Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Brian Matusz snapped a 14-start losing streak and
Buck Showalter earned win No. 1,000 in his managerial career, as the Orioles
upended the Yankees, 7-1 in the middle test of a three-game series. Matusz
(1-3) limited New York to one run -- on Curtis Granderson's first-inning
homer -- and six hits over 6 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old righty, a 10-game
winner in 2010, had been 0-12 since his previous victory on June 6, 2011. His
effort, in addition a two-run homer by J.J. Hardy and a solo shot by Chris
Davis, helped Showalter become the 58th manager in MLB history to win 1,000
career games. Davis went 3-for-4 and scored three times. Phil Hughes (1-4)
continued his struggles, allowing four runs on four hits and one walk over 5
2/3 innings to take the loss. The Yankees had won all four games against
their AL East rival this season, but their 4-through-9 hitters went a
combined 0-for-22 at the plate on Tuesday.
Final Score: Detroit 9, Kansas City 3
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Austin Jackson had four hits, including a two-
run double, and Rick Porcello snapped a two-start losing streak with eight
good innings, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 9-3 win over the Kansas City
Royals on Tuesday. Detroit's win started a shortened two-game series. The
scheduled opener was postponed on Monday because of rain and will be made up
Sept. 24. Porcello (2-2) allowed three runs on seven hits, striking out three
without a walk. He had given up 14 runs in 7 2/3 innings over his previous two
starts. Jackson singled and scored in a five-run first inning and highlighted
a three-run rally in the third with his double. He also saved a home run in
the ninth inning by reaching over to catch Jeff Francoeur's hit, which had
bounced off the top of the wall in left-center field. Tigers manager Jim
Leyland picked up his 1,600th career win, passing Tommy Lasorda for 17th
place all-time. Royals starter Luke Hochevar (2-2) gave up nine runs in just
four innings -- including five with no outs in the first -- to take the
loss. He allowed 12 hits and three walks and struck out two.
Final Score: Toronto 8, Texas 7
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Brett Lawrie lined Mike Adams' full-count
slider over the wall in left-center field in the bottom of the ninth inning to
break a tie and give the Toronto Blue Jays an 8-7 victory over the Texas
Rangers. Kelly Johnson and Jose Bautista hit back-to-back homers to help
Toronto climb out of an early 5-0 hole and Johnson finished with four runs
batted in for the Blue Jays, who have won three of four and knotted this
three-game set. Francisco Cordero (1-1) allowed a run in the ninth to record
his second blown save of the season but got the win. Ian Kinsler knocked in
three runs and scored twice in the losing effort.
Final Score: Oakland 5, Boston 3
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Jarrod Parker pitched into the seventh inning
for his first major league win, Jemile Weeks had two runs batted in and the
Athletics defeated the Red Sox, 5-3, on Tuesday. Parker (1-0), making his
third career start, allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking
out four over 6 2/3 frames. Weeks scored a pair of runs while Yoenis
Cespedes and Cliff Pennington added an RBI apiece for Oakland, which halted a
three-game slide. Mike Aviles hit a one-out, two-run single in the ninth
inning but Jordan Norberto retired final two batters to earn his first career
save. David Ortiz added an RBI for Boston, which had won seven of its
last eight games, including the opener of this three-game series on Monday.
Felix Doubront (1-1) lasted just four innings in the loss, allowing five runs
on six hits while recording a career-high eight strikeouts.
Final Score: Tampa Bay 3, Seattle 1
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - With All-Star third baseman Evan
Longoria sidelined for the next four-to-eight weeks with a partially torn left
hamstring, Matt Joyce lifted the Rays to a 3-1 victory over the Mariners in
the second test of a four-game series at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. Longoria
left Monday night's 3-2 win over the Mariners after the third inning, when he
slid awkwardly into second base. Joyce, who took over Longoria's third spot in
the batting order, belted a solo home run and added an RBI triple while
starter Matt Moore (1-1) scattered seven hits and walked one over his five
innings of work, but allowed just one run and struck out seven to earn the
victory. Luke Scott knocked in the other run for the Rays while Fernando
Rodney fanned all three hitters he faced in the ninth for his eighth save
of the year and the Rays' seventh straight home victory. Hector Noesi (1-3)
tossed 5 2/3 innings and was charged with all three runs on three hits and
three walks. Jesus Montero had a career-high four hits in the setback as the
Mariners dropped their fourth straight contest.
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