Interleague Game Capsules

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(Sunday, June 29th)
Final Score: Toronto 1, Atlanta 0
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Alex Rios drove in Marco Scutarowith the lone run of the game on a double in the sixth and A.J.Burnett was dominant through seven innings of work as the TorontoBlue Jays edged the Atlanta Braves in the rubber match of athree-game interleague series at Rogers Centre. Burnett (8-7) wasmagnificent, allowing only four hits, while striking out 11 andwalking four. The hard-throwing right-hander, who started hiscareer in the National League, improved to 5-9 in 17 career startsversus the Braves. B.J. Ryan recorded his 16th save of the season.Rios finished with two doubles and Scott Rolen and Vernon Wellseach doubled for Toronto, which have won five of its last seven.Jo-Jo Reyes (3-6) was the hard-luck loser. The left-hander pitchedseven solid frames, giving up one run on six hits, while strikingout five and walking a pair. Gregor Blanco had two hits for theBraves, who were limited to five total hits and have dropped fourof their last six games.
Final Score: LA Angels of Anaheim 1, LA Dodgers 0
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - John Lackey came within an outof his first shutout this season, yielding just three hits in theAngels' 1-0 victory over the Dodgers in the finale of a three-gameseries. Lackey (6-1) walked two batters and had nine strikeouts towin his fifth consecutive start. He's lasted seven or more inningsin all nine of his outings this season and has a 5-1 lifetimerecord against the Dodgers. Juan Rivera was 2-for-4 and scored thegame's lone run on Mike Napoli's single as the Angels snapped athree-game losing streak. They did it a day after losing 1-0, whenthe Dodgers didn't get a hit. Francisco Rodriguez came on forLackey in the ninth with men on first and second. A wild pitchmoved Delwyn Young, who singled, to third while Russell Martin, whowalked, remained on first. Rodriguez then walked Jeff Kent to loadthe bases, but got James Loney to ground out on a chopper to secondfor his major league-leading 32nd save. Derek Lowe (5-8) pitchedseven innings allowing just one run on five hits and two walkswhile striking out seven for the Dodgers, who had a modest two-gamewinning streak halted. They had blanked the Angels in the first twocontests of the series. The Dodgers, who did not record a hit ineight innings of a bizarre 1-0 win Saturday night, had just threesingles Sunday by Juan Pierre, Kent and Young.
Final Score: Texas 5, Philadelphia 1
Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Eric Hurley got his first careervictory as the Texas Rangers downed the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1,in the rubber match at Rangers Ballpark. Hurley (1-1) gave up justone run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings while Chris Davis hit a solohome run for the Rangers, who have won five of their last eightgames. Ryan Howard drove in the lone run while Jamie Moyer (7-6)was handed his third straight loss for giving up three runs onseven hits in 5 2/3 innings of work for the fading Phillies, whohave dropped nine of their last 11 games and now hold a one-gamelead over Florida for first place in the NL East.
Final Score: San Francisco 11, Oakland 1
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Rich Aurilia hit a two-run homer andmatched a career-high with five RBI, as San Francisco hammeredOakland, 11-1, in the finale of a three-game interleague series.John Bowker added two RBI for the Giants, who won the final twogames of the set. Ray Durham, Bengie Molina, Aaron Rowand and JoseCastillo knocked in a run each. Jonathan Sanchez (8-4) notched thewin by limiting Oakland to one run on four hits in seven innings.He struck out six and walked one en route to his sixth win in sevenstarts. Jack Cust hit his 13th homer of the season for theAthletics, who have dropped three of five overall. Joe Blanton(4-11) took the loss, charged with eight hits and seven runs inonly four frames.
Final Score: Cincinnati 9, Cleveland 5
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Dunneach homered and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds trumpedthe Cleveland Indians, 9-5, to take the rubber match in the secondsegment of the battle of Ohio. Bronson Arroyo (5-7) yielded tworuns -- one earned -- on five hits and two walks in six innings ofwork while striking out six for the Reds, who took the final twogames in the set. Jeff Keppinger went 2-for-4 with an RBI doubleand Brandon Philips also knocked in a run for Cincinnati. StarterAaron Laffey (4-5) allowed five runs on eight hits across fiveinnings for Cleveland, which has lost two in a row. Grady Sizemorewas 2-for-5 with a homer and Ben Francisco hit a two-run shot tolead the Indians offense.
Final Score: NY Mets 3, NY Yankees 1
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - Luis Castillo finished 3-for-5 andknocked in a run, while Oliver Perez threw seven strong innings asthe New York Mets clipped the New York Yankees 3-1 in the finale ofthe four-game Subway Series from Shea Stadium. Carlos Delgadohomered and David Wright also drove in a run for the Mets, whoearned a split in the set and halted a two-game losing skid. Perez(6-5) allowed just three hits and one run, tying a season high witheight strikeouts with no walks. It was the second time this seasonPerez has won a start against the Yankees, following his 7 2/3inning performance in an 11-2 Mets victory on May 18. WilsonBetemit's homer was the lone run for the Yankees, who had won themiddle two contests in the series. Darrell Rasner (4-6) took theloss despite yielding eight hits and two runs over five innings,fanning three and walking three.
Final Score: Detroit 4, Colorado 3
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Dane Sardinha drilled a two-runtriple for his first major league hit and the game-winner, helpingthe Detroit Tigers to a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockieswith a 4-3 decision in the finale of an interleague set at ComericaPark. With the win the Tigers, who started the season with sevenstraight losses, poked above .500, at 41-40, for the first time in2008. Marcus Thames finished the day 3-for-4 with an RBI and a runscored while Edgar Renteria, Curtis Granderson and Clete Thomas hadtwo hits and a run scored each for Detroit. Kenny Rogers (6-5)worked six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walksfor the win, Detroit's fifth straight. Troy Tulowitzki had atwo-run homer and Yorvit Torrealba notched an RBI single and scoreda run with a 2-for-4 day for the reeling Rockies. Greg Reynolds(2-6) finished after 5 2/3 innings, charged with four runs on 10hits in taking the loss. The first-year righthander had threestrikeouts and no walks for Colorado, which dropped its seventhstraight game.
Final Score: Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Shawn Riggans went 3-for-4,homered, drove in two and scored, and the Tampa Bay Rays edged thePirates, 4-3, to take two of three from Pittsburgh, and take firstplace in the American League East. The Red Sox lost to the Astros,3-2, on Sunday, allowing the Rays to vault past Boston and intofirst prior to a three-game set between the clubs. Boston, whichled Tampa by a half-game entering play Sunday, visits the Rays forthree games starting on Monday. This will be the first matchupbetween the clubs since Boston's three-game sweep of the Rays atFenway Park in early June, a series that included abenches-clearing brawl. The win put the Rays back at afranchise-record 17 games over .500. Tampa is 49-32 at the season'sofficial halfway point, after going a major league-worst 66-96 lastseason. The previous best record for the club at the halfway markwas 40-41 in 2004. Andy Sonnanstine (9-3) scattered five hits andtwo runs over seven frames, fanning four and walking one for theRays, who have won five of six heading into another clash with theAmerican League East-leading Red Sox. Jack Wilson went 2-for-4 andscored twice for the Pirates, who have dropped three of four. TylerYates (3-1) took the loss after allowing two runs on three hits intwo innings of relief for Tom Gorzelanny, who gave up two runs oneight hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in six frames.
Final Score: Washington 3, Baltimore 2 (12 innings)
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Ronnie Belliard's two-out,two-run game- ending homer in the bottom of the 12th gave theWashington Nationals a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles inthe rubber match-up in the Battle of the Beltways. In the top ofthe 12th, Nick Markakis and Aubrey Huff hit back-to- back singlesto lead off before a Kevin Millar lineout and a Luke Scottstrikeout left the runners on first and second with two outs. AdamJones, however, came through with a single to right allowingMarkakis to score easily and give the Orioles a 2-1 lead. AfterGeorge Sherrill (2-3) struck out Pete Orr and got Paul Lo Duca togroundout, Dmitri Young drew a pinch-hit walk. Belliard followedwith a shot over the left field wall, his sixth, for the victory.Jason Bergmann gave up a single run in seven innings on six hitsand a walk with three strikeouts for Washington, which has wonthree of its last four. Aaron Boone drove in the other run forWashington. Joel Hanrahan (5-2) got the win for getting the finalout of the 12th inning. Scott was 2-for-5 with a solo home run forBaltimore, while Jones was 1-for-5 with an RBI in the game and8-for-13 with four runs in the three-game series. Jeremy Guthriepitched seven innings allowing just one run on four hits and threewalks while striking out four for the Orioles, who have lost fiveof eight.
Final Score: St. Louis 9, Kansas City 6
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Jason LaRue homered and tripled,leading the Cardinals nine-run attack with four runs batted in, asSt. Louis clinched an I-70 series win, 9-6, in the finale of athree-game interleague set at Kauffman Stadium. Albert Pujolshomered and doubled with two RBI and two runs scored while AdamKennedy scored twice with an RBI and two walks for St. Louis, whichtook two of three from the Royals. Braden Looper lasted just 3 1/3innings, giving up three runs - two earned - on six hits and fourwalks. Chris Perez (2-0) picked up the win after taking over forLooper in the fourth, and gave up one run on two hits and a walk in1 1/3 innings. Mark Grudzielanek led the Royals going 4-for-5 withthree runs scored and an RBI while Mark Teahen, Esteban German andJoey Gathright added two hits and an RBI each in defeat. BrianBannister (7-7) was roughed up for seven runs on nine hits and fourwalks over 4 2/3 innings for Kansas City, which had a season-highsix-game winning streak snapped Saturday. KC has just three lossesin their last 14 games despite losing two of three.
Final Score: Houston 3, Boston 2
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Mark Loretta's pinch-hit RBI singlein the eighth sent Houston past Boston, 3-2, in the rubber match ofa three-game interleague set from Minute Maid Park. Doug Brocail(4-3) picked up the win by striking out three and not allowing arun or hit in 1 2/3 relief innings. Geoff Blum homered and LanceBerkman contributed a run-scoring single for the Astros, who havewon two in a row and four of six. Dustin Pedroia and Manny Ramirezhit solo home runs for the Red Sox, who dropped the final two gamesin the series. Boston dropped out of first place in the AL East,falling a half-game behind Tampa, which won 4-3 in Pittsburghearlier Sunday. The Red Sox travel to St. Petersburg for athree-game set with the Rays starting on Monday. Sox reliever DavidAardsma (2-2) took the loss, charged with the winning run in justone-third of an inning.
Final Score: Minnesota 5, Milwaukee 0
Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Kevin Slowey pitched his firstcareer shutout and Delmon Young hit a two-run homer as theMinnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-0, in the rubbermatch of a three-game series at the Metrodome. Slowey (5-6)surrendered only three hits and struck out eight without allowing awalk. The 24-year-old righty, has won five of his last eightstarts. Alexi Casilla finished 2-for-4 with an RBI double andCarlos Gomez knocked in one with a triple as the Twins have now won11 of their last 12 games. Ben Sheets (9-2) took the loss, givingup five runs on nine hits, while striking out seven. It was Sheets'first loss since the middle of May and he is now 6-1 in 11 roadstarts this season. J.J. Hardy, Corey Hart and Mike Cameronaccounted for the Brewers only hits. Milwaukee has lost three ofits last four. Minnesota got on the board in the bottom of thefourth. After the first two hitters went down on strikes, Joe Mauerlaced a double to right and Justin Morneau walked. Jason Kubel thensingled to left to plate the first run of the ball game.
Final Score: Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Mark Buehrle worked seven stronginnings as the White Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Cubswith a 5-1 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. Buehrle (6-6) gave upone unearned-run on six hits with a pair of walks and fivestrikeouts, while and Brian Anderson clubbed a two-run homer forthe White Sox, who have won five of their last six games.Designated hitter Jim Thome hit the 522nd home run of his career, atwo-run blast in the eighth, and moved into sole possession of 16thplace all-time, squeezing past Ted Williams and Willie McCovey.Ronny Cedeno drove in the lone run while Sean Marshall (0-2)suffered the loss as he gave up three runs on five hits in seveninnings for the Cubs, who have dropped four straight and five ofsix overall. The skid comes after last weekend's sweep of the WhiteSox at Wrigley Field.
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