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BASEBALL
: American League Game Capsules
Cleveland, OH - Aaron Laffey threw seven solid innings and
the Indians continued their mastery on the mound until holding on in the ninth
during a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics to complete a three-game
sweep. Jhonny Peralta homered and scored three times for Cleveland, which has
allowed just six runs in its last seven games. Ben Francisco had three
hits and an RBI for the Indians, who outscored the A's, 10-2, during the
series. Cleveland starting pitchers had gone 44 1/3 consecutive innings
without giving up a run until Laffey's throwing error scored Bobby Crosby in
the second. It was the first run allowed by the Indians since the sixth
inning of last Friday's game against Toronto. That marked the longest
streak by an Indians staff since the 1948 squad went 47 frames without giving
up a run. Laffey (2-2) allowed five hits and an unearned run, while
walking one and logging six strikeouts. Masahide Kobayashi escaped a jam in
the ninth to get his second save. Greg Smith (2-3) was charged with the
loss after surrendering seven hits and three runs over 4 2/3 innings. The
24-year-old lefty walked three and had seven strikeouts.
Final Score: Toronto 3, Minnesota 2 (11 innings)
Minneapolis, MN - Scott Rolen went 2-for-5, drove in a run
and scored the winner on pinch-hitter Joe Inglett's single in the 11th
inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Minnesota, 3-2, to complete a three-game
sweep at the Metrodome. B.J. Ryan took the mound for Toronto in the home 11th
and worked around a Joe Mauer single to end the game, earning his seventh
save. Shannon Stewart had a pair of hits for the Blue Jays, who have won
four in a row. Dustin McGowan got the start for Toronto and went five
innings, giving up two runs on two hits. Shawn Camp (1-1) got the win as he
retired the last batter in the 10th. Justin Morneau went 2-for-4 with an
RBI for the Twins, who beat Boston in three of four before this series.
Jason Kubel also had a pair of hits in defeat. Glen Perkins got the start
for Minnesota and pitched six innings, yielding two runs on five hits. Jesse
Crain (1-2) was tagged with the loss after allowing Inglett's game-winner.
Final Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 4
Kansas City, MO - Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 with a home
run and finished with three runs batted in, as the Kansas City Royals
completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with an 8-4 victory. Billy
Butler had a 1-for-4 day, with two RBI and a run scored for the Royals, who
have won four in a row and are 6-0 against the Tigers this season. Gil
Meche (3-5) got the win after he went seven innings, yielding three runs on
six hits while fanning seven and walking two. Magglio Ordonez had a pair of
doubles, drove in a run and scored a run for the Tigers, who have dropped
four in a row and 10 of their last 12 contests overall. Kenny Rogers
(3-4) absorbed the loss after he was touched for seven runs on 11 hits in just
four innings. The Tigers bullpen gave up just one run on two hits in four
innings.
Final Score: Tampa Bay 5, New York 2
St. Petersburg, FL - Scott Kazmir was brilliant through six
innings, as the Tampa Bay Rays took 3-of-4 from the New York Yankees with a
5-2 victory at Tropicana Field. On the heels of a brand new contract
extension, Kazmir (2-1) gave up just three hits and three walks, while
striking out three batters for the Rays, who have won seven of their last
eight contests. Troy Percival recorded his 10th save of the year with a
perfect ninth. Shawn Riggans hit a two-run home run and scored twice, and
Akinori Iwamura added a solo homer. Derek Jeter went 2-for-4 with an RBI
and recorded the 2,400th hit of his career for the Yankees, who failed to
score more than two runs in any of the contests in the four-game set. Ian
Kennedy (0-3) absorbed the loss after he was touched for five runs on five
hits in five innings of work.
Final Score: Chicago 4, LA Angels of Anaheim 3
Anaheim, CA - Jim Thome drove in the game-winning run in the
ninth as the Chicago White Sox downed the LA Angels of Anaheim, 4-3, in the
finale of a four-game set. A.J. Pierzynski went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a
run scored while Orlando Cabrera and Juan Uribe each drove in a run for
the White Sox, who have won five of their last eight games. Javier Vazquez
started the game and was charged with three runs -- two earned -- on nine
hits with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Octavio Dotel (2-2) got the win for
pitching 1 1/3 innings. Garret Anderson went 2-for-4 with one RBI while
Maicer Izturis had two hits and two runs scored for the Angels, who have
dropped two straight and six of their last eight. Jon Garland started on the
mound and gave up three runs on seven hits with four walks and a strikeout
in six innings of work. Francisco Rodriguez (0-1) got the loss for giving up
one run on two hits.
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