Twins keep close in A.L. central; Brewers want call overturned
Monday, September 1, 2008 10:40 AM PDT
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| Dino Vournas | Associated Press Minnesota Twins’ Justin Morneau is greeted at home by Nick Punto after hitting a three-run home run against the Oakland Athletics in the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game, Sunday in Oakland, Calif. |
Oakland — (AP) Justin Morneau homered and drove in four runs, Scott Baker (8-4) won for only the second time since the All-Star break and Minnesota beat the Athletics to earn a split of the four-game series.
Alexi Casilla also homered and Nick Punto added two hits, including an infield single that sparked the Twins’ five-run sixth inning.
Mariners 6
Indians 4
At Cleveland, Adrian Beltre homered twice and Seattle beat the Indians to complete a sweep.
Ryan Rowland-Smith (4-2) allowed two runs — one earned — and seven hits over 6 1-3 innings.
Roy Corcoran walked three in a shaky ninth but finished for his second save.
Brewers 7
Pirates 0
Pittsburgh — (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers want CC Sabathia to be awarded the first retroactive no-hitter in major league history.
After Sabathia tossed a 1-hitter on Sunday in which the only hit was an infield single that could have been called an error, the Brewers vowed to send a DVD of the play to Major League Baseball, asking that the call be overturned.
Phillies 5
Cubs 3
At Chicago, Jayson Werth hit another home run against the Cubs and 45-year-old Jamie Moyer (12-7) got his 12th win, helping Philadelphia salvage a split of their four-game series.
Werth hit a two-run double in the first and a solo drive in the fifth for his 21st homer of the season. Werth, who went deep twice and drove in four runs in Philly’s 5-2 win Saturday, is 11-for-21 with four homers and 10 RBIs against the Cubs this season.
