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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   ADDITIONAL ITEMS • mlb (External Link)   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, May 17, 2008 BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Werth leads Phillies by Jays Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Werth had a chance to tie the major league record of four homers in a game in the seventh inning, but he fouled out to first base on a 3-2 pitch off Brian Tallet. The homers and eight RBIs were career highs. Werth became the 18th Phillies player to record three homers in a game. Ryan Howard was the last to hit three on Sept. 3, 2006. The eight RBIs tied a franchise record held by four players, most recently accomplished by Mike Schmidt in a 10-inning game at Chicago on April 17, 1976. Jamie Moyer (3-3) went 6 2/3 innings, giving up seven hits and three earned runs. Rays 3, Cardinals 1 ST. LOUIS -- Andy Sonnanstine carried a shutout into the eighth inning and added two singles to a 12-hit outburst that helped Tampa Bay win for the eighth time in nine games. The Rays are eight games above .500 for the first time in franchise history. Albert Pujols was 0-for-4, ending his streak of reaching base in all 42 games to start the season. It also ended Pujols' 14-game hitting streak, and he made his first error of the year. Sonnanstine (6-1) yielded one run and eight hits with four strikeouts and no walks. Braden Looper (5-3) threw a career-high 117 pitches while giving up three runs. Rangers 16, Astros 8 ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two homers and five RBI, and Ian Kinsler scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. Hamilton's second homer, a three-run shot, gave Texas an 8-2 lead in the fourth. After Houston rallied to tie it, Kinsler drew a walk, stole second and came home on Michael Young's single. Astros manager Cecil Cooper was ejected for arguing the close call at the plate. Hamilton followed with an RBI triple off Wesley Wright (3-1) to make it 10-8. Jamey Wright (2-1) worked the seventh, retiring two batters and picking off Lance Berkman. Angels 4, Dodgers 2 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Angels win. Saunders (7-1) held the Dodgers to two runs -- on Andre Ethier's two-run homer in the seventh -- in 7 1/3 innings. The left-hander gave up five hits, walked two and had one strikeout. The Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda (1-3) allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five. White Sox 2, Giants 0 SAN FRANCISCO -- Alexei Ramirez hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot in the seventh inning that proved the difference for Chicago. San Francisco had a baserunner aboard in every inning against White Sox starter Gavin Floyd (4-2), who withstood each threat and allowed just four hits over six innings. Four relievers finished the five-hitter for Chicago's fourth shutout, with Bobby Jenks getting three outs for his ninth save in 11 chances. Jonathan Sanchez (2-3) hasn't won since beating Cincinnati on April 25. Twins 4, Rockies 2 DENVER -- Nick Blackburn pitched seven strong innings and Delmon Young doubled twice and scored two runs before Joe Nathan remained perfect in 13 save opportunities. Blackburn (4-2) struck out five without a walk to help the Twins end a three-game skid. Ubaldo Jimenez (1-4), who hasn't won since April 8, struck out five and walked one. Royals 7, Marlins 6 MIAMI -- Brett Tomko pitched six innings for his first victory in nearly six weeks, and two unearned runs helped Kansas City extend its winning streak to five games. Joakim Soria allowed a run for the first time this season when he gave up a two-run homer to Jeremy Hermida. Soria then struck out Hanley Ramirez and Jorge Cantu for his 11th save. Tomko (2-4) allowed five hits and two runs to win for the first time since April 6. Andrew Miller (3-3) allowed four runs, two earned, in five innings for the Marlins. Diamondbacks 4, Tigers 3 PHOENIX -- Eric Byrnes homered and had two RBIs as Arizona won its fourth straight. Dan Haren (5-2) scattered six hits and allowed three runs for the Diamondbacks, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the seventh en route to their fourth straight victory. They scored the go-ahead run on a two-out throwing error by third baseman Carlos Guillen. Zach Miner (1-3) took the loss for Detroit. Reds 4, Indians 3 CINCINNATI -- Adam Dunn homered and drew a tiebreaking walk with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, sending Cincinnati to its season-high fourth straight win. The Reds got homers from Brandon Phillips and Dunn, then won it after Joey Votto's double, a pair of walks from Jensen Lewis (0-2), and the full-count walk to Dunn. David Weathers (1-2) escaped the eighth, and Francisco Cordero got his eighth save. Phillips' two-run homer were the first earned runs off Indians starters in 52 innings. Orioles 5, Nationals 3 BALTIMORE -- Luke Scott homered, Melvin Mora hit a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and the Orioles won for the sixth time in seven games. Garrett Olson (3-0) struggled through five innings but is undefeated in four starts since being recalled from Class AAA Norfolk. He allowed three runs and nine hits. The two-run fifth off Shawn Hill (0-1) broke a 3-all tie. George Sherrill got the final three outs for his 16th save in 18 tries. Braves 3, Athletics 2 ATLANTA -- Mark Kotsay knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI double, and Atlanta won its eighth straight at home. The loss was a season-high fourth in a row for the A's, who have dropped six of seven on their current nine-game road trip. The Braves have the best home record in the majors at 15-4, and the worst record away from home at 6-16. Alan Embree (1-2) took the loss when he gave up Kotsay's RBI double. Manny Acosta (2-1) got the win with two scoreless innings of relief. National League Cubs 7, Pirates 4 CHICAGO -- Alfonso Soriano homered in his first two at-bats, Geovany Soto and Mark DeRosa went deep and the Cubs won for the seventh time in eight games. Soriano connected on the first pitch from Tom Gorzelanny for his third leadoff home run in four games. Soriano launched a three-run shot in the second inning that made it 6-0. Soto capped a three-run first with a solo homer, and DeRosa added one in the sixth inning. Chicago won its 10th straight overall against the Pirates, including 7-0 this year. Sean Gallagher (1-0) earned his first major league win in his second start for Chicago. Gorzelanny (3-4) gave up a career-high four homers and seven runs in six innings.

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