Left-hander C.C. Sabathia pitched his fifth career shutout as the Indians kept rolling with a 1-0 win over the Royals. Sabathia (9-1), who scattered five hits with no walks and struck out eight, joined John Lackey of the Angels as the majors’ only nine-game winners.
It was bittersweet day for Braves journeyman Buddy Carlyle, who tossed a one-hitter over seven innings to earn his second major-league win, 3-1 over the Marlins in the opener of a doubleheader. His reward? A trip to Triple-A Richmond. His first win came with the Padres in 1999.
Aaron Hill drew the decisive bases-loaded walk as the Blue Jays scored six in the bottom of the ninth to rally for a 12-11 win over the Devil Rays. Toronto, which trailed 8-1 in the middle of the fourth, had four hits and five walks off four Devil Rays relievers during the rally …
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… Which took Roy Halladay off the hook. The Jays’ ace couldn’t escape the fourth as he gave up eight runs (seven earned) and two homers, on 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings. In his last start, Halladay shut out the White Sox in a game that lasted just 1 hour, 50 minutes.
Mike Bacsik had his first bad start in four tries in a 7-6 loss to the Pirates as the Nationals fell to 2-5 on their homestand. Bacsik gave up six runs, six hits and walked five over 4 1/3 innings. The Nationals allowed seven runs or more for the third straight game.
The Tigers’ Nate Robertson failed to retire a batter as he gave up six runs on four hits and two walks in the first inning against the Rangers. Clemente High graduate Victor Diaz contributed to the woes with a grand slam.
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compiled by Mike Pankow
