Cardinals fight back only to lose 10-9 to Phillies
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After coming back from a six-run deficit to tie the game, the Cardinals let it slip away.Cardinals manager Mike Matheny wanted to make sure his players remembered to focus on all the good work they did just to get back into the game before losing 10-9 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.
Seattle goes down without much fight in 3-0 loss
SEATTLE (AP) — The broken record of flailing swings, empty at-bats and strikeouts piling up against Los Angeles starter Dan Haren irritated Seattle manager Eric Wedge to no end.And he wasn't willing to accept the Mariners mostly youthful inexperience on this night as an excuse.
Hefner struggles after delay, Mets lose to Padres
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Hefner was off to a good start in the rain. He lost his grip after a long delay.Hefner was hit hard once he returned to the mound in the third inning following a stoppage of 1 hour, 8 minutes, and the New York Mets lost to the San Diego Padres 11-5 Thursday night to spoil his first big league start.
Pujols homers, Haren tosses gem in Angels 3-0 win
SEATTLE (AP) — The gem Dan Haren tossed Thursday night looked awfully familiar to Albert Pujols. Except this time instead of Pujols getting fooled by what Haren was tossing, he was helping the Los Angeles Angels' right-hander put together one of the finest efforts of his career."He makes good hitters look pretty bad including myself, he has in the past," Pujols said. "He is pretty amazing when he keeps the ball down.
De Vries hit hard as White Sox beat Twins 11-8
CHICAGO (AP) — Cole De Vries wasn't sure what was in store for him. Turns out, it was a harsh welcome to the major leagues.Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth inning, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 11-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
SF gets season-high 15 hits to beat Marlins 14-7
MIAMI (AP) — Once the San Francisco Giants started scoring for Ryan Vogelsong, the runs kept coming.Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan drove in four runs apiece Thursday, and the Giants gave Vogelsong robust support for a change to beat the Miami Marlins 14-7.
Victorino, Galvis have 3 RBIs, Phillies beat Cards
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis each drove in three runs, including Galvis' go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Philles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 on Thursday night.Placido Polanco, Carlos Ruiz and Ty Wigginton added three hits apiece for Philadelphia, which had a season-high 18.
Padres break out offense after rain in 11-5 win
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Venable hit a pair of RBI doubles and Cameron Maybin had two run-scoring singles as the San Diego Padres broke out the offense after a long rain delay and beat the New York Mets 11-5 Thursday night.Jesus Guzman hit a two-run double in a four-run third to help the Padres rebound from being swept in a three-game series in St. Louis. Everth Cabrera had a career-high four hits and Eric Stults (1-0) pitched five innings to earn his first win with San Diego.
White Sox pound Twins 11-8
CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 11-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.A.J. Pierzynski and Dayan Viciedo also went deep as the White Sox won for the sixth time in seven games.
Mesoraco's slam sends Reds over Braves 6-3
CINCINNATI (AP) — The beat-up Braves just wanted to leave.Reds rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco capped a series full of homers with his first career grand slam on Thursday night, leading Cincinnati to a 6-3 victory and a four-game sweep.
