Short Stops Around the Majors for June 30, 2008
by
Joe Hamrahi
on Tue 01 Jul 2008 03:24 AM EDT
- Miguel Olivo hit a pinch-hit home run in the 9th inning to tie the game, and Jose Guillen drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the 11th inning as the Royals rallied to beat the Orioles, 6-5. Billy Butler had 3 hits for Kansas City.
- Scott Feldman allowed just one run in 5 2/3 innings, and the Texas bullpen was perfect the rest of the way as the Rangers held off the Yankees, 2-1. Michael Young was 3-for-4 with 2 doubles for Texas.
- Jerry Hairston Jr. doubled and homered, and Ken Griffey Jr. smacked a 2-run shot in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Reds a 4-3 walk-off win over the Pirates. Adam LaRoche was 3-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI, and Paul Maholm gave up just 2 runs in 7 innings for Pittsburgh.
- Roy Oswalt struck out 9 in 6 strong innings, and Lance Berkman reached base 3 times, hit a solo home run, and scored twice as the Astros downed the Dodgers, 4-1. Miguel Tejada also doubled twice and walked for Houston.
- Nick Swisher hit a solo home run and a grand slam, and Jim Thome added a double and a 3-run homer as the White Sox pounded out a 9-7 win over the Indians. Jhonny Peralta went 5-for-5 with 3 doubles, a home run, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored for Cleveland in defeat.
- Mark Reynolds ripped 2 doubles, a home run, and drove in 3 runs, and Stephen Drew contributed 2 more doubles and 2 runs as the Diamondbacks "doubled" up the Brewers, 6-3. J.J. Hardy had a single and 2 doubles for Milwaukee.
- Roy Halladay tossed a complete game 4-hit shutout, Scott Rolen picked up 3 base hits, and Rod Barajas and Marco Scutaro each drove in a run as the Blue Jays blanked the Mariners, 2-0.
- Kyle Lohse allowed just one unearned run through 7 innings, Troy Glaus doubled twice, scored, and drove in a run, and Albert Pujols collected 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Cardinals cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Mets. Aaron Miles went 3-for-5 as well for St. Louis.
- Gabe Gross reached base 4 times, homered, and drove in 2, and James Shields was effective for 6 1/3 innings to lead the Rays past the Red Sox, 5-4. B.J. Upton homered for Tampa Bay, and Mike Lowell went 3-for-4 for Boston.
- Hanley Ramirez hit his 19th home run of the year in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game, and Josh Willingham belted a solo shot in the bottom of the 10th to win it as the Marlins pulled out a 6-5 walk-off win over the Nationals. Willingham hit 2 home runs, drove in 3, an scored 3 times on the day.
- Curtis Granderson went 3-for-4, and 5 different Detroit hitters contributed RBI hits as the Tigers rallied for 2 runs in the 7th inning and 2 more in the 8th to sneak past the Twins, 5-4. Joe Mauer singled, doubled, walked, and knocked in 2 runs for Minnesota.
- Edgar Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored, Brian Giles added 4 more hits, and Jody Gerut collected 2 hits, a home run, and 4 RBI as the Padres smashed the Rockies, 15-8. Kevin Kouzmanoff also had 3 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI for San Diego while Brad Hawpe and Chris Iannetta drove in 3 runs apiece for Colorado.
- Greg Smith pitched a complete game 4-hitter, and Carlos Gonzalez led the offense with 3 hits as the Athletics knocked off the Angels, 6-1.
- Mark DeRosa went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a 2-run home run, Matt Murton doubled twice and drove in 2 runs, and Geovany Soto singled, doubled, walked, and scored 3 times to lead the Cubs to a convincing win over the Giants, 9-2. Ted Lilly gave up 2 runs over 8 solid innings of work. Rich Aurilia had 2 hits and 2 RBI for San Francisco.
Monday's Scoreboard
|
American League |
National League |
|
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Texas « |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
|
NY Yankees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
W:S.Feldman(2-3) L:M.Mussina(10-6) S:C.Wilson (18)
HR: TEX- None NYY- A.Rodriguez (16) |
|
Final(11) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Kansas City « |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
|
Baltimore |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
|
W:R.Mahay(4-0) L:C.Bradford(3-3) S:J.Soria (22)
HR: KAN- M.Olivo (9) BAL- R.Hernandez (7) |
|
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Boston |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
|
Tampa Bay « |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
5 |
6 |
0 |
|
W:J.Shields(6-5) L:J.Masterson(4-2) S:J.Howell (2)
HR: BOS- J.Drew (16) TAM- B.Upton (6), G.Gross (6) |
|
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Detroit « |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
|
Minnesota |
1 |
| |
There were rumors swirling after Brett Myers' last start that the struggling Phillies starter would move to the bullpen in an effort to get him back on track. Today, the Philadelphia Phillies dropped a mini-bombshell when they announced that Myers was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and will be inserted into their starting rotation on Wednesday.