Nationals climb out of a 9-2 hole to overthrow Yankees, 11-9

Washington scored the go-ahead run in the eighth.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON -- Daryle Ward lumbered around the bases to score the go-ahead run on Jose Guillen's eighth-inning triple, and the Washington Nationals overcame a seven-run deficit Saturday to beat the New York Yankees 11-9.
The Nationals trailed 9-2 after the Yankees' seven-run fifth inning, which included Johnny Damon's second grand slam of the year. But four runs in the fifth, two in the seventh and three in the eighth kept New York from winning in what was threatening to become a new home-away-from home for the Yankees.
It was the first time the Yankees lost after having a seven-run lead since a 10-7 defeat at Cleveland on July 14, 2002, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
NEW YORKWASHINGTON
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Damon cf6245ASrano lf3210
BWllms rf5000Vidro 2b5121
APhllps 1b0000NJhnsn 1b1000
Jeter ss5131Ward 1b2322
JaGbi 1b3000JGillen rf5221
Crosby rf0000Zmrmn 3b5122
ARod 3b5122Schndr c4122
Posada c5221BHarrs ss3000
Cano 2b4130Fick ph1011
MCbrra lf5100Rauch p0000
Chacon p2100CCrdro p0000
Smith p0000Byrd cf2111
Beam p1000ROrtiz p1000
MMyrs p0000SRivra p0000
Prctr p0000MrAnd ph1000
MRivra p0000Stanton p0000
Cairo ph1010DJcksn ss1000
Totals429159Totals34111310
New York110070000--9
Washington00114023x--11
E--Posada (4), Byrd (2). LOB--New York 10, Washington 7. 2B--Damon 2 (18), Jeter (15), Cano (15), JGuillen (11), Zimmerman (20), Schneider (8). 3B--JGuillen (1). HR--Damon (10), ARodriguez (15), Posada (9), Ward (5). SB--ASoriano 2 (17). S--ROrtiz.
IPHRERBBSO
New York
Chacon4 1-366633
Smith2-310000
Beam1 1-332201
MMyers1-300000
Proctor2-311121
MRivera L,4-42-322210
Washington
ROrtiz4 1-3117612
SRivera1 2-312212
Stanton110001
Rauch W,2-1110011
CCordero S,13110001
HBP--by Chacon (Byrd), by ROrtiz (JaGiambi). PB--Schneider. Umpires--Home, Dale Scott; First, Lance Barksdale; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Bob Davidson. T--3:51. A--45,085.
Red Sox 5, Braves 3
ATLANTA -- David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis each hit solo home runs to power Boston over Atlanta.
Boston starter Josh Beckett (8-3) went six innings, allowing three hits and two walks with five strikeouts. He also had an RBI single in the fourth, helping send the Braves to their season-high sixth straight loss. Jonathan Papelbon worked a perfect ninth inning for his 22nd save in 23 chances.
Atlanta, which has won a record 14 straight division titles, lost for the 16th time in 19 games and fell to 30-39. The Braves haven't been that far under .500 since the end of the 1990 season, when they finished 67-95 and 26 games back.
Youkilis homered to lead off the game, and Ortiz had an RBI double in a two-run third off Braves starter Lance Courmier (2-2). Ortiz, who scored on Trot Nixon's single, added his 19th homer and AL-leading 59th RBI to start the fifth off Mike Remlinger, giving the Red Sox a 5-1 lead.
BOSTONATLANTA
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Yukilis lf4111MGiles 2b4010
Loretta 2b4120Rnteria ss2101
DOrtiz 1b3222Btemit 3b4000
Dlcrmn p0000AJones cf4121
Tvarez p0000McCnn c4000
Lopez p0000Frncur rf3001
Snow ph0000LaRche 1b4000
WHarrs pr0000Diaz lf3110
Pplbon p0000Crmer p1000
Nixon rf5011Rmlngr p0000
Varitek c3000Orr ph1010
Lowell 3b5010Stckmn p0000
Crisp cf5000McBrid p0000
AGnzlz ss4130Lngrhn ph0000
Beckett p3011Yates p0000
Kapler lf1010Ray p0000
Pratt ph1000
Totals375125Totals31353
Boston102110000--5
Atlanta000110010--3
DP--Atlanta 2. LOB--Boston 11, Atlanta 7. 2B--Loretta (14), DOrtiz (13), Lowell (25), AGonzalez (8), AJones (12). HR--Youkilis (8), DOrtiz (19). SF--Francoeur.
IPHRERBBSO
Boston
Beckett W,8-3632245
Delcarmen2-310012
Tavarez111101
Lopez1-300001
Papelbon S,22100001
Atlanta
Cormier L,2-2474431
Remlinger121100
Stockman100012
McBride100000
Yates120001
Ray110020
WP--Beckett. Balk--Beckett. Umpires--Home, Mike Winters; First, Brian Runge; Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Bruce Froemming. T--3:13. A--49,364.
Mariners 8, Giants 1
SEATTLE -- Richie Sexson and Raul Ibanez each homered and Gil Meche held Barry Bonds without a home run.
Bonds had a seventh-inning double after grounding out and lining out against Meche. The sore-legged slugger jogged to second base on his double, but didn't limp as much as he did Friday night while chasing down a fly ball in left-center field.
He had homered in each of his previous two games to get within 37 home runs of Hank Aaron's major league record. Todd Greene pinch-hit for Bonds in the ninth.
Meche (7-4) tossed his first complete game since a 2-0 win over Boston on Sept. 12, 2004.
Jason Schmidt (6-3) had his first subpar start in nearly two months, allowing a season-high six runs and nine hits in 61/3 innings.
SAN FRANSEATTLE
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Winn rf3010ISuzuki rf5010
Vizquel ss2000Beltre 3b5111
JVzcno ss1000JoLpez 2b4220
Drham 2b4121Ibanez lf4234
Bonds dh3010Morse lf0000
TGreen ph1000Sexson 1b3112
Alou lf3000Ptgine 1b0000
Ellison lf1000CEvrtt dh3000
SFinley cf4000Reed cf4111
Feliz 3b3010RRivra c4000
Ishkwa 1b3000YBtcrt ss3120
Alfonzo c3000
Totals31151Totals358118
San Francisco000000001--1
Seattle03100040x--8
LOB--San Francisco 5, Seattle 6. 2B--Bonds (7), Beltre (10), Ibanez (16). 3B--YBetancourt (4). HR--Durham (6), Ibanez (13), Sexson (11), Reed (4). S--Vizquel.
IPHRERBBSO
San Francisco
Schmidt L,6-36 1-396616
Correia2-322210
JSanchez100010
Seattle
Meche W,7-4951117
Umpires--Home, Mark Carlson; First, John Hirschbeck; Second, C.B. Bucknor; Third, Wally Bell. T--2:24. A--45,229.
Angels 3, Padres 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Dallas McPherson hit an inside-the-park homer to drive in the go-ahead runs and Ervin Santana pitched six strong innings for Los Angeles.
Garret Anderson homered off Jake Peavy (4-8) with one out in the sixth to tie the score 1-1, and one out later, Juan Rivera was hit by a pitch. McPherson then sliced an 0-1 pitch down the left field line, with Dave Roberts making a sliding attempt to catch it. The ball went off Roberts' glove and he slammed awkwardly into the fence, banging his right knee. The ball bounced away, and McPherson circled the bases while Roberts was lying on the ground, unable to get up.
SAN DIEGOLOS ANGELES
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DRbrts lf3000Figgins dh4000
EYong lf1000OCbera ss3000
Cmeron cf3220GAndsn lf4111
BGiles rf4022Mrales 1b4000
Piazza dh3000JRivra rf2100
AGnzlz 1b3000McPrsn 3b3122
Bowen c4000Erstad cf1000
KGreen ss2000Quinlan rf2000
Castilla 3b4010Dnnelly p0000
Brfield 2b4000Shields p0000
FrRdgz p0000
JMolna c3000
AKndy 2b2010
Totals31252Totals28343
San Diego100000010--2
Los Angeles00000300x--3
E--OCabrera (9). LOB--San Diego 7, Los Angeles 4. 2B--Cameron (10), BGiles (11). HR--GAnderson (7), McPherson (6). SB--BGiles (4). CS--Cameron (1).
IPHRERBBSO
San Diego
Peavy L,4-8843327
Los Angeles
ESantana W,7-3631137
Donnelly100001
Shields111000
FrRodriguez S,16110012
HBP--by Peavy (JRivera), by ESantana (KGreene). WP--Peavy. Umpires--Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Jerry Meals; Second, Andy Fletcher; Third, Mike Reilly. T--2:46. A--43,909.
Tigers 9, Cubs 3
CHICAGO -- Carlos Guillen, Magglio Ordonez and Placido Polanco had three hits apiece to lead Detroit to its eighth victory in 10 games.
Guillen had three RBIs with two-run homer in the first and a run-scoring double in the ninth. Polanco scored three runs and drove in one, and Ordonez had two doubles, two RBIs and scored twice.
Justin Verlander (8-4) allowed nine hits but just one run in 52/3 innings for his first victory since May 27. He was 0-1 with two no-decisions in June after going 4-1 and earning AL Rookie of the Month honors in May.
The Tigers struck early against rookie Carlos Marmol (1-1). Curtis Granderson led off the game with a triple to the right-field corner, drawing a boisterous "Let's go Tigers!" chant from the visiting fans. He scored on Polanco's single to center. With two out, Guillen drilled a 1-0 pitch to the seats in right for his eighth homer and a 3-0 lead.
DETROITCHICAGO
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Grndsn cf5110Pierre cf4120
Planco 2b5331TWalkr 2b5000
IRdrgz c3000ARmrz 3b5131
VWlson c1000Nevin 1b5011
MOrdz rf5232JJones rf4130
CGillen ss4233Mabry lf3010
Thmes lf3010Cedeno ss4011
Ledezma p0000HBlnco c4010
Infante ph1112Mrmol p2000
Rodney p1000Wmack ph0000
Shltn 1b4011Ohman p0000
Inge 3b3010Howry p0000
Vrlnder p1000Eyre p0000
AGmez lf2000Ardsm p0000
NPerez ph1000
Totals389149Totals373123
Detroit301000032--9
Chicago010000002--3
DP--Detroit 2, Chicago 1. LOB--Detroit 6, Chicago 11. 2B--Polanco (10), MOrdonez (13), CGuillen (19), Inge (10), ARamirez 2 (16), Mabry (3). 3B--Granderson (4), Infante (2). HR--CGuillen (8). SB--Inge (3). CS--Thames (1), Pierre (5). S--IRodriguez, Verlander.
IPHRERBBSO
Detroit
Verlander W,8-45 2-391134
Ledezma1 1-300000
Rodney232212
Chicago
Marmol L,1-1674424
Ohman100001
Howry2-343302
Eyre2-300001
Aardsma2-332200
WP--Rodney. Umpires--Home, Tim McClelland; First, Marty Foster; Second, Fieldin Culbreth; Third, Bill Welke. T--3:05. A--41,459.
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