Rapid City Journal from Rapid City, South Dakota • 43

Major League Baseball Saturday, October 2. 2010 I www rapidcityiournal com STANDINGS BLUE JAYS 6.TWINS3 American League East Division Friday's Stars National League East Division A clinched division The Associated Press Bruce Chen pitched a two-hit shutout at home for the Kansas City Royals for his 12th win of the season, and the Tampa Bay Rays damaged their AL East hopes with a 7-0 loss. Jeremy Guthrie gave up just two hits over eight shutout innings, and Baltimore beat Detroit 2-1 in the second game of a doubleheader. The Orioles outslugged the Tigers 10-6 earlier. Despite Derrek Lee's 3-for-5 night, which included two doubles and five RBI, the Atlanta Braves couldnt bolster their NL wild card hopes, losing at home 11-5 to Philadelphia on Friday FRIDAY'S SCORES Milwaukee 4.

Cincinnati 3 11 innings Pittsburgh 5 Florida 1 NY Mets 2. Washington 1 10 innings Atlanta 5 Chicago Cubs 2. Houston 0 St Louis 3. Colorado 0 Arizona at A Dodgers, late game San Diego at San Francisco, late game teclmched division clinched playoff berth FRIDAYS SCORES Baltimore 10, Detroit 6. 1st game Cleveland 7 Chicago White Sox 3 Baltimore 2.

Detroit 1. 2nd me Kansas City 7 Tampa Bay 0 N.Y Yankees at Boston ppd. ram Toronto 6, Minnesota 3 LA. Angels 5, Texas 4. 11 innings Oakland at Seattle lafe game TODAY'S GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTERS Toronto (Marcum 138) at Minnesota (Duensmg 10 3), 1 1 10 a Yankees (A Burnett 10-15) at Boston (C Buchholz 17 7).

2 10 Cleveland (CCarrasco 2 1) at Chicago White Sox (Buenrie 12 13), 5-05 p.m. Detroit (Galarraga 4-8) at Baltimore (Matus; 9-12), 5-05 m. Tampa Bay (W Davis 12 10) at Kansas City (Davies 8-11) 5-10 LA AngeKIE Santana 17-9) at Texas (C Wilson 14-8) 6-05 pm Oakland (Bre Anderson 6-6) at Seattle (Pauley 4 8), 8 10 TODAY'S GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTERS Colorado (Jimenez 19-8) at St Louis (Loose 4 8) 11 10 am Milwaukee (Capuano 4 4) at Cincinnati Baiiey 4 3). 11 10 ajn Washington (Maya 0-3) at NY Mets (Valdes 3-3), 11 10 a m. Philadelphia (Undecided) at Atlanta (Hanson 10-11) 2 10 San Diego (Stauffer 5-5) at San Francisco (Zito 9-13).

2 10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 10-6) at Houston (Happ 6-3). 5-05 Pittsburgh (Morion 2 11) at Florida (Sanabia 5-3), 5-10 Arizona (J Saunders 3-6) at A Dodgers (Billingsley 11 11) 8 10 in E-Bartlett (11) DP-Tampa Bay 2 LOB-Tampa Bay 4 Kansas City 8 2B-B Upton (38) Butler (44) Betancourt (29) 3B-G Blanco (3) Dyson (2) 5-Kaaihue E-Punto (8) OP-Toronto 1, Minnesota I LOB-Toronto9 Minnesota 5 2B-J Bautista (35) VWells (43) Overbay (37) Lind (32) Cud dyer (37) HR-Encarnaaon (19) Deim Young (21) Ploufte (2) SB-J Bautista (9) E-Scales (2) Lyon (2) DP-Chicago 2 Houston 1 LOB-Chicago 12 Houston 6 2B-wCastillo 14 Coleman (1) Michaels 2 (14) S-Coleman Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer. right, looks down toward the plate after the Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion scored on a three run home run in the eighth inning of Toronto's 6 3 win Playoff-bound Twins stuck in deep slide The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS Edwin En-carnacions three-run homer highlighted a four-run eighth inning for Toronto that lifted the Blue Jays to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Encarnacion had three hits and four RBI and has hit three homers in the first two games of the final series of the season.

Carl Pavano gave up two runs one earned and nine hits in seven innings for the Twins (93-67), who fell 1-12 games behind the New York Yankees for the best record in the AL. Normally reliable reliever Jesse Crain (1-1) gave up four runs on three hits in the eighth and the AL Central champions have lost seven of eight with the playoffs less than a week away. Ricky Romero (14-9) gave up two runs on six hits in eight innings and Lyle Overbay and John Buck each added three hits for the Blue lays. The Blue Jays led 6-2 to start the ninth, but Trevor Ploufte homered off Jason Frasor and the Twins had runners on the corners with two outs. Kevin Gregg got Danny Valencia to pop out to the catcher for his 37th save.

Despite the loss, Pavano forced the heavy-hitting Blue Jays to play a rare game of small ball for seven innings, an encouraging sign for a Twins rotation that has been battered over the last week. Twins pitchers had allowed at least 10 runs five times in the precious seven games. SUMMARIES AMERICAN Orioles 10-2, Tigers 6-1 BALTIMORE Jeremy Guthrie allowed two hits over eight shutout nnmgs Nick Markakis homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit igers 2 1 on Friday night tor a doubleheader sweep In the opener Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of three hit ball and Adam Jones drove in four runs to lead the Orioles to a 10 6 victory It was the second time in three days that Detroit was swept a doubleheader Cleveland did it Wednesday The gers (80 80) have lost five straight and must at least once this weekend to avoid a losing season Robert Andmo had four hits in the nightcap for the Orioles who have won three in a row to mprove to 33 22 since manager Buck Showalter made his debut on Aug 3 With ts first doubleheaoer sweep since June 2006 Baltimore reached the 65 win mark one more than had last year Guthrie (11 14) struck out five walked one and permitted only one runner past first base The right hander went 8 4 with a 2 75 ERA it 14 starts after the All Star break Koi Uehara yielded a two out soio homer by Don Kelly the ninth Rick Porce lo (10 12) gave up two runs and 12 hits 6 13 nnmgs Bidding to win his sixth straight decision Porcello fell behind when Markakis opened the third by driving an 0 2 P'tch nto the right held seats Baltimore made 1 2 0 the seventh chasing Porceilo on singles by Andmo Brandon Snyder and Julio Lugo In the first game Tillman 5) gave up one run had a season high seven strike outs and walked two to earn his first six starts since July 10 After a low ng a sec ord rnmg Comer to Kelly he right harder did not permit a runner past first base First Came DETROIT BALTIMORE NCINNATI Casey McGehee a grounder off Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips the 11th nnmg dr ng Corey Hart and sending the iwaukee Brewers to a victory Fr day night that ensured Cincinnati will begin the postsea son on the road th one out and jnners or the cor ners McGehee hit a bouncer up the oaie that caromed off Phillips chest ard nto short center field Hart scampered home to give Milwaukee a 4 3 lead Phillips who won the Goid Glove award 2008 appeared to be sh tied by the second base empire for 3 br ef stmteh before the ba i got to It was or rally ruled an error but was hanged to a by the ufk dl scorei alter tl game The NL Central rhampior Reds need ed a to mamtam any hope of fin shing the regj.ar seasor th the second best record among the 'eagje three on champ ons Now Cncnnah i open on the road against top seeded Ph ade.phia or the wmner of the West ke MuC endon (2 0) pitched a per feet 10th to get the and John Axford fin shed for 24th save 27 opportun es Axford struck out Jorny Gomes th run ners on first and second to end the game Travis Wood tched 6 13 mrmgs to bo ster his chance of mak ng ncmnati postseason rotat on He allowed three runs and three hits ck Weeks a one ojt dr ve to center the xth 'or Mi waukee rst cuttngCncmat sieadto21 Drew Stubbs trped and scored on Phillips sacrifice fly the sixth but the Brewers ed with two uns the seventh McGehee doubed wth one out and Lorenzo Cam fc lowed th a ngie mov ng McGeneetothrdandchasmgWood Pnch htter Crag Counsel! greeted Logan Ondusek with a run scoring snge and Mat' Lucroy added a ty ng sacr free fly Sim LeCure (2 5) started the 11th for the Reds and allowed both of barters to reach MILWAUKEE CINCINNATI I Shields pitched to 3 batters in the 5th WP-I Shields T-2 22 V23 374 (37840) Indians 7, White Sox 3 CHICAGO Sh Soo Cnoo a two run home rur Fausto Carmona tched strong nn ngs and the Cleveland Irdians extended the i season high nnmg streak to seven games with a victory over the Ch cago Wh te Sox on Friday ght The Ird ars are on their orgest ng streik snce'he won 10 btra ght turn Ajg 17 27 2008 Carmona (13 14) won seventh stra ght start against the White Sox He is 7 3 his career against the Wh te Sox his career The right hander allowed two runs and five ts while str ng out seven th one wa He has not ost tc Chicago nee Apr. 13 2007 Brent More homered for 'he Ah Sox who lost for the second me ne games CLEVELAND CHICAGO WP-R Romero T-2 46 A-3993709 504) NATIONAL Mets 2, Nationals 10 innings NEW YORK With the New York Mets braced tor a management shakeup Josh Thole homered the 10th nnmg Fr day ght to beg.n the final ser es of the season wth a vetory over the Washington Nat oras Thoe connected aganst Ty er Chppard (11 7) hitting a one out dr nto the ght field seats for New Yorks fourth hit and first nee the fourth inning Rook ike Davis homered nthe'ourth off Jordan mmermarn as the Mets stopped a three game os ng streak chae Morses homer ted the sev erth Hisanor Takahash (10 6) pitched two htiess nnngs combining with Pat Misch on a three hitter Washington tters struck out 14 1 mes Mets marager Jerry Manje and gen era manager Omar Mmava both sad they have rot beer not ied they are ios ng their obs foiiow ng anothei season ed with mjur es rather than accompi shments Sports 11 ustrated ng undentihed sources reported on ts webs te earner tn the day that the team i( announce after the season mat the pa won return the rices WASHINGTON NEW YORK T-2 47 A-33 869 I40 976) Phillies U. Braves 5 ATLANTA Jimmy Rollins grand slam capped a five run xth nnmg and the Ph iddeiph a Ph n.es beat At anta on Fr day night to keep BobPy Cox and the Braves from mov ng oser to a card berth The Braves opened the final regular season seres two games ahead of San Diego in the NL wild card race The Padres played later at NL West lead ng San Franc sco Roims made hs thrd start snee retjrnng from a tght rgt hamstrng Ryan Howard had 'wo hts rcludngatwo run ng a four run ghh Car os Rutf had three hits Atlanta has a tribute planned foi Cox todav The Braves are trying to send their iorgt me manager nto ret rtment th one nai postseason appearance With Roil.ns back the nejp te NL East champ ons had 13 hits and looked ready for the postseason Tra ling 11 2 the Braves tried to rally Elga nst left hander ke Zagursk the nmth Derrek Lee who had three ts and fve R0i a three run double to knock Zagursk oj! of the game ght hander David Herndon waxed Meiky Cabrera before Matt Diaz grounded out to end Ky ie Kendr ick (11 10) gave jp ts and 'wo jns ve mn ngs Braves rook Brandon Beaihy (0 2) allowed seven hits and four runs two earned 5 23 his first nome start PHILADELPHIA ATLANTA ab It bi ab It tf Rollins ss 4 114 OlnfantZb 4 0 0 0 Waktzss2b0 1 0 0 Heywrdrf 4 10 0 BFriKSrf 5 111 McCnnc 3 0 10 Utipy 2b 4 0 0 1 Boscan 0 10 0 Bocockss 00 0 0 DLeelb 5 0 3 5 Howard lb 5 12 2 MeCarrltcf 4 0 0 0 Contrrsp 00 0 0 Mclothcf 2 0 10 Zagrskp 00 0 0 MDiazph If 3 0 10 Hemdnp 00 0 0 Akmzlzss 3 0 0 0 Weithcf 3 12 0 Hirtske pn 10 0 0 Mayrrypr-cf 2 10 0 DHrndzss 0 0 0 0 Ibanez If 4 12 1 Conrad 3b 4 12 0 Dobbs 3b 5 2 0 Beachyp 110 0 CRuizc 5 2 3 1 Moylanp 0 0 0 0 Kndrck 2 0 0 0 MDunn 0 0 0 0 OBrwnph 0 10 1 Giauspb 10 10 Bastrd 0 0 0 0 Fmswr 0 0 0 0 JRomrp 00 0 0 CManzp 0 0 0 0 Ourtxn 0 0 0 0 Minor 0 0 0 0 Gkwdphlb 2 0 0 0 Fremnph MID Totals 411113 Totals 36 510 5 Philadelphia 000 205 040 Atlanta 100 010 003 E-Conrad i6i LOB Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 10 2B-Werth(46) Dobbs (7) Ruiz (28) DLee2 (34) HR-Roliifbt8) $-0 infante Chicago 110 000 001 3 E-L'llibndge(4) DP-Oeveiand I land 9 Chicago 6 28 Brantiey (8) A Cabrera (16) Teahen (13) Kotsay(17) HR-Choo(22l Morel (3) SB-Crowe(19) SF-JN'x 0P-Detroit3 LOB-Oetroil 7 Baltimore 28-Damon (341 St Pierre 6 Ad tones 2 (2S) Tatum (4) 3B-Rhymes(3) Pie (5) HR-Kelly (8) HBP-by Bonderman (Scott Andmo) 1-2 32 A-0 (48 290) Second Game Washington 000 000 100 0 -1 New York 000 100 000 1 -2 One out when winning run scoi ed E-Mixwoll2(2) LOB Washington 4 New Yoi 4 2B Maxwell (6) HR Morse 114) I Davis 119) Thole (3) E-B Phillips (4) OP Milwaukee I LOB-MI waukee 6 Cincinnati 6 2B-McGehee(38) Francisco (3) 3B-Stubbs(6) HR-Weeks J) SB-Sluhbsl29) uomes 15) S-Jamsh Sf-lucioy 8 Phillips vono WP-T Pena T-2 52 A-23128(40615) Angels 5, Rangers 4, innings ARLINGTON Texas Juan Rvera homered twee mcfjdng a tebrtakng drive the 11th and the Los Angees Angels beat Texas despte the leturn of Rangers slugger Josh Ham 'ton veia hit a 2 0 ptch hom Matt Harrison (3 2) into the left fie seats final at bat g.ving Los Angeles a 5 4 lead w4h his 15th homer ch Thompson (2 0) tched an inr.ng to get the wn and kLhaei Kohn worked out of a iam to earn his first maior league save LOS ANGELES TEXAS ab bi ab bi Bouijosci 40 11 Andnisss 5 0 2 0 MMurstt 40 11 MYong3b 6 0 0 0 BAreu If 3 0 10 JHmltncf 3 0 0 0 JMaihsc 10 10 Fiancrlf 2 0 0 0 TrHntr rf 5 111 Gtiem dh 4 0 0 0 HMatsu dh 4 0 10 NCruzrf 5 0 10 Trumoprdh 1 0 0 0 Kmsler 2b 4 10 0 Callasp 3b 5 0 10 Morlnd lb 3 3 2 2 IRiverlb 5 2 2 2 BMolmc 4 0 3 1 Congerc 2 0 0 0 Germnpr 0 0 0 0 Napoli ph 0 0 0 0 legidnt 0 0 0 0 Willitsprlf 2 110 Borbonlfcf 5 0 0 0 EAyai ss 2 0 0 0 HKudicph 1110 Rommess 2 0 0 0 Totals 41 5 Totals 41 4 8 3 Los Angeles 000 100 021 01 -5 Texas 000 010 102 00 -4 DP-Texas 1 LOB Los Angeles 7 Texax 10 2B-BAbreu (41) Willits(7) Andrus (15) HR-TorHunter(23) Rivera 2 tlS) Moreland 19) SB Moreland (3) Geiman(4) CS Miztuns (3) Sf-Bourjns CARDINALS 3, ROCKIES 0 Punchless Rockies keep tumbling The Associated Piess ST.

LOUIS Jake Westbrook matched his career high with nine strikeouts and got his first RBI of the season in the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 victory over the out -of-gas Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Dexter Fowler had two hits and struck out twice for the Rockies, who have lost ot their past 12 in a ldte-season treefall that began with them one game out of first place in the NL West and left them eight games behind at game time. Both teams have had disappointing second halves, entering with identical 83-76 records. The Rockies, who were shut out for the first time since Aug.

19 at Los Angeles, had won it of the previous 13 against St. Louis. Westbrook (4-4) allowed four hits, but two of them came in the eighth and he left leading 3-0 with the bases loaded with two outs. Trever Miller got Carlos Gonzalez on an easy comebaeker to end the threat, and Ryan Franklin finished for his 27th save in 29 chances. Westbrook had been 2-for-22 with 12 strikeouts before driving in Brendan Ryan with an opposite -field single otf Jorge de la Rosa (8-7) in the second, the second RBI ot his career.

Allen Craig had a run -scoring groundout in the first and Craig doubled and scored on Matt Pagnozzis squeeze bunt in the sixth tor a 3-0 lead. De la Rosa gave up three runs and five hits in seven innings and lost his third straight start, although he allowed three or fewer runs for the 13th time in 14 starts. Manager Jim Tracy rewarded de la Rosa for his strong comeback from a finger tendon injury by playing his everyday lineup, and will do the same tonight when Ubaldo Jimenez goes for his 20th victory against Kyle Lohse. MIAMI Chris Snyder aid surgng rook Pedio A vaiez homered to eid the Pittsburgh rates past the Fionda Mai i ns on Friday ght It was a rate road victory for the Pirates who improved to 17 b2 away front home They must wm one of then two reman ng games to avoid match rg the 19t3 New York Mets tor the worst road record a lt2 game season Itsbuigh has the worst oveui mail the maiors at 57 103 and asviied of the top pit in next year amateur di ift Chan Ho Park (4 3) tched three scoreless nnmgs in reiet for hs 104th career break ng dec Nome ma or league record tor Asian born tubers The 37 yeai old ght hander ftom South Korea str out and not allow a PITTSBURGH FLORIDA Cardinals 3. Rockies 0 Detroit 000 000 001 1 Baltimore 001 000 lOx 2 E-lugo(2l Andmo (I) Bran Snyder til DP-Detroil 4 L08-0eiroil 6 Baltimore 8 HR-Kelly 19) Markakis ill) CS-Samiago (2) IP 1R BB SO Detroit Porcello 1 10 12 61'3 12 2 2 0 4 Perry 123 1 0 0 0 I Baltimore Guthrie II 14 8 2 0 0 I 5 Uehara 12 14 12 1 10 2 HBP-by Porcello (Wieiers) by Percy II Fox) by Guthrie Santiago) 1-214 A-20870 148 2901 Royals 7, Rays 0 KANSAS CITY Mo Bruce Chen threw the firsl shutout ol his maior league career a two hitter that droppea the Tampa Bay Rays to second place in the AL East The Rays tell one hall game behind the New York Yankees whose game at Boston on Friday was rained out Tampa has two games left with the last place Royals while the Yankees have to p.a three at Boston Chen (12 7) struck out a season gh seven in his first complete game since April 15 2005 while with Baltimore against the Yankees This was the third complete game ol his 12 year career Chen became the first Royals left han dei lo wm 12 games a season smce Charlie Leibrandt won 13 and Floyd Bannister won 12 in 1988 James Shields (13 15) dropped lo 0 4 wth a 759 ERA in six starts smce an Aug 29 victory over Boston In that stretch he has allowed 40 his and 29 runs 27 earned 32 innings The Rays have lost live ol six manag mg ust 29 hits and nine runs that span The Rays who have been no hit twice this season were held to six hits or less for the 56th time the most the majors HOUSTON Casey Coiemar Lhed se.en strong innings ard drove a run lead ng the Chicago Cubs to a win oer the Houston Astros on fr day night Coieman (4 2) allowed hts mo nu uik out two mpiov ngto 3 0 wth a 2 25 ERA his last three starts He a so doub ed a run for Chicago which has won four of ts Pxist f.ve Ar drew Cashner a owed ont ir btr kK dxit one the egrth before Cur Marmot ptched a perfect nth to extend hs Ldreer gh wth his 38th sae 43 opportunities He has converted I7 stia ght cl aiv es and has he'd opponents score ess mhsijst 19 out ngs Bud Non i91C) pU ed -x nn gs loc Houston yield 'g two lur ar tf ree ts But the ght hander a.so ssued a career gh seven w3 a4- the Astros icst for the fth time s.xgimes Co'emans two out hit te fourth guveCh.cagoaC 0 ead Not'S waked Sam fuid after the doube but Darwr Barney grounded out to end the nn ng We'ngton Cast a so doubed a run for Chicago the second dr ve oft the wait left center lie d'ove Bobby Scales CHICAGO HOUSTON ab Nhi tf fuidtf 4 0 0 0 Bourgsd 3 0 0 0 Barney ss 5 0 0 0 Bogsw ph-cf 10 0 0 E-Greene 18) LOB Colorado 6 St Louis 6 28 Fowler (20) Craig (7) SB-C Gonzalez (26) Ryan (HI CS Holliday (S) S-Pagnozzi Cassevab pitched to 2 barters the 11th HBP-by Rodney (Kmsler) by Cassevah (Tea garden) WP Thompson Bulk-ier Weaver T-3 26 A-43 149 14910) Blue Jays 6 Twins 3 TORONTO MINNESOTA hti htt Snrderl 50 0 0 Spand 4 110 Wise 00 0 0 Hardys 4 0 0 0 E-Alvareil7) DP Florida I LOB-Pmsburgh 7 Fionda 8 2B-AMiCutchen(35) 0 Martinez 14) 38-Mornson(7) HR-Alvarez (16) CSny der OS) S-Mende2 IP ft ER B8 SO Pittsburgh OMrCutchen 4 5 1 112 Park 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 TAMPA BAY KAkSASOTY dr htt rHK BIJptond 40 10 Gfllanc rf 5 2 3 3 )i ifr iiiiniffr ilk i Hr iit AAAAAAAAii.