NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tim Lincecum took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and three Giants batters homered as San Francisco routed the Colorado Rockies 8-1 on Monday.
Lincecum (2-1) dominated the Rockies, the best team in MLB during the first two-and-a-half weeks of the season, until Carlos Gonzalez broke up his no-hit bid with a single in the seventh.
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Lincecum, the two-time Cy Young Award winner who led the Giants to the World Series title last year, allowed one run and three hits and struck out 10 batters over 7-2/3 innings.
Pat Burrell, Nate Schierholtz and Freddy Sanchez all homered for the Giants.
Esmil Rogers (2-1) allowed eight runs over three innings in just the second loss by a Rockies starter this season.
BREWERS 6, PHILLIES 3, 12 INNINGS
In Philadelphia, Ryan Braun drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning to lead Milwaukee to victory over the Phillies.
Brandon Kintzler (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to earn his first win in the majors.
The Phillies rallied against closer John Axford in the ninth inning, leveling the score at 3 on Pete Orr’s RBI single.
However, the Brewers held on to end a three-game losing streak. After Kyle Kendrick (0-1) walked Rickie Weeks to lead off the 12th, then allowed him to reach third on a wild throw, Braun hit his sacrifice fly to score the winning run.
CUBS 1, PADRES 0, 10 INNINGS
In Chicago, Tyler Colvin hit an RBI double with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Cubs over San Diego.
Geovany Soto reached on a fielder’s choice with two outs, then scored from first when Colvin doubled to right field.
Carlos Marmol (1-1) struck out two in 1-1/3 scoreless innings to pick up the win for the Cubs.
Chad Qualls (0-1) allowed a run, while getting two outs for San Diego.
In other NL action, it was:
‧ Pirates 9, Reds 3
‧ Dodgers 4, Braves 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AP, BOSTON
Japanese star Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched one-hit ball for seven innings, while Jed Lowrie had four hits to help the Boston Red Sox extend their winning streak to three games with a 9-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Matsuzaka (1-2) gave up a single to Jose Bautista with two outs in the first inning. He then walked Travis Snider with two outs in the second, before seeing off his final 16 batters. He threw 58 strikes out of 89 pitches.
Matsuzaka, who has struggled this season and entered the game with a 12.86 ERA, matched the fewest number of base-runners he’s allowed in his 101 major league starts.
Lowrie, Kevin Youkilis and Jacoby Ellsbury all homered for Boston, who had opened the season with a miserable 2-10 record. Lowrie has 15 hits in his last 24 at-bats.
INDIANS 7, ROYALS 3, 10 INNINGS
In Kansas City, Missouri, pinch-hitter Shelley Duncan hit an RBI double to spark a four-run 10th inning as surprising Cleveland widened their AL Central Division lead with a win over Kansas City.
Rookie Tim Collins (1-1) walked Carlos Santana to lead off the 10th, before Duncan hooked his two-base hit into the left-field corner.
Grady Sizemore added an RBI single in just his second game in nearly a year following knee surgery.
RAYS 5, WHITE SOX 0
In St Petersburg, Florida, David Price allowed four hits in eight innings as Tampa Bay beat the slumping Chicago White Sox.
Felipe Lopez homered and drove in three runs to help Tampa Bay win for the sixth time in seven games.
Ben Zobrist also had a two-run homer. Price (2-2) struck out nine batters and walked two.
Edwin Jackson (2-1) gave up four runs and 11 hits in seven innings for the White Sox, who have lost five in a row.
TWINS 5, ORIOLES 3
In Baltimore, Maryland, Francisco Liriano took a two-hitter into the seventh inning as Minnesota -extended Baltimore’s losing streak to eight games.
Drew Butera had a career-high three RBIs for the Twins, who have won two in a row for the first time this season.
Liriano (1-3) gave up two runs, five hits and five walks in 7-1/3 innings. Matt Capps worked the ninth for his second save, despite allowing a pinch-hit solo homer to Luke Scott.
In other AL action, it was:
‧ Rangers 7, Angels 1
‧ Tigers 8, Mariners 3
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