Major League roundup | Monday’s other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
White Sox 2, Yankees 0
NEW YORK
Phil Humber held the Yankees hitless until Alex Rodriguez grounded a single up the middle with one out in the seventh inning of Chicago’s shutout victory. The White Sox won for only the second time in 12 games. Chicago snapped a 23-inning scoreless drought in the fourth when Carlos Quentin doubled and scored on Adam Dunn’s grounder, and added a run in the ninth after a popup fell behind the mound, in front of charging shortstop Derek Jeter.
Blue Jays 6, Rangers 4
ARLINGTON, Texas
Corey Patterson and Jose Bautista homered on consecutive pitches from Colby Lewis in the fifth, and tough-luck starter Kyle Drabek finally got another win for Toronto. Juan Rivera added a two-run shot in the fifth off Lewis (1-3), who gave up six runs and seven hits while throwing 95 pitches in five innings. He struck out three and walked four.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Marlins 5, Dodgers 4
MIAMI
Omar Infante lined a two-out RBI single that left fielder Jerry Sands misjudged in the ninth inning, capping a two-run rally for Florida. Both runs were unearned. Scott Cousins’ two-out grounder scooted under the glove of shortstop Jamey Carroll for an error to score the tying run. Chris Coghlan was then intentionally walked to load the bases, and Infante lined a 1-0 pitch to left. Sands started in, braked and leaped, and the ball sailed over his glove.
Reds 9, Brewers 5
MILWAUKEE
Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer, Bronson Arroyo pitched effectively into the seventh and Cincinnati used a six-run third inning to beat Milwaukee. Already ahead 1-0, the Reds sent 11 batters to the plate in the third, holding Chris Narveson (1-1) to his shortest outing in 38 career starts.
Cincinnati had eight hits in the inning one night after managing just four in a shutout loss to St. Louis. Bruce homered and Brandon Phillips, Jonny Gomes, Ryan Hanigan and even Arroyo (3-2) drove in a run each to give Cincinnati a 7-0 lead.
Rockies 5, Cubs 3
CHICAGO
Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro committed three errors in the second inning. Matt Garza made with Chicago’s fourth error of the game in the fifth inning, an errant throw that allowed another run to score. Dexter Fowler had a triple, walk and scored a run for Colorado. Huston Street pitched the ninth for his eighth save in eight chances. Rockies starter Esmil Rogers gave up eight hits and four walks but just three runs in 51/3 innings.
Associated Press