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Ervin Santana went 7.2 shutout innings and Mike Trout and Albert Pujols paced the Los Angeles Angels' offense as the Oakland A's fell 4-0 in Anaheim.Losing pitcher Bartolo Colon allowed four runs on 12 hits in 6.2 innings while striking out four. He is now 3-4 on the season. The A's only managed five hits and could not get a big hit with two chances late in the game.In the sixth inning, the A's loaded the bases on walks by Cliff Pennington and Josh Reddick and a single by Jemile Weeks. But the threat was ended when Seth Smith struck out. In the eighth inning, the A's had runners on the corners, but pinch hitter Jonny Gomes grounded out to second. Beyond that, the A's did not do much against Santana, who struck out nine. Good: N/A. Nothing good about being shut out and having your starting pitcher allow 12 hits ...

With this type of run support, Tom Milone could win 20 games. After getting nine runs in his last start, the A's offense gave Milone 11 total runs and thumped the Detroit Tigers 11-4 at the Coliseum.Josh Reddick went 4-for-4 with two home runs and five total RBI. Brandon Inge added four RBI, including his fifth home run, a three-run blast that busted the game open.That was more than enough for Milone, who bounced back from a shaky first inning to go seven strong innings. He allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out six total. The A's responded in the first inning with a Kila Ka'aihue double and Inge singled to right to score him. After that, the offense put up crooked numbers in the third, sixth and seventh innings. Reddick's first home run and a Seth Smith double made it 4-2 in the third.The A's would ...

The Chicago Cubs were able to bounce back from yesterday's devastating loss by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers behind the strong outing of Paul Maholm, 5-4.Here is what we learned after this Cubs victory.Rafael Dolis will be the closer for now: The closer job was supposed to be up for grabs until Carlos Marmol is able to figure out his pitching issues, but it appears Dale Sveum is comfortable with having Dolis as the closer.  His second save of the year was less entertaining, as he casually slammed the door shut on the Dodgers offense.  Dolis appeared to gain confidence after each pitch he threw, and if he continues to thrive as a closer, this could spell the end of Marmol's career in Chicago.Paul Maholm is streaking:   Maholm had another dominating performance as he limited the Dodgers offense to one run on three hits while striking out four.  After his first two unmemorable starts ...

I could not help but chuckle at the obnoxious Boston Red Sox fan shouting obscenities at Orioles first baseman Chris Davis Friday night at Fenway Park. As Davis stepped to the plate in the top of the 13th inning, with the game tied at four, all I could hear was, “Go home Davis! Go home, you’re horrible!” Two pitches later, Davis slipped a sharp ground ball past Boston’s first and second basemen to give the Orioles the lead. This increasingly confident club never looked back, and after scoring another run in the top of the 13th, the Orioles defeated the Red Sox, 6-4. In a positive development, Mark Reynolds, who had struggled mightily to this point in the season, went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI. Reynolds also had a double and a walk. Matt Wieters also had a pair of hits for the ...

Just when you thought the Washington Nationals might lose a one-run game at home, they come from behind again to win against the Philadelphia Phillies.Stephen Strasburg looked good on Friday night, but was the victim of the ball jumping out of Nationals Park. Hunter Pence and Carlos Ruiz connected for surprisingly long home runs. When they landed, they accounted for a total of three runs.Strasburg had not allowed a home run since August 15, 2010.Strasburg only allowed one other hit in his six innings of work and struck out four.That Nats bullpen was lights-out on Friday. Five relievers combined for five innings of three hit balls. They also struck out six batters, with Henry Rodriguez and Tyler Clippard striking out two apiece.Bryce Harper was hitless on Friday, but still had a big impact on the game. He went 0-for-3 but walked three times and was a part of the rally ...

There is not a better immediate feeling than whacking a walk-off home run before a full house at your home ballpark. There is not a worse feeling than pitching a gem of a ballgame, only to watch your hard work sail over the right center field wall. Such is the beauty and cruelty of baseball, as it were on full display at Comerica Park in Detroit on Friday night. Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta sent 30,000-plus fans home happy with a 5-4 victory when he hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. All Chicago White Sox hurler Jake Peavy could do was peer into chaos with his piercing blue eyes, as the Detroit Tigers snatched victory from defeat. Gut-wrenching as it were, Peavy should be applauded for his performance. The right-hander pitched 7 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits. Peavy left ...

April behind them, the Detroit Tigers kicked off the month of May with a much-needed homestand victory. Jim Leyland and crew defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-3 at Comerica Park following Monday's rain out, which shortened the series to two games. The game will be made up September 24.The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Tigers at home behind an outstanding effort by Rick Porcello. The Tigers' 23-year-old starter won his second game of the season and evened his overall record at 2-2. He is now 5-2 lifetime against the Royals and 11-4 in the month of April.Porcello's sinker led to eight effective innings on the mound, striking out three and inducing 14 ground-ball outs. Porcello didn't allow a walk and was in command of the strike zone throughout the night, never needing more than 16 pitches in any one inning to finish off the opposition.The maturing Porcello's only real nemesis on the night was ...

The Oakland A's put runs on the board early and Jarrod Parker made them stand up. But it took Jordan Norberto to bail out scuffling Grant Balfour as the A's defeated Boston 5-3 tonight at Fenway Park.Parker went a solid 6 2/3 innings. He allowed a single run on four hits and two walks while striking out four. The key was getting ahead in the count and Parker threw 59 strikes in 98 pitches.Up 5-1 in the ninth, Balfour could only record one out before allowing a two-run, bases-loaded single to Boston shortstop Mike Aviles. Norberto entered and struck out pinch hitter Lars Anderson and retired Dustin Pedroia to end the game.Yoenis Cespedes continued his trend of timely hitting with a one-out RBI single in the first to score Jemile Weeks. In the fourth inning, Cliff Pennington hit a two-out double to center field to score Kurt Suzuki. Weeks followed ...

Yankees' prospect Jose Campos had been nearly perfect prior to Saturday's start against Hickory.Through four starts (22 innings), Campos owned a 1.23 ERA to go along with 23 strikeouts and a 0.818 WHIP.He had allowed just four runs on the season, three of which were earned.Unfortunately for him, he allowed double that number of runs in just 2.2 innings of work in his most recent start.Through those innings, Campos allowed eight runs on seven hits. He walked three men—he had five total walks prior—and struck out three.Because of the bad outing, Campos' ERA jumped from 1.23 to 4.01.The River Dogs were down 8-4 early, but strong offensive performances from Tyler Austin (two home runs, seven RBI), Cito Culver (single, double, triple, three RBI, three runs scored), Mason Williams (two singles, double, two RBI, three runs scored) and Dante Bichette Jr. (single, walk, RBI, two runs scored) kept the game close.Charleston ...

The first step to being successful is getting over .500 and the Oakland Athletics have taken that step. The A's took a 3-1 lead on an Eric Sogard two-run home run and never looked back on Friday night. Josh Reddick added a home run for Oakland and finished the game 2-for-4 with two RBI.Brandon McCarthy picked up his first win of the year. He was solid for seven innings allowing two runs while striking out four and issuing three walks. The win gives the A's an 11-10 record and puts them one game over .500 for the first time since May 18, 2011.The A's won despite Yoenis Cespedes having an 0-for-4 night. It has to be encouraging for fans to see the team get a win without the centerpiece of the offense breaking through.Oakland has the opportunity to pile up wins in the early part of the season and put some distance between themselves and the Los ...