Angels rally past Yankees again
It was the Angels' second straight comeback win over the Yanks.
Brandon Wood connected for a two-run homer during the Angels' fifth-inning rally, Howie Kendrick capped it with a two-run single, and Bobby Abreu drove in three runs against his former team. The two-time defending AL West champs lead the majors with 26 comeback wins, one more than the Yankees.
For the seventh time in the Angels' last eight games, they fell behind by at least four runs. And for the fourth time, they won - including Friday night's 10-6 victory, when they overcame a 5-1 deficit against Joba Chamberlain. It was the first time they had won four games in this fashion on one homestand in the franchise's 49-year history.
Robinson Cano extended the Yankees' margin to 4-0 in the fourth with a two-out RBI single. But the Angels pulled ahead by 8-4 in the fifth while knocking out Pettitte (8-5), who was charged with six runs and seven hits in 41/3 innings.
Jered Weaver (10-3) struck out nine over six innings, allowing four runs, three earned, and four hits, including Rodriguez's two-run shot in the first and Eric Hinske's solo shot in the second.
New York 210 100 220 8 9 1
Los Angeles 000 171 14x 14 16 1
New York AB R H BI Avg. Los Angeles AB R H BI Avg.
Jeter ss 5 0 1 0 .320 Figgins dh 4 2 0 0 .308
Damon lf 4 1 0 0 .276 E.Aybar ss 5 2 3 1 .292
Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 .276 B.Abreu rf 4 1 2 3 .308
A.Rodriguez 3b 3 3 2 3 .263 Napoli c 4 3 2 3 .294
H.Matsui dh 4 1 1 1 .266 K.Morales 1b 5 1 1 1 .284
Posada c 4 0 0 0 .281 Matthews Jr. cf 4 1 2 2 .231
Cano 2b 3 1 2 1 .309 H.Kendrick 2b 5 1 3 2 .237
Hinske rf 4 2 2 3 .270 B.Wood 3b 3 1 1 2 .333
Gardner cf 2 0 0 0 .283 Quinlan lf 2 0 1 0 .222
a-M.Cbrra ph-cf 2 0 1 0 .280 Willits lf 2 2 1 0 .250
Totals 35 8 9 8 Totals 38 14 16 14
a-struck out for Gardner in the 7th. E: Coke (1), Jer.Weaver (2). LOB: New York 3, Los Angeles 5. 2B: Jeter (18), E.Aybar (12), Napoli (12), K.Morales (24). 3B: E.Aybar (3). HR: A.Rodriguez (16), off Jer.Weaver; Hinske (3), off Jer.Weaver; Hinske (4), off Oliver; A.Rodriguez (17), off Bulger; H.Matsui (14), off Bulger; B.Wood (1), off Pettitte; Napoli (11), off Tomko. RBIs: A.Rodriguez 3 (50), H.Matsui (40), Cano (46), Hinske 3 (15), E.Aybar (27), B.Abreu 3 (57), Napoli 3 (33), K.Morales (49), Matthews Jr. 2 (25), H.Kendrick 2 (24), B.Wood 2 (2). SB: Figgins 2 (27), Matthews Jr. (2), Willits (2). CS: H.Kendrick (3). SF: B.Abreu. RLSP: New York 1 (Teixeira); Los Angeles 3 (Napoli, B.Abreu, B.Wood). RA: B.Abreu, K.Morales. GIDP: Jeter, B.Wood, Quinlan. DP: New York 2 (Jeter, Cano, Teixeira), (Jeter, Cano, Teixeira); Los Angeles 1 (H.Kendrick, E.Aybar, K.Morales).
New York walks (3): Damon, A.Rodriguez, Cano.
Los Angeles walks (4): Figgins, Napoli, Matthews, B.Wood.
New York strikeouts (13): Damon 3, Teixeira 2, A.Rodriguez, H.Matsui 3, Posada 2, Gardner, Me.Cabrera.
Los Angeles strikeouts (5): Figgins 2, Napoli, B.Wood, Willits.
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pettitte (L) 41/3 7 6 6 2 1 83 4.85
D.Robertson 11/3 3 3 3 1 3 33 3.57
Tomko 11/3 3 1 1 0 0 26 5.23
Coke 1 3 4 4 1 1 32 3.99
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jer.Weaver (W) 6 4 4 3 2 9 110 3.22
Oliver 1 2 2 2 0 2 21 3.08
Bulger 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 19 4.38
Jepsen (H) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 6 9.00
Palmer 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 4.80
W: Weaver, 10-3. L: Pettitte, 8-5. H: Jepsen, 2.
IR-S: D.Robertson 2-2, Tomko 1-0, Jepsen 1-0. IBB: off Coke (Napoli). WP: D.Robertson, Coke. Umpires: Home, Mike Everitt; first, Brian Gorman; second, Gerry Davis; third, C.B. Bucknor.
T: 3:28. A: 42,602 (45,257).
Athletics 7, Rays 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Rajai Davis and Adam Kennedy each hit two-run homers in the seventh inning, and Dallas Braden gave up two runs over six innings as Oakland beat Tampa Bay.
Davis hit his two-run homer off Matt Garza (6-7) before Kennedy added another two-run shot on the only pitch Randy Choate threw to put Oakland ahead by 4-2.
Oakland 000 000 430 7 13 1
Tampa Bay 010 001 000 2 7 0
Oakland AB R H BI Avg. Tampa Bay AB R H BI Avg.
Kennedy 3b 4 2 1 2 .288 B.Upton cf 5 0 0 0 .242
O.Cabrera ss 5 0 3 2 .260 Crawford lf 3 0 0 0 .310
Hairston cf 5 0 2 0 .298 Longoria 3b 3 1 1 0 .286
Holliday lf 5 0 2 0 .274 C.Pena 1b 4 0 0 0 .230
Cust dh 4 0 0 0 .230 Zobrist 2b 4 1 2 1 .293
K.Suzuki c 5 1 1 0 .287 Burrell dh 3 0 0 0 .226
Giambi 1b 1 0 0 0 .192 Bartlett ss 4 0 1 0 .348
Crosby 1b 2 1 1 0 .210 Kapler rf 2 0 1 1 .261
R.Sweeney rf 1 0 0 0 .268 a-Gross ph-rf 2 0 2 0 .280
R.Davis rf 2 2 2 2 .261 Navarro c 2 0 0 0 .223
M.Ellis 2b 3 1 1 1 .218 M.Hernandez c 2 0 0 0 .260
Totals 37 7 13 7 Totals 34 2 7 2
a-doubled for Kapler in the 7th. E: Braden (3). LOB: Oakland 9, Tampa Bay 8. 2B: O.Cabrera (16), Holliday (18), Longoria (27), Gross 2 (10). HR: R.Davis (2), off Garza; Kennedy (7), off Choate. RBIs: Kennedy 2 (31), O.Cabrera 2 (30), R.Davis 2 (6), M.Ellis (16), Zobrist (52), Kapler (23). SB: O.Cabrera (7), R.Davis (11). CS: R.Davis (5). S: Crosby. SF: M.Ellis. RLSP: Oakland 5 (K.Suzuki 2, Cust, Hairston, Crosby); Tampa Bay 3 (B.Upton 2, Crawford). RA: C.Pena, M.Hernandez.
Oakland walks (3): Kennedy, Cust, R.Davis.
Tampa Bay walks (3): Crawford, Longoria, Burrell.
Oakland strikeouts (12): Kennedy, Hairston 2, Holliday, Cust 4, K.Suzuki, Giambi, Crosby, M.Ellis.
Tampa Bay strikeouts (13): B.Upton 2, Crawford 2, C.Pena, Zobrist 2, Burrell 2, Bartlett 2, Kapler, M.Hernandez.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Braden (W) 6 5 2 2 2 6 90 3.12
Wuertz (H) 1 1 0 0 0 3 16 2.83
Ziegler 1 0 0 0 1 2 14 2.95
A.Bailey 1 1 0 0 0 2 15 1.99
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Garza (L) 61/3 7 3 3 1 7 105 3.73
Choate 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.84
Bradford 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 10 3.00
Balfour 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 18 4.75
Wheeler 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 13 3.34
Cormier 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 2.81
W: Braden, 7-7. L: Garza, 6-7. H: Wuertz, 10.
Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: Choate 1-1, Balfour 2-0, Wheeler 2-2. IBB: off Wheeler (Kennedy). HBP: by Garza (Giambi). WP: Wheeler. PB: M.Hernandez. Balk: Cormier. Umpires: Home, Jeff Nelson; first, Chad Fairchild; second, Tim Tschida; third, Bob Davidson.
T: 3:17. A: 33,273 (36,973).
Indians 5, Tigers 4
DETROIT - Carl Pavano allowed two runs in eight innings and Travis Hafner drove in a pair as Cleveland beat Detroit.
Pavano left with a three-run lead, but Kerry Wood allowed a two-run homer to Miguel Cabrera before retiring the next three batters for his 12th save.
Cleveland won for just the seventh time in 25 games, while the Tigers had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Pavano (8-7) was aided by three double plays in the first four innings.
Armando Galarraga (5-8) took his first loss since June 13. He gave up four runs and nine hits in six-plus innings.
Cleveland 102 000 110 5 12 0
Detroit 020 000 002 4 8 0
Cleveland AB R H BI Avg. Detroit AB R H BI Avg.
A.Cabrera ss 5 1 3 1 .304 Granderson cf 4 0 1 0 .254
Sizemore cf 5 1 2 0 .232 Polanco 2b 3 1 0 0 .260
V.Martinez c 2 1 0 1 .294 Mi.Cabrera 1b 4 1 1 2 .321
Choo lf 3 1 1 0 .296 Thames dh 4 0 1 0 .248
Hafner dh 4 0 2 2 .288 Thomas rf 4 1 2 0 .252
Jh.Peralta 3b 4 0 1 1 .257 Raburn lf 4 1 1 1 .271
Garko 1b 4 0 0 0 .275 Inge 3b 3 0 1 1 .264
Valbuena 2b 4 1 2 0 .219 Laird c 3 0 0 0 .241
B.Francisco rf 4 0 1 0 .242 Everett ss 3 0 1 0 .262
Totals 35 5 12 5 Totals 32 4 8 4
LOB: Cleveland 6, Detroit 2. 2B: Choo (18), Hafner (9), Jh.Peralta (17), Valbuena 2 (13), Everett (12). 3B: Sizemore (3), Raburn (1). HR: Mi.Cabrera (18), off K.Wood. RBIs: A.Cabrera (34), V.Martinez (59), Hafner 2 (22), Jh.Peralta (38), Mi.Cabrera 2 (50), Raburn (23), Inge (55). CS: A.Cabrera (2), Thames (2). SF: V.Martinez. RLSP: Cleveland 3 (Jh.Peralta, Garko, Valbuena); Detroit 1 (Granderson). RA: Hafner. GIDP: Polanco, Laird. DP: Cleveland 3 (A.Cabrera, Valbuena, Garko), (A.Cabrera, Valbuena, Garko), (V.Martinez, V.Martinez, Valbuena, Jh.Peralta, V.Martinez); Detroit 1 (Thomas, Polanco).
Cleveland walks (2): V.Martinez, Choo.
Detroit walks (1): Polanco.
Cleveland strikeouts (4): Sizemore, Hafner, Garko, Valbuena.
Detroit strikeouts (6): Granderson 3, Mi.Cabrera, Thames, Raburn.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pavano (W) 8 7 2 2 0 6 101 5.13
K.Wood (S) 1 1 2 2 1 0 14 5.28
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Galarraga (L) 6 9 4 4 2 3 103 5.09
Ni 11/3 1 1 1 0 0 12 2.45
Dolsi 12/3 2 0 0 0 1 26 0.96
W: Pavano, 8-7. L: Galarraga, 5-8. S: Wood, 12.
Galarraga pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. IR-S: Ni 2-0, Dolsi 1-1. Umpires: Home, Wally Bell; first, Mike Estabrook; second, Marty Foster; third, John Hirschbeck.
T: 2:34. A: 41,782 (41,255).
White Sox 8, Twins 7
MINNEAPOLIS - Jim Thome drove in four runs for Chicago, countering two home runs by ex-teammate Joe Crede in a win over Minnesota.
Bobby Jenks picked up his 20th save but nearly blew it when Jose Morales hit a two-run single with one out in the ninth after Crede's sharp grounder shot through Gordon Beckham's legs for an error to put runners at second and third. Denard Span grounded into a double play to end the game.
Chicago 120 113 000 8 14 1
Minnesota 000 030 112 7 10 0
Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Minnesota AB R H BI Avg.
Podsednik lf 6 1 1 1 .302 Span lf 5 1 2 0 .288
Al.Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0 .278 B.Harris ss 4 0 1 0 .269
Dye rf 4 2 2 0 .303 Mauer c 4 0 0 1 .381
Thome dh 4 0 1 4 .253 Morneau 1b 4 1 1 0 .310
Konerko 1b 5 0 2 1 .305 Kubel dh 4 1 1 0 .311
Pierzynski c 5 0 0 0 .305 Cuddyer rf 4 1 1 0 .273
J.Nix 2b 5 1 2 0 .239 Crede 3b 4 2 2 4 .231
Beckham 3b 4 3 3 0 .263 1-Tolbert pr 0 1 0 0 .178
Bri.Anderson cf 4 0 2 2 .232 Gomez cf 3 0 1 0 .224
Totals 40 8 14 8 a-Buscher ph 0 0 0 0 .210
Punto 2b 3 0 0 0 .203
b-J.Morales ph 1 0 1 2 .343
2-Dlm.Young pr 0 0 0 0 .266
Totals 36 7 10 7
a-was hit by a pitch for Gomez in the 9th. b-singled for Punto in the 9th.1-ran for Crede in the 9th. 2-ran for J.Morales in the 9th. E: Beckham (7). LOB: Chicago 11, Minnesota 3. 2B: Thome (10), J.Nix (7), Beckham 2 (8), Bri.Anderson (9), B.Harris (13), Gomez (10). HR: Crede 2 (14), off G.Floyd 2. RBIs: Podsednik (23), Thome 4 (47), Konerko (60), Bri.Anderson 2 (13), Mauer (49), Crede 4 (40), J.Morales 2 (4). SB: J.Nix (5), Beckham (2), Bri.Anderson (3). RLSP: Chicago 7 (Konerko, Al.Ramirez, J.Nix, Pierzynski, Podsednik 3); Minnesota 3 (Span 2, Morneau). RA: Podsednik 2, Dye, Thome, Pierzynski, Mauer. GIDP: Span, Mauer. DP: Chicago 2 (J.Nix, Al.Ramirez, Konerko), (Al.Ramirez, Konerko); Minnesota 1 (Morneau, B.Harris).
Chicago walks (6): Al.Ramirez 2, Dye, Thome, Beckham, Bri.Anderson.
Chicago strikeouts (4): Podsednik, Thome, Pierzynski, Beckham.
Minnesota strikeouts (8): Span, B.Harris, Morneau 2, Cuddyer 2, Punto 2.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
G.Floyd (W) 72/3 8 5 5 0 7 103 4.44
Jenks (S) 11/3 2 2 1 0 1 28 3.48
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Perkins (L) 41/3 8 5 5 2 1 82 4.71
Dickey 11/3 0 3 3 3 0 36 3.25
Duensing 21/3 5 0 0 0 0 38 5.40
Mijares 1 1 0 0 1 3 21 1.91
W: Floyd, 7-6. L: Perkins, 4-5. S: Jenks, 20.
IR-S: Jenks 1-0, Dickey 2-0, Duensing 3-3. HBP: by Jenks (Buscher). Umpires: Home, Bill Hohn; first, Bruce Dreckman; second, Paul Emmel; third, Gary Darling.
T: 3:07. A: 41,146 (46,632).
Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3
BALTIMORE - Melvin Mora ended a 50-game homerless drought with an opposite-field drive in the 12th inning, giving Baltimore a victory over Toronto.Mora had gone 189 at-bats without a homer since May 7 before connecting with one out against Jesse Carlson (1-4). The liner barely made it into the right-field bleachers.
Toronto 000 020 010 000 3 12 0
Baltimore 010 101 000 001 4 10 1
Toronto AB R H BI Avg. Baltimore AB R H BI Avg.
Scutaro ss 4 2 2 1 .285 B.Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 .271
A.Hill 2b 6 0 2 1 .295 Ad.Jones cf 5 0 1 0 .306
Lind dh 6 0 1 0 .306 Markakis rf 5 1 2 0 .291
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 1 .324 A.Huff dh 4 0 1 1 .259
V.Wells cf 4 0 1 0 .260 Wigginton 1b 5 1 2 0 .260
Rios rf 5 0 1 0 .264 Scott lf 5 1 1 1 .305
Millar 1b 4 1 2 0 .241 Mora 3b 3 1 1 1 .263
b-Overby ph-1b 1 0 0 0 .250 Wieters c 4 0 1 1 .259
Barajas c 5 0 0 0 .253 Andino ss 3 0 0 0 .228
Bautista lf 5 0 2 0 .268 a-O.Salazar ph 1 0 0 0 .393
Totals 44 3 12 3 C.Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 .257
Totals 39 4 10 4
One out when winning run scored.a-struck out for Andino in the 10th. b-struck out for Millar in the 11th. E: Wieters (4). LOB: Toronto 9, Baltimore 5. 2B: Scutaro (26), A.Hill (16), Millar (9), Markakis 2 (27), A.Huff (18), Wigginton (11), Wieters (5). HR: Scott (18), off R.Romero; Mora (3), off Carlson. RBIs: Scutaro (38), A.Hill (60), Rolen (35), A.Huff (56), Scott (51), Mora (24), Wieters (10). SB: Scutaro (8). CS: Rolen (2), V.Wells (2), Ad.Jones (4), Mora (3). S: Scutaro. SF: Rolen. RLSP: Toronto 6 (Scutaro, Rios, V.Wells, Lind 2, Barajas); Baltimore 3 (Andino 2, Scott). RA: A.Hill 2, Scott. GIDP: Bautista, Ad.Jones, Markakis, Wigginton. DP: Toronto 3 (A.Hill, Scutaro, Millar), (A.Hill, Scutaro, Millar), (Rolen, Overbay); Baltimore 1 (Andino, B.Roberts, Wigginton).
Toronto walks (1): V.Wells.
Baltimore walks (4): B.Roberts, A.Huff, Mora 2.
Toronto strikeouts (9): A.Hill, Lind 2, V.Wells 2, Rios, Overbay, Barajas, Bautista.
Baltimore strikeouts (7): Ad.Jones, Scott 2, Wieters, Andino 2, O.Salazar.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
R.Romero 8 7 3 3 3 3 108 3.00
Frasor 1 1 0 0 0 1 23 2.45
League 2 1 0 0 1 2 25 5.06
Carlson (L) 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 5 4.79
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
R.Hill 6 7 2 2 1 4 91 6.92
Baez (H) 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 4.30
Ji.Johnson (BS) 1 1 1 1 0 1 24 3.07
Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.48
Bass 2 3 0 0 0 2 41 4.36
Hendrickson (W) 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 4.55
W: Hendrickson, 5-4. L: Carlson, 1-4. H: Baez, 5. BS: Johnson, 2.
R.Hill pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: Baez 1-0. IBB: off League (A.Huff). HBP: by Ji.Johnson (Scutaro). Balk: R.Hill. Umpires: Home, Mike DiMuro; first, Ron Kulpa; second, Dale Scott; third, Jerry Meals.
T: 3:30. A: 28,281 (48,290).
Red Sox 15, Royals 9
BOSTON - John Smoltz got his first win for Boston and Kevin Youkilis hit two home runs to lift the Red Sox over Kansas City.Smoltz (1-2) struck out seven over five innings, allowing one run on four hits. He struck out four batters in a row over the second and third inning capped off by called third strikes that painted the corner on Miguel Olivo and Tony Pena.
Kansas City 000 015 120 9 13 3
Boston 331 200 33x 15 12 1
Kansas City AB R H BI Avg. Boston AB R H BI Avg.
DeJesus cf 3 2 1 0 .256 J.Drew rf 4 1 1 2 .252
Freel rf-2b 5 1 1 1 .194 Pedroia 2b 6 2 2 1 .300
Butler 1b 4 1 3 3 .293 Youkilis 3b 4 4 3 4 .296
Teahen 3b 5 0 1 0 .294 D.Ortiz dh 3 2 1 2 .222
J.Guillen lf 4 2 2 2 .245 Bay lf 5 1 1 0 .260
Jacobs dh 5 1 2 2 .222 Ellsbury cf 3 2 1 1 .301
Callaspo 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 .301 Varitek c 4 3 1 1 .242
Olivo c 5 0 1 0 .244 Kotsay 1b 2 0 0 0 .269
Pena Jr. ss 3 1 1 1 .104 1-Bates pr-1b 1 0 1 1 .143
a-B.Pena ph 1 0 0 0 .313 N.Green ss 4 0 1 1 .260
Maier rf 1 0 0 0 .211 Totals 36 15 12 13
Totals 40 9 13 9
a-struck out for Pena Jr. in the 7th.1-ran for Kotsay in the 7th. E: Olivo 2 (6), Pena Jr. (5), Bates (1). LOB: Kansas City 9, Boston 8. 2B: Freel (1), Butler (27), J.Drew (17), Pedroia (29), Bay (19). 3B: Pedroia (1). HR: Jacobs (12), off Masterson; J.Guillen (9), off Okajima; Youkilis (15), off Meche; Varitek (13), off Meche; D.Ortiz (12), off Mahay; Youkilis (16), off R.Colon. RBIs: Freel (3), Butler 3 (38), J.Guillen 2 (37), Jacobs 2 (30), Pena Jr. (2), J.Drew 2 (39), Pedroia (40), Youkilis 4 (52), D.Ortiz 2 (46), Ellsbury (29), Varitek (37), Bates (1), N.Green (29). SB: Bay (10), Ellsbury (39). SF: J.Guillen, Ellsbury. RLSP: Kansas City 4 (Callaspo, Butler, Teahen, DeJesus); Boston 5 (Varitek, Pedroia 4). RA: Teahen.
Kansas City walks (3): DeJesus, Butler, Callaspo.
Boston walks (9): J.Drew, Youkilis, D.Ortiz 2, Ellsbury, Varitek, Kotsay 2, N.Green.
Kansas City strikeouts (13): Freel, Teahen 2, Jacobs 3, Callaspo, Olivo 3, Pena 2, B.Pena.
Boston strikeouts (11): J.Drew 2, Pedroia, D.Ortiz, Bay 3, Ellsbury, Varitek, N.Green 2.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Meche (L) 32/3 6 8 6 3 6 87 4.50
Mahay 21/3 1 1 1 0 3 34 4.30
J.Wright 2/3 2 3 3 4 0 32 4.65
R.Colon 11/3 3 3 3 2 2 39 4.96
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Smoltz (W) 5 4 1 1 1 7 97 5.40
Masterson 1/3 4 5 5 1 1 25 4.98
Delcarmen 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 10 2.41
Okajima (H) 1/3 3 1 1 0 1 23 3.32
D.Bard (H) 2 1 2 0 0 3 30 2.55








