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Yankees beat Seattle to open gap
New York faced no difficulty in beating Seattle last night at the Safeco Field where the East leaders crashed the hosts 9-3 to leave Red Sox four gamesback behind them.
Yankees, who have won their second straight game this week, were first given the lead in the third inning when Jeter grounded out to third for Garnder’s opener. Seattle found the strength to even the situation right afterwards as Suzuki singled to right for Ryan’s leveler in what was hosts’ only momentum in Seattle.
New York would provide an eight point run starting with the fourth term. Teixeira opened it with a 400 foot homerun, while Cano made it 3-1 right afterwards, following Chavez’s sacrifice fly. Furthermore, Gardner doubled to left for Swisher’s fourth point of the meeting. Things got much worse and clearer when Dickerson, who hit a 376 foot homerun, and the same Gardner propelled their side five points atop in the same inning.
The fifth and sixth terms went scoreless for both sides, the victory becoming just a matter of time for the visitors who ended their rally in the seventh term through Jeter and Granderson who made it 9-1 after Cano doubled to left. The last word belonged to Seattle who scored a couple of more consolation points in the next inning through Olivo, who hit a 414 foot homerun, and Smoak.
“They’ve got a pretty good lineup. You have to respect that and make good pitches. In that (fourth) inning, I just made a couple mistakes and got hit,” said Hernandez after the meeting.
Yankees have improved their season record to .610, including 89 wins and 57 losses. The victory over Seattle was their second in a row, sixth in the past ten games and 43rd on the road. On the other side, Mariners lie foot of the table in the West with a .415 record featuring 61 wins and 86 losses, the defeat to New York being their third in a row, seventh in the past ten games and 40th at home.
Cincinnati Reds 8 – 12 Chicago Cubs
Cubs have extended their winning streak to three successes after easing past Cincinnati yesterday at the Great American Ball Park where the visitors dominated the game at all facets. Cubs got into a three point lead early in the fist inning only to be leveled in the second round.
Castro brought the first lead for them after Ramirez doubled to left, while Johnson doubled the minimal advantage right afterwards, following Soriano’s singling. Finally, Baker closed the early run with a third point after Soto grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop.
Reds replied with a couple of homers hit by Francisco and Phillips in the next term, while Willis restarted the game as just. But the game stopped from looking a tight one. Chicago provided a much more consistent rally in the fourth and fifth innings which saw them score seven points in a row, without allowing the hosts to break through.
Baker brought back the lead with a 375 foot homerun as things would go from bad to worse for Cincinnati. Soto then doubled to left center allowing Byrd to make it 5-3 with the same Soto getting out stretching at third. Barney extended the lead to three points after Castro doubled to right and the same Castro and Johnson brought a precious double in the fourth inning, after Soriano doubled to left.
Castro, who hit a 425 foot homerun, and Barney made it 10-3 in the fifth inning, the victory becoming just a matter of time for the visitors. Reds cut the deficit to six points through Phillips who fired a 362 foot homer in the same inning. Chicago broke back with Ramirez’s 388 foot homerun and Mesoraco closed the gap again in the sixth with a 374 footer.
Castro scored the last point for Cubs in the eighth inning after Johnson singled to center as Reds would only cut deficits. Francisco grounded out to first as Alonso made it 6-12 with Mesoraco getting to third, while Janish hit a sacrifice fly to center for Mesiraco’s seventh point. Finally, Votto doubled to right in the ninth inning but Phillips could only score an eighth consolation for the home side.
“Coming off some rough travel and an interesting weekend in New York, it was nice to see us come out and do that,” said manager Mike Quade. Despite the win, Cubs remain second from the bottom and well behind leaders Brewers against whom they have a 20.5 gap.
Chicago have improved their season record to .442 including 65 wins and 82 defeats, the victory over Reds being their sixth in the past ten games and 30th on the road. Concerning Cincinnati’s route, they have dropped .483, percentage which features 71 wins and 76 losses. The defeat to Cubs was their third in a row, sixth in the past ten games and 35th at home where they still remain positive with 37 wins.
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – 5 St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh overcame two deficits yesterday at the PNC Park where the hosts edged Cardinals thanks to a late comeback which saw them score three precious points in the eighth inning. St. Louis were given the first lead in the opening term through Furcal who made it 1-0 after Pujols hit a sacrifice fly to center.
Pittsburgh broke back immediately through Presley who evened the situation after McCutchen hit a sacrifice fly to right. Even more than that, Walker made it 2-1 right afterwards, following another sacrifice fly hit by Lee.
Schumaker made it 2-2 in the third round after Furcal singled to right, but Pirates captured back the lead in the fifth one through Presley. St. Louis threatened with a consistent comeback as they were given the second lead in the sixth round when Pujols hit a 420 foot homerun and Jay resuscitated his side with a fourth point.
The seventh inning went scoreless for both sides, while the eighth one proved to be a crucial one for the hosts. D’Arnaud evened the situation after Doumit doubled to right. Furthermore, Pirates scored a precious double right afterwards through Paul and Pudwick who made it 6-4 with one term remaining. Cardinals could only score a meaningless point in the last inning through Descalso, allowing Pittsburgh to celebrate the hard fought win in front of a 13,000 crowd.
Baltimore Orioles 2 – 5 Tampa Bay Rays
Rays have improved their positive run to five wins yesterday at the Oriole Park at Camden Parks where the visitors scored the first four points in a row and in the first half. Guyer and Upton brought a two point quick lead for Rays in the third term, after Zobrist doubled to left.
Rodriguez then singled to right, allowing Zobrist to extend the lead to three points with Damon getting to second. The fourth inning went blank for both teams, while the fifth one brought Rays yet another point through Upton who made it 4-0 after Damon hti a sacrifice fly to center.
Orioles’ first reply came in the same round when Andino doubled to left for Reynold’s break through. They cut the deficit to two points in the next one through Wieters who hit a 404 foot homerun which unfortunately couldn’t resuscitate his side for a late overturn.
The last word belonged to the same Tampa Bay who were given a 5-2 lead in the seventh term through Upton. Rays have gone .562 so far this season, sitting seven gamesback behind leaders Yankees and just three behind Red Sox.
Their percentage includes 82 wins and 64 defeats, the victory over Baltimore being their eighth in the past ten games and 40th on the road. Orioles, by contrast, lie foot of the table in the East with a .397 record featuring 58 wins and 88 losses, the defeat to Rays being their third in a row, seventh in the past ten games and 40th at home.
San Francisco Giants 8 – 3 San Diego Padres
Giants have started to build streak when they defeated bottom Padres yesterday at the AT&T Park. San Francisco grabbed a four point lead early in the third term. On the other side, San Diego could only develop a three point run in the fourth and sixth innings, without being able to take the lead, though.
Beltran opened the meeting with a 390 foot homerun and Ross made it two as just. The second term went scoreless for the two squads, while the third one brought the hosts one more point through the same Ross who hit a 377 foot homerun.
Huff then singled to right allowing Keppinger to make it 4-0 with Sandoval getting to second. Padres’ frist reply came in the fourth term when Denorfia singled to right for Bartlett’s first point. Hundley cut the deficit to two points in the sixth one after Blanks singled to center. Finally, Denorfia ended Padres’ midway momentum with a third point scored after Hudson singled to center.
For more safety, Torres gave his side a two point lead in the seventh term as Giants were heading towards a clear win. They finished the game in high style as Sandoval hit a 391 foot homerun, involving all Ross and Burriss into a late triple point.
Giants are second in the West, 8.5 behind leaders Arizona, with a .524 record which features 77 wins and 70 losses. The victory over Padres was their second in a row, fifth in the past ten games and 42nd at home. As for San Diego, they are foot of the table with a .426 percentage featuring 63 wins and 85 defeats, the loss to San Francisco being their seventh in the past ten games and 43rd on the road.
MLB Monday results:
Cincinnati Reds 8 – 12 Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves 4 – 5 Florida Marlins
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – 5 St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore Orioles 2 – 5 Tampa Bay Rays
Chicago White Sox 4 – 14 Detroit Tigers
Oakland Athletics 6 – 3 Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 – 7 Arizona Diamondbacks
Houston Astros 5 – 1 Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets 2 – 3 Washington Nationals
Seattle Mariners 3 – 9 New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants 8 – 3 San Diego Padres
Next fixtures:
Houston Astros – Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets – Washington Nationals
Cincinnati Reds – Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves – Florida Marlins
Pittsburgh Pirates – St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore Orioles – Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox – Toronto Blue Jays
Texas Rangers – Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox – Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals – Minnesota Twins
San Francisco Giants – San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers – Arizona Diamondbacks
Milwaukee Brewers – Colorado Rockies
Oakland Athletics – Los Angeles Angels
Seattle Mariners – New York Yankees
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