Last Updated on May 31, 2007 10:44 am by admin
SCOREBOARD
Friday, June 1
Detroit at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EDT). The Tigers and the AL Central-leading Indians renew their rivalry.
STARS
Wednesday
-Dan Haren, Athletics, gave up four hits in eight innings to win his sixth straight decision in a 6-1 victory over Texas.
-Derek Lowe, Dodgers, pitched seven scoreless innings, reached base three times and scored once to help the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the Washington Nationals for the second straight game, 5-0.
-Eric Byrnes, Diamondbacks, homered twice to lead Arizona to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
-Dan Uggla, Marlins, hit two home runs, powering Florida to a 9-0 win at Chicago.
-Aaron Harang, Reds, threw a six-hitter to help Cincinnati beat Houston 4-3.
-Erik Bedard, Orioles, pitched eight scoreless innings in Baltimore’s 3-0 win against Kansas City.
BLANKED
Derek Lowe pitched seven scoreless innings, reached base three times and scored once to help the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the Washington Nationals for the second straight game, 5-0 Wednesday night. Los Angeles opened the three-game series Tuesday with a 10-0 victory. Lowe combined with relievers Joe Beimel and Rudy Seanez on a four-hitter.
HOUSTON’S GOT A PROBLEM
The Astros lost their 10th straight, 4-3 to Cincinnati on Wednesday. The skid is one short of the team record set in 1995.
SLUMPING
Milwaukee lost for the seventh time in eight games, 9-3 to Atlanta on Wednesday. The Brewers have lost 14 of 19 following a 24-10 start and the NL Central leader has dropped six consecutive series.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Prince Fielder hit his league-leading 18th homer and 12th of the month to tie a club record with three others in Milwaukee’s 9-3 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday. … Gil Meche threw 7 1-3 innings and gave up just one run, but Kansas City lost 3-0 to Baltimore.
STREAKING
Minnesota won for the ninth time in 12 games with a 7-6 win over Chicago on Wednesday. … Arizona has won seven straight after a 4-3 win at Philadelphia. … Paul Byrd ran his walkless streak to 43 innings and threw first-pitch strikes to 25 of 27 hitters as Cleveland beat Boston 8-4. Byrd also won his fifth straight decision.
OLD TIMERS DAY
43-year-old Randy Johnson and 44-year-old Jamie Moyer combined to set a record for the matchup of the oldest lefties in history during Arizona’s 4-3 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday. At a combined 88 years, 90 days, Johnson and Moyer broke the record set the last time these two faced off in early May.
SNAPPED
San Francisco stopped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over New York on Wednesday.
LIFTOFF
New York announced Wednesday that Roger Clemens will make his first start of the season on Monday at Chicago after the Rocket threw a bullpen session at Yankee Stadium. The 44-year-old Clemens has made three minor league starts since signing a prorated $28 million contract with the Yankees this month.
SPEAKING
“I saw the ump say, ‘You need to come touch first base,’ and I was like, `Oh, OK.’ I didn’t know what to do. It was weird, man. That was something totally different. But I like it. We won.” – Minnesota’s Torii Hunter after his four-pitch, bases-loaded walk forced in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning and sent the Twins past the White Sox 7-6 on Wednesday.
SEASONS
June 1
1923 – The New York Giants scored in every inning to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 22-8 at the Baker Bowl.
1925 – Lou Gehrig batted for Pee Wee Wanninger in the eighth and replaced Wally Pipp at first base to start his streak of 2,130 consecutive games. The Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 5-3.
1937 – Bill Dietrich of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in an 8-0 win.
1975 – Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitched his fourth no-hitter, striking out nine. Ryan tied Sandy Koufax’s record by beating the Baltimore Orioles 1-0. It was Ryan’s 100th major league victory.
1977 – Seattle’s Ruppert Jones homered off Cleveland’s Dennis Eckersley in the fifth inning to snap Eckersley’s no-hit string of 22 1-3 innings, just two outs short of Cy Young’s major league record. The Indians went on to win 7-1.
1987 – Cleveland’s Phil Niekro pitched the Indians to a 9-6 victory, his 314th, over the Detroit Tigers. The win gave himself and his brother, Joe, a major league record 530 combined victories, surpassing Gaylord and Jim Perry.
2000 – Pawtucket’s Tomo Ohka became the third pitcher in the 117-year history of the International League to throw a nine-inning perfect game when he beat the Charlotte Knights 2-0.
2005 – Miguel Tejada hit a homer, three doubles and scored three runs in Baltimore’s 9-3 victory over Boston.
Today’s birthdays: Carlos Zambrano, 26; Brad Wilkerson, 30; Derek Lowe, 34.