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Giants win eighth in a row
Giants were given a two point early lead by Fontenot, who opened the meeting with a 412 foot homerun, and Torres who doubled the minimal advantage as just. The second term went scoreless for both sides, while the third one saw Young Jr. close the gap to one point for Rockies, following Smith’s sacrifice fly.
But San Francisco broke back immediately as Sandoval and Belt hit a couple of homers in the next inning, making it 4-1. Cain, who also delivered a 428 foot homerun, and Crawford made it event six minutes later as things were looking clear as possible for the visitors. Furthermore, Torres scored a seventh one for the away side after Beltran singled to left, having Fontenot to second.
Giants’ first half rally finished with a triple brought by Sandoval, who fired a 366 footer, Fontenot and Beltran who changed the scoreboard to 10-1. Colorado cut the deficit to seven points in the same term. At first Reynolds grounded into fielder’s choice to second, allowing Wigginton to score the second point for them also thanks to a throwing error committed by baseman Fontenot.
Iannetta made it 3-10 after Young Jr. grounded into fielder’s choice to third. On the other side, Giants were still chasing more points so Crawford scored the 11th one in the fifth term after hittin a 431 foot homerun. Rockies strolled to make their loss more bearable as Smith and Kouzmanoff closed the gap to six points in the same inning.
Beltran closed the meeting with a 12th one for San Francisco, following an error committed by second baseman Nelson. “The ball was very true going through the strike zone and somewhere between belt and mid-thigh area. When you do that, you’re going to get hit by good big league hitters. That’s exactly what happened,” said Rockies’ manager Jim Tracy.
On the other side, Sandoval looked confident with the victory, claiming that: “I said to my teammates, `I got the hard ones. We’ll see what happens.’ When you get the hard ones, it’s tough to get the easy ones. I wasn’t thinking about the cycle, you just want to get a pitch to drive the guy in. I got a good pitch, and I hit a home run.”
Giants are second in the West with a .542 record which both still keeps them five gamesback behind leaders Arizona and includes 83 wins and 70 losses. The victory over Colorado was their eighth in a row and in the past ten games and 39th on the road.
As for Rockies, they are second from the bottom with a .461 percentage featuring 70 wins and 82 defeats. The loss to San Francisco was their fourth in a row, seventh in the past ten games and 40th at home.
Boston Red Sox 5 – 8 Tampa Bay Rays
Rays stunned Boston yesterday at the Fenway Park where the visitors managed to stay ahead of their opponents throughout the entire meting. Kotchamn was the first to bring the lead for Rays in the second term, following Damon’s double, while the same Damon made it 2-0 after Joyce singled to center.
Jennings then singled to right allowing Joyce to score the third one for the Rays who were heading towards a comfortable win. The third term also went blank but Tampa Bay were still the ones to dominate the meting. Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to right in the fourth inning and Joyce made it 4-0.
Red Sox’s first reply came in the same round through Pedroia and Ortiz who scored a double for the hosts which they were unable to improve in the next terms. But on the contrary, Rays broke back in the fifth round when Jennings scored the fifth one for the away side on Saltalamacchia’s passed ball.
Moreover, Zobrist got safe at second on throwing error committed by baseman Aviles and Longoria extended the lead to four points with Kotchman getting to third. The seventh term brought Rays a couple of more points through Longoria and Zobrist who scored a double after Joyce singled to right.
Boston threatened with a late comeback as they were given a triple by Aviles, who hit a 363 foot homerun, Scutaro and Ellsbury who made it 5-8 with one term remaining. The ninth inning went clean for both teams as Rays were celebrating a pretty big win against the second best side on the East.
Rays are third in the table with a .559 record which includes 85 wins and 67 losses, the victory over Red Sox being their second in a row, seventh in the past ten games and 43rd on the road. Concerning Boston’s route, they have dropped to a .572 percentage featuring 87 wins and 65 defeats. The loss to Rays was their second in a row, eight in the past ten games and 33rd at home.
Los Angeles Dodgers 15 – 1 Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles grabbed one of their biggest wins of the season when they crashed Pirates yesterday at the Dodger stadium where the hosts scored their first nine points in the first two terms. Gordon opened the score in the opening term after Carroll grounded out to pitcher, while Kemp came up with a 411 foot homerun to make it two.
Even more than that, Loney gave his side a three point lead after Sands singled to center and Miles got to second in what seemed to be a great day for the Dodgers. The second inning brought the home side six more points. At first, Kemp singled to center allowing Billingsley to make ti four and then Loney doubled to center for Kemp and Rivera’s precious double.
They would also score a triple one through Sands, who fired a 401 foot homerun, Koney and Miles. Finally, Gordon and Kemp closed the early run with yet another doubled scored in the third term and after Rivera singled to center. Pirates first and only reply came in the fifth inning through D’Arnaud who scored the consolation point after Paul doubled to center.
On the other side, Dodgers were chasing as many points as possible so Rivera made it 12-1 in the same round after Ellis walked, having Loney to third and Miles to second. LA made it even 14-1 in the sixth term through Gordon and Carroll, while Rivera brought the last one right afterwards, following Loney’s single.
Dodgers remain third in the West Conference with a .500 record which features 76 wins and 76 losses. The victory over Pittsburgh was their third in a row, sixth in the past ten games and 40th at home. Pirates are fourth in the Central with a .444 percentage which incorporates 68 wins and 85 defeats, the loss to Dodgers being their third in a row, eighth in the past ten games and 45th on the road.
Minnesota Twins 5 – 6 Cleveland Indians
Cleveland have extended their winning streak to three successes after edging Twins yesterday at the Target Field, the place where Indians scored their first point in the seventh term and where the hosts led their opponents 3-0 after the first six.
Hughes brought the first lead in the second round after Benson grounded out to third. He then doubled the lead with Benson getting safe at third on throwing error committed by catcher Marson. The fifth inning went scoreless for both sides, while the sixth one brought Minnesota a third one through Hughes.
Unfortunately for the home side, that was the last time they held the lead as things would become very complicated in the last three rounds. Cleveland started their six point run in the seventh term when Duncan hit a 381 foot homerun. Carrera cut the deficit to one point after Kipnis walked, having Marson to third and Fukudome to second. The visitors evened the situation through Marson who made it 3-3 after Santana walked.
Their first lead was brought by Fukudome who resuscitated his side with a fourth point scored in the same term. Kipnis and Santan came up with a double after Duncan doubled to left minutes later in what was the turning point of the game.
From then on the hosts could only close gaps without being able to take back the advantage. Valencia walked in the eighth term and Parmelee made it 4-6 with Dinkelman getting to third and Tolbert to second, while Dinkelman scored the last point for his side after Revere walked.
Cleveland are second in the Central with a .500 percentage which incorporates 75 wins and the same number of losses. The victory over Twins was their third in a row, fifth in the past ten games and 36th on the road. Minnesota, by contrast, lie foot of the table with a .391 record featuring 59 wins and 92 defeats, the loss to Indians being their eighth in a row, ninth in the past ten games and 45th at home.
Washington Nationals 4 – 3 Florida Marlins
Washington edged Marlins yesterday at the Nationals Park after a strong start which saw the hosts score all their points in the first four terms. The opening term went scoreless for both sides in what seemed to be a tight game in the capital. Gomes scored the first point after Marrero hit a sacrifice fly to right in the second term.
Espinosa then singled to center asw Zimmerman and Morse made it 2-0 after getting to third and second respectively. Espinosa also got to third thanks to an error committed by fielder Petersen. Finally, Marrero hit a ground rule double to right for Espinosa’s fourth point.
Marlins broke back in the fifth inning through Sanchez who hit a 361 foot homerun, helping his side to go three points behind the hosts. But the visitors could only score a couple of more points in the seventh term through Hayes, who hit a 390 foot homerun and Petersen who made it 3-4 with two terms remaining.
Nationals are second from the bottom in the East with a .477 record including 72 wins and 79 defeats. The success over Florida was their seventh in the past ten games and 42nd at home. On the other side, Marlins are foot of the table, 30 behind leaders Phillies, and four behind Washington, with a .451 record featuring 69 wins and 84 defeats. The loss to Nationals was their fifth in the past ten games and 40th on the road where they still remain positive, though with 41 wins.
MLB Sunday results:
Washington Nationals 4 – 3 Florida Marlins
Toronto Blue Jays 3 – 0 New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox 5 – 8 Tampa Bay Rays
Baltimore Orioles 2 – 11 Los Angeles Angels
Atlanta Braves 5 – 7 New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds 1 – 8 Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs 2 – 3 Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals 5 – 10 Chicago White Sox
San Diego Padres 1 – 5 Arizona Diamondbacks
Minnesota Twins 5 – 6 Cleveland Indians
Oakland Athletics 0 – 3 Detroit Tigers
Colorado Rockies 5 – 12 San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phillies 0 – 5 St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers 15 – 1 Pittsburgh Pirates
Seattle Mariners 0 – 3 Texas Rangers
Next fixtures:
Cincinnati Reds – Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies – St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs – Milwaukee Brewers
Florida Marlins – Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees – Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox – Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians – Seattle Mariners
Toronto Blue Jays – Los Angeles Angels
Arizona Diamondbacks – Pittsburgh Pirates
Colorado Rockies – San Diego Padres
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