Thursday, August 25, 2011
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 13, Rangers 2
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
David Ortiz had an RBI single on the first pitch he saw in 10 days and scored twice in his return to Boston’s lineup. Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury and Adrian Gonzalez hit two-run homers in consecutive innings for the Red Sox, who took over first place in the AL East after the New York Yankees lost 6-4 in 10 innings to Oakland. Crawford matched a career high with his five RBIs. Josh Beckett (11-5) allowed one run and four hits over six innings.
Athletics 6, Yankees 4
NEW YORK
Coco Crisp homered twice and drove in five runs, going 4 for 4 with a three-run shot in the 10th inning that sent the Athletics to a win over the Yankees. No. 9 batter Scott Sizemore was 4 for 4 with a tying double off CC Sabathia in the eighth and Oakland won at Yankee Stadium for the second consecutive night to clinch a series victory. The A’s had lost 10 straight series against New York, an Oakland record for futility against any team.
Blue Jays 4, Royals 3
TORONTO
Brett Lawrie hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, Jose Bautista added his major league-leading 37th homer and the Blue Jays beat the Royals. Jesse Litsch (5-3) pitched one scoreless inning of relief for the win. Frank Francisco worked ninth for his 11th save.
Rays 3, Tigers 2, 10 innings
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Elliot Johnson had a game-ending fielder’s choice in the 10th inning and the Rays beat the Tigers. Evan Longoria opened the 10th with an infield single off Duane Below (0-2), but was forced out at second on Ben Zobrist’s grounder. After Matt Joyce struck out, Casey Kotchman was hit by a pitch and pinch-hitter Sean Rodriguez walked to load the bases.
Orioles 6, Twins 1
MINNEAPOLIS
Mark Reynolds homered to start a five-run fifth inning and the Orioles beat the Twins. In his first start in 11 days, Jeremy Guthrie pitched seven strong innings for the Orioles, who have won three straight for the first time since winning four in a row from June 6-10. Baltimore has outscored Minnesota 18-3 in the three games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Mets 7, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA
Mike Pelfrey threw six effective innings, Nick Evans and David Wright homered and New York snapped a five-game losing streak. The Mets avoided a sweep with their sixth win in 23 games. Pelfrey (7-10) allowed three runs and nine hits. Bobby Parnell pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save this season and second in his career.
Rockies 7, Astros 6, 10 innings
DENVER
Troy Tulowitzki scored from third on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning and Colorado completed a three-game sweep. Tulowitzki reached on a one-out walk and went to third on Jonathan Herrera’s single to center. After an intentional walk to Kevin Kouzmanoff, reliever Aneury Rodriguez (1-5) uncorked a wild pitch to Eliezer Alfonzo and Tulowitzki trotted home with the winning run.
Dodgers 9, Cardinals 4
ST. LOUIS
Juan Rivera homered and drove in three runs and Los Angeles completed its first road sweep of the season. The Cardinals were outscored 24-7 in the Dodgers’ first three-game sweep in St. Louis since Aug. 20-22, 1993, and have dropped seven of nine overall.
Cubs 3, Braves 2
CHICAGO
Alfonso Soriano homered, Randy Wells pitched effectively into the seventh and the Cubs beat Atlanta. Wells (5-4) held the Braves to one run and two hits over 62/3 innings, striking out six and improving to 4-1 in his career against Atlanta.
Marlins 6, Reds 5, 1st game
Reds 3, Marlins 2, 2nd game
MIAMI
Joey Votto homered in each game of a doubleheader, and Bronson Arroyo pitched eight scoreless innings in the nightcap, leading Cincinnati to a split of the twinbill. Logan Morrison returned from his demotion to Triple-A New Orleans by homering in the Marlins’ 6-5 victory in the opener.
Diamondbacks 4, Nationals 2
WASHINGTON
Daniel Hudson fell one out short of his first career shutout Wednesday night, and the Diamondbacks turned another casual arrival at the ballpark into a win.
Associated Press