Yanks take 12 to beat Blue Jays, 6-5
NEW YORK - Jorge Posada hit a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday.
With one out and runners on first and second, Posada lined a 1-1 pitch from Shawn Camp into center. Alex Rodriguez scored without a play as the Yankees poured out of the dugout to congratulate Posada near first base.
The Yankees have won nine of 10 to move 14 games above .500 and pull within a game of AL East-leading Boston. Brett Tomko (1-2) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
Mark Teixeira got the winning rally started with a liner that caromed off first base and over Lyle Overbay for a double. Rodriguez received his second consecutive intentional walk before Teixeira was cut down at third on Robinson Cano's sacrifice attempt.
Adam Lind hit a two-run homer and Alex Rios had three RBIs for Toronto, which has lost six of seven. Scott Rolen doubled in the fourth and is batting .407 (35 for 86) during his career-best 21-game hitting streak.
Posada, Johnny Damon, and Hideki Matsui homered for the Yankees, who lost starter Chien-Ming Wang to a strained right shoulder in the sixth. Wang, who missed time this season with weakness in his hips, was scheduled for an MRI exam.
Toronto 020 003 000 000 – 5 10 0
New York 110 100 200 001 – 6 12 0
Toronto AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
Scutaro ss 6 1 2 0 .283 Jeter ss 5 1 1 0 .308
A.Hill 2b 5 0 1 0 .297 Damon lf 4 2 1 2 .287
Lind dh 5 1 1 2 .309 Teixeira 1b 6 0 3 0 .279
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0 .331 A.Rodriguez 3b 3 1 2 1 .244
Overbay 1b 3 1 0 0 .260 Cano 2b 6 0 0 0 .300
V.Wells cf 4 1 1 0 .252 Posada c 6 1 2 2 .269
Rios rf 5 0 2 3 .262 H.Matsui dh 4 1 2 1 .259
Dellucci lf 5 0 0 0 .234 2-Rnsom pr-dh 0 0 0 0 .190
Barajas c 3 0 1 0 .268 a-Swishr ph-dh 1 0 0 0 .235
1-Bautista pr 0 0 0 0 .254 Me.Cabrera rf 5 0 1 0 .280
R.Chavez c 2 0 1 0 .263 Gardner cf 5 0 0 0 .277
Totals 42 5 10 5 Totals 45 6 12 6
One out when winning run scored.1-ran for Barajas in the 7th. 2-ran for H.Matsui in the 8th. LOB: Toronto 7, New York 11. 2B: Scutaro (25), Rolen (24), V.Wells (22), Teixeira (23), H.Matsui (15). HR: Lind (17), off Wang; H.Matsui (12), off Halladay; Posada (11), off Halladay; Damon (16), off Halladay. RBIs: Lind 2 (55), Rios 3 (41), Damon 2 (49), A.Rodriguez (43), Posada 2 (35), H.Matsui (32). SB: V.Wells (13). S: A.Hill. RLSP: Toronto 6 (V.Wells, Dellucci 2, Overbay 2, R.Chavez); New York 4 (Cano 3, Gardner). RA: Overbay, Teixeira 2. GIDP: Scutaro, Lind, Dellucci, Cano. DP: Toronto 1 (A.Hill, Scutaro, Overbay); New York 3 (Cano, Jeter, Teixeira), (Wang, Jeter, Teixeira), (Jeter, Cano, Teixeira).
Toronto walks (5): Lind, Rolen, Overbay 2, V.Wells.
New York walks (6): Jeter, Damon 2, A.Rodriguez 3.
Toronto strikeouts (4): A.Hill, Lind, V.Wells, Dellucci.
New York strikeouts (9): Jeter 2, Damon 2, Posada, Me.Cabrera 2, Gardner 2.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Halladay 7 9 5 5 3 3 108 2.79
League 1 1 0 0 0 1 10 5.30
Accardo 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 26 3.52
Carlson 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.02
Camp (L) 21/3 2 1 1 1 4 44 4.10
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wang 51/3 6 4 4 1 1 66 9.64
D.Robertson 2/3 1 1 1 2 1 29 2.84
Bruney 1 2 0 0 1 0 13 3.68
Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.20
Ma.Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 2.60
Coke 2 0 0 0 1 1 20 2.97
Tomko (W) 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 5.19
W: Tomko, 1-2. L: Camp, 0-4.
IR-S: Carlson 2-0. IBB: off Camp (A.Rodriguez), off Accardo (A.Rodriguez), off Bruney (Lind). WP: D.Robertson. Umpires: Home, Wally Bell; first, Marty Foster; second, Chad Fairchild; third, John Hirschbeck.
T: 4:05. A: 46,620 (52,325).
Mariners 3, Red Sox 2
BOSTON - Chris Woodward's bases-loaded pop-up in the ninth inning dropped behind a partly draw-in infield to score the go-ahead run and lift Seattle over Boston.
Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox, who also lost Friday's series opener. The Red Sox had won their previous seven series. It was just their third series loss in their last 12 in Fenway Park.
Russell Branyan drove in the other two runs for the Mariners.
Seattle 001 010 001 – 3 7 1
Boston 020 000 000 – 2 4 0
Seattle AB R H BI Avg. Boston AB R H BI Avg.
I.Suzuki rf 5 1 1 0 .365 J.Drew rf 3 0 0 0 .264
Branyan 1b 3 0 1 2 .295 Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 .285
Jo.Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0 .261 Youkilis 3b 4 0 1 0 .306
Griffey Jr. dh 3 0 0 0 .211 Bay lf 4 0 0 0 .259
1-Balntien pr-dh 0 1 0 0 .225 Baldelli dh 1 1 0 0 .286
F.Gutierrez cf 4 0 1 0 .283 a-D.Ortiz ph-dh 1 0 0 0 .221
Langerhans lf 2 0 0 0 .400 Varitek c 3 1 2 2 .240
Johjima c 3 0 0 0 .255 Ellsbury cf 4 0 1 0 .302
Woodward 3b 3 1 2 1 .357 J.Bailey 1b 3 0 0 0 .208
Cedeno ss 4 0 1 0 .147 Kotsay 1b 1 0 0 0 .294
Totals 31 3 7 3 Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 .295
b-Kottaras ph 1 0 0 0 .230
Totals 31 2 4 2
b-struck out for Lugo in the 9th.1-ran for Griffey Jr. in the 9th. E: Cedeno (3). LOB: Seattle 7, Boston 7. 2B: Branyan (15), Youkilis (20). HR: Varitek (12), off Olson. RBIs: Branyan 2 (45), Woodward (3), Varitek 2 (34). SB: Ellsbury (35), Lugo (3). SF: Branyan. RLSP: Seattle 3 (Johjima, I.Suzuki 2); Boston 5 (J.Drew 2, Bay, J.Bailey, Youkilis). RA: I.Suzuki, Pedroia. GIDP: Cedeno, J.Bailey. DP: Seattle 1 (Woodward, Jo.Lopez, Branyan); Boston 1 (Youkilis, Pedroia, J.Bailey).
Seattle walks (5): Griffey, Langerhans 2, Johjima, Woodward.
Boston walks (4): J.Drew, Baldelli, Varitek, Lugo.
Seattle strikeouts (8): I.Suzuki, Branyan 2, Griffey, F.Gutierrez, Langerhans, Johjima, Cedeno.
Boston strikeouts (7): J.Drew 2, Pedroia, Youkilis, Bay, Lugo, Kottaras.
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Olson 61/3 4 2 2 4 5 104 4.58
Corcoran (W) 12/3 0 0 0 0 1 17 7.04
Aardsma (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 1.41
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Penny 6 6 2 2 1 6 102 4.67
Masterson 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.21
Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 3.34
Saito (L) 1 1 1 1 3 1 38 3.45
W: Corcoran, 2-0. L: Saito, 2-2. S: Aardsma, 17.
IR-S: Corcoran 1-0. HBP: by Olson (Baldelli). Umpires: Home, Gerry Davis; first, C.B. Bucknor; second, Mike Everitt; third, Brian Gorman.
T: 3:06. A: 37,656 (37,373).
Royals 6, White Sox 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs, and Kansas City eclipsed its run total from its previous four games in a victory that snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak.
Callaspo hit an RBI triple off Gavin Floyd (6-6) in the fifth for Kansas City's first run in 13 innings. His two-run single off Matt Thornton in the fifth made the score 5-4 and gave the Royals their first lead in 38 innings. Callaspo's errors at second base had figured in Kansas City's four-game losing streak.
Chicago 012 001 000 – 4 9 0
Kansas City 000 023 01x – 6 7 0
Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Kansas City AB R H BI Avg.
Podsednik lf 4 0 0 0 .312 DeJesus lf 4 0 1 0 .248
Al.Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0 .275 Blmquist ss-rf 4 1 1 0 .266
Dye dh 4 1 1 2 .291 Butler 1b 3 0 0 0 .286
Konerko 1b 4 0 2 0 .295 J.Guillen rf 4 1 0 0 .244
R.Castro c 2 0 0 0 .225 Pena Jr. ss 0 0 0 0 .093
b-Przynski ph-c 1 0 0 0 .299 Teahen 3b 3 1 1 1 .289
Getz 2b 2 1 0 0 .244 Jacobs dh 2 1 1 0 .225
c-J.Nix ph-2b 1 0 0 0 .228 a-B.Pena ph-dh 2 1 1 1 .333
Beckham 3b 4 1 2 1 .275 Callaspo 2b 3 1 2 3 .301
Wise rf 4 0 1 1 .197 Olivo c 3 0 0 0 .249
Bri.Anderson cf 2 0 1 0 .237 Maier cf 2 0 0 1 .228
d-Thome ph 1 0 0 0 .251 Totals 30 6 7 6
Totals 33 4 9 4
b-fouled out for R.Castro in the 8th. c-popped out for Getz in the 8th. d-flied out for Bri.Anderson in the 9th. LOB: Chicago 6, Kansas City 5. 2B: Al.Ramirez (8), Bri.Anderson (8). 3B: Callaspo (3). HR: Dye (19), off Hochevar; Beckham (3), off Hochevar; B.Pena (2), off Dotel. RBIs: Dye 2 (50), Beckham (16), Wise (5), Teahen (29), B.Pena (4), Callaspo 3 (31), Maier (9). SB: Bloomquist (15), Maier (4). SF: Maier. RLSP: Chicago 3 (Konerko, Podsednik 2). RA: B.Pena. GIDP: Konerko. DP: Kansas City 1 (Teahen, Callaspo, Butler).
Chicago walks (2): Podsednik, R.Castro.
Kansas City walks (4): Butler, Teahen, Callaspo, Olivo.
Chicago strikeouts (6): Podsednik, Dye, Getz, Wise 2, Bri.Anderson.
Kansas City strikeouts (7): DeJesus, Bloomquist, Butler, Teahen, Jacobs, Callaspo, Olivo.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
G.Floyd (L) 51/3 4 5 5 3 4 96 4.33
Thornton (BS3 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 2.76
Dotel 12/3 1 1 1 1 3 27 3.34
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Hochevar (W) 6 9 4 4 2 3 95 5.08
J.Cruz (H) 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 4.63
Bale (H) 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.57
Soria (S) 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1.83
W: Hochevar, 4-3. L: Floyd, 6-6. S: Soria, 11. H: Bale, 5. H: Cruz, 5. BS: Thornton, 3.
IR-S: Thornton 2-2, Dotel 1-0. HBP: by Hochevar (Getz, Bri.Anderson). Umpires: Home, Tim McClelland; first, Andy Fletcher; second, Greg Gibson; third, Ted Barrett.
T: 2:42. A: 18,182 (38,177).
Twins 4, Tigers 3
MINNEAPOLIS - Justin Morneau had four hits, including a homer and the tying single in the seventh inning, and Minnesota came back to beat Detroit.
Magglio Ordonez's three-run homer in the seventh spoiled an otherwise stellar start by Francisco Liriano, but Morneau capped the rally with his hit in the bottom of the inning.
In the eighth against Brandon Lyon (3-4), Nick Punto poked a soft single over the outstretched glove of shortstop Adam Everett to allow pinch-runner Matt Tolbert to score on a head-first slide just ahead of the relay throw.
Detroit 000 000 300 – 3 5 0
Minnesota 000 110 11x – 4 10 0
Detroit AB R H BI Avg. Minnesota AB R H BI Avg.
Granderson cf 4 0 0 0 .255 Span cf-lf 4 1 0 0 .288
Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 .255 B.Harris ss 5 0 0 0 .274
Mi.Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 0 .324 Mauer dh 3 0 1 0 .390
Thames dh 4 1 1 0 .255 Morneau 1b 4 1 4 2 .320
Raburn lf 3 1 1 0 .279 Kubel lf 4 0 0 0 .299
a-Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 .273 1-Gomez pr-cf 0 0 0 0 .224
Inge 3b 4 0 0 0 .269 Cuddyer rf 3 1 1 1 .281
Ordonez rf 3 1 2 3 .266 Buscher 3b 4 0 1 0 .198
D.Ryan c 2 0 0 0 .143 2-Tolbert pr-3b 0 1 0 0 .184
Everett ss 2 0 0 0 .272 J.Morales c 4 0 1 0 .349
Totals 31 3 5 3 Punto 2b 3 0 2 1 .217
Totals 34 4 10 4
a-struck out for Raburn in the 9th.1-ran for Kubel in the 7th. 2-ran for Buscher in the 8th. LOB: Detroit 3, Minnesota 10. 2B: Ordonez (10), Morneau (22). HR: Ordonez (4), off Liriano; Cuddyer (13), off E.Jackson; Morneau (20), off E.Jackson. RBIs: Ordonez 3 (28), Morneau 2 (67), Cuddyer (45), Punto (16). SB: Punto (7). CS: Everett (2). RLSP: Detroit 1 (Everett); Minnesota 6 (Kubel 2, Span 2, Cuddyer, B.Harris). RA: Span, J.Morales.
Detroit walks (2): D.Ryan, Everett.
Minnesota walks (4): Span, Mauer, Cuddyer, Punto.
Detroit strikeouts (11): Granderson 3, Polanco, Thames, Kelly, Inge 3, Ordonez, Everett.
Minnesota strikeouts (10): B.Harris 3, Mauer, Kubel, Cuddyer, Buscher 2, J.Morales, Punto.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
E.Jackson 61/3 6 3 3 4 9 122 2.59
Seay (BS) 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 12 3.20
Lyon (L) 11/3 2 1 1 0 1 18 3.92
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Liriano 7 5 3 3 2 8 103 5.49
Guerrier (W) 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 2.58
Nathan (S) 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 1.35
W: Guerrier, 4-0. L: Lyon, 3-4. S: Nathan, 22. BS: Seay, 3.
IR-S: Seay 1-1, Lyon 2-0. Umpires: Home, Mike Reilly; first, Chuck Meriwether; second, Laz Diaz; third, Eric Cooper.
T: 2:49. A: 27,238 (46,632).
Indians 5, Athletics 2
CLEVELAND - Carl Pavano earned his first win in five starts, helping Cleveland over Oakland.
Ben Francisco and Grady Sizemore hit homers off Vin Mazzaro (2-4) for Cleveland, which won consecutive games for the first time since June 11-12.
Kerry Wood, the fourth pitcher used by Cleveland manager Eric Wedge, worked the ninth for his 10th save in 14 chances.
Orlando Cabrera, whose 14-game hitting streak was snapped Friday, had three hits and an RBI for Oakland, which has lost eight of 10.
Oakland 100 000 100 – 2 8 0
Cleveland 003 001 10x – 5 10 0
Oakland AB R H BI Avg. Cleveland AB R H BI Avg.
Kennedy 3b 5 1 1 0 .288 A.Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0 .305
O.Cabrera ss 5 0 3 1 .252 Sizemore cf 4 1 2 2 .230
Holliday lf 3 0 1 1 .273 V.Martinez c 4 0 0 0 .304
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0 .197 Choo rf 3 0 1 0 .301
K.Suzuki c 4 0 1 0 .282 Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 .274
Cust dh 2 0 1 0 .227 Jh.Peralta 3b 3 0 0 0 .255
R.Sweeney cf 3 0 0 0 .270 Garko 1b 3 1 1 0 .260
a-Garciaprra ph 1 0 0 0 .257 Valbuena 2b 3 2 3 1 .213
R.Davis cf 0 0 0 0 .236 B.Francisco lf 3 1 3 2 .246
T.Buck rf 4 0 0 0 .226 Totals 30 5 10 5
M.Ellis 2b 3 1 1 0 .210
Totals 34 2 8 2
a-lined out for R.Sweeney in the 8th. LOB: Oakland 9, Cleveland 4. 2B: Choo (15), B.Francisco (17). HR: B.Francisco (6), off Mazzaro; Sizemore (11), off Mazzaro. RBIs: O.Cabrera (26), Holliday (42), Sizemore 2 (43), Valbuena (11), B.Francisco 2 (25). SB: O.Cabrera (4), M.Ellis (3), B.Francisco (12). S: A.Cabrera. SF: Holliday. RLSP: Oakland 4 (R.Sweeney 2, Holliday, Giambi); Cleveland 3 (A.Cabrera, Garko, V.Martinez). RA: Sizemore, Hafner. GIDP: V.Martinez. DP: Oakland 2 (M.Ellis, Giambi), (Giambi, O.Cabrera).
Oakland walks (3): Cust 2, M.Ellis.
Cleveland walks (1): Jh.Peralta.
Oakland strikeouts (4): Kennedy, Giambi, Cust, M.Ellis.
Cleveland strikeouts (1): Jh.Peralta.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Mazzaro (L) 6 10 5 5 1 0 99 3.59
Breslow 12/3 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.41
Ziegler 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 5 3.22
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pavano (W) 62/3 8 2 2 2 3 103 5.36
Sipp (H) 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.92
Jo.Smith (H) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.00
K.Wood (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 5.08
W: Pavano, 7-7. L: Mazzaro, 2-4. S: Wood, 10. H: Sipp, 3. H: Smith, 4.
Mazzaro pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. IR-S: Breslow 2-1, Sipp 2-0, Jo.Smith 1-0. HBP: by Mazzaro (Choo). WP: Mazzaro. Umpires: Home, Ron Kulpa; first, Dale Scott; second, Jerry Meals; third, Mike DiMuro.
T: 2:28. A: 24,501 (45,199).
Rangers 12, Rays 4
ARLINGTON, Texas - Andruw Jones homered and drove in four runs, Michael Young added a three-run double, and Texas roughed up David Price to beat Tampa Bay and win its fourth in a row.
Nelson Cruz, who had three hits, connected for his 20th home run of the season in support of Rangers starter Derek Holland (2-5). The rookie lefthander allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.
Tampa Bay 010 030 000 – 4 8 0
Texas 331 021 02x – 12 14 0
Tampa Bay AB R H BI Avg. Texas AB R H BI Avg.
B.Upton cf 3 0 1 0 .247 Kinsler 2b 4 1 0 0 .256
Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 .318 M.Young 3b 4 2 2 3 .314
Longoria 3b 4 0 1 0 .293 C.Davis 3b 0 0 0 0 .201
C.Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 .233 Byrd cf 2 3 1 0 .288
Zobrist 2b-rf 4 0 0 0 .286 Borbon cf 0 0 0 0 .200
Burrell dh 4 0 0 0 .220 An.Jones dh 5 1 2 4 .245
Bartlett ss 3 2 2 1 .362 Blalock 1b 5 0 1 1 .246
b-Dillon ph 1 0 0 0 .320 N.Cruz rf 5 2 3 2 .270
Kapler rf 2 1 1 0 .248 Dav.Murphy lf 5 1 3 0 .268
a-W.Aybr ph-2b 2 0 0 0 .281 Teagarden c 4 1 2 2 .232
Navarro c 3 1 2 3 .216 Andrus ss 3 1 0 0 .266
Totals 33 4 8 4 Totals 37 12 14 12
a-grounded out for Kapler in the 7th. b-struck out for Bartlett in the 9th. LOB: Tampa Bay 4, Texas 8. 2B: Crawford (16), Longoria (25), Kapler (13), Navarro (10), M.Young (25), An.Jones (11), Dav.Murphy (10), Teagarden (6). 3B: B.Upton (2), Dav.Murphy (1). HR: Bartlett (8), off Holland; Navarro (5), off Holland; An.Jones (10), off Price; N.Cruz (20), off Cormier. RBIs: Bartlett (37), Navarro 3 (24), M.Young 3 (33), An.Jones 4 (27), Blalock (38), N.Cruz 2 (49), Teagarden 2 (11). SB: Andrus (16). SF: Teagarden. RLSP: Tampa Bay 4 (C.Pena 2, Longoria, Crawford); Texas 6 (Blalock, Kinsler 2, N.Cruz, Teagarden 2). RA: An.Jones. GIDP: Longoria, Zobrist. DP: Texas 2 (Andrus, Kinsler, Blalock), (Kinsler, Andrus, Blalock).
Tampa Bay walks (2): B.Upton, C.Pena.
Texas walks (5): Kinsler, M.Young, Byrd 2, Andrus.
Tampa Bay strikeouts (6): B.Upton 2, C.Pena, Burrell, Bartlett, Dillon.
Texas strikeouts (5): Kinsler 2, Blalock, N.Cruz, Dav.Murphy.
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Price (L) 11/3 3 6 6 5 3 61 5.21
Cormier 3 4 3 3 0 1 37 2.87
Bradford 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 14 3.86
Niemann 3 6 3 3 0 1 47 4.14
Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Holland (W) 6 7 4 4 1 4 92 6.18
Grilli 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 4.71
D.Mathis 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.45
Guardado 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 4.56
W: Holland, 2-5. L: Price, 2-3.
IR-S: Cormier 2-0, Bradford 1-1. HBP: by Niemann (Byrd). Umpires: Home, Dana DeMuth; first, Hunter Wendelstedt; second, Brian Knight; third, Doug Eddings.
T: 2:50. A: 43,809 (49,170).
