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New York lose to Minnesota but remain top spot
Minnesota scored their first seven points in a row and within the first two terms as Plouffe brought the first advantage in the opening term after Burnett’s wild pitch. Mauer doubled the lead right afterwards, following Morneau’s sacrifice fly, while Valencia extended it to three points in the second one, after hitting a 413 foot homerun.
Revere then singled to center as Hughes made things look clear as possible for the hosts for whom the victory had become just a matter of time. The second term brought Minnesota three more points through Plouffe, Revere and Mauer who made it 7-0. On the other side, leaders’ first reply came in the third round when Nunez cut the deficit to six points also thanks to a throwing error committed by baseman Hughes.
Minnesota broke back in the fifth inning through Kubel, who kept Twins’ win chances alive despite New York’s late struggling. Valnecia made it 9-1 after Revere singled to center in the same term as Twins would only allow three more points from their opponents. The sixth and seventh rounds went scoreless for both teams, while the eighth one saw Yankees crawl for a late comeback. Granderson grounded to second, allowing Gardner to score the second one for the away side. Finally, Cervelli singled to right for Posada’s third one, while Jones made the defeat bearable by hitting a 375 foot homerun in the last inning.
Said a disappointed Joe Girardi after the meeting: “I’m tired of people looking for something between me and A.J. Me and A.J. have mutual respect for each other. I cheer for this guy. He cheers for me, and we cheer for this team. I want the guy to do well.”
Despite the win, New York retain the leading spot, having gone .613 this season, record which includes 76 wins and 48 losses. The loss to Minnesota was their third in the past ten games and 24th on the road. As for the Twins, they lie second from the bottom in the Central with a .440 still poor record including 55 wins and 70 losses. The victory over the leaders was their fourth in the past ten games and 28th at home.
Kansas City Royals 9 – 4 Boston Red Sox
Boston missed a great opportunity to move back top of the East table after being stunned by the Royals on Saturday at the Kauffman stadium where the visitors led their opponents twice before witnessing a late fury from the Royals. Red Sox grabbed the first lead in the third inning when Lavarnway gave his side an early confidence, after Scutaro grounded into double play.
Kansas leveled the score in the same term through Escobar, but Boston ere still looking decided to pick a clear win at the Kauffman. So the visitors powered through to a three point rally right afterwards. Crawford singled to center as Pedroia brought back a minimal advantage for Red Sox, while McDonald hit a sacrifice fly to right for Reddick’s third one.
The fifth inning went scoreless for the two teams, while the sixth one saw Saltalamacchia end the session making it 4-1. From then on things would go from bad to worse for the favorites as Royals stunned their opponents as well as their 28,000 warmly crowd with a sixth term eight point run. Francoeur doubled to center allowing Hosmer to cut the deficit to two points. Even more than that, Kansas leveled the situation just minutes later through Francoeur and Moustakas as the hosts were simply unstoppable.
Gordon then doubled to center and Perez and Getz made it 6-4, suggesting a clear win for the Royals. Gordon made it even seven after Cabrera singled to right, while Butler and the same Cabrera gave their team an early win despite a very poor start. Nevertheless, Kansas remain bottom in the Central with a .409 record including 52 wins and 75 defeats, the victory over Red Sox being their third in the past ten games and 33rd at home.
As for Boston, they remain l.5 behind leaders New York Yankee sin the East with a .608 record which features 76 wins and 49 defeats. The loss to Royals was their sixth in the past ten games and 25th on the road where they remain positive, though.
MLB Saturday results:
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 – 3 Cincinnati Reds
New York Mets 9 – 11 Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs 3 – 0 St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago White Sox 3 – 2 Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals 9 – 4 Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers 10 – 1 Cleveland Indians
Washington Nationals 0 – 5 Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros 7 – 5 San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Angels 9 – 8 Baltimore Orioles
Colorado Rockies 7 – 6 Los Angeles Dodgers
Minnesota Twins 9 – 4 New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays 8 – 0 Seattle Mariners
San Diego Padres 14 – 1 Florida Marlins
Atlanta Braves 8 – 1 Arizona Diamondbacks
Oakland Athletics 5 – 1 Toronto Blue Jays
Next fixtures:
Pittsburgh Pirates – Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves – Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Mets – Milwaukee Brewers
Detroit Tigers – Cleveland Indians
Tampa Bay Rays – Seattle Mariners
Chicago White Sox – Texas Rangers
San Diego Padres – Florida Marlins
Colorado Rockies – Los Angeles Dodgers
Minnesota Twins – New York Yankees
Los Angeles Angels – Baltimore Orioles
Houston Astros – San Francisco Giants
Washington Nationals – Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs – St. Louis Cardinals
Oakland Athletics – Toronto Blue Jays
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