by
Joe Hamrahi
on Sat 05 Jul 2008 01:20 AM EDT |
Permanent Link
- Mike Lowell doubled, hit a home run, and drove in 4 runs, and Kevin Youkilis went 2-for-4 with a triple and 2 RBI as the Red Sox beat the Yankees for the second day in a row, 6-4. Jacoby Ellsbury also had 3 hits for Boston.
- J.J. Hardy went 4-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI, and Bill Hall singled, doubled, homered, and knocked in 3 runs as the Brewers offense rocked the Pirates, 9-1.
- Erik Bedard gave up one run over 5 innings, and Jose Lopez drove in 2 with a double as the Mariners quieted the Tigers, 4-1.
- Edwin Jackson allowed just one earned run on 4 hits in 8 innings, Carlos Pena homered and drove in 5 runs, and Carl Crawford went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI, a stolen base, and 3 runs scored as the Rays roughed up the Royals, 11-2. Evan Longoria also had 3 hits for Tampa Bay.
- Jack Cust had 2 hits, a home run, and 2 RBI, and Joe Blanton pitched 7 strong innings to lead the A's to a 7-1 win over the White Sox. Wes Bankston and Emil Brown contributed 3 hits apiece for Oakland.
- Tim Hudson put together a solid outing, allowing just one run on 4 hits in 7 innings, and Kelly Johnson blasted a 2-run home run to lead the offense as the Braves beat the Astros, 6-2.
- Geovany Soto went 3-for-3 with a home run, and Carlos Zambrano tossed 6 shutout innings in his return to the mound for Chicago as the Cubs edged the Cardinals, 2-1. Braden Looper was the hard luck loser for St. Louis, giving up just 2 runs in 7 innings. Albert Pujols hit his 300 career home run in the 8th inning off Bob Howry.
- Bronson Arroyo shut down Washington for 6 innings, and Ken Griffey Jr. reached base 3 times and hit a 2-run home run as the Reds blanked the Nationals, 3-0.
- Andre Ethier singled, doubled, homered and drove in 3 runs, and Russell Martin doubled twice, had 2 RBI, and scored 2 runs to lead the Dodgers to a 10-7 victory over the Giants. Nomar Garciaparra added 2 hits and 2 RBI in his return for Los Angeles. Aaron Rowand had 3 hits and 2 RBI for San Francisco.
- Adam Jones and Brandon Fahey each collected 2 hits, 2 RBI, and scored 2 runs, and Freddie Bynum drove in 3 more runs as the Orioles hammered the Rangers, 10-4. Milton Bradley had 2 hits and 3 RBI for Texas.
- Jayson Werth picked up 2 hits and scored the winning run on a Shane Victorino RBI single in the bottom of the 9th as the Phillies walked off with a 3-2 thriller over the Mets. Johan Santana gave up 2 runs in 8 innings but didn't figure in the decision.
- Delmon Young went 3-for-4 with a home run, 4 RBI, and 3 runs scored, and Nick Punto doubled, homered, drove in 4 more, and crossed the plate 3 times to lead the Twins to a convincing 12-3 win over the Indians. Justin Morneau also had 2 hits and 2 RBI for Minnesota while Kelly Shoppach went 3-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for Cleveland.
- Jered Weaver threw another strong game for Los Angeles, allowing 2 runs in 7 1/3 innings, and Garret Anderson went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI as the Angels buried the Blue Jays, 8-2. Howie Kendrick singled, doubled, and drove in 3 runs for Los Angeles as well.
- Cha Seung Baek struck out 7 while allowing just 2 hits over 6 scoreless innings, Jody Gerut reached base 3 times, and 5 different San Diego players drove in a run as the Padres hung on to beat the Diamondbacks, 5-1. Dan Haren pitched 7 strong innings but received no support from the Arizona offense.
- In an absolutely incredible game in Colorado, the Rockies came up with your average 18-17 walk-off win over the Marlins. I can't possibly do this game justice with a "short stop" so I'll just post the link to the boxscore Whew...Friday, July 4, 2008 - Rockies 18, Marlins 17
Friday's Scoreboard
|
American League |
National League |
|
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Boston « |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
|
NY Yankees |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
|
W:J.Beckett(8-5) L:D.Rasner(4-7) S:J.Papelbon (25)
HR: BOS- M.Lowell (13) NYY- None |
|
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Detroit |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
Seattle « |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
X |
4 |
6 |
0 |
|
W:E.Bedard(6-4) L:K.Rogers(6-6) S:B.Morrow (6)
HR: DET- M.Cabrera (12) SEA- R.Ibanez (10) |
|
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Texas |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
|
Baltimore « |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
X |
10 |
12 |
0 |
|
W:J.Guthrie(5-7) L:V.Padilla(10-5)
HR: TEX- None BAL- None |
|
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
Kansas City |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
Tampa Bay « |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
X |
11 |
12 |
0 |
|
W:E.Jackson(5-6) L:B.Bannister(7-8)
HR: KAN- M.Grudzielanek (3) TAM- C.Pena (12) |
|
