Marlins hit four homers, rip Braves
ATLANTA - Florida led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history, Chris Volstad pitched eight strong innings and the Marlins romped to a 7-1 victory Friday night over the slumping Atlanta Braves.
ATLANTA - Florida led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history, Chris Volstad pitched eight strong innings and the Marlins romped to a 7-1 victory Friday night over the slumping Atlanta Braves.
The NL East leaders lost their fourth in a row, their worst slump since a nine-game skid in April. The last two losses have been especially ugly - Atlanta squandered a 10-1 lead at Colorado and fell 12-10, then got blown out by the Marlins, who have won eight of 10.
Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats, ending Tommy Hanson's streak of 472/3 innings without giving up a homer.
The next guy up, Logan Morrison, drove a 3-2 pitch into the center-field seats off Hanson (8-10). It was the first career homer for Morrison.
The Marlins finished off Hanson in the sixth, leading off with another pair of consecutive homers. Dan Uggla went the opposite way into the right-field seats for his 29th of the season and Gaby Sanchez followed with another drive to center for his 16th homer.
Volstad (8-9) didn't allow a run until Jason Heyward homered in the eighth.
Florida 221 002 000 – 7 10 1
Atlanta 000 000 010 – 1 6 1
Florida AB R H BI Avg. Atlanta AB R H BI Avg.
Maybin cf 4 1 1 1 .235 Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 .342
a-Stanton ph-rf 1 0 0 0 .242 Heyward rf 4 1 2 1 .272
Morrison lf 4 1 1 1 .318 Prado 3b 4 0 1 0 .317
H.Ramirez ss 5 1 1 0 .296 McCann c 4 0 0 0 .270
Uggla 2b 4 1 1 2 .284 D.Ross c 0 0 0 0 .279
G.Sanchez 1b 3 1 1 1 .290 D.Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 .244
Tracy 3b 4 1 2 0 .250 Hinske lf 4 0 1 0 .248
Bonifacio rf-cf 4 1 2 0 .257 Ale.Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 .275
B.Davis c 3 0 0 1 .200 Ankiel cf 3 0 0 0 .205
Volstad p 3 0 1 1 .103 Hanson p 2 0 0 0 .120
c-D.Murphy ph 0 0 0 0 .286 C.Martinez p 0 0 0 0 .000
Sanches p 0 0 0 0 --- b-Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 .248
Totals 35 7 10 7 Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0 ---
Wagner p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 34 1 6 1
a-was announced for Maybin in the 7th. b-flied out for C.Martinez in the 7th. c-walked for Volstad in the 9th. E: H.Ramirez (16), Hinske (2). LOB: Florida 5, Atlanta 6. 2B: H.Ramirez (25), Tracy (3), D.Lee (24). HR: Maybin (6), off Hanson; Morrison (1), off Hanson; Uggla (29), off Hanson; G.Sanchez (16), off Hanson; Heyward (15), off Volstad. RBIs: Maybin (22), Morrison (10), Uggla 2 (83), G.Sanchez (70), B.Davis (2), Volstad (2), Heyward (58). SF: B.Davis. RLSP: Florida 2 (B.Davis, H.Ramirez); Atlanta 4 (Ankiel, McCann, Hinske 2). RA: Uggla. GIDP: H.Ramirez. DP: Atlanta 1 (Infante, Ale.Gonzalez, D.Lee).
Florida walks (3): Morrison, G.Sanchez, Do.Murphy.
Florida strikeouts (8): Maybin, Stanton, Uggla 2, G.Sanchez, B.Davis, Volstad 2.
Atlanta strikeouts (3): Heyward, Prado, Ankiel.
Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Volstad (W 8-9) 8 6 1 1 0 3 109 4.61
Sanches 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.83
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Hanson (L 8-10) 5 8 7 6 0 3 86 3.76
C.Martinez 2 1 0 0 0 2 26 3.24
Kimbrel 1 1 0 0 1 2 24 0.96
Wagner 1 0 0 0 2 1 22 1.65
Hanson pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Umpires: Home, Tim McClelland; first, Mike Everitt; second, Andy Fletcher; third, Adrian Johnson.
T: 2:31. A: 29,722 (49,743).
Mets 2, Astros 1
NEW YORK - Mike Pelfrey allowed six hits in eight dominant innings and New York took advantage of the wildness of former teammate Nelson Figueroa to end Houston's five-game winning streak.
Pelfrey (13-7) pitched at least seven innings for the fourth straight start, shutting down an Astros squad that was coming off a four-game sweep of the Phillies. He threw a career-high 124 pitches.
The 26-year-old righthander matched his career high for wins, striking out four and walking two.
Houston 000 000 001 – 1 9 1
New York 100 100 00x – 2 3 1
Houston AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
Bourn cf 3 0 1 0 .254 Pagan lf 4 0 0 0 .297
Hernandez 2b 4 0 0 0 .212 L.Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 .234
Pence rf 4 0 1 0 .285 Beltran cf 3 0 0 0 .217
Ca.Lee lf 4 1 1 0 .247 D.Wright 3b 3 0 0 1 .297
C.Johnson 3b 3 0 2 0 .341 I.Davis 1b 2 1 0 0 .247
Wallace 1b 3 0 1 0 .187 Francoeur rf 2 0 1 0 .234
b-Michaels ph 1 0 1 1 .257 H.Blanco c 2 0 0 0 .245
A.Sanchez ss 4 0 1 0 .274 R.Tejada ss 2 0 1 1 .169
Ja.Castro c 3 0 0 0 .191 Pelfrey p 3 0 0 0 .104
c-Manzella ph 1 0 0 0 .208 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 .000
Figueroa p 2 0 0 0 .222 Takahashi p 0 0 0 0 .063
a-Bourgeois ph 1 0 1 0 .234 Totals 25 2 3 2
Melancon p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 33 1 9 1
a-singled for Figueroa in the 8th. b-singled for Wallace in the 9th. c-struck out for Ja.Castro in the 9th. E: Figueroa (1), Pagan (4). LOB: Houston 7, New York 6. 2B: C.Johnson (16). RBIs: Michaels (23), D.Wright (85), R.Tejada (8). SB: Beltran (1), Francoeur (8). CS: Bourn (11). SF: D.Wright. RLSP: Houston 3 (Wallace 2, Manzella); New York 4 (Francoeur, Pelfrey 2, H.Blanco). GIDP: Bourn, Pelfrey. DP: Houston 1 (A.Hernandez, Ang.Sanchez, Wallace); New York 1 (I.Davis, R.Tejada, I.Davis).
Houston walks (2): Bourn, C.Johnson.
New York walks (5): Beltran, I.Davis 2, H.Blanco, R.Tejada.
Houston strikeouts (6): Pence, Ca.Lee, C.Johnson, Wallace 2, Manzella.
New York strikeouts (3): L.Castillo, D.Wright, I.Davis.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Figueroa (L 3-2) 7 3 2 1 5 2 114 2.77
Melancon 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2.25
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pelfrey (W 13-7) 8 6 0 0 2 4 124 3.61
Parnell (H 5) 1/3 2 1 0 0 1 10 2.96
Takahashi (S 2-2) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 14 4.03
IR-S: Takahashi 2-1. HBP: by Figueroa (Francoeur). WP: Figueroa. Umpires: Home, Angel Campos; first, Dana DeMuth; second, C.B. Bucknor; third, Kerwin Danley.
T: 2:41. A: 30,178 (41,800).
Reds 7, Cubs 1
CINCINNATI - Jay Bruce homered in three consecutive at-bats, matching his career high with five RBIs, and first-place Cincinnati extended its two-week playoff surge by beating Chicago.
The Reds are 10-3 since getting swept at home by the St. Louis Cardinals from Aug. 9-11.
Johnny Cueto (12-4) got his first win since serving a seven-game suspension for kicking a couple of Cardinals during a brawl in their series. The righthander gave up a run and six hits in eight innings.
Chicago 000 100 000 – 1 6 0
Cincinnati 101 040 10x – 7 8 0
Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg.
DeWitt 2b 4 0 1 0 .277 Bruce rf 3 3 3 5 .270
S.Castro ss 4 0 0 0 .311 Valaika 2b 4 2 2 1 .429
Byrd cf 4 0 2 0 .305 Votto 1b 3 0 1 1 .327
Ar.Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 .243 Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 .294
Nady 1b 4 1 2 0 .248 Gomes lf 4 0 0 0 .260
Colvin rf 3 0 1 1 .256 R.Hernandez c 4 0 0 0 .300
A.Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 .259 Stubbs cf 3 1 2 0 .240
Soto c 3 0 0 0 .282 Janish ss 2 1 0 0 .274
Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0 .139 Cueto p 2 0 0 0 .116
Diamond p 0 0 0 0 .000 LeCure p 0 0 0 0 .091
S.Maine p 0 0 0 0 --- Totals 29 7 8 7
a-Hoffpauir ph 1 0 0 0 .077
Mateo p 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 1 6 1
a-flied out for S.Maine in the 8th. LOB: Chicago 4, Cincinnati 3. 2B: Colvin (16), Valaika (1), Stubbs 2 (14). HR: Bruce 2 (15), off Gorzelanny 2; Valaika (1), off Gorzelanny; Bruce (16), off S.Maine. RBIs: Colvin (49), Bruce 5 (55), Valaika (1), Votto (91). SB: Stubbs 2 (22). CS: Bruce (4). S: Cueto. RLSP: Chicago 1 (A.Soriano); Cincinnati 2 (Janish 2). GIDP: S.Castro, Rolen. DP: Chicago 1 (S.Castro, DeWitt, Nady); Cincinnati 1 (Cueto, Janish, Votto).
Cincinnati walks (4): Bruce, Votto, Stubbs, Janish.
Chicago strikeouts (10): DeWitt, S.Castro, Byrd 2, Nady, Colvin, A.Soriano 2, Gorzelanny 2.
Cincinnati strikeouts (7): Gomes, R.Hernandez 2, Stubbs, Janish, Cueto 2.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gorzelanny (L 7-8) 5 7 6 6 2 1 83 3.98
Diamond 1 0 0 0 1 2 18 6.23
S.Maine 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 9.00
Mateo 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 9.82
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cueto (W 12-4) 8 6 1 1 0 8 112 3.49
LeCure 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 5.06
Umpires: Home, Scott Barry; first, Greg Gibson; second, Brian Knight; third, Sam Holbrook.
T: 2:14. A: 36,219 (42,319).
Cardinals 4, Nationals 2
WASHINGTON - Jaime Garcia pitched 51/3 scoreless innings and Albert Pujols hit his 401st home run as St. Louis broke a three-game skid with a win over Washington.
Garcia (12-6) worked out of several jams, tied a season-high with seven strikeouts and extended his streak to 201/3 innings without allowing an earned run.
St. Louis 102 000 010 – 4 7 0
Washington 000 000 011 – 2 12 2
St. Louis AB R H BI Avg. Washington AB R H BI Avg.
Craig rf 3 1 0 0 .188 Al.Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 0 .287
T.Miller p 0 0 0 0 --- b-Knndy ph-2b 2 0 0 0 .258
McClellan p 0 0 0 0 .500 Desmond ss 5 1 3 0 .283
Franklin p 0 0 0 0 .000 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 .300
Jay cf 4 0 1 1 .338 A.Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 .258
Pujols 1b 4 1 1 1 .320 Morse rf 4 0 2 0 .272
Holliday lf 4 1 2 2 .302 Bernadina lf 4 0 1 0 .266
F.Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0 .240 I.Rodriguez c 5 0 1 0 .269
M.Boggs p 0 0 0 0 .000 Maxwell cf 2 0 1 0 .113
Winn rf 1 0 0 0 .267 c-Morgan ph-cf 1 0 1 0 .260
P.Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0 .235 Olsen p 2 0 0 0 .087
Bry.Anderson c 3 0 1 0 .333 a-Mench ph 0 0 0 0 .077
B.Ryan ss 4 0 0 0 .222 Batista p 0 0 0 0 .125
J.Garcia p 2 1 0 0 .163 d-W.Harris ph 1 1 1 1 .182
Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 .333 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 33 4 7 4 Totals 37 2 12 1
a-walked for Olsen in the 6th. b-popped out for Alb.Gonzalez in the 6th. c-singled for Maxwell in the 8th. d-homered for Batista in the 8th. E: I.Rodriguez (3), A.Dunn (8). LOB: St. Louis 4, Washington 14. 2B: Desmond (22), Morse (5). 3B: Morse (2). HR: Pujols (35), off Olsen; Holliday (23), off Batista; W.Harris (7), off McClellan. RBIs: Jay (22), Pujols (94), Holliday 2 (81), W.Harris (25). SB: Zimmerman (4), Bernadina (12). CS: Miles (1), Morgan (15). RLSP: St. Louis 1 (Craig); Washington 9 (Olsen 2, Bernadina 3, Morse, Desmond 2, I.Rodriguez). RA: B.Ryan, Zimmerman. GIDP: Pujols, Zimmerman. DP: St. Louis 1 (B.Ryan, Pujols); Washington 1 (Desmond, Alb.Gonzalez, A.Dunn).
St. Louis walks (1): Craig. Washington walks (6): Zimmerman, A.Dunn, Morse, Bernadina, Maxwell, Mench.
St. Louis strikeouts (7): Craig 2, Pujols, F.Lopez 2, P.Feliz, B.Ryan.
Washington strikeouts (9): Alb.Gonzalez, A.Dunn 2, Morse, Bernadina, I.Rodriguez, Maxwell, Olsen 2.
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
J.Garcia (W 12-6) 51/3 8 0 0 4 7 94 2.33
M.Boggs (H 4) 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.67
T.Miller (H 8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 3.77
McClellan 1 2 1 1 0 0 13 2.28
Franklin (S 22-24) 1 2 1 1 1 1 21 3.61
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Olsen (L 3-7) 6 5 3 1 1 5 105 4.91
Batista 2 2 1 1 0 1 27 4.11
Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 3.28
M.Boggs pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: M.Boggs 3-0, T.Miller 1-0. IBB: off J.Garcia (Maxwell). HBP: by Olsen (Bry.Anderson). WP: Franklin. Umpires: Home, Angel Hernandez; first, Dan Bellino; second, Rob Drake; third, Joe West. T: 3:06. A: 22,871 (41,546).
Brewers 7, Pirates 2
MILWAUKEE - Alcides Escobar's triple highlighted a six-run seventh inning, and Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh.
James McDonald (2-4) was cruising along in his 10th major-league start before the seventh.
Escobar's triple on a misplayed ball by rightfielder Lastings Milledge scored two to give Milwaukee its first lead of the game.
Pittsburgh 010 010 000 – 2 7 1
Milwaukee 000 001 60x – 7 10 0
Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg. Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg.
A.McCutchen cf 3 0 0 0 .276 Weeks 2b 3 0 0 0 .273
Tabata lf 3 0 2 0 .313 Hart rf 4 1 2 2 .287
N.Walker 2b 4 0 1 0 .296 Braun lf 4 0 1 2 .293
G.Jones 1b 4 0 1 0 .248 Fielder 1b 2 1 0 0 .269
Milledge rf 4 1 1 0 .271 McGehee 3b 4 0 0 0 .285
An.LaRoche 3b 3 0 0 0 .215 Dickerson cf 4 1 2 0 .247
c-Dlw.Young ph 1 0 0 0 .246 A.Escobar ss 4 1 2 2 .251
Cedeno ss 3 0 1 1 .249 Lucroy c 4 2 2 1 .271
Snyder c 4 1 1 1 .220 Narveson p 1 0 0 0 .308
Ja.McDonald p 3 0 0 0 .000 a-Inglett ph 1 1 1 0 .278
Resop p 0 0 0 0 --- Loe p 0 0 0 0 .000
Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 --- Braddock p 0 0 0 0 ---
Park p 0 0 0 0 --- b-C.Gomez ph 1 0 0 0 .227
Totals 32 2 7 2 Axford p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 32 7 10 7
a-singled for Narveson in the 7th. b-struck out for Braddock in the 8th. c-struck out for An.LaRoche in the 9th. E: Cedeno (9). LOB: Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 5. 2B: N.Walker (20), Milledge (21), Hart (27), Braun (34). 3B: A.Escobar (8). HR: Snyder (12), off Narveson. RBIs: Cedeno (26), Snyder (40), Hart 2 (81), Braun 2 (77), A.Escobar 2 (36), Lucroy (16). S: Narveson. RLSP: Pittsburgh 3 (G.Jones, Ja.McDonald, Milledge); Milwaukee 3 (Braun, McGehee, C.Gomez). GIDP: Braun. DP: Pittsburgh 1 (Cedeno, N.Walker, G.Jones); Milwaukee 1 (A.Escobar, Fielder).
Pittsburgh walks (3): A.McCutchen, Tabata, Cedeno.
Milwaukee walks (3): Weeks, Fielder 2.
Pittsburgh strikeouts (13): A.McCutchen, N.Walker, G.Jones, An.LaRoche, Delw.Young, Cedeno 2, Snyder 3, Ja.McDonald 3.
Milwaukee strikeouts (10): Weeks 3, Fielder, McGehee 2, Dickerson, A.Escobar, Lucroy, C.Gomez.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Ja.McDonald (L 2-4) 61/3 7 6 6 2 7 98 5.65
Resop 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 14 6.55
Ledezma 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 6 7.50
Park 1 1 0 0 0 2 15 6.23
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Narveson (W 10-7) 7 7 2 2 1 8 104 5.52
Loe 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.00
Braddock 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 3.00
Axford 1 0 0 0 0 3 16 2.58
Loe pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Resop 2-2, Ledezma 1-0, Braddock 2-0.
Umpires: Home, Bill Miller; first, Chad Fairchild; second, Marvin Hudson; third, Mike Reilly.
T: 2:50. A: 32,130 (41,900).
Dodgers 6, Rockies 2
DENVER - Casey Blake hit a grand slam in Los Angeles' five-run eighth inning to beat Ubaldo Jimenez and Colorado.
Jimenez (17-5) made his fourth unsuccessful attempt for a franchise-record 18th win.
Blake's grand slam was off Matt Belisle, who relieved Jimenez after the first three batters reached base against him in the eighth.
Los Angeles 000 000 051 – 6 11 0
Colorado 010 000 010 – 2 7 0
Los Angeles AB R H BI Avg. Colorado AB R H BI Avg.
Podsednik lf 5 1 2 0 .299 E.Young 2b 4 0 0 0 .268
Theriot 2b 3 2 2 0 .288 J.Herrera 2b 0 0 0 0 .274
Ethier rf 4 1 2 1 .298 Fowler cf 4 0 1 0 .249
Kemp cf 5 0 1 1 .253 C.Gonzalez lf 3 1 1 0 .320
Loney 1b 4 1 0 0 .275 Tulowitzki ss 4 0 1 0 .320
Blake 3b 4 1 2 4 .254 Mora 3b 4 0 2 1 .271
J.Carroll ss 3 0 1 0 .284 Helton 1b 4 1 1 1 .260
Barajas c 3 0 1 0 .233 Spilborghs rf 4 0 1 0 .269
Kershaw p 2 0 0 0 .042 Olivo c 3 0 0 0 .275
a-Gibbons ph 1 0 0 0 .348 Jimenez p 3 0 0 0 .111
Broxton p 0 0 0 0 --- Belisle p 0 0 0 0 .250
Kuo p 1 0 0 0 .000 F.Morales p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 35 6 11 6 Deduno p 0 0 0 0 ---
b-Iannetta ph 1 0 0 0 .200
Totals 34 2 7 2
a-grounded into a double play for Kershaw in the 7th. b-struck out for Deduno in the 9th. LOB: Los Angeles 8, Colorado 7. 2B: Ethier 2 (29), C.Gonzalez (25), Spilborghs (17). 3B: Fowler (10). HR: Blake (14), off Belisle; Helton (5), off Kershaw. RBIs: Ethier (71), Kemp (74), Blake 4 (56), Mora (26), Helton (25). SB: Podsednik (5), J.Carroll (11). RLSP: Los Angeles 4 (Kemp, Kershaw, Barajas, Loney); Colorado 2 (Jimenez, C.Gonzalez). GIDP: Theriot, Gibbons. DP: Colorado 3 (E.Young, Tulowitzki, Helton), (Helton), (Tulowitzki, Helton).
Los Angeles walks (6): Theriot 2, Ethier, Loney, J.Carroll, Barajas.
Colorado walks (2): C.Gonzalez, Olivo.
Los Angeles strikeouts (5): Kemp 2, Loney, Barajas, Kuo.
Colorado strikeouts (9): Fowler, C.Gonzalez 2, Tulowitzki, Mora, Helton 2, Jimenez, Iannetta.
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Kershaw 6 5 1 1 2 6 115 3.01
Broxton (W 5-4) 12/3 2 1 1 0 1 35 3.52
Kuo (S 6-7) 11/3 0 0 0 0 2 21 1.33
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jimenez (L 17-5) 7 9 3 3 3 4 126 2.71
Belisle 1 1 2 2 1 0 21 2.32
F.Morales 2/3 0 1 1 2 1 19 6.95
Deduno 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.00
Jimenez pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Kuo 1-0, Belisle 2-2, Deduno 2-1. IBB: off Kershaw (Olivo), off Jimenez (Barajas), off Belisle (Loney). WP: Jimenez. Balk: F.Morales.
Umpires: Home, Fieldin Culbreth; first, Marty Foster; second, Gary Cederstrom; third, Ed Hickox.
T: 3:19. A: 41,964 (50,449).