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Rangers win eighth straight
Hamilton brought Rangers the first lead early in the first inning with a 386-foot homerun, being followed by Cruz who doubled the advantage with a 356 footer in the second round. The third term saw the same visitors score a third point through Andrus who gave Rangers a three-point lead after Young singled to left. The next two terms went dry for both sides, but despite that Texas looked as the main favorites for a clear victory. As Mariners were still struggling to break through and cut the deficit, Rangers continued to extend their advantage to four points.
Thus, Napoli fired a 395 footer in the sixth round within which Gentry, too, score the last point of the meeting. Texas have thus improved their season record to .559, including 52 wins and 41 losses, the victory over Seattle being their eighth in a row, 21st on the road. On the other side, Mariners are third in the same West table with a .467 negative percentage which features 43 wins and 49 losses.
Said Mariners’ manager Eric Wedge was impressed by Holland’s pitching, claiming that “really the story was their guy (Holland) and the way he pitched and what we did not do against him.” Ropn Washington praised Miguel Olivo for his two hits. “That’s two in a row throwing the ball the way we know he’s capable of throwing. He had his breaking ball, he moved it around, he elevated, he threw down, he moved their feet. He pitched very well tonight.”
Chicago Cubs 3 – 6 Florida Marlins
Florida have extended their winning streak to six successes when they stunned Cubs on Thursday night at the Wrigley Field thanks to a late comeback which saw the visitors score all their points within the ninth term. Cubs had a better star, opening the score early in the second term through Byrd who hit a 388-foot homer.
The next four innings all went scoreless for the two opponents, while the seventh one saw Chicago double the lead through Pena who made it 2-0 with Campana getting to third and Soto to second. But the unexpected was yet to come for the hosts who would concede six points within a few minutes. The eighth inning also went dry, while the ninth one highlighted a rampant Florida building a clear unexpected victory.
Stanton and Cameron evened the situation also thanks to a throwing error committed by baseman Barney. Sanchez then sacrificed to left, allowing Hayes to put the Mariners two points ahead and threaten with a comprehensive win. Even more than that, Bonifacio made things look clearer by making it 5-2, while Infante scored a sixth one right afterwards. Cubs could only score a late consolation through Campana in front of a 38,000 disappointed crowd.
Despite their impressive recent outburst, Florida remain bottom in the East with a .478 percentage, which features 44 wins and 48 losses, sitting 2 gamesback behind Washington. The victory over Chicago was their eighth in the past ten games and 23rd on the road where they have finally switched positive (23-22). As for Cubs, they sit second from the bottom in the Central with a .398 poor record, including 37 wins and 56 defeats, the loss to Florida being their second in a row, seventh in the past ten games and 27th at home.
Minnesota Twins 8 – 4 Kansas City Royals
Minnesota beat Kansas on Thursday at the Target Field where the hosts overcame a three-point deficit set in the first four innings by Royals who threatened with an early win. Things got much more complicated in the fifth term which saw the Twins build a minimal and crucial advantage. Cabrera scored the first point of the meeting, while Gordon doubled the lead in the same first inning also thanks to a throwing error committed by batcher Mauer.
The next two terms went scoreless for both sides, but Royals were still looking favorites for the win. Cuddyer cut the deficit to two points in the fifth term to trigger Twins for a consistent midway rally. Young then doubled to left, allowing Valencia to make it 2-3. Moreover, Plouffe fired the only homer of the clash right afterwards to even the situation and resuscitate sleeping Minnesota.
Young followed him with a fourth point as the home side got 4-3 ahead. The sixth inning went dry, while the seventh one saw the same Twins take a five –point advantage through Repko, Plouffe, Nishioka and Revere. Finally, Royals scored a fourth point in the ninth term through Pena but it was too late as Minnesota were celebrating their 21st home victory.
Minnesota are second from the bottom in the Central Conference with a .467 percentage, including 42 wins and 48 defeats, the win over Kansas being their second in a row and seventh in the past ten games. Royals sit just behind them with a .402 record which features 37 wins and 55 defeats, the loss to Twins being their second in a row and sixth in the past ten games.
San Diego Padres 2 – 6 San Francisco Giants
San Francisco have gone 3.5 ahead of Arizona in the West also thanks to D-backs’ second straight loss to Cardinals. Giants beat Padres on Thursday night at the Petco Park after being led 1-0 until the ninth term. A late point scored by Huff pushed the game into overtime which saw Giants score five more points and Padres slow it down.
Denorfia brought the first lead early in the third inning after Headley singled to left in what seemed to be also the winner. Pades held the lead until the last round when Huff fired a 383 footer, pushing the meeting further in the night. The first two overtime rounds went scoreless for both, but the 12th one highlighted the leaders powering through to a five-point advantage.
First, Fontenot walked as Burriss made it 2-1 with Crawford getting to third and Whiteside to second. Sandoval then singled to left, allowing Crawford and Whiteside make it 4-1 and build the victory. Finally, Fontenot and Sandoval gave their side more win chances, while Padres could only score a meaningless point through Maybin who made it 2-6 following Venable’s sacrifice fly.
San Francisco have improved their record to .570, including 53 wins and 40 losses, the victory over bottom San Diego being their third in a row and sixth in the past ten games. Padres, by contrast, lie foot of the table with a .430 percentage which features 40 wins and 53 defeats, the loss to the leaders being their sixth in a row and seventh in the past ten meetings.
Next fixtures:
Cincinnati Reds – St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers – Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles – Cleveland Indians
Chicago Cubs – Florida Marlins
Colorado Rockies – Milwaukee Brewers
Houston Astros – Pittsburgh Pirates
Atlanta Braves – Washington Nationals
New York Mets – Philadelphia Phillies
Toronto Blue Jays – New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays – Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins – Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics – Los Angeles Angels
San Diego Padres – San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks – Los Angeles Dodgers
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