Briefly: *The Sox led this one 5-0 through four, thanks in large part to a solo homer by Alex Rios, and a three-run shot by Carlos Quentin. *The Tigers finally got to Freddy Garcia for one run in the fifth, two in the sixth, and two more in the seventh. Tony Pena came in and [...]
Orlando Cabrera hit a flare to short right, down the line. A diving Jermaine Dye didn’t get there. Nor did he stop it. It rolled away slowly behind him for a JD triple. He then scored on an A.J. Pierzynski passed ball — on a fastball over the plate. One batter after Daniel Hudson prevented [...]
Coming off a brilliant start against the Cubs, Carlos Torres looked like a batting practice pitcher against the A’s. That’s no exaggeration. Torres lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on five hits in the worst start of the season. He threw about six gopher balls, and was fortunate – the A’s only [...]