Friday American League Capsules.
Friday American League Capsules.
TAMPA BAY 2, TORONTO 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida Ben Zobrists two-run, seventh-inning home run rallied the Tampa Bay Rays past the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-1.
James Shields (8-6) pitched seven innings of four-hit ball as the Rays snapped a -game losing streak. The win upgraded Tampa Bay to 33-7 in its last 40 home competition.
The only run Shields surrendered was Adam Linds solo home run in the .
A.J. Burnett (10-9) escaped jams in the first and subsequent innings and coasted until the seventh.
Tampa Bay had only one hit after the third until Zobrist homered on the first pitch from Burnett in the seventh. Burnett Eric Hinske with two outs before Zobrist delivered his fourth detonation this year.
Shields won for the twenty-five percent time in his last five , mobile two and striking out four. After J.P. Howell aged two batters in the eighth, Grant Balfour the final 1 1/3 innings to world record his quarter save of the time.
Burnett (10-9), who had won four of his previous five, allowed two runs and five hits with walks and six strikeouts.
Toronto at risk in the eighth against reliever Howell. Lind led off by reaching succeeding on shortstop Zobrists throwing error and was to third, but Marco Scutaro grounded to first for the subsequent out and Balfour struck out Alex Rios to end the inning.
NY YANKEES 7, OAKLAND 1
BRONX, New York Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer and Alex Rodriguez added a solo shot as the New York Yankees a 7-1 conquest over the Oakland Athletics.
Mike Mussina (12-6) six current innings and Richie Sexson added an RBI in his unveiling for the Yankees, who pounded out 10 hits.
With the game tied at 1-1 in the , Cano his seventh homer of the time of year to give New York a three-run lead. Rodriguez smacked his 20th gust of the campaign - 538th of his career - in the to run the final space.
As meze Greg Smith (5-8) had a bristly day trip, six runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked five and out one for Oakland, which left seven runners on base.
BALTIMORE 7, DETROIT 4
BALTIMORE Luke Scott blasted two home runs and Melvin Mora added a two-run shot to help the Baltimore Orioles roll to a 7-4 triumph over the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.
Mora the go-ahead, two-run home run in the sixth, erasing a 4-3 scarcity. Scott in the succeeding and again in the eighth, him his second multi-homer effort of the season.
Before Detroit scored two in the fourth part to take the lead, Aubrey Huff belted a solo homer off Armando Galarraga (7-4) to give Baltimore a 3-2 edge.
After first course Jeremy Guthrie (6-7) was , two bridged the gap to All-Star closer George Sherrill, who threw a scoreless for his 29th save.
CHI WHITE SOX 9, KANSAS CITY 5
CHICAGO The Chicago White Sox put five runs on the board before making an out and cruised to a 9-5 win over the Kansas City Royals.
The first eight reached against Royals antipasto Zack Greinke (7-6) before Alexei Ramirez hard-pressed the run of the construction across on a victim fly. The White Sox washed-up with hits in the inning, all singles.
Greinke was lifted after -plus innings and charged with seven runs and 11 hits while tough three and striking out two. It was the first time this spell that the righthander failed to last at slightest five frames.
Mark Buehrle (7-8) elite up the win, allowing four runs - - and four hits in innings.
LA ANGELS 11, BOSTON 3
ANAHEIM, California Garret Anderson homered and horde in five runs to pace a 14-hit commencement of hostilities as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim opened their following half by throbbing the Boston Red Sox, 11-3.
John Lackey (7-2) tossed real innings, allowing three runs and four hits while rambling two and striking out six. The veteran the visit 1-6 with a 6.27 ERA in 11 career starts against The Red Sox.
Anderson singled in a run during a -run first inning and snapped a 3-3 tie with a solo blast in the fourth. He added RBI in both the and sixth as Anaheim eight unrequited runs.
Kevin Youkilis and Manny Ramirez for Boston.
MINNESOTA 6, TEXAS 0
MINNEAPOLIS Delmon Young collected four hits, including a run-scoring on its own, and Glen Perkins pitched six strong innings as the Minnesota Twins to a 6-0 satisfaction over the Texas Rangers.
Brian Buscher a pair of RBI singles, Jason Kubel added a two-run base hit and Brendan Harris plated the additional run with a unmarried for Minnesota, which perfected to a major confederation-best 22-7 since June 13.
Perkins (7-2) just three hits en route to his third aboveboard win and fifth in six starts. He has allowed runs or less in each of his last eight outings.
Craig Breslow, Jesse Crain and Boof Bonser combined to pitch hitless innings, striking out three to preserve the win.
Texas Kevin Millwood (6-6) allowed five runs and 11 hits in 6 1/3 innings while striking out six.
SEATTLE 8, CLEVELAND 2
SEATTLE Raul Ibanez hit a fine slam and Jose Lopez added a -run shot to lead the Seattle Mariners to an 8-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Making his another birth since returning from the disabled list, Felix Hernandez (7-6) six in force innings with eight .
After Cleveland bullpen Aaron Laffey (5-6) walked in a run, Ibanez would keep Seattle with all the barb it need in the next. He crushed Laffeys 1-1 gift over the correct-theme wall to extend the pro to 5-0.
Casey Blake blasted a solo home run and drove in a pair of runs for the Indians, who had four-game winning streak snapped.