The AL Central-leading Royals won for the 10th time in 13 games. “I ended up doing it and helping everybody get out of here and move on to (Sunday’s game)”.
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“I was just hoping for anybody on this team to hit a home run at that point”, Cain said.
BREWERS 4, PIRATES 1 Gerardo Parra had 3 hits, 2 RBI and scored twice, Mike Fiers scattered 3 hits over 7 solid innings, and host Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh.
The teams endured the long game after they split a day-night doubleheader Friday.
“That’s part of what we’re looking for, is a little bit of boost in the second half, Alex getting to where he was before he broke his hand”, manager Ned Yost said.
Day and Night games are one of the more exciting things that baseball teams can do compared to other sports. “It’s a division game that we really knew we had to play well and we did”.
Lester lost his bid for a no-hitter in the eighth inning ” a try revived by an official scorer’s reversal ” but got the win against Atlanta.
Brandon Finnegan was the victor at 3-0, after he pitched two scoreless innings in the four-hour, 56-minute game.
Joe Blanton recorded the final three outs for his first career save.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 2, White Sox 0. Shuck’s hit handed Holland his third blown save in 23 opportunities.
White Sox ninth. G.Holland pitching. Melky Cabrera hurt Volquez when he led off the inning with a double.
If White Sox management was waiting to see if the sub-.500 team just might have a post-All-Star break surge in it to warrant keeping the gang together, wait no longer. And the White Sox dropped their second straight after winning nine of 11.
“(Sale) threw the ball pretty well today, but our offense came with it” said Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy, who earned the win against Sale on Sunday.
Eric Hosmer led off with a double and scored from third on Omar Infante’s double-play grounder. Ramirez had three hits, including a homer in the fifth, and Davis added a pinch-hit blast in the seventh. The All-Star lefty gave up four runs, struck out six and walked one. They held a three-run lead before Chicago batted. “Putting three runs on the board early was key because Quintana settled down after that”. Duffy was the sharpest he’s been all season, as he attempted his first complete game of his career.
Royals: RHP Kris Medlen will come off the disabled list on Monday, taking another step in his comeback from his second major elbow surgery. The Mets went 1-for-26 with runners in scoring position yet still won the majors’ second-longest game this season.
NOTES: The White Sox capped their 10-year reunion weekend for the 2005 World Series championship team with a pregame ceremony that lasted about 30 minutes. Chicago has had six relievers since recalling 3B Tyler Saladino from the minors July 10. TRAINER’S ROOM Cardinals: OF Jason Heyward didn’t start after exiting Saturday night’s game because of leg cramps.
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Mets starter Bartolo Colon (9-8) trailed by four runs after just one-third of an inning and surrendered seven runs in 4 1/3 innings.
