WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman delivered a two-run double after Bryce Harper was intentionally walked in the fourth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on a windy Thursday night to cap a three-game sweep. WASHINGTON —
WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman delivered a two-run double after Bryce Harper was intentionally walked in the fourth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on a windy Thursday night to cap a three-game sweep.
Dan Haren (1-1) got the win despite allowing 10 hits in five innings.
With the score tied at 3 in the fourth, Haren helped himself by doubling off Dylan Axelrod (0-1) and eventually scoring on a wild pitch with two outs. Chicago then put Harper on base on purpose, but the move didn’t work: Cleanup hitter Zimmerman lined a double to right on Axelrod’s 103rd — and final — pitch of the evening.
That put Washington ahead 6-3, and relievers Ryan Mattheus, Tyler Clippard and Rafael Soriano made it hold up.
After Harper drove in an insurance run in the eighth, Soriano pitched the ninth for his fifth save in six chances, and third this series.
GIANTS 7, CUBS 6
CHICAGO — Angel Pagan had a go-ahead sacrifice fly after pitcher Ryan Vogelsong walked with the bases loaded to tie it in the fifth inning, and San Francisco rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat Chicago.
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run double in a four-run fourth that was spurred by Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro’s two-out fielding error, helping the World Series champions win their fourth in a row.
Vogelsong (1-1) yielded eight hits and five runs, four earned, in the first three innings before retiring his final 10 batters on a foggy and damp, 40-degree day.
Scott Feldman (0-2) lasted 4 1/3 innings and gave up six runs — two earned — on seven hits.
ATHLETICS 8, ANGELS 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth, Yoenis Cespedes also went deep, and A.J. Griffin pitched eight solid innings as Oakland beat Los Angeles to extend its winning streak to eight games.
Seth Smith had four hits for the A’s, who swept a road trip of six or more games for only the third time since the franchise relocated from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968.
RANGERS 4, MARINERS 3
SEATTLE — A.J. Pierzynski homered, David Murphy snapped a 2-all tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning and Texas beat Seattle ace Felix Hernandez.
Pierzynski hit his second homer of the season in the second. The Rangers added an unearned run later in the inning and scored twice in the fifth to deny Hernandez (1-2) his 100th career win.
DODGERS 3, PADRES 2
Juan Uribe’s pinch-hit homer off Luke Gregerson (1-1) with one out in the eighth to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead.
Matt Guerrier (1-0) retired Jesus Guzman with two on and Kenley Jensen pitched the ninth for his first save.
Former San Diego star Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers.
ORIOLES 3, RED SOX 2
BOSTON —Chris Davis hit his sixth homer, and Adam Jones drove in two runs, including a tiebreaking double, to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Thursday night.
Davis and Jones extended their torrid starts for the Orioles, who took two of three in Boston. The pair has combined for 30 of Baltimore’s 85 hits, and Jones is batting .462 this season (18 for 39).
Dustin Pedroia and Mike Napoli had consecutive RBI singles for the Red Sox.
TIGERS 11, BLUE JAYS 1
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera tripled, scored twice and even stole a base, and Detroit knocked Josh Johnson out of the game with a five-run second inning against Toronto.
Doug Fister (2-0) allowed a run and eight hits in eight innings for the win. Johnson (0-1) gave up six runs and seven hits in 1 1/3 innings — the shortest start of his career.
Prince Fielder had four RBIs, and Torii Hunter added three for Detroit.
