Last Updated on May 28, 2007 8:03 am by admin
SCOREBOARD
Tuesday, May 29
Florida at Chicago (8:05 p.m. EDT). Dontrelle Willis squares off against Jason Marquis.
STARS
Sunday
-Jake Peavy, Padres, gave up two hits in seven scoreless innings and hit an RBI double to lead San Diego past Milwaukee 3-0.
-Ryan Howard, Phillies, hit a pair of two-run homers in Philadelphia’s 13-6 win over Atlanta.
-John Lackey, Angels, gave up two runs in eight innings to earn his major league-leading eighth win of the season in Los Angeles’ 4-3 victory over New York.
-Justin Morneau, Twins, homered and drove in three runs and Minnesota beat Toronto 4-2.
-Ronnie Belliard, Nationals, had four hits, including a two-run homer, to lead Washington past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2.
BONDS WATCH
Barry Bonds broke out of a lengthy home run drought Sunday, hitting his 746th career homer in the sixth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss against Colorado to pull within nine of Hank Aaron’s career record 755. It was his first homer in 15 games since a shot off the Mets’ Tom Glavine on May 8.
SUNDAY SWEEPS
Philadelphia crushed Atlanta 13-6 on Sunday to complete their first sweep of the season and first in Atlanta since 1995. … The Mets beat the Marlins 6-4 to complete a three-game sweep at Florida for the first time since October 1993. … The Angels posted their first sweep at Yankee Stadium since 2004 with a 4-3 win over the Yankees. … Seattle completed a sweep of Kansas City with a 7-4 win. … San Diego topped Milwaukee 3-0 to finish off a three-game sweep of the NL Central-leading Brewers. … Arizona completed a four-game sweep of Houston with an 8-4 win. … Colorado completed its first three-game sweep ever in San Francisco and first in the series since May 2002 with a 6-4 win over the Giants. … The Indians beat the Tigers 5-3 to complete a three-game sweep.
GREAT AMERICAN RECORD
The 24 runs scored in Pittsburgh’s 14-10 win over Cincinnati on Sunday set a new Great American Ballpark record. The Pirates tied their season high with 18 hits and have scored 33 runs in the first three games of the series. Their 14 runs were the most since their 14-3 win over Milwaukee last May 29. The Reds hit a season-high five homers in the loss.
TEXAS-SIZED SLUMPS
Texas – which has the worst record in the American League – has lost five games in a row and 10 of its last 13 following a 6-5 loss to Boston on Sunday. … Arizona topped Houston 8-4 to hand the Astros their eighth straight loss. They have been outscored 66-16 during their longest losing streak in six years.
STREAKS
Ichiro Suzuki extended his major league-best hitting streak to 20 games in Seattle’s 7-4 win over Kansas City on Sunday. … Albert Pujols extended his hitting streak to 11 games in St. Louis’ 7-2 loss to Washington. … Nick Swisher homered in a third consecutive game in Oakland’s 8-4 loss to Baltimore.
SPEAKING
“I do love this park. I think it’s a beautiful place for baseball. The fans – there doesn’t ever seem to be too many of them – but the ones that are here are loud and in the game and good fans. It’s always going to be a little special to me because it’s where I started.” – Seattle pitcher Jarrod Washburn, on improving to 5-1 with a 2.83 ERA at Kansas City’s Kaufmann Stadium in the Mariners’ 7-4 win over the Royals on Sunday. Washburn also got the win in his major league debut in 1998 at the ballpark.
SEASONS
May 29
1916 – Christy Mathewson defeated the Boston Braves 3-0 for the New York Giants’ 17th consecutive road win.
1922 – The Supreme Court ruled organized baseball was primarily a sport and not a business, and therefore not subject to antitrust laws and interstate commerce regulations.
1956 – Dale Long went hitless for the Pirates, ending his major league record streak of home runs in eight consecutive games. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat Pittsburgh, 10-1. 1965 – Philadelphia’s Richie Allen hit a 529-foot home run over the roof of Connie Mack Stadium off Chicago’s Larry Jackson in the Phillies’ 4-2 victory.
1976 – Houston’s Joe Niekro was the winning pitcher and hit a home run off his brother, Phil Niekro. The Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1. It was the only home run hit by Joe in his 22-year major league career.
1990 – Oakland’s Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb’s 62-year-old American League stolen base record, but the Toronto Blue Jays still beat the Athletics 2-1. Henderson’s 893rd steal came in the sixth inning.
2000 – Oakland second baseman Randy Velarde turned the 10th unassisted triple play in regular-season history during a 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees. With runners on first and second in motion, Shane Spencer hit a line drive to Velarde who caught the ball, tagged out Jorge Posada (running from first) and stepped on second to beat Tino Martinez.
2002 – Roger Clemens recorded the 100th double-digit strikeout game of his career, fanning 11 in seven innings against Chicago. Nolan Ryan (215) and Randy Johnson (175) are the others to have 100 double-digit strikeout games.
Today’s birthdays: John Rheinecker, 28; Jerry Hairston, Jr. 31; Trever Miller, 34.