| Giants hang on to slip past A's
Brandon Belt drove in three runs, Hector
Sanchez registered a pair of hits and two RBI and Melky Cabrera scored twice
as San Francisco Giants held on for an 8-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics
in the opener of a three-game interleague series on Friday.
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| Ellis helps Dodgers walk away with win
A.J. Ellis worked a four-pitch, bases-
loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over
the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5, in the opener of a three-game series at Dodger
Stadium.
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| Aybar, Angels knock off Padres
Erick Aybar had two hits and two RBI as the
LA Angels of Anaheim took a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres in the opener of
a three-game interleague set.
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| Twins pound Brewers
Denard Span went 4-for-5 with three RBI and
three runs scored as Minnesota pounded Milwaukee, 11-3, in the opener of a
three-game interleague set.
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| Montero, D-backs top Royals
Miguel Montero hit a go-ahead, two-run
double in eighth inning on Friday and the Diamondbacks defeated the Royals,
6-4, in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
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| Millwood helps M's blank Rockies
Kevin Millwood threw his sixth career shutout,
giving up just two hits to lead the Mariners to a 4-0 win over the Rockies, in
the first of a three-game interleague set at Coors Field.
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| Rangers down Astros in Texas interleague battle
Adrian Beltre finished with two hits including
a solo homer, drove in two and scored twice as Texas downed Houston, 4-1, in
the opener of this three-game interleague set.
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| Interleague Game Capsules
Gordon Beckham spoiled Kerry Wood's retirement
with a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth as the White Sox took a 3-2 victory
over the Cubs in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. With the
game tied at 2-2 in the eighth, Beckham lifted Jeff Samardzija's splitter into
the bleachers in left field to give the White Sox a one-run edge. After
Samardzija walked Adam Dunn, Wood entered for presumably the last time. The
34-year-old announced before the game that he was planning on retiring after
his next appearance. He fanned Dayan Viciedo on three pitches before being
removed to a standing ovation from the Wrigley faithful with his son Justin on
the top step of the dugout to great him. Paul Konerko hit a two-run blast in
the first while Matt Thornton (2-3) got the win for retiring the final two
batters in the seventh. Addison Reed recorded his fourth save with a scoreless
ninth for the Sox, who have won two straight. Samardzija (4-2) took the loss
after tossing 7 1/3 innings and yielding three runs on six hits with eight
strikeouts. He also knocked in a run in defeat as the Cubs dropped their
fourth straight.
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| Markakis homer lifts O's in extras
Nick Markakis crushed a go-ahead solo home
run in the top of the 11th as the Orioles downed the Nationals, 2-1, to open a
three-game series and begin the seventh annual Beltway Series.
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| Prado helps Braves slip past Rays
With two hits, including a solo home
run, Martin Prado registered his sixth consecutive multi-hit game to go with
three runs scored, and the Atlanta Braves downed the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, in
the opener of a three-game interleague set.
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