starts that he allowed only one run, including a pair of no-decisions against the Indians and White Sox.
Atlanta 010 000 000 – 1 6 1
Los Angeles 000 201 10x – 4 7 0
Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
a-Hernandez ph-3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Prado 3b-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287
McCann dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Hinske lf-rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .355
Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .185
Freeman 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .248
Mather rf-cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .394
Ale.Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254
D.Ross c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .306
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 8
Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
M.Izturis 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .308
Aybar ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .309
Abreu dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .269
Tor.Hunter rf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .231
Callaspo 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Trumbo 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .259
Amarista lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .125
Mathis c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .188
Bourjos cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241
Totals 30 4 7 4 5 7
a-grounded out for McLouth in the 1st. E: Di.Hernandez (1). LOB: Atlanta 6, Los Angeles 8. 2B: Freeman (8), M.Izturis (13), Abreu (10), Tor.Hunter (5), Trumbo (9). HR: Tor.Hunter (5), off D.Lowe. RBIs: Mather (7), Abreu (20), Tor.Hunter 2 (24), Amarista (4). RLSP: Atlanta 3 (Uggla 2, Mather); Los Angeles 6 (Aybar 2, Mathis, Abreu, Bourjos, Trumbo). RA: Freeman, M.Izturis, Aybar, Callaspo, Amarista 2. GIDP: Abreu. DP: Atlanta 1 (Uggla, Ale.Gonzalez, Freeman).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
D.Lowe (L 3-4) 6 5 3 3 5 5 108 3.53
Sherrill 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 10 2.38
Proctor 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 11 2.45
Linebrink 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.87
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Chatwood (W 3-2) 7 5 1 1 2 6 113 4.06
S.Downs (H 5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0.71
Walden (S 8-11) 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 2.95
IR-S: Proctor 1-0. HBP: by Proctor (Callaspo). WP: Walden. Umpires: Home, Bob Davidson; first, D.J. Reyburn; second, Brian Knight; third, Jerry Layne. T: 2:37. A: 40,098 (45,389).
Red Sox 5, Cubs 1
BOSTON - Tim Wakefield held Chicago to four hits in 62/3 innings and Adrian Gonzalez had four hits of his own to lead Boston over Chicago.
The Red Sox, who took two out of three from the Cubs, have won eight of their last nine to move one-half game behind the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.
Making his third start of the season, this one because of injuries to John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka, Wakefield (1-1) allowed just three baserunners in the first six innings on the way to winning his 180th game for the Red Sox - third in franchise history behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens.
The knuckleballer, who gave up a pair of doubles in the seventh for Chicago's only run, struck out three and walked none before leaving with two out in the seventh.
James Russell (1-5) was also filling in, because Matt Garza was scratched with right elbow stiffness. He allowed three runs and seven hits in four-plus innings.
Chicago 000 000 100 – 1 5 1
Boston 000 210 20x – 5 12 0
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Fukudome rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310
Barney 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315
S.Castro ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .323
Ar.Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296
C.Pena 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Je.Baker lf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .376
1-Campana pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
A.Soriano dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .265
Castillo c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182
Re.Johnson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .370
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 7
Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Ellsbury cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295
Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .244
Ad.Gonzalez 1b 4 2 4 0 0 0 .342
Youkilis 3b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .281
Ortiz dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299
Lowrie ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .319
Cameron rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .143
Crawford lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .209
Saltalamacchia c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .237
Totals 31 5 12 5 1 3
1-ran for Je.Baker in the 7th. E: Castillo (2). LOB: Chicago 4, Boston 7. 2B: S.Castro (12), Ar.Ramirez (12), Je.Baker (7), Ad.Gonzalez (15), Ortiz (9). 3B: Youkilis (1). HR: Saltalamacchia (3), off J.Russell. RBIs: Je.Baker (14), Youkilis 2 (32), Lowrie (20), Cameron (5), Saltalamacchia (12). CS: Ellsbury (5). SF: Lowrie, Cameron. RLSP: Chicago 3 (Barney, A.Soriano, C.Pena); Boston 5 (Ortiz 2, Youkilis, Crawford, Saltalamacchia). RA: Fukudome, C.Pena. GIDP: Castillo, Cameron, Saltalamacchia. DP: Chicago 2 (Ar.Ramirez, Barney, C.Pena), (Ar.Ramirez, Barney, C.Pena); Boston 1 (Lowrie, Pedroia, Ad.Gonzalez).
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Russell (L 1-5) 4 7 3 3 1 2 57 6.33
Berg 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 3.75
Grabow 12/3 3 2 2 0 1 26 4.67
K.Wood 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 18 2.41
Maine 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 4 20.25
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wakefield (W 1) 62/3 4 1 1 0 3 75 4.50
Bard (H 9) 11/3 0 0 0 0 2 22 3.33
Papelbon 1 1 0 0 0 2 17 2.29
J.Russell pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. IR-S: Berg 1-0, K.Wood 2-2, Maine 2-0, Bard 1-0. HBP: by K.Wood (Lowrie). WP: Wakefield 2. Catchers' interference–Castillo. Umpires: Home, Ed Hickox; first, Ed Rapuano; second, Brian O'Nora; third, Alfonso Marquez. T: 2:44. A: 37,688 (37,493).