They loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth, but Alex Guerrero struck out and Wood grounded into a double play. His 395-foot solo blast against Phillies starter David Buchanan (2-6) was his first since September of last year and the fifth of his career.
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The Twins dropped to.
DETROIT (AP) ” Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer off Ryan Madson in the ninth inning to lift Detroit past Kansas City. The right-hander allowed four hits and a pair of walks, allowing only two runners to reach second base.
With runners at 2nd and 3rd and two outs, Rollins stepped to the plate against the young fireballer. Five runs crossed the plate before Greinke even recorded his first out of the game.
The most frustrating component of Buchanan’s performance came after the Phillies stunningly scored a bevy of runs off Greinke in bottom of the first.
The home run gave the Dodgers a 7-5 lead in the third inning, all the runs they would need to win after a disastrous start. The 27-pitch first inning by Harang was a sign of things to come for Philadelphia. From those battling Rollins and his Dodgers on South Broad, to the farmhands scattered about the region; the youth that the Phillies are counting on provided a shot in the arm that fans probably forgot the sensation of. With an 1.183 OPS over that stretch, Francoeur has driven in nine runs over 13 games (seven starts), while Howard (.917 OPS) has a team-high 19 RBIs. He’s 2-5 with a 6.44 ERA this season and has been struggling.
Prior to that 7th, an Odubel Herrera RBI double in the bottom of the 3rd, and an RBI single by Andre Ethier in the top of the 5th had accounted for the only runs in a 1-1 game. He made his major-league debut on June 2 at St. Louis, giving up one run and four hits in seven innings. The Cardinals lead the NL Central by six games over Pittsburgh and are 30 games over.
However, Buchanan gave the lead right back to Los Angeles on Adrian Gonzalez’s three-run homer in the second. Through two games with Reading he’s hitting. 341 (14 for 41) with three doubles, one triple and three homers in that span.
But his 5-3 deficit wouldn’t last long, thanks in part to Greinke himself, who singled to open the second inning.
Newly-acquired San Francisco Giants pitcher Mike Leake will miss Friday’s scheduled start against the Chicago Cubs because of a strained left hamstring. Although an MRI showed no major structural damage, Bochy isn’t sure if Leake will have to miss more than one start. Greinke also got his 11th win of the year striking out 8 in 6 innings of work. Gruden says Jackson was hurt Thursday when he landed on the shoulder after catching a pass during a joint workout with the Houston Texans. But his focus is sharper when he’s getting a day off a week or so.
Raiders running back Trent Richardson has returned to practice after being taken off the non-football illness list. His batting average is down to. Similar operations typically require at least two weeks of rehab.
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“I always feel like you can’t lose in the first inning, you’ve got to just keep them there”, Greinke said. He suffered the injury in Tuesday’s practice and it’s unknown when he’ll return. Tiffany Billingsley, wife of Philadelphia RHP Chad Billingsley, was declared cancer-free last month after being treated earlier this season for a rare and aggressive form of the disease known as gestational choriocarcinoma.
