ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Carlos Carrasco put together a quality start as the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians ended their three-game skid Saturday by battering the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3.
Carrasco (4-2) gave up just two runs and seven hits in six innings, and the offense did its part, too, as Shelley Duncan and Orlando Cabrera each had two RBIs.
"Carrasco gave us a chance," said Indians manager Manny Acta. "He threw the ball well, and was aggressive with his fastball."
"I put in my mind I have to win this game and that's what I did," Carrasco said.
Duncan, who was pinch-hitting, and Cabrera both had two-run singles during the eighth to put Cleveland ahead, 7-2. Duncan had a bases-loaded drive off J.P. Howell that hit high off the left-field wall, but he was held to a single because it looked like outfielder Sam Fuld might be able to catch the ball.
"Huge hit by Shelley Duncan. Huge hit by Orlando Cabrera, who always seems to be in the middle of those big rallies," Acta said.
Slumping Rays all-Star third baseman Evan Longoria, moved from the middle of the lineup to leadoff, had two hits in four at-bats, including a homer.
Manager Joe Maddon has taken that approach with struggling power hitters in the past and told Longoria to start having fun again. Maddon said Longoria "analyzed the pitches better today."
"Joe's usually right," Longoria, who had just six hits in 45 at-bats over his previous 12 games, said of his manager.
Indians 7, Rays 3
Cleveland 210 000 040 – 7 10 1
Tampa Bay 001 100 001 – 3 9 1
Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Brantley cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .282
A.Cabrera ss 4 1 1 1 1 2 .303
Choo rf 3 2 1 0 0 2 .249
T.Buck lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .271
b-Duncan ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .246
Kearns lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
C.Santana c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .209
G.Sizemore dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256
O.Cabrera 2b 4 0 1 2 0 2 .263
LaPorta 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .257
Hannahan 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .226
Totals 33 7 10 7 3 10
Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Longoria 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .222
Damon dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .271
Zobrist 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253
Joyce rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .374
B.Upton cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243
Kotchman 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .359
S.Rodriguez ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .235
Fuld lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .227
Shoppach c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .162
a-Jaso ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .218
Totals 36 3 9 2 2 7
a-struck out for Shoppach in the 7th. b-singled for T.Buck in the 8th. E: LaPorta (5), Zobrist (4). LOB: Cleveland 4, Tampa Bay 8. 2B: Damon (7), Kotchman (6). 3B: A.Cabrera (3). HR: LaPorta (6), off Shields; Longoria (3), off C.Carrasco. RBIs: A.Cabrera (35), Duncan 2 (15), C.Santana (22), O.Cabrera 2 (26), LaPorta (23), Longoria (10), S.Rodriguez (9). SF: C.Santana. RLSP: Cleveland 1 (C.Santana); Tampa Bay 3 (Zobrist, Shoppach, Damon). RA: G.Sizemore, Longoria. GIDP: Hannahan. DP: Tampa Bay 3 (Joyce, Kotchman), (Zobrist, Kotchman), (Zobrist, S.Rodriguez, Kotchman).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Carrasco (W 4-2) 6 7 2 2 0 4 94 4.91
Pestano (H 6) 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 16 1.42
Sipp (H 11) 11/3 0 0 0 0 2 16 1.19
R.Perez 2/3 2 1 0 1 0 26 1.02
C.Perez (S 14-15) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.66
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Shields (L 5-3) 7 7 3 3 3 8 104 2.15
Howell 0 2 4 1 0 0 18 11.57
Farnsworth 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 1.59
J.Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 3.44
Howell pitched to 4 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Sipp 1-0, C.Perez 3-1, Farnsworth 2-2. HBP: by Howell (Choo). Umpires: Home, Brian Gorman; first, Tony Randazzo; second, Dan Bellino; third, Larry Vanover. T: 3:05. A: 24,717 (34,078).
Blue Jays 9, White Sox 8
TORONTO - Corey Patterson hit a game-winning home run in the 14th inning, and Jose Bautista connected for his major-league-leading 20th, in Toronto's win over Chicago.
Patterson, who had five hits, led off the 14th with a drive to right off Gavin Floyd (5-5).
Chicago 030 030 011 000 00 – 8 14 1
Toronto 302 000 300 000 01 – 9 14 1
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Pierre lf 6 1 0 0 0 0 .267
Al.Ramirez ss 6 1 3 1 1 0 .279
A.Dunn dh 7 1 1 1 0 2 .184
Konerko 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 .293
1-McPherson pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
b-Quentin ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Pierzynski c 7 0 2 2 0 0 .263
Rios cf 7 1 2 0 0 1 .205
Vizquel 2b-1b 6 0 0 0 0 2 .282
Lillibridge rf-2b 5 2 2 2 0 1 .294
Morel 3b 6 1 2 0 0 1 .236
Totals 55 8 14 7 3 7
Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Y.Escobar ss 6 1 1 0 1 1 .283
C.Patterson dh 7 4 5 1 0 1 .287
Bautista rf 4 3 3 3 2 1 .353
J.Rivera 1b 6 0 2 3 0 0 .246
A.Hill 2b 6 0 1 2 0 1 .241
R.Davis cf 6 0 0 0 0 2 .261
E.Thames lf 5 0 0 0 1 3 .241
J.Molina c 6 1 2 0 0 0 .313
J.Nix 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .164
a-Encarnacion ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236
McCoy 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Totals 52 9 14 9 4 11
No outs when winning run scored.a-struck out for J.Nix in the 7th. b-flied out for McPherson in the 11th.1-ran for Konerko in the 9th. E: Al.Ramirez (10), A.Hill (2). LOB: Chicago 10, Toronto 8. 2B: Al.Ramirez 2 (14), Konerko 2 (7), Pierzynski (6), Rios (9), Morel (6), Bautista (8), J.Rivera (7), A.Hill (11). 3B: Lillibridge (1). HR: Lillibridge (5), off Villanueva; Bautista (20), off E.Jackson; C.Patterson (3), off Floyd. RBIs: Al.Ramirez (25), A.Dunn (23), Konerko (38), Pierzynski 2 (15), Lillibridge 2 (9), C.Patterson (21), Bautista 3 (35), J.Rivera 3 (18), A.Hill 2 (19). S: Pierre. RLSP: Chicago 7 (Pierzynski 2, A.Dunn, Vizquel, Al.Ramirez, Quentin, Lillibridge); Toronto 4 (E.Thames, A.Hill, J.Rivera 2). RA: Pierre, Al.Ramirez, A.Dunn, Vizquel, Morel. GIDP: Pierzynski, Y.Escobar, J.Rivera. DP: Chicago 2 (Al.Ramirez, Vizquel, Konerko), (Al.Ramirez, Vizquel, Konerko); Toronto 1 (A.Hill, Y.Escobar, J.Rivera).
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
E.Jackson 62/3 9 6 6 1 7 100 4.63
Thornton 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 6.06
Crain (BS 1-1) 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 18 2.66
Sale 3 2 0 0 1 3 47 5.40
S.Santos 2 0 0 0 1 1 20 1.40
Floyd (L 5-5) 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 3.69
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Villanueva 5 8 6 5 1 4 82 2.62
Camp 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.80
Rzepczynski 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.74
Dotel (H 2) 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 5.40
Francisco (BS 3) 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 16 6.59
Frasor 12/3 1 0 0 1 1 22 1.64
L.Perez (W 1-0) 32/3 2 0 0 0 0 38 3.97
Thornton pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.Floyd pitched to 1 batter in the 14th. IR-S: Thornton 1-0, Crain 2-2, Frasor 1-0, L.Perez 2-0. HBP: by Camp (Lillibridge). WP: Villanueva, L.Perez. PB–J.Molina. Umpires: Home, Rob Drake; first, David Rackley; second, Bruce Dreckman; third, Paul Emmel.
T: 4:17. A: 22,659 (49,260).
Rangers 10, Royals 1
ARLINGTON, Texas - Mitch Moreland, Mike Napoli, and Endy Chavez hit consecutive homers in the second inning of Texas' clobbering of Kansas City.
Adrian Beltre added his 11th homer, and Nelson Cruz connected for his ninth as the Rangers went deep five times against Sean O'Sullivan (2-4).
Matt Harrison (5-4) had six shutout innings for the win.
Kansas City 000 000 100 – 1 7 0
Texas 231 013 00x – 10 15 1
Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Gordon lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282
Me.Cabrera cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282
Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278
Butler dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .293
Betemit 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313
Aviles 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234
Treanor c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .213
A.Escobar ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 2
Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .238
Andrus ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259
A.Blanco ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J.Hamilton lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .339
Mi.Young dh 4 1 0 0 1 0 .332
A.Beltre 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 .255
N.Cruz rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .219
Moreland 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .298
Napoli c 2 1 1 2 1 0 .189
En.Chavez cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .357
Totals 36 10 15 10 3 3
E: A.Beltre (5). LOB: Kansas City 6, Texas 6. 2B: J.Hamilton 2 (7), A.Beltre (12), N.Cruz (4). HR: Moreland (6), off O'Sullivan; Napoli (7), off O'Sullivan; En.Chavez (1), off O'Sullivan; A.Beltre (11), off O'Sullivan; N.Cruz (9), off O'Sullivan. RBIs: Treanor (8), J.Hamilton (11), A.Beltre 3 (41), N.Cruz 2 (23), Moreland (17), Napoli 2 (18), En.Chavez (1). SF: Napoli. RLSP: Kansas City 5 (Aviles 2, Me.Cabrera, Gordon 2); Texas 5 (N.Cruz, Mi.Young 2, En.Chavez, Kinsler). RA: Betemit 2, Treanor, Andrus, J.Hamilton. GIDP: Me.Cabrera, Francoeur, Napoli, En.Chavez. DP: Kansas City 2 (A.Escobar, Aviles, Hosmer), (Aviles, A.Escobar, Hosmer); Texas 2 (Kinsler, Moreland), (Kinsler, Andrus, Moreland).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
O'Sullivan (L 2-4) 52/3 15 10 10 2 1 99 6.75
Collins 21/3 0 0 0 1 2 27 2.73
Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Harrison (W 5-4) 6 5 0 0 1 1 99 3.26
Tateyama (S 1-1) 3 2 1 0 0 1 37 1.80
Umpires: Home, Bill Welke; first, Mike Estabrook; second, Jeff Nelson; third, Marty Foster.
T: 2:30. A: 40,240 (49,170).
Twins 1, Angels 0,
MINNEAPOLIS - Danny Valencia hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift Minnesota over Los Angeles.
The win came after spot starter Anthony Swarzak held the Angels hitless into the eighth. Similarly, Jered Weaver pitched nine scoreless innings for the Angels, giving up only two hits.
Los Angeles 000 000 000 0 – 0 1 1
Minnesota 000 000 000 1 – 1 6 0
Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
M.Izturis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Aybar ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Abreu dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Tor.Hunter rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Callaspo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303
Branyan 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Trumbo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Bourjos cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .246
Mathis c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .191
a-Conger ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Willits lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .056
b-Amarista ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150
Totals 31 0 1 0 2 5
Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Span cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293
A.Casilla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226
Kubel dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .302
Morneau 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236
1-Repko pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Cuddyer rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265
D.Young lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .216
Valencia 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .230
R.Rivera c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .172
c-Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Butera c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120
Plouffe ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .218
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 8
One out when winning run scored.a-fouled out for Mathis in the 8th. b-flied out for Willits in the 8th. c-struck out for R.Rivera in the 9th.1-ran for Morneau in the 10th. E: Weaver (1). LOB: Los Angeles 3, Minnesota 5. 2B: Bourjos (8). RBIs: Valencia (25). RLSP: Los Angeles 1 (Amarista). GIDP: Plouffe. DP: Los Angeles 1 (Callaspo, M.Izturis, Branyan).
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Weaver 9 2 0 0 2 7 128 2.10
Takahashi(L 1-1) 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 10 5.06
Jepsen 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 10.38
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Swarzak 8 1 0 0 2 4 105 3.60
Capps 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.88
Al.Burnett (W 1-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 6.59
Jepsen pitched to 3 batters in the 10th. IR-S: Jepsen 1-1. Umpires: Home, Jim Reynolds; first, Tim Welke; second, Andy Fletcher; third, Mike DiMuro. T: 2:43. A: 39,284 (39,500).