Last Updated on May 28, 2007 6:46 pm by admin
CINCINNATI (AP) -Reds center fielder Ryan Freel was taken off the field on a stretcher after colliding with a teammate and tests came back normal Monday during Cincinnati’s 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Kyle Lohse (2-6) struck out two in a six-hitter, snapping the team’s six-game skid and his personal six-game losing streak.
Freel left the game in the third inning after running into right fielder Norris Hopper while catching a fly ball on the warning track. Freel was spun around and landed near the base of the wall. The game was delayed 13 minutes while he was examined before he was strapped onto a stretcher and taken to a hospital.
The Reds announced in the fourth inning that Freel, known for his all-out play, had feeling in all of his extremities and was coherent. He was diagnosed with a contusion to the head and neck, and will be re-evaluated Tuesday.
David Ross hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Edwin Encarnacion added two RBIs for Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh right-hander Ian Snell (4-4) allowed five hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts in seven innings.
Braves 2, Brewers 1
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Andruw Jones hit the 350th home run of his career and Chuck James tied a career high with eight strikeouts for Atlanta.
Chris Capuano (5-4) held the Braves hitless through two outs in the fourth, when the 30-year-old Jones drove a 1-2 pitch just over the wall in right field for his eighth home run of the season.
James (5-4) held Milwaukee scoreless until Prince Fielder smacked his National League-leading 16th home run of the season to lead off the sixth inning.
Bob Wickman pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save in 10 chances.
James also singled in the fifth, setting up Kelly Johnson’s RBI single to give Atlanta a 2-0 lead.
Rockies 6, Cardinals 2
DENVER (AP) – Jeff Francis allowed three hits through seven innings, Brad Hawpe hit a two-run homer and Colorado won its sixth straight game.
Francis (4-4) had a shutout going into the eighth when Aaron Miles doubled with two outs and So Taguchi hit a two-run homer to left, his first of the season.
Colorado has won six in a row for the first time since May 21-26, 2002. The Cardinals have lost 11 of their last 13 on the road.
Kip Wells (2-9) gave up 11 hits in 6 1-3 innings for St. Louis. Albert Pujols’ 11-game hitting streak was snapped with an 0-for-3 afternoon.
Matt Holliday hit a solo homer in the first, his ninth. Kaz Matsui and Willy Taveras had two hits each.
Marlins 5, Cubs 3
CHICAGO (AP) – Byung-Hyun Kim pitched six scoreless innings, Reggie Abercrombie homered and Florida held off a late Chicago rally.
Josh Willingham had two hits and an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had three hits for the Marlins, who bounced back after getting swept by the New York Mets over the weekend.
Kim (3-2) allowed three hits and struck out five while working around three walks. Kim, who was traded to the Marlins on May 14 from Colorado, is 2-0 in three starts for Florida.
Sean Marshall (0-2) lasted 6 1-3 innings, giving up three runs – two earned – and six hits. He struck out six and walked two.
The Cubs got all their runs in the ninth inning on singles by Ryan Theriot and Cliff Floyd. Kevin Gregg got the final three outs for his fifth save in five opportunities.
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