NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Milwaukee Brewers battered Philadelphia ace Roy Halladay and cruised to a 9-0 victory over the Phillies on Tuesday.
The Brewers scored a run in the second, third and sixth innings, then exploded for six runs in the seventh where they chased last season’s Cy Young winner Halladay from the game and handed him his first loss of the season.
Casey McGehee slammed a three-run home run in the seventh against reliever David Herndon after he had replaced Halladay, who was charged with six runs in 6-2/3 innings.
Halladay was coming off a complete-game win against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, but could not muster his top form.
“There was probably two or three pitches I want back,” Halladay told reporters. “Some days those hits are right where guys are playing. Other days they aren’t.”
Prince Fielder had an RBI single to begin the seventh-inning scoring and finished 3-for-4. Erick Almonte added a two-run single in the inning.
Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun added three runs and two hits including a homer in the third.
Former Philadelphia pitcher Randy Wolf, who played with the Phillies from 1999-2006, tossed six innings and allowed just two hits to dominate his old team and give Milwaukee (9-8) their second win of the three-game series.
Philadelphia (10-6) managed just two hits on the night, as they were shut out for the first time this season.
“We want to be a good team,” Wolf said. “[The Phillies], the reason they’re in the playoffs every year is they have a good, balanced team.”
GIANTS 6, ROCKIES 3
In Denver, Jonathan Sanchez gave up only two hits over 6-1/3 innings to guide the San Francisco Giants to a win over the Colorado Rockies as the NL West’s two top teams clashed.
San Francisco’s offense gave Sanchez (2-1) a four-run lead to work with thanks to Pablo Sandoval’s three-run homer before the lefty even stepped foot on the mound.
Aubrey Huff also went deep for the Giants.
BRAVES 10, DODGERS 1
In Los Angeles, Atlanta pitcher Brandon Beachy got his first major league victory by throwing six scoreless innings against Los Angeles.
Beachy (1-1) struck out seven in his seventh big league start. He came in with a 5.19 ERA over his three previous outings this season.
The Braves got home runs from Martin Prado, Freddie Freeman, Dan Uggla and pinch-hitter Eric Hinske to rout the Dodgers.
Los Angeles starter Hiroki Kuroda (2-2) allowed two runs in 6-1/3 innings and it got worse for the Dodgers from there.
In other NL action, it was:
‧ Astros 6, Mets 1
‧ Marlins 6, Pirates 0
‧ Diamondbacks 5, Reds 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AP, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Alex Gordon had two hits, stretching his hitting streak to 13 games, to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians in Tuesday’s clash between the unlikely pacesetters in the AL Central division.
Kansas City starter Bruce Chen (3-0) went seven strong innings and beat the Indians for the fourth straight time while extending his personal winning streak, dating to last season, to seven games over 11 starts.
Cleveland pitcher Jeanmar Gomez (0-1), making his first major league start after being called up from the minors earlier in the day, took the loss on a cold and blustery night.
Royals closer Joakim Soria pitched a shaky ninth for his fifth save in six opportunities.
Blue Jays 6, Yankees 5 (10)
In Toronto, Travis Snider doubled home the winning run in the 10th inning to lift Toronto over New York.
The Blue Jays scored twice off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in the ninth to tie the game, before winning it against Ivan Nova (1-2).
Edwin Encarnacion opened the 10th with a single. After two fly outs, Snider drove a double to right-center, scoring Encarnacion. Snider tossed his helmet away in celebration as the winning run scored.
Jon Rauch (1-1) pitched one inning for the win as Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak.
MARINERS 13, TIGERS 3
In Seattle, light-hitting Seattle capitalized on 11 walks allowed by Detroit, routing the Tigers.
The Mariners entered as the worst hitting team in the American League with runners in -scoring position. That quickly changed thanks to a first-inning outburst kept alive by an error from Detroit starter Phil Coke (1-3), and a two-out, two-strike single from Chris Gimenez that made it 4-0.
The clutch hitting continued in the fourth when Chone Figgins got his first hit all season with a runner in scoring position, driving in Ichiro Suzuki. Seattle added five runs in the seventh off Detroit’s bullpen and the 13 runs were a season high.
Mariners starter Doug Fister struck out a career-high seven in 6-1/3 innings, giving up two runs.
In other AL action, it was:
‧ Angels 15, Rangers 4
‧ Rays 2, White Sox 1
‧ Orioles 11, Twins 0
‧ Athletics 5, Red Sox 0
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