Rockies Need 2-Run 8th To Defeat Brewers – MLB Roundup For July 29th

UNDATED (AP) — Yasiel Puig (YAH'-see-ul pweeg) struck out in each of his first three official at-bats Sunday before allowing the Los Angeles Dodgers to stretch their lead in the National League West.

Puig crushed a walkoff homer in the bottom of the 11th to give the Dodgers a 1-0 win over Cincinnati. Puig was one of four Dodgers who fanned three times against the Reds, who set a franchise record with 20 strikeouts.

Puig's 10th home run in 188 major league at-bats gives Los Angeles a 2 ½-game division lead over Arizona.

San Diego beat the Diamondbacks 1-0 as Tyson Ross allowed three hits in eight innings to outpitch All-Star Patrick Corbin. Carlos Quentin singled home the lone run in the first inning as the Padres finished 6-4 in their first winning road trip of at least six games since June 25-July 4 of last year.

The Boston Red Sox are back atop the American League East after winning the rubber match of their three-game series in Baltimore.

Jon Lester picked up his 10th win by allowing four hits over seven innings of the Bosox's 5-0 shutout of the Orioles. Lester struck out eight, walked two and improved his lifetime record against the Orioles to 15-2.

David Ortiz battered Orioles pitching for four hits, including a two-run homer that put the Red Sox ahead 3-0. Ortiz tied a season high for hits just one day after battering a telephone box in the Boston dugout following his ejection.

The victory, coupled with Tampa Bay's loss to the Yankees put the Red Sox a half-game up on the Rays.

Alfonso Soriano's single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Yankees a 6-5 win over the Rays. The recently re-acquired outfielder had four hits, including a home run. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter made a dramatic return from the disabled list by hitting the first pitch he saw from Matt Moore for a home run. Jeter had been sidelined since his season debut on July 11 with a strained quad.

Wil Myers homered twice and drove in four runs for the Rays.

In other major league action:

— Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EH'-nehs SEHS'-peh-dehs) was in an 0-for-13 skid before collecting four RBIs in Oakland's 10-6 comeback win over the Los Angeles Angels. Eric Sogard and Brandon Moss each drove in two runs for the A's, who erased an early 5-0 deficit and stretched their lead in the American League West to six games over Texas.

— Ubaldo Jimenez (oo-BAHL'-doh hih-MEHN'-ehz) allowed two hits in eight innings to lead Cleveland to a 6-0 win over Texas. It was the second straight shutout for the Indians over the Rangers and completed a three-game sweep of Texas, which has dropped 12 of 15.

— Jhonny (JAH"-nee) Peralta's grand slam capped an eight-run sixth inning as Detroit hammered Philadelphia 12-4 to maintain a three-game lead over the Indians in the AL Central. The Tigers put the big inning together with just two hits as the Phillies made three errors and walked three to aid the big outburst. Philadelphia has dropped eight straight.

— Jose Fernandez had a team rookie record 13 strikeouts in Miami's 3-2 win over Pittsburgh. Fernandez allowed five hits and two runs in eight innings.

— Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning to boost Kansas City to a 4-2 win over the White Sox for their sixth consecutive victory. Adam Dunn homered for the last-place White Sox, who closed out a 3-7 homestand with their ninth loss in 12 games overall.

— Jason Heyward hit a solo homer and an RBI single as Atlanta beat St. Louis 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep and keep their 8 ½-game lead over Washington in the NL East. Kris Medlen allowed eight hits but only two runs in six innings before the Braves' bullpen tossed three perfect innings.

— Wilson Ramos hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help Washington pound the Mets 14-1. Taylor Jordan benefited from the offensive explosion to earn his first major league win.

— Colby Rasmus drove in Emilio Bonifacio (boh-nih-FAH'-see-oh) with a game-winning single in the ninth inning to give Toronto a 2-1 win over Houston. Rajai Davis stole a career-high four bases as the Blue Jays won for the third time in four games.

— Nick Franklin went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and a solo shot as Seattle outscored Minnesota 6-4. The Twins led 2-1 until Franklin and Michael Saunders homered during the Mariners' four-run second.

— Michael Cuddyer (kih-DY'-ur), Dexter Fowler, Corey Dickerson and Troy Tulowitzki (too-loh-ITS'-kee) hit solo homers, but the Colorado Rockies needed a two-run eighth to beat Milwaukee 6-5. Cuddyer also doubled home the tying run in the eighth before scoring on Nolan Arenado's single.

— Travis Wood scattered four hits in seven innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Giants 2-1 to complete their first sweep in San Francisco since 1993. Wood and Welington Castillo hit solo homers for the Cubbies.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols (POO'-holz) has gone on the disabled list with a foot injury that could end his season. Manager Mike Scioscia (SOH'-shuh) says the star will be sidelined for "a significant amount of time."

Pujols has a partially torn plantar fascia in his left foot, an injury that has bothered him most of the season. He aggravated it while running out a hit in Friday's loss to Oakland.

Scioscia didn't rule out the possibility that the Angels' designated hitter could be sidelined for the rest of the year. Pujols is hitting .258 with 17 home runs and 64 RBIs.

MIAMI (AP) — Tino Martinez has resigned as the Miami Marlins' hitting coach after players complained he verbally abused them.

Martinez apologized for his behavior, saying he got in trouble for comments to players he intended as constructive criticism. Martinez said he once touched a player in anger, grabbing rookie Derek Dietrich by the jersey in the batting cage early this season. Dietrich, recently demoted to Triple-A Jacksonville, was among the players to complain about Martinez.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Three men who have been dead for more than seven decades have been enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Former New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert and stars from the 1800's Hank O'Day and James "Deacon" White make up the class of 2013.

Ruppert was the owner of the Yankees powerhouses from the 1920's and 30's that won 10 AL pennants and seven World series in 18 years.

O'Day had a seven year pitching career that lead the 1889 Giants to the NL pennant and pitch a complete game in what's become the World Series. He then went on to umpire more than 4000 games.

White was a barehanded catcher and the first batter in the first professional game in May 1871. White played for six teams and had a .312 batting average in a 20-year career.