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Short Stops Around the Majors for May 27, 2008
by
Joe Hamrahi
on Wed 28 May 2008 06:24 AM EDT | Permanent Link
- Franklin Gutierrez hit a grand slam, and Aaron Laffey allowed just one earned run over 6 innings as the Indians finally got by the White Sox, 8-2.
- Sean Gallagher pitched 7 innings of 4-hit ball, and Aramis Ramirez and Kosuke Fukudome each had 2 hits and an RBI as the Cubs rallied to defeat the Dodgers, 3-1. Hiroki Kuroda threw 6 1/3 solid innings for Los Angeles but didn't get much help from the offense.
- Fernando Tatis and Ramon Castro each picked up 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Johan Santana gave New York the pitching performance they needed as the Mets knocked off the Marlins, 5-3. Cody Ross had 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI for Florida.
- Josh Hamilton doubled, hit a grand slam, drove in 5 runs and scored 3 more, Jarrod Saltalamacchia had 3 hits and scored 2 runs, and Brandon Boggs went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI as the Rangers ripped the Rays, 12-6. Cliff Floyd reached base 4 times, homered, drove in 2 runs and scored 3 more for Tampa Bay.
- Kyle Kendrick gave up 2 runs in 7 1/3 innings, and Greg Dobbs led the offense by going 2-for-4 with 2 RBI as the Phillies beat the Rockies once again, 7-4. Seth Smith had 3 hits for Colorado.
- Jay Bruce went 3-for-3 with 2 walks, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored, Joey Votto collected 3 hits, and Adam Dunn homered and drove in 4 runs to lead the Reds to a 9-6 victory over the Pirates. Adam LaRoche hit a home run and drove in 3 runs, and Ronny Paulino homered and knocked in 2 for Pittsburgh.
- Dave Bush tossed 7 strong innings, J.J. Hardy had 3 hits and 2 RBI, and Mike Cameron hit a walk-off sacrifice fly as the Brewers rebounded to nip the Braves, 3-2.
- Hunter Pence went 5-for-5 with a double and 2 RBI, and Shawn Chacon picked up his second win of the year by allowing just 2 runs over 7 innings as the Astros hammered the Cardinals, 8-2. Albert Pujols went 4-for-4 with a double and home run for St. Louis.
- Alexi Casilla and Justin Morneau each had 3 hits, and Michael Cuddyer went 3-for-6 and drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning as the Twins snuck by the Royals, 4-3. Miguel Olivo had 3 hits, and Mark Teahen doubled and hit a 3-run inside-the-park home run that tied the game in the bottom of the 9th inning for Kansas City, only to see the team lose in extra innings.
- Kevin Millar doubled, hit 2 home runs, and drove in 3, and Melvin Mora and Ramon Hernandez each had 3 hits and a home run as the Orioles rallied to walk off with an 11-10 win over the Yankees. Johnny Damon went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, a home run, and 3 RBI for New York.
- Tim Lincecum pitched 7 1/3 solid innings, and Benjie Molina and Jose Castillo each delivered home runs as the Giants doubled up the Diamondbacks, 6-3.
- Ervin Santana tossed a complete game 3-hitter, Garret Anderson had 3 hits, and Gary Matthews Jr. drove in the game winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning to lead the Angels to a 3-2 walk-off win over the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera hit a 2-run homer, and Jeremy Bonderman gave up 2 runs in 7 1/3 innings for Detroit.
- Greg Smith blanked Toronto for 6 1/3 innings, and Jack Hannahan and Bobby Crosby drove in runs from atop the batting order to help the Athletics defeat the Blue Jays, 3-1. A.J. Burnett struck out 10 in 5 2/3 innings for Toronto.
- Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit back-to-back home runs in the 7th inning to break a 2-2 tie and Randy Wolf gave San Diego 6 solid innings as the Padres beat the Nationals, 4-2.
- Miguel Batista allowed just 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 7 innings, and Jose Lopez had 2 hits and knocked in the game winning run in the last of the 9th inning for Seattle as the Mariners edged the Red Sox, 4-3. Sean Casey had 3 hits and Manny Ramirez hit a 3-run homer for Boston.
Tuesday's Scoreboard
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American League |
National League |
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Final(11) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
R |
H |
E |
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NY Yankees |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
3 |
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Baltimore « |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
16 |
2 |
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W:M.Albers(3-1) L:L.Hawkins(1-1)
HR: NYY- J.Damon (6), J.Giambi (10), A.Rodriguez (7), B.Abreu (7) BAL- R.Hernandez (4), K.Millar 2 (8), M.Mora (6), L.Scott (6) |
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Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Chicago WSox |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
|
Cleveland « |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
X |
8 |
9 |
2 |
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W:A.Laffey(3-3) L:M.Buehrle(2-6)
HR: CWS- None CLE- F.Gutierrez (3) |
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Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Texas « |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
16 |
0 |
|
Tampa Bay |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
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W:V.Padilla(7-2) L:A.Sonnanstine(6-3)
HR: TEX- J.Hamilton (13) TAM- C.Floyd (3), E.Hinske (10) |
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Final(12) |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
R |
H |
E |
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Minnesota « |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
|
Kansas City |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
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W:J.Crain(2-2) L:L.Nunez(3-1) S:M.Guerrier (1)
HR: MIN- None KAN- M.Teahen (3) |
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Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
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