Archive for Wednesday, August 27, 2008
American League Roundup: Jays, Halladay top Rays
August 27, 2008
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Blue Jays 6, Rays 2
St. Petersburg, Fla. - Roy Halladay beat Tampa Bay for the first time this season, and Vernon Wells homered and had three RBIs as Toronto beat the AL East-leading Rays.
Halladay (16-9) gave up two runs and six hits in six innings.
Red Sox 7, Yankees 3
New York - Tim Wakefield won in his return from the disabled list and Boston moved a step closer to squashing New York's playoff hopes.
Jason Bay drove in two runs and David Ortiz had a strong game at the plate.
White Sox 8, Orioles 3
Baltimore - Gavin Floyd pitched eight innings of four-hit ball for Chicago.
Indians 10, Tigers 4
Detroit - Cliff Lee got his AL-leading 19th win and Ben Francisco hit two homers in Cleveland's ninth straight victory.
Jamey Carroll and Kelly Shoppach hit back-to-back homers for Cleveland, which overtook Detroit for third place in the AL Central.
Mariners 3, Twins 2
Seattle - Jose Lopez's drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and Roy Corcoran got his first career save in the Mariners' victory over Minnesota, the fourth consecutive loss for the Twins.
Minnesota fell two games behind first-place Chicago in the AL Central, its largest deficit since play began on July 27.
Angels 5, Athletics 1
Anaheim, Calif. - John Lackey came within two outs of his first shutout of the season, and Torii Hunter had three hits for the Angels.
Lackey (11-2) gave up seven hits and struck out five without a walk.
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