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    Saturday, May 04, 2024

    Baseball roundup

    Rajai Davis of the Athletics slides in safely at second base with a stolen base in the ninth inning of Saturday's game in Toronto. Blue Jays shortstop Alex Gonzalez, left, can't handle the throw. Davis, the former New London High School and UConn-Avery Point star, was 2-for-5 as the A's won 4-3.

    AMERICAN LEAGUE

    Royals 4, Rays 2

    Alberto Callaspo hit a two-run double in the 11th inning, and Kansas City beat Tampa Bay Saturday night.

    Rays reliever Lance Cormier (2-1) got the first two batters out in the 11th before loading the bases on a single and two walks. Callaspo then doubled down the right-field line, scoring Scott Podsednik and Alex Gordon to give Kansas City the lead.

    Robinson Tejeda (2-2) threw three scoreless innings for the Royals, who beat Tampa Bay for the second consecutive game. Joakim Soria struggled in the 11th before earning his seventh save.

    Indians 5, Twins 4

    Asdrubal Cabrera's bases-loaded single with two outs in the 11th inning gave Cleveland a victory over t Minnesota.

    Jhonny Peralta hit an early homer for Cleveland and helped set up the winning run with a double. The Indians scored twice in the eighth to tie it, overcoming home runs by Justin Morneau and Denard Span.

    Jim Thome drove in two runs for the Twins against his former team. Minnesota played without star catcher and AL MVP Joe Mauer, who bruised his left heel running the bases Friday.

    Tigers 3, Angels 2

    Johnny Damon's first homer in a Detroit uniform came in the ninth inning and gave the Tigers a 3-2 win over the Angels.

    Damon's one-out shot came on a 2-0 pitch from Scot Shields (0-1), who came in to start the ninth inning. Shields retired Austin Jackson before Damon homered to right field, making a winner of Ryan Perry (1-1), who retired the final two batters in the top of the ninth.

    Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3

    Rookie catcher Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer, Gio Gonzalez won his second straight start and the Athletics snapped a four-game skid.

    The homer was the first major league hit for Donaldson, who was called up from Triple-A on Friday when Kurt Suzuki went on the 15-day disabled list.

    Rangers 6, Mariners 3

    Mariners ace Felix Hernandez saw his string of 18 consecutive quality starts snapped in his shortest outing in nearly a calendar year, outlasted by Texas lefty Matt Harrison.

    Hernandez lasted just 4 1-3 innings, and was tagged for five runs and eight hits by the Rangers. It was the first time since May 9 of last season that Hernandez failed to go at least five innings and ended a string of quality starts dating to Aug. 1.

    Harrison worked extra to pick up his first victory of the season. The young left-hander threw 127 pitches, making it through six innings against the light-hitting Mariners. Harrison's victory made him the first Texas pitcher ever to record 14 wins in his first 31 games.

    NATIONAL LEAGUE

    Giants 6, Rockies 1

    Matt Cain gave up one hit over eight innings, Juan Uribe hit a three-run homer and Giants improved to 6-2 on their nine-game homestand.

    Aubrey Huff and Bengie Molina also homered for San Francisco, while Cain struck out eight and walked three while earning his first win of the season. Cain (1-1) won for the first time since Sept. 27, 2009, throwing 123 pitches - his most since Aug. 20, 2008.

    Braves 10, Astros 1

    Troy Glaus drove in four runs, rookie Jason Heyward homered again and Tim Hudson pitched well into the seventh inning for the Braves.

    Hudson (2-1) allowed five hits and one run with two walks and one strikeout in 6 2-3 innings. The right-hander faced the minimum over his last 12 batters before Peter Moylan, the first of three Atlanta relievers, replaced him with two out in the seventh.

    Heyward's seventh homer, a solo shot off reliever Sammy Gervacio, gave the Braves a 7-1 lead in the seventh. The Atlanta right-fielder leads all rookies in home runs and RBIs (20).

    Cardinals 6, Reds 3

    Skip Schumaker singled to snap an eighth-inning tie after the Reds twice rallied to even the score in the Cardinals' victory.

    Albert Pujols had an RBI double and added one of two bases-loaded walks in a three-run eighth for the Cardinals. Pujols is 9 of 17 with three doubles and four RBIs the first six games of a seven-game homestand, including his first day off of the season Thursday.

    Marlins 7, Nationals 1

    Chris Volstad pitched a four-hitter for the second complete game of his career and Florida broke a three-game losing streak by beating Washington.

    Hanley Ramirez snapped a 3-for-20 slump with three hits, including an RBI double and a two-run homer, his third. Jorge Cantu, who began the day tied for the NL lead with 23 RBIs, hit a two-run homer.

    Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 5

    Alfonso Soriano homered, Derrek Lee delivered the go-ahead two-run single and the Cubs rallied from three down again to beat Arizona.

    Soriano's two-run shot off former Cubs pitcher Bob Howry in the seventh tied it at 5, and Lee made it 7-5 with a two-run bases-loaded single in the eighth off Juan Gutierrez (0-3). That made a winner of Sean Marshall (1-1), who pitched two scoreless innings.

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