MLB - American League Game Re-Cap for 8/30/07

American League Game Capsules
Bronx, NY -- Bronx, NY (Sports Network) -

Robinson Cano hit a pair of solo home runs and Chien-Ming Wang threw no-hit ball into the seventh, as New York topped Boston, 5-0, in the finale of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Wang (16-6) allowed one hit over seven innings, walking four and fanning five, to win his third consecutive start. Derek Jeter finished 4-for-4 with a run scored for the Yankees, who swept the series and have won four of six. The Bombers moved a game ahead of Seattle in the AL wild card race, as the Mariners lost 6-5 at Cleveland later Thursday. Curt Schilling (8-6) yielded six hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out four and walking one, to absorb the loss. The veteran right- hander dropped to 2-3 at Yankee Stadium in his career. Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell provided the lone hits for the Red Sox, who have dropped three in a row and saw their lead in the AL East trimmed from eight to five games over New York thanks to the sweep.

Final Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 1


Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Magglio Ordonez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI as the Detroit Tigers downed the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, to wrap up a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Curtis Granderson went 3- for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored while Jeremy Bonderman (11-7) pitched seven innings of one-run, six-hit ball for the Tigers, who had lost eight of their last 12 coming into the game. Detroit remained 4 1/2 games behind Cleveland for first place in the AL Central, as the Indians beat Seattle, 6-5, Thursday night. The win was Bonderman's first since July 13. Alex Gordon drove in the lone run while Leo Nunez (2-2) was saddled with the loss for giving up six runs on 12 hits in 6 1/3 innings of work for the Royals, who were looking to sweep the Tigers for the first time since taking four straight against them from September 19-21, 2005.

Final Score: Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 6


Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - B.J. Upton belted a three-run homer in the third, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays twice battled back from deficits to top the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, and sweep a three-game series. Nick Markakis and Kevin Millar homered for the Orioles, who have lost nine straight. Baltimore finished its 10-game homestand 1-9, the worst homestand in franchise history, sliding past the Orioles' 2-8 stand in 1987. Josh Wilson homered and finished with three hits, and Akinori Iwamura also homered for the Devil Rays, who have won seven of their last nine. Scott Kazmir (11-8) tossed a shaky five innings, but got the win for the D-Rays, allowing seven hits and five runs in five innings, fanning five and walking three. Jeremy Guthrie (7-5) was spotted to an early 3-0 lead, but couldn't hold it, allowing eight hits and six runs -- five earned -- in six innings, with six strikeouts and three walks.

Final Score: Cleveland 6, Seattle 5


Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Kenny Lofton worked a bases loaded walk in the ninth inning to force home the game-winning run as the Cleveland Indians downed the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, at Jacobs Field. Eric O'Flaherty (7-1) started the inning on the mound and got the first out, but then gave up a single to Victor Martinez and hit Ryan Garko with a pitch before stepping off the mound for Rick White. White got Jhonny Peralta to line out, but then walked Franklin Gutierrez and worked a full count to Lofton, and put Lofton on base with a high and outside fastball to force home Josh Barfield, who was running for Martinez. Jason Michaels went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored while Martinez finished 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Indians, who have won six straight and eight of their last nine. Aaron Laffey started on the mound and gave up four runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Joe Borowski (3-5) got the win despite blowing the save in the ninth for Cleveland, which maintained its 4 1/2 game lead over Detroit for first place in the AL Central. Adam Jones and Yuniesky Betancourt each had two hits, two RBI and a run scored for the fading Mariners, who have dropped their last six games and now sit a full game behind the Yankees for the AL wild card spot. Horacio Ramirez started on the mound and gave up three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings of work.

Final Score: Texas 5, Chicago 1


Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Sammy Sosa homered and drove in two runs, and the Texas Rangers finished off a three-game sweep of Chicago with a 5-1 victory, sending the White Sox to their longest road losing streak in more than three decades. The defeat was Chicago's 16th in its last 19 games overall, and ninth straight on the road, its worst skid away from home since losing eight in a row in 2001. With a season already spiraling out of control, the setback came on a night the ChiSox committed four errors in one inning -- three by third baseman Andy Gonzalez -- and less than 24 hours after manager Ozzie Guillen's expletive- filled tirade directed at his players Wednesday night. The White Sox responded to Guillen's outburst by backing starter John Danks (6-13) with just one run, courtesy of Jim Thome's 495th career long ball. Danks, pitching against the team that originally drafted him, allowed seven hits and five runs -- just two earned -- while walking a batter and fanning eight over 5 2/3 innings. The Rangers, who have won a season-high five straight, countered with Kevin Millwood (9-11) who went seven strong for the win, yielding just one run and six hits, with a pair of walks and six strikeouts.


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