mlb roundup

mlb roundup

Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 5, Rangers 4

DETROIT

Doug Fister pitched seven effective innings to win his Detroit debut while Alex Avila and Ryan Raburn homered. Fister (4-12), acquired from Seattle on July 30, earned his first victory since May 30 — a span of 10 starts. He allowed two earned runs and eight hits without walking or striking out a batter.

Rays 9, Blue Jays 1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Robinson Chirinos hit his first major league homer and drove in four runs, James Shields pitched into the eighth inning. Chirinos had a three-run shot off Carlos Villanueva (6-3) during a four-run third that put the Rays up 8-1. An inning earlier, he drove in a run with a bunt single. Shields (10-9) allowed one run and three hits in 71/3 innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked three.

Mariners 7, Athletics 4

SEATTLE

Charlie Furbush retired the first 13 batters in five strong innings and the Seattle swept Oakland. Furbush (2-3), acquired Saturday in a four-player deal with Detroit, allowed one run and two hits with three strikeouts and no walks. He had a perfect game through 41/3 innings before Conor Jackson ended it with a fifth-inning double off the left-field wall that was inches away from being a home run and needed a video review.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brewers 10, Cardinals 5

MILWAUKEE

Casey McGehee homered three times as Milwaukee Brewers rallied to add to their NL Central lead. McGehee hit go-ahead, two-run homers in both the first and third innings and added a seventh-inning solo shot to give Milwaukee its eighth win in nine games at Miller Park. Corey Hart also homered for the Brewers, who extended their lead over the Cardinals to 31/2 games. Rafael Furcal hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs off Randy Wolf (8-8) in his fourth game since being acquired Sunday in a trade with the Dodgers, but new Cardinals starter Edwin Jackson struggled. Jackson (1-1) made his second start with St. Louis since being acquired in a three-team trade. He gave up 10 runs — eight earned — and allowed 14 hits over seven innings of extended work because of St. Louis’ worn-down bullpen following an 11-inning win on Tuesday. Phillies 8, Rockies 6

DENVER

Roy Halladay fought through an erratic outing for his NL-leading 14th win, and Ryan Howard drove in four runs with a homer and a double as Philadelphia completed the sweep. Halladay (14-4) allowed five runs on eight hits in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked one as the NL East-leading Phillies won their sixth straight.

Giants 8, Diamondbacks 1

SAN FRANCISCO

Ryan Vogelsong won his career-best sixth straight decision, and Orlando Cabrera drove in three runs to help San Francisco remain atop the NL West. Vogelsong (9-1) allowed one run on five hits, struck out seven and walked three in six innings as the Giants snapped a five-game losing streak in which they were outscored 31-8. Carlos Beltran tripled among his three hits, scored twice and drove in a run in his best game since joining the Giants in a trade from the New York Mets last Thursday. Jason Marquis (8-6) went four innings, allowing eight runs — seven earned — on 10 hits with one walk and one strikeout.

Braves 6, Nationals 4

WASHINGTON

Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and extended his career-best hitting streak to 25 games, and Freddie Freeman had two hits and two RBIs as Atlanta avoid a sweep. Uggla’s streak is Atlanta’s longest since Marquis Grissom put together a 28-game run in 1996, while Freeman’s 18-game run is the longest by a rookie in the majors this season. Braves rookie Brandon Beachy (5-2) took a four-hit shutout into the sixth but failed to get another out. Chien-Ming Wang (0-2) allowed six runs and seven hits in five innings and Jayson Werth homered for the Nationals.

Associated Press