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Pedroia lifts Red Sox to 1-0 win over Royals
Detroit walks (3): Polanco 2, Laird.
Cleveland strikeouts (5): Choo, Jh.Peralta, Garko, Shoppach 2.
Detroit strikeouts (9): Raburn 2, Thames 2, Inge 2, Laird 2, Everett.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cl.Lee (L) 7 5 3 3 2 8 122 3.47
Jo.Smith 1 2 2 2 1 1 18 4.58
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
E.Jackson (W) 7 4 1 1 2 4 110 2.52
Zumaya 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.20
Seay (H) 1 0 0 0 1 1 14 3.00
Rodney 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.92
W: Jackson, 7-4. L: Lee, 4-9. H: Seay, 19.
Zumaya pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IR-S: Seay 1-0. HBP: by Cl.Lee (J.Anderson). WP: Seay. PB: Laird.
Umpires: Home, John Hirschbeck; first, Wally Bell; second, Mike Estabrook; third, Marty Foster.
T: 2:43. A: 35,592 (41,255).
Rays 6, Athletics 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jeff Niemann pitched a six-hitter and Tampa Bay got home runs from Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria in the victory over Oakland.
Niemann (8-4), the Rays' No. 5 starter, has two shutouts this season. The 6-foot-9 righthander, who is 6-1 over his last 10 starts, allowed two hits in a 2-0 win over Kansas City on June 3.
Pena hit his 24th homer of the season and Longoria added a solo shot for Tampa Bay, which has won nine in a row at home. The Rays are 19-8 overall since June 10.
