Zambrano pitches, hits Cubs past Padres
Cabrera pulls off unassisted triple play
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:22 AM PDT
National League
Chicago (AP) — Carlos Zambrano didn’t let the chilly mid-May temperatures affect him on the mound, or at the plate.
Zambrano won his fifth straight decision and had two hits on a 41-degree night, leading the Chicago Cubs past the San Diego Padres 12-3 on Monday night.
Pitching with an extra day’s rest after his start Sunday was scratched because of rainy conditions, Zambrano (6-1) allowed six hits and three runs in seven innings.
Alfonso Soriano homered in a six-run fifth inning, started by Zambrano’s double, as the Cubs won their fourth straight.
Pirates 5, 1
Braves 0, 8
At Pittsburgh, Tim Hudson (6-2) limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and Atlanta halted its seven-game road losing slide with a victory in the nightcap.
In the opener, Freddy Sanchez hit a three-run double and Zach Duke (2-2) pitched six shutout innings as the Pirates won 5-0 for their sixth consecutive win.
In the nightcap, Duke, Damaso Marte and Sean Burnett combined to pitch the shutout. Rookie Jair Jurrjens (4-3) took the loss.
Reds 8
Marlins 7
At Cincinnati, Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips hit two-run homers in the seventh inning, breaking open a tie game and sending right-hander Aaron Harang (2-5) to a long-awaited victory.
The Marlins arrived with a seven-game winning streak and the best record in the major leagues. Things looked good early, when they piled up three solo homers off Harang, including another one by Dan Uggla. Keppinger snapped a 4-all tie with his homer off Taylor Tankersley (0-1).
Nationals 10
Mets 4
At New York, Odalis Perez had three hits and two RBIs and pitched into the seventh for Washington.
On an unusually chilly night with winds gusting to more than 20 mph, Jesus Flores and Lastings Milledge each hit two-run doubles and Washington ended a three-game slide by taking advantage of wildness by Nelson Figueroa (2-3).
Brewers 8
Cardinals 3
At Milwaukee, Ryan Braun hit two homers for the second game in a row for the Brewers, and St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina and manager Tony La Russa both were ejected.
Braun followed up Sunday’s two-homer performance by hitting two more off starter Adam Wainwright (3-2).
Brewers starter Dave Bush (1-4) gave up a run and four hits in six innings.
American League
Cleveland (AP) —Asdrubal Cabrera went deep in the first game of the doubleheader, and turned three all by himself in the nightcap.
Despite the strong play of Cabrera, who pulled off the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, and two stellar pitching performances by Fausto Carmona and Cliff Lee, the Indians could only manage a split with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
Cabrera made a diving catch on a line drive by Lyle Overbay, touched second base and then tagged out Marco Scutaro to quickly end the fifth inning of Cleveland’s 3-0 loss in 10 innings.
It was the third time that the Indians have turned an unassisted triple play. They also have been victimized three such times.
Rangers 13
Mariners 12
At Arlington, Texas, the only real fireworks between Texas and Seattle this time were the pyrotechnic displays after back-to-back home runs by Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley, and then the 10th-inning game-winning shot by Ramon Vazquez as the Rangers rallied to win.
Vazquez’s homer came in the 10th off Brandon Morrow (0-1), who struck out the other four batters he faced.
Seattle tied the game with four runs in the ninth, with Kenji Johjima capping that outburst with his first homer of the season, a three-run shot with two outs off closer C.J. Wilson that made it 12-12. Raul Ibanez had an RBI double earlier in the inning.
Rays 7
Yankees 1
At St. Petersburg, Fla., Matt Garza pitched seven scoreless innings and the surging Rays beat nemesis Andy Pettitte and the Yankees for their fifth consecutive victory.
Garza (2-1) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out three. Only one baserunner, Alberto Gonzalez in the sixth, reached as far as second base against the right-hander.
Jason Bartlett and Dioner Navarro each drove in two runs for the Rays (22-16), who climbed six games over .500 for the first time in franchise history and also extended their home winning streak 10 games.
Twins 7
Red Sox 3
At Minneapolis, Livan Hernandez won again, Craig Monroe contributed another big hit, and the Twins beat the Red Sox.
Manny Ramirez finally went deep, hitting career homer No. 498 in the first inning for the Red Sox. The two-run shot was his second home run in 20 games.
Hernandez (6-1) rebounded after a rough start to finish six innings for another quality outing.
The Twins are 8-1 when he’s on the mound.
