Fausto Carmona is putting himself in position to become an All-Star. The Indians right-hander won his seventh straight decision, 8-3 over K.C. Catcher Victor Martinez: “The people picking the team are going to have to consider him. He’s throwing the ball great.”
Troy Tulowitzki started a Rockies rally with a two-run homer in the sixth inning, then singled home the winner to cap a three-run ninth for a 7-6 win over the Astros. He leads NL rookies with 26 RBIs. Manager Clint Hurdle: “He’s exciting and he loves the spotlight.”
The Devil Rays won back-to-back road games for the first time since June 16-17 last year when Delmon Young delivered a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning. “We’re going to play nine every day,” Young said. Tampa Bay pulled out the 5-3 win despite …
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… striking out 13 times against Blue Jays starter A.J. Burnett, who was let down by Jeremy Accardo. The closer walked Ty Wigginton on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases before Young’s hit. Accardo felt he got squeezed by the ump: “Both of those pitches were pretty close.”
Billy Wagner couldn’t stop Pat Burrell from doing what he does best — killing the Mets. Burrell led off the ninth with his 37th career homer against the Mets to tie it 3-3. The Phillies won 6-3 in the 10th. For Wagner, it snapped a string of 31 straight successful save chances.
Kameron Loe gave up nine runs in 2 2/3 innings of an 11-4 loss to the Tigers — the 18th time this season a Rangers starter has pitched four innings or fewer. Texas starters have an ERA of 6.97. The Rangers, who have the worst record in baseball (21-39), have lost 12 of 15.
