Morales hit a three-run drive off Jose Berrios (2-5) in the fifth for a 5-4 lead. “We need a guy like him to carry us, and he sure is right now”.
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Brian Dozier is making a habit of hitting home runs in bunches.
ANGELS 10, ATHLETICS 7 Kole Calhoun hit a solo home run in the second inning, Albert Pujols had a two-run double in the fourth and Los Angeles held off Oakland.
Gee gave up three runs and eight hits and struck out two in six innings. “We were trying to keep (reliever) Wade (Davis) out of the game”. He’s up to 25 taters since the All Star break, a full six more than anybody else has hit.
CARDINALS 12, PIRATES 6: Adam Wainwright drove in three runs and survived five occasionally bumpy innings to pick up his first victory since mid-July as the St. Louis Cardinals drummed the staggering Pittsburgh Pirates. Last night’s shot tied the American League record for most homers in a season by a second baseman, a mark he now shares with Alfonso Soriano’s 2002 season.
After giving up three homers to Dozier on Monday night, Royals starter Dillon Gee fell behind 0-2 in the first inning and left a fastball up in the zone.
Yankees 7, Blue Jays 6: A wild game in the Bronx saw 10 runs come across in the last three innings and NY held on for the win despite Dellin Betances being pulled in the ninth. On Friday against the Rangers, Fister allowed a season-high eight runs in just over three innings. OF Reymond Fuentes and RHP Nick Tepesch were designated for assignment to make room. This is partly due to the fact that Dozier is notoriously streaky and can disappear for months at a time, and partly due to the fact that he’s stuck playing in baseball wilderness with the Minnesota Twins.
NOTES: Royals C Salvador Perez was not in the lineup one night after being hit on the wrist by a pitch.
Twins: Recalled RHP Tyler Duffey, 1B Kennys Vargas and INF James Beresford from Triple-A Rochester. He is listed as day to day.
Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe was diagnosed with a strain of the intercostal and oblique muscles on his left side, his third injury this year to that area including a broken rib. Molitor said both would likely be activated on Friday. Nava hit.235 with one homer and 13 RBIs in 45 games with the Los Angeles Angels earlier this season before being traded to the Royals on August 29.
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The Chicago White Sox shut out the Detroit Tigers 2-0, the New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles knocked off the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2, the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Miami Marlins 4-3, and the Houston Astros downed the Cleveland Indians by the same score. Gibson has been largely disappointing in his Twins career, but is 5-4 with a 3.10 ERA in 10 starts against Kansas City.
