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Texas ease past LA to cement top spot
Texas put their poor performance against Red Sox behind to grab a 11-7 clear win over their main followers Los Angeles Angels at the Rangers Ballpark in Alrington.
Rangers scored all their points in a row and so did Angels who finished the game with a seven point rally they failed to extend any longer. Cruz doubled to center allowing Napoli and Moreland to bring the hosts a two point quick lead. The same Cruz hit a 461 foot homerun in the fourth term to make it three, while Murphy finished the game in style providing a grand slam in the fifth, which included Young, Napoli and Cruz.
Things got much worse for the Angeles, whose main aim was to close the gap against the leaders, as Moreland doubled to left for Young’s eighth point. The rally was ended by Cruz who hit yet another 417 footer in the same inning, allowing Napoli and Moreland to make it 11-0.
The last three terms belonged to the visitors, though, who struggled to provide a late comeback. Wilson singled to center and Wells cut the deficit to ten points. The eighth term saw the same Los Angels score four more points through Kendrick, who scored the second one from Trumbo’s singling, Branyan, who hit a 417 foot homerun, Trout and Trumbo who reduced the deficit to six points.
Thus, they were forced to try the impossible and score the six points within the ninth term. As expected, they failed to do so, scoring just a couple through Kendrick, who hit a 414 foot homerun, and Abreu.
Said cornerstone Cruz: “It’s good to have a good offensive night especially against the Angels. Staying in the lineup is the only thing that matters. I don’t like the demotion but the only thing that I care about is to be in the lineup. I went to the cage and I went without the batting gloves and felt good.”
Rangers stay top in the West with a .564 record which includes 75 wins and 58 losses, the victory over Angeles being their fourth in the past ten games and 41st at home. As for the Angels, they are second, three gamesback behind the leaders with a .542 record including 71 wins and 60 defeats, the yesterday’s loss being their fourth in the past ten games and 32nd on the road where they still are positive.
New York Mets 6 – 0 Atlanta Braves
Mets picked a clear revenge last night against Braves at the Citi Field where the hosts eased past their opponents after keeping the sheet clean in each of the nine terms. Evans singled to left allowing Tejada to bring the first advantage with Duda getting to second, in the fifth term.
Thole then singled to center as Duda doubled the lead, having Evans to second. The sixth term went scoreless for both sides, while the seventh one saw the same Mets extend the lead to four points and draw a clean win in New York.
Turner doubled to left for Duda and Evan’s next two points. Finally, Duda doubled to right, permitting Pagan and Wright to close the game with a couple of more points which brought the Mets a sweet revenge in front of a 22,700 warmly crowd.
Despite the win, Mets remain behind Atlanta in the East, having gone .477 this season, percentage which features 62 wins and 68 defeats. The victory over the second placed was their second in a row, fourth in the past ten games and 26th at home. They also remain well behind leaders Phillies against whom they have set a 21,5 gameback gap.
On the other side, Braves are six gamesback behind Philadelphia with a .594 record which incorporates 79 wins and 54 defeats, the loss to Mets being their third in the past ten games and 29th on the road.
Philadelphia Phillies 5 – 6 Florida Marlins
Marlins edged the leaders Phillies last night at the Citizens Bank Park where the visitors held the lead throughout the entire meeting. Morrison grounded into double play in the first term, allowing Bonifacio to make it 1-0 with Infante getting out at second.
The second term went scoreless for both teams in what seemed to be a tight meeting in Philadelphia. Valdez broke back for the hosts in the third inning, hitting a 375 foot homerun to restart the clash. But the fourth one saw the same Marlins struggle to keep the lead. Dobbs doubled to right allowing Stanton to bring back the desired advantage.
Buck provided a grand slam after hitting a 363 foot homerun in the sixth term, which involved all Dobbs, Sanchez and Cameron, who made it 6-1 to the away side. On the other side, Phillies could only cut deficits, so Howard fired a 422 footer, allowing Polando and Utley to make it 4-6 in the same term.
Finally, Martinez doubled to center as Lee closed the game with a fifth point. Florida thus captured a big win in front of a 45,000 Phillies fans. Despite that, they still lie foot of the table in the East with a .450 record including 59 wins and 72 defeats, the victory voer Phillies being their third in the past ten games and 34th on the road.
As for the leaders, they are top spot with a .643 record, the best in the league, featuring 83 wins and 46 defeats. The loss to Marlins was their second in a row, fifth in the past ten games and 22nd at home.
Toronto Blue Jays 1 – 6 Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto conceded their second straight loss last night at the Rogers Centre where the visitors were stunned by Jays after conceding six points in a row.Jays were the first to take the lead in the second term when Lawrie hit a 356 foot homerun, which could only arouse Rays’ upcoming fury run.
Jennings replied with a 424 footer, allowing Jaso to make it 2-1 as just. Three homers were then hit in a row, by Longoria, who hit a double, and Jaso who extended the lead to four points in the seventh term. Finally, Joyce scored the last point on Ledezma’s wild pitch in the ninth.
Tampa Bay have improved their season record to .546, percentage which features 71 wins and 59 losses, the victory over their main followers being their seventh in the past ten games and 36th on the road. As for Jays, they lie second form the bottom with a .504 record including 66 wins and 65 defeats. The loss to Rays was their fifth in the past ten games and 32nd at home where they have gone .500.
Milwaukee Brewers 5 – 2 Chicago Cubs
Brewers extended their leading position in the Central with a 79th season win after defeating Cubs last night at the Miller Park where the hosts were led 0-2 in the first three innings. Castro opened the clash with a 432 foot homerun, while Barker doubled to right in the third one for Barney’s second one.
But that could only arouse Milwaukee’s five point rally. Kottaras fired a 380 footer in the fourth term to cut the deficit to one point, being followed by Braun and Morgan who made it 4-2 in the next one, also thanks to a throwing error committed by second baseman Barney.
Finally, Fielder singled to left as Hart brought the clear win in the seventh, with Braun getting to second. Brewers have gone .594 so far this season, record which includes 79 wins and 54 defeats. The victory at the Miller Park was their seventh in the past ten games and 48th at home.
Concerning Cubs’ route, they have dropped to a .432 percentage featuring 57 wins and 75 defeats. The loss to the leaders was their second in a row, seventh in the past ten games and 38th on the road.
St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 4 Pittsburgh Pirates
Cardinals captured a hard fought win yesterday at the Busch stadium where the hosts edged Pirates thanks to a late comeback. Pirates led the hosts 3-0 at one point, but failed to keep the lead until the end, allowing Cardinals to cut it in the second term and overcome it in the eighth.
McCutchen singled to left as Tabata brought the first lead in the first term, with Presley getting to third. Even more than that, Doumit singled to right for Presely’s second one, while Harrison followed them, hitting a sacrifice fly to right for McCutchen’s third point.
St. Louis replied with a three point quick lead provided in the second round. Molina hit a 366 foot homerun, which both covered Holliday and Freese and allowed the hosts to make it 3-3. Tabata then doubled to right as Cedeno brought back a minimal advantage for the Pirates, in what was the turning point of the game.
Pittsburgh held the lead for four more innings, but could not take advantage of it, conceding two more points in the last but one term when Berkman, who hit a 400 footer, and Holliday closed the game with a couple of late points which gave St. Louis their 69th win of the season.
Cardinals remain second in the Central with a .523 record which also includes 63 defeats. The win over Pittsburgh was their second in a row, fourth in the past ten games and 34th at home. On the other side, Pirates are fourth with a .466 still negative percentage which features 61 wins and 70 defeats, the loss to Cardinals being their second in a row, seventh in the past ten games and 33rd on the road.
San Francisco Giants 2 – 1 Houston Astros
Giants edged Houston last night at the AT&T Park where the hosts needed just a couple of points to seal the win. Keppinger doubled to center in the fifth term, allowing Stewart and Cabrera to score the only points for San Francisco. On the other side, Astros could only cut the deficit to one point. Barmes grounded out to third as Downs scored the meaningless point in the seventh.
Giants are second in the West, three gamesback behind leaders Arizona with a .530 record including 70 wins and 62 defeats. The victory over Astros was their fourth in the past ten games and 37th at home. On the other side, Houston lie foot of the table in the Central with a .326 record, by far the worst one in the league. It includes 43 wins and 89 losses. The defeat to Giants was their fifth in the past ten games and 47th on the road.
MLB Friday results:
Cleveland Indians 2 – 1 Kansas City Royals
Cincinnati Reds 4 – 3 Washington Nationals
Philadelphia Phillies 5 – 6 Florida Marlins
Baltimore Orioles 12 – 5 New York Yankees
New York Mets 6 – 0 Atlanta Braves
Toronto Blue Jays 1 – 6 Tampa Bay Rays
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 – 0 San Diego Padres
Minnesota Twins 1 – 8 Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers 11 – 7 Los Angeles Angels
St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 4 Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Red Sox 5 – 15 Oakland Athletics
Milwaukee Brewers 5 – 2 Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 – 1 Colorado Rockies
Seattle Mariners 2 – 4 Chicago White Sox
San Francisco 2 – 1 Houston Astros
Next fixtures:
Cleveland Indians – Kansas City Royals
Cincinnati Reds – Washington Nationals
Philadelphia Phillies – Florida Marlins
Baltimore Orioles – New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays – Tampa Bay Rays
Arizona Diamondbacks – San Diego Padres
Minnesota Twins – Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers – Los Angeles Angels
St. Louis Cardinals – Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Red Sox – Oakland Athletics
Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers – Colorado Rockies
Seattle Mariners – Chicago White Sox
San Francisco – Houston Astros
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