MLB Game Recaps: Rangers Pound the “Happy” Red Sox
National League
Cincinnati – 1
St. Louis – 2
Matt Carpenter, fresh off his 5 RBI performance, hit a sac-fly in the bottom of the 10th to send St. Louis home winners. In the low scoring affair, Cincinnati scored their lone run on two errors and a single in the eighth. Carlos Beltran, who has had a hot start to the season, hit his fourth home run of the year to give the Cardinals the early 1-0 lead in the first.
San Diego – 3
Colorado – 5
Two unearned runs for Colorado in the bottom of the eighth led to the Rockies win. San Diego was trailing 3-2 heading into the eighth. Mark Kotsay dropped a wind-blown fly-ball in left, and the Rockies scored two. San Diego scored one in the ninth and got runners on first and second, but Colorado was able to shut the door.
Pittsburgh – 5
Arizona – 4
Andrew McCutchen knocked in the go-ahead and eventual winning run with a single in the top of the ninth, and the Pirates topped the Diamondbacks. Arizona had tied the game in the bottom of the eighth on a solo shot by John McDonald. Ian Kennedy went six innings and allowed four runs. He did not factor in the decision.
Philadelphia – 2
San Francisco – 4
Pablo Sandoval doubled and drove in a run, Buster Posey was 3 for 4, and the Giants topped the Phillies with two runs in the first and two in the fifth. Madison Bumgarner pitched six solid innings, gave up two runs, and allowed seven hits. Joe Blanton allowed 11 hits in five innings.
Houston – 0
Washington – 1
Brad Lidge had fans on the edge of their seats before slamming the door and preserving the tight win for Gio Gonzalez. Gonzalez pitched seven strong innings allowing just two hits while striking out eight. Lidge allowed a double and a walk before getting the next three batters out to earn his second save a a member of the Nationals.
New York (N) – 3
Atlanta – 9
The Braves hammered Johan Santana and knocked him out of the game earlier than he had ever been knocked out in his career. Santana went just 1 1/3 innings, allowed just four hits but six runs. The Mets defense fell apart behind him as New York committed two errors in the game.
Chicago (N) – 2
Miami – 5
In Ozzie Guillen’s return to the dugout, the Marlins scored three in the eighth to ensure victory over the Cubs. The team was just 2-3 during Guillen’s suspension, but quickly turned things around in his return. Josh Johnson was solid, allowing just two runs in seven innings of work. Ryan Dempster received no decision for Chicago. He is winless in his last 12 starts.
Los Angeles (N) – 4
Milwaukee – 5
The Dodgers entered the bottom of the ninth with a one run lead, but that evaporated in an instant. The first two batters of the ninth reached for Milwaukee, then Cory Hart doubled to win the game. It was just the Dodgers second loss on the season and snaps a six game winning streak. Los Angeles had scored two in the eighth to take the lead only to watch Milwaukee walk off winners.
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