Center Gets Guerrero With Zobrist

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The Orioles, who suffered their ninth defeat in 10 games, were just outscored 30-11 in a three-game sweep at Texas.

 

The Red Sox caught a break and went ahead for good in the fourth inning. Reddick reached first on Arrieta's error on a poor umpiring call at first base. Reddick's bouncer was knocked down by Derrek Lee, whose flip to first appeared in time to get the out. Replays showed Arrieta's heel touched the bag, but first base umpire Mike Estabrook signaled safe. Saltalamacchia singled and J.D. Drew's groundout to first made it a 4-3 game.

 

Gonzalez, who sat out Wednesday's game due to a stiff neck, homered to center field with one out in the fifth, and Ellsbury smacked a high drive just inside the right field pole the following inning to provide a 7-3 margin.

 

Miller had a rough start, giving up singles to J.J. Hardy, Nick Markakis and Adam Jones to start the game. Jones' hit bounced off the glove of Miller to account for the first run. Guerrero's double-play grounder plated Markakis.

 

"You put two guys on for free and then a good high-ball hitter in Pedroia hits a ball out. That could have easily been avoided," Arrieta said. "It could have been a solo shot, but it did more damage than it should have."

 

Hardy's sacrifice fly plate Mark Reynolds in the fourth to tie the score.

 

The Red Sox are 20-5 against the O's in their last 25 meetings at Fenway Park...Gonzalez, who leads the AL with 124 hits, is two hits away from recording the most hits ever for a Red Sox batter before the All-Star break since 1946. Only Wade Boggs (125 in 1987), Nomar Garciaparra (125 in 2003) have recorded more hits before the break in that time...In seven games in July, the Orioles are batting .111 (5-45) with runners in scoring position.

 

Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derek Jeter moved closer in his chase for 3,000 career hits, but Jeff Niemann and the Rays stole the show Thursday in a 5-1 victory over the Yankees in the opener of a four-game series. Jeter doubled in his first at-bat for hit No. 2,998, but came up empty in his next four plate appearances. Sean Rodriguez robbed him of a hit with a diving backhanded stab down the third-base line in the fifth, then nabbed him on a bang-bang play at first to end the game with two runners on base.

 

Other than Jeter's two-bagger, the only time the crowd of 47,787 at Yankee Stadium had a chance to cheer for the home team came on Robinson Cano's home run in the sixth. It was the only mistake made by Niemann (4-4) in his 7 1/3 innings on the hill, as he gave up just six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

 

Tampa Bay, making its first visit to New York this season, began a string of 11 straight games against the American League's top two teams -- the Yankees and Red Sox.

 

The Yankees stranded four runners over the first two frames, and Zobrist doubled the Rays' lead with a leadoff homer in the third. Later in the inning, Upton's two-out single plated Casey Kotchman for a 3-0 cushion.

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•    My #Rays lineup on opening day, despite facing lefty Sabathia 1. DJ 2. BJ 3.Evan 4. Pena 5. Zobrist 6. Scott 7. Joyce 8. Rodriguez 9. Molina

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•    Nvmm . I'm bout to play the michael jackson game :))

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•    I really can't wait til Wednesday though! #TheJungle

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•    Gotta hold out til Wednesday ugh! Miss my phone!

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•    aletha buchholz think I'm trust and confidence :)

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•    Just held actual bats that will b used by Josh Hamilton, A. Rod, Jeter, Buster Posey, Joey Votto, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, etc..!!

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•    Saludos para edwin guerrero aki andamos sarajuana

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•    MLB All-Star Zobrist holds baseball camp in Coralville - UI The Daily Iowan

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