BALTIMORE - One day after being victimized by the greatest comeback in Baltimore Orioles history, the Boston Red Sox staged an improbable rally of their own.
They used a four-run ninth inning to pull even, Julio Lugo singled in the deciding run in the 11th inning, and Jonathan Papelbon became Boston's career save leader by closing out a 6-5 victory over Baltimore.
Papelbon got three outs in the 11th for his 20th save this season and 133d with the Red Sox, breaking the team record, held by Bob Stanley.
Less than 24 hours earlier, Papelbon yielded the key hit in the eighth inning of a game in which Boston blew a 10-1 lead before losing, 11-10.
"Obviously, it feels good," Papelbon said of the record. "When I set out to be the closer of the Boston Red Sox, there were definitely a lot of goals in sight and this was one of them.
"To finally get it and get it out of my head, you know, to stop thinking about it, is definitely good for me. It's done with. Let's move on."
In this one, Red Sox pitchers retired the final 24 batters. Ty Wigginton hit a leadoff homer in the fourth off Josh Beckett to put the Orioles up by 5-1, but the drive provided Baltimore's final baserunner.
Orioles starter Brad Bergesen gave up one run, struck out six, walked none, and permitted only two runners past first base in eight innings. He was pulled after 103 pitches and with Baltimore comfortably ahead.
Then came the Boston ninth, in which Kevin Youkilis delivered a two-run homer and Rocco Baldelli a two-run single.
Boston 001 000 004 01 – 6 10 0
Baltimore 112 100 000 00 – 5 6 1
Boston AB R H BI Avg. Baltimore AB R H BI Avg.
J.Drew rf 5 1 2 0 .265 B.Roberts 2b 4 2 1 0 .278
Pedroia 2b 5 1 2 1 .291 Pie cf 5 0 1 1 .234
Youkilis 3b 5 1 1 2 .314 Markakis rf 5 0 1 2 .298
Bay lf 5 0 0 0 .262 A.Huff 1b 5 0 0 0 .270
D.Ortiz dh 5 0 1 0 .225 Scott dh 3 1 1 1 .299
Ellsbury cf 5 2 2 0 .304 Reimold lf 4 0 0 0 .288
Kotsay 1b 3 0 0 0 .289 Wigginton 3b 4 1 1 1 .266
1-J.Bailey pr-1b 1 1 0 0 .216 Zaun c 4 0 0 0 .239
Varitek c 3 0 0 0 .234 Andino ss 4 1 1 0 .248
2-Lugo pr-ss 1 0 1 1 .301 Totals 38 5 6 5
N.Green ss 3 0 0 0 .267
a-Baldelli ph 1 0 1 2 .289
Kottaras c 1 0 0 0 .221
Totals 43 6 10 6
a-singled for N.Green in the 9th.1-ran for Kotsay in the 8th. 2-ran for Varitek in the 9th. E: B.Roberts (6). LOB: Boston 8, Baltimore 2. 2B: Pedroia (23), Ellsbury (12), Markakis (24). HR: Youkilis (14), off Ji.Johnson; Scott (15), off Beckett; Wigginton (6), off Beckett. RBIs: Pedroia (35), Youkilis 2 (47), Lugo (8), Baldelli 2 (13), Pie (8), Markakis 2 (52), Scott (40), Wigginton (22). SB: B.Roberts (16). RLSP: Boston 3 (Pedroia 3); Baltimore 1 (Reimold). RA: J.Bailey, A.Huff.
Boston walks (4): J.Drew, Pedroia, J.Bailey, Varitek.
Baltimore walks (2): B.Roberts, Scott.
Boston strikeouts (9): Bay 5, D.Ortiz 2, Kotsay, Varitek.
Baltimore strikeouts (10): B.Roberts 2, Pie 2, Markakis, A.Huff 2, Reimold, Zaun, Andino.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Beckett 7 6 5 5 2 5 107 3.67
D.Bard 2 0 0 0 0 4 23 3.10
R.Ramirez (W) 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 1.80
Papelbon (S) 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.80
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Bergesen 8 4 1 1 0 6 103 3.53
Ji.Johnson 0 1 2 2 1 0 9 2.87
Sherrill (BS) 2/3 2 2 2 3 2 29 2.51
Baez (L) 21/3 3 1 1 0 1 28 4.17
W: Ramirez, 5-2. L: Baez, 4-2. S: Papelbon, 20. BS: Sherrill, 3.
Ji.Johnson pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. IR-S: Baez 3-0. IBB: off Beckett (Scott).
Umpires: home, Chris Guccione; first, Mike Winters; second, Jerry Layne; third, Tony Randazzo. T: 3:16. A: 29,391 (48,290).
Blue Jays 5, Rays 0
TORONTO - Ricky Romero pitched four-hit ball for eight innings, and Rod Barajas, Adam Lind, and Scott Rolen homered, helping Toronto end Tampa Bay's seven-game winning streak.
Romero (6-3), who took a no-hitter into the seventh in his last start, matched the longest outing of his career in winning his third straight start. He walked four, struck out seven, and lowered his ERA to 2.85.
Romero allowed just two hits through the first six innings. Jason Frasor pitched the ninth to complete the four-hitter, the Blue Jays' sixth shutout.
Tampa Bay 000 000 000 – 0 4 1
Toronto 001 100 12x – 5 8 1
Tampa Bay AB R H BI Avg. Toronto AB R H BI Avg.
B.Upton cf 2 0 0 0 .246 Scutaro ss 4 0 1 1 .279
Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 .320 A.Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 .301
Longoria 3b 4 0 0 0 .297 Lind lf 4 2 2 1 .315
C.Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 .238 V.Wells cf 0 0 0 0 .248
Zobrist 2b 2 0 2 0 .297 Rolen 3b 4 1 2 1 .333
Burrell dh 4 0 0 0 .224 Overbay 1b 4 0 1 0 .264
Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 .362 Millar dh 4 0 0 0 .236
Kapler rf 3 0 0 0 .243 Rios cf-rf 3 0 0 0 .260
M.Hernandez c 2 0 0 0 .265 Barajas c 3 1 1 1 .267
a-W.Aybar ph 1 0 0 0 .285 Bautista rf-lf 3 1 1 0 .254
Navarro c 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 33 5 8 4
Totals 28 0 4 0
a-lined into a double play for M.Hernandez in the 8th. E: C.Pena (8), Scutaro (2). LOB: Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 5. 2B: Zobrist (15), Scutaro (23), Lind (25). HR: Barajas (8), off J.Shields; Lind (16), off J.Shields; Rolen (6), off J.Shields. RBIs: Scutaro (33), Lind (53), Rolen (30), Barajas (39). CS: Zobrist (3). RLSP: Tampa Bay 5 (Bartlett, Burrell 3, Crawford); Toronto 2 (A.Hill, Barajas). GIDP: Burrell. DP: Toronto 2 (Scutaro, A.Hill, Overbay), (Scutaro, A.Hill).
Tampa Bay walks (5): B.Upton 2, Zobrist 2, Bartlett.
Toronto walk (1): Rios.
Tampa Bay strikeouts (10): B.Upton, Crawford 2, Longoria 3, C.Pena, Burrell 2, Kapler.
Toronto strikeouts (9): Scutaro, A.Hill, Lind, Rolen, Overbay, Millar, Rios, Barajas, Bautista.
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
J.Shields (L) 71/3 7 5 4 1 8 108 3.50
Choate 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.46
Balfour 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 5 4.50
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
R.Romero (W) 8 4 0 0 4 7 113 2.85
Frasor 1 0 0 0 1 3 16 1.95
W: Romero, 6-3. L: Shields, 6-6.
Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IR-S: Balfour 1-0. Umpires: Home, Adrian Johnson; first, Jim Joyce; second, Bill Miller; third, Mike Estabrook.
T: 2:24. A: 30,533 (49,539).
Twins 5, Royals 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Joe Mauer went 3 for 3, raising his average to .392 and backing pitcher Glen Perkins (4-4) in Minnesota's victory over Kansas City.
After walking in the first inning, Mauer stroked three consecutive singles, driving in a run. His average would lead the major leagues, but his 240 plate appearances are eight shy of the 3.1 per game he needs to qualify.
Michael Cuddyer homered in the second inning for Minnesota, and an error by second baseman Alberto Callaspo in the third accounted for the deciding run.
Minnesota 011 001 020 – 5 8 0
Kansas City 000 001 000 – 1 12 2
Minnesota AB R H BI Avg. Kansas City AB R H BI Avg.
Span lf 5 1 2 0 .282 DeJesus lf 5 1 2 0 .245
Tolbert 2b 4 1 1 1 .187 Bloomquist rf 4 0 1 0 .266
Mauer dh 3 1 3 1 .392 Butler 1b 4 0 4 0 .293
Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0 .309 J.Guillen dh 4 0 1 1 .254
Buscher 1b 0 0 0 0 .198 Teahen 3b 4 0 0 0 .285
Cuddyer rf 3 1 1 2 .277 Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 0 .298
Crede 3b 5 0 0 0 .233 B.Pena c 4 0 2 0 .325
Redmond c 3 0 0 0 .229 Lu.Hrnandez ss 4 0 0 0 .174
J.Morales c 2 0 0 0 .356 Maier cf 3 0 1 0 .235
Gomez cf 4 1 1 0 .229 Totals 36 1 12 1
Punto ss 2 0 0 0 .212
B.Harris ss 2 0 0 0 .285
Totals 37 5 8 4
E: Bloomquist (5), Callaspo (9). LOB: Minnesota 13, Kansas City 9. 2B: Gomez (9), Butler 2 (22). HR: Cuddyer (12), off Meche. RBIs: Tolbert (11), Mauer (44), Cuddyer 2 (42), J.Guillen (34). SB: Span (13). RLSP: Minnesota 6 (Span, Redmond 2, Morneau, Crede 2); Kansas City 5 (J.Guillen, Teahen 2, DeJesus 2). RA: Morneau. GIDP: J.Guillen, Teahen, B.Pena. DP: Minnesota 3 (Perkins, Punto, Morneau), (Tolbert, Punto, Morneau), (Tolbert, Punto, Morneau).
Minnesota walks (8): Tolbert, Mauer 2, Buscher, Cuddyer 2, Gomez, Punto.
Kansas City walk (1): Maier.
Minnesota strikeouts (8): Span, Morneau, Crede, Gomez 2, Punto, B.Harris 2.
Kansas City strikeouts (3): Teahen, Lu.Hernandez, Maier.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Perkins (W) 7 10 1 1 0 1 92 4.38
Dickey 12/3 2 0 0 1 2 30 2.36
Nathan (S) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.44
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Meche (L) 6 6 3 2 5 5 121 4.20
Tejeda 12/3 2 2 2 1 2 29 4.26
Bale 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 7.15
R.Colon 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.46
Mahay 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 4.38
W: Perkins, 4-4. L: Meche, 4-8. S: Nathan, 21.
Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Nathan 2-0, Bale 2-1, R.Colon 3-0. IBB: off Tejeda (Mauer). Umpires: Home, Dan Iassogna; first, Charlie Reliford; second, Larry Vanover; third, Sam Holbrook. T: 3:03. A: 18,906 (38,177).
Athletics 5, Tigers 1
OAKLAND, Calif. - Jason Giambi and Jack Cust broke out of funks with two-run homers, and Dallas Braden (6-7) ended a four-start winless stretch as Oakland trounced Detroit.
Giambi's drive in the sixth off Justin Verlander (8-4) was home run No. 407, tying him with Duke Snider for 43d place on the all-time list.
Giambi, who has been dealing with sore legs, entered the game with a .197 batting average, an American League low.
Cust struck out in the second - in his 80th strikeout of the year - before connecting in the fourth for his team-leading 14th homer.
Detroit 010 000 000 – 1 6 0
Oakland 000 202 01x – 5 9 0
Detroit AB R H BI Avg. Oakland AB R H BI Avg.
Granderson cf 3 0 0 0 .257 Kennedy 3b 4 0 0 0 .286
Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 .255 O.Cabrera ss 4 0 2 0 .250
Mi.Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 0 .331 Holliday lf 2 1 1 0 .275
Thames dh 3 0 0 0 .247 Giambi 1b 3 1 1 2 .199
Raburn lf 3 1 1 0 .265 Crosby 1b 1 1 1 0 .203
Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0 .260 K.Suzuki c 4 0 1 1 .279
Laird c 3 0 1 1 .236 R.Sweeney cf 4 1 1 0 .270
Kelly 3b 3 0 1 0 .289 Cust dh 4 1 1 2 .225
Everett ss 3 0 2 0 .275 T.Buck rf 3 0 1 0 .239
Totals 30 1 6 1 M.Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 .208
Totals 32 5 9 5
LOB: Detroit 5, Oakland 5. 2B: Mi.Cabrera (16), Laird (11), Kelly (3), Everett (11), K.Suzuki (21), T.Buck (3). HR: Cust (14), off Verlander; Giambi (11), off Verlander. RBIs: Laird (20), Giambi 2 (40), K.Suzuki (32), Cust 2 (41). SB: O.Cabrera (3). CS: Holliday (3). S: Granderson. RLSP: Detroit 5 (Kelly, Mi.Cabrera, Granderson, Raburn, Ordonez); Oakland 3 (K.Suzuki, O.Cabrera, Cust). RA: Ordonez, M.Ellis. GIDP: Polanco, Ordonez. DP: Oakland 2 (Kennedy, M.Ellis, Giambi), (O.Cabrera, Crosby).
Detroit walks (2): Thames, Raburn.
Oakland walks (2): Holliday 2.
Detroit strikeouts (7): Granderson, Mi.Cabrera, Thames 2, Raburn, Ordonez, Kelly.
Oakland strikeouts (8): Kennedy 3, Giambi 2, R.Sweeney, Cust 2.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Verlander (L) 6 6 4 4 1 6 102 3.54
Ni 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 10 3.86
Miner 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.08
Lyon 1 2 1 1 1 1 27 4.03
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Braden (W) 7 5 1 1 1 3 92 3.13
Ziegler (H) 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 3.25
A.Bailey 1 0 0 0 1 3 17 2.09
W: Braden, 6-7. L: Verlander, 8-4. H: Ziegler, 4.
IR-S: Miner 1-0. WP: A.Bailey. Balk: Verlander. Umpires: Home, Angel Hernandez; first, Randy Marsh; second, Marvin Hudson; third, Lance Barksdale. T: 2:18. A: 21,238 (35,067).
Yankees 4, Mariners 2
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning, Andy Pettitte (8-3) pitched seven strong innings, and New York picked up its seventh consecutive victory by beating Seattle.
Johnny Damon and Melky Cabrera also homered for the Yankees.
New York overcame Ken Griffey Jr.'s 621st home run, winning its 10th straight home game against Seattle since Sept. 4, 2007.
Mariano Rivera saved his third game in a row, increasing his career total for saves to 502.
Seattle 000 101 000 – 2 6 0
New York 001 012 00x – 4 9 0
Seattle AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
I.Suzuki rf 4 0 0 0 .368 Jeter ss 3 0 1 0 .307
Branyan 1b 4 0 0 0 .298 Damon lf 3 1 1 1 .292
Jo.Lopez 2b 4 1 1 0 .258 Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 0 .278
Griffey Jr. dh 4 1 2 1 .219 A.Rodriguez dh 4 1 2 2 .239
F.Gutierrez cf 3 0 2 0 .278 Posada c 4 0 0 0 .268
Balentien lf 3 0 0 1 .225 Cano 2b 3 0 1 0 .300
Woodward 3b 3 0 0 0 .333 Swisher rf 3 0 1 0 .238
Ro.Johnson c 3 0 1 0 .187 Gardner cf 0 0 0 0 .289
Cedeno ss 3 0 0 0 .136 MeCabrera cf-rf 3 1 1 1 .287
Totals 31 2 6 2 Ransom 3b 3 0 0 0 .190
Totals 30 4 9 4
LOB: Seattle 3, New York 4. 2B: Jo.Lopez (14). HR: Griffey Jr. (10), off Pettitte; Damon (15), off Washburn; Me.Cabrera (8), off Washburn; A.Rodriguez (13), off Washburn. RBIs: Griffey Jr. (26), Balentien (10), Damon (47), A.Rodriguez 2 (41), Me.Cabrera (32). CS: F.Gutierrez (4). RLSP: Seattle 1 (Ro.Johnson); New York 2 (A.Rodriguez, Me.Cabrera). RA: Griffey Jr.. GIDP: A.Rodriguez, Posada, Me.Cabrera. DP: Seattle 3 (Cedeno, Jo.Lopez, Branyan), (Woodward, Branyan), (Jo.Lopez, Cedeno, Branyan).
Seattle walk (1): F.Gutierrez.
New York walk (1): Damon.
Seattle strikeouts (6): Branyan 4, Balentien, Woodward.
New York strikeouts (6): Damon, Teixeira, Posada 2, Swisher, Ransom.
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Washburn (L) 7 8 4 4 1 6 100 3.36
Batista 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 2.85
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pettitte (W) 7 6 2 2 1 5 98 4.25
Aceves (H) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.14
Coke (H) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.18
Ma.Rivera (S) 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.76
W: Pettitte, 8-3. L: Washburn, 4-6. S: Rivera, 20. H: Aceves, 3. H: Coke, 6.
HBP: by Washburn (Jeter). Umpires: Home, Dale Scott; first, Jerry Meals; second, Mike DiMuro; third, Ron Kulpa.
T: 2:17. A: 45,285 (52,325).
White Sox 6, Indians 2
CLEVELAND - Jose Contreras, shipped to the minors earlier this season, pitched eight superb innings to help Chicago rout Cleveland for its fifth straight victory.
Contreras (3-7) improved to 3-2 with a 2.17 ERA since being recalled from triple-A Charlotte after a monthlong demotion prompted by the 37-year-old's opening the season 0-5. He allowed two runs and five hits, striking out eight and walking one.
Backup catcher Ramon Castro hit a three-run homer off Jeremy Sowers (2-6) in a four-run sixth as the White Sox improved to 12-4 since June 13 to move within three games of first-place Detroit.
Chicago 000 014 100 – 6 13 0
Cleveland 001 001 000 – 2 5 1
Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Cleveland AB R H BI Avg.
Podsednik lf 5 0 1 0 .311 A.Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0 .307
Al.Ramirez ss 4 1 3 1 .272 Sizemore cf 4 0 0 1 .219
Getz 2b 1 0 0 0 .247 V.Martinez c 3 1 1 0 .313
Dye rf 4 0 1 0 .294 Choo rf 4 0 1 1 .292
Thome dh 3 1 2 0 .247 Jh.Peralta 3b 4 0 0 0 .258
Konerko 1b 3 1 2 1 .290 Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 .282
R.Castro c 4 1 1 3 .230 Garko 1b 4 0 1 0 .260
J.Nix 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 .232 J.Carroll 2b 3 1 1 0 .283
Beckham 3b 4 1 2 1 .278 B.Francisco lf 3 0 1 0 .228
Bri.Anderson cf 4 0 0 0 .238 Totals 32 2 5 2
Totals 36 6 13 6
E: Jh.Peralta (7). LOB: Chicago 5, Cleveland 5. 2B: Konerko (17), J.Nix (6), Beckham (4), V.Martinez (19), Choo (13), B.Francisco (15). HR: R.Castro (5), off Sowers. RBIs: Al.Ramirez (39), Konerko (49), R.Castro 3 (18), Beckham (14), Sizemore (40), Choo (46). SB: Al.Ramirez (12). CS: Podsednik (6). RLSP: Chicago 1 (R.Castro); Cleveland 4 (V.Martinez, Jh.Peralta, B.Francisco, Garko). RA: Sizemore, J.Carroll. GIDP: R.Castro, Bri.Anderson. DP: Cleveland 2 (A.Cabrera, Garko), (A.Cabrera, J.Carroll, Garko).
Chicago walks (2): Thome, Konerko.
Cleveland walks (2): V.Martinez, Hafner.
Chicago strikeouts (3): Thome, R.Castro, J.Nix.
Cleveland strikeouts (10): A.Cabrera, Sizemore 2, Choo 3, Hafner, Garko 2, B.Francisco.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Contreras (W) 8 5 2 2 1 8 110 4.84
Thornton 1 0 0 0 1 2 24 2.84
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Sowers (L) 6 11 5 5 1 2 79 5.68
Veras 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 16 5.86
R.Perez 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 9.26
Jo.Smith 11/3 1 0 0 0 1 14 4.15
K.Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.27
W: Contreras, 3-7. L: Sowers, 2-6.
R.Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: R.Perez 1-0, Jo.Smith 2-1. Umpires: Home, Brian Runge; first, Tom Hallion; second, Scott Barry; third, Phil Cuzzi. T: 2:39. A: 16,722 (45,199).
Rangers 9, Angels 7
ARLINGTON, Texas - Hank Blalock's second homer of the game, a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning, moved Texas within one-half game of first-place Los Angeles in the West.
Juan Rivera's three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth tied the game at 7-all as the Angels erased a six-run deficit.
Los Angeles 000 001 303 – 7 11 0
Texas 000 205 002 – 9 12 1
Los Angeles AB R H BI Avg. Texas AB R H BI Avg.
Figgins 3b 4 1 2 1 .312 Kinsler 2b 5 0 0 0 .263
B.Abreu rf 2 2 0 0 .296 M.Young 3b 5 1 3 1 .315
Tor.Hunter cf 4 1 1 2 .305 Dav.Murphy lf-rf 4 0 1 1 .258
Guerrero dh 4 1 3 0 .289 Byrd cf 3 1 1 0 .287
J.Rivera lf 5 1 2 3 .304 Blalock dh 5 3 3 3 .245
K.Morales 1b 4 0 1 0 .280 N.Cruz rf 2 1 1 0 .264
M.Izturis 2b 3 0 0 1 .286 a-Borbon ph-lf 2 1 1 1 .200
J.Mathis c 3 0 0 0 .202 Saltalmacchia c 2 1 0 0 .248
b-Napoli ph-c 1 0 0 0 .295 C.Davis 1b 4 0 1 2 .203
E.Aybar ss 4 1 2 0 .275 Vizquel ss 4 1 1 0 .297
Totals 34 7 11 7 Totals 36 9 12 8
Two outs when winning run scored.a-singled for N.Cruz in the 6th. b-struck out for J.Mathis in the 8th. E: Borbon (1). LOB: Los Angeles 8, Texas 6. 2B: Figgins (15), Tor.Hunter (17), Guerrero (7), Byrd (25), Blalock (12). 3B: Figgins (5). HR: J.Rivera (14), off F.Francisco; Blalock (15), off Jer.Weaver; Blalock (16), off J.Speier. RBIs: Figgins (23), Tor.Hunter 2 (59), J.Rivera 3 (46), M.Izturis (25), M.Young (30), Dav.Murphy (22), Blalock 3 (35), Borbon (1), C.Davis 2 (33). SB: Figgins (24), Tor.Hunter (13), N.Cruz (13). CS: Guerrero (1). S: Dav.Murphy. SF: M.Izturis. RLSP: Los Angeles 4 (B.Abreu, M.Izturis, Tor.Hunter, J.Rivera); Texas 1 (C.Davis). RA: K.Morales, C.Davis. GIDP: Blalock. DP: Los Angeles 1 (K.Morales, E.Aybar, K.Morales); Texas 2 (Millwood, Vizquel, M.Young, Kinsler), (Byrd, C.Davis, Saltalamacchia).
Los Angeles walks (6): Figgins, B.Abreu 3, Tor.Hunter, Guerrero.
Texas walks (2): Byrd, Saltalamacchia.
Los Angeles strikeouts (8): Figgins, Tor.Hunter, K.Morales 2, M.Izturis, J.Mathis, Napoli, E.Aybar.
Texas strikeouts (6): Dav.Murphy, Byrd, N.Cruz, Saltalamacchia, C.Davis, Vizquel.
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jer.Weaver 51/3 8 7 7 1 3 96 3.10
Jepsen 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 9 11.68
Palmer 2 0 0 0 1 2 26 5.00
J.Speier (L) 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 15 4.55
Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Millwood 61/3 8 4 4 3 4 104 2.80
O'Day (H) 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.27
C.Wilson (H) 1 1 0 0 0 3 21 2.73
F.Francisco (W) BS 1 2 3 3 2 1 31 2.28
W: Francisco, 2-1. L: Speier, 3-2. H: Wilson, 5. H: Day, 9. BS: Francisco, 2.
IR-S: Jepsen 2-2, O'Day 1-0. HBP: by Palmer (Byrd), by Jer.Weaver (Saltalamacchia), by Millwood (K.Morales). WP: Jer.Weaver, Millwood, F.Francisco. Umpires: Home, Andy Fletcher; first, Greg Gibson; second, Ted Barrett; third, Tim McClelland. T: 3:17. A: 27,142 (49,170).
