MAJOR LEAGUES
Jimmy Rollins passed baseball Hall-of-Famer Mike Schmidt for the most hits in Philadelphia Phillies club history Saturday.
Rollins lined a 3-1 fastball off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Edwin Jackson into right field in the fifth inning for take his career hits tally to 2,235.
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Rollins was greeted on the field by Schmidt, whose record of 2,234 hits had stood for 25 years.
Schmidt, a Phillies TV analyst for Sunday games, retrieved Rollins’ bat and greeted the 2007 NL MVP with a high-five and hug at first base. The Phillies then came out of the dugout to offer congratulatory hugs and handshakes.
“It was definitely special,” said Rollins, who did not get another hit on the night. “I was more consumed with winning the ballgame than the milestone itself. It was going to happen at some point as long as I was on the field.”
The Phillies completed the party by beating the Cubs 7-4.
Chase Utley homered for Philadelphia.
David Buchanan (2-3), in his fifth start for injured lefty Cliff Lee (elbow), allowed three runs and six hits in five innings.
GIANTS 4, ROCKIES 5
Brandon Barnes hit a two-run, inside-the-park home run in the ninth inning, as the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants.
Charlie Blackmon singled with two outs off Giants closer Sergio Romo (3-3), before Barnes lined a hit to center field. San Francisco’s Angel Pagan misplayed the ball and it skipped to the fence as Blackmon and Barnes raced around the bases.
ANGELS 11, BRAVES 6, (13)
Kole Calhoun’s bases-loaded single in the 13th inning drove in the go-ahead run, as Los Angeles recovered after blowing a four-run lead in the ninth to beat Atlanta.
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols each had three hits, including back-to-back homers in the sixth inning, and drove in four runs.
Erick Aybar led off the 13th with his fourth hit, an infield single, and moved to second on catcher Gerald Laird’s passed ball. David Hale (2-1) walked pinch-hitter C.J. Wilson and hit Chris Iannetta with a pitch to load the bases.
Calhoun’s fly ball fell in front of center fielder B.J. Upton. Trout’s two-run double and Pujols’ two-run single pushed the lead to five.
ATHLETICS 5, YANKEES 1
Eric Sogard drove in two runs and threw out a runner at the plate to help Oakland win a game delayed 38 minutes by a partial power outage.
The game was stopped in the middle of the fourth inning after a panel of lights went out above left field. The A’s said a circuit breaker turned off and had to be reset.
New York’s winning streak ended because of errors. Two passed balls by backup catcher John Ryan Murphy helped Oakland score twice in the fifth.
Scott Kazmir (8-2) allowed one unearned run and three hits in six innings for his third straight win. Dan Otero pitched two perfect innings, before Sean Doolittle closed out the ninth.
The A’s tagged Hiroki Kuroda (4-5) with four runs and five hits in 4-2/3 innings. He pitched a perfect fourth after the delay, but lost his rhythm in the fifth.
In other games, it was:
‧ Dodgers 6, Diamonbacks 4
‧ Rangers 4, Mariners 3
‧ Indians 3, Red Sox 2
‧ Brewers 4, Reds 2
‧ Indians 3, Red Sox 2
‧ Royals 9, White Sox 1
‧ Tigers 12, Twins 9
‧ Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2
‧ Astros 7, Rays 3
‧ Pirates 8, Marlins 6
‧ Padres 5, Mets 0
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