MILWAUKEE — Travis Wood of Bryant earned his first victory in the majors and Brandon Phillips hit a 450-foot grand slam that landed in Bernie Brewer’s slide in deep left field as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-2 on Wednesday.
Wood (1-1), who took a perfect game into the ninth inning on July 10, won in his sixth career start. He scattered 5 hits and a walk with 6 strikeouts on 82 pitches over 5 innings.
Wood said it felt good to finally win, but he also is expecting some grief for his third-inning decision. He walked off the mound after only recording two outs and had to be summoned back to finish the frame.
“He was strutting pretty good out there,” Reds Manager Dusty Baker said, jokingly.
Wood isn’t sure how he lost track of the outs.
“Normally, I walk off that side of the mound after a strikeout,” Wood said. “I just kept going. It happens. It shouldn’t, but it did.”
In the eighth, Carlos Villanueva loaded the bases on two singles and a walk to bring up Phillips, who hit his fourth career slam.
“It felt like I hit a tennis ball or a golf ball,” Phillips said. “I think I hit every seam, every word of ‘Major League Baseball’ on there and the logo. I hit every part of that ball. It felt good, I tell you that. It was about time.”
CARDINALS 8, METS 7
Albert Pujols drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 13th inning as St. Louis beat host New York. Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run and finished with three RBI, and Jaime Garcia also drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who scored six times off Mets ace Johan Santana in the first inning only to watch their bullpen let the lead slip away.
ASTROS 8, CUBS 1
Carlos Lee hit two home runs, including the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning as Houston beat visiting Chicago.The score was 1-1 before Lee connected on a two-run shot to left field. His second one, his 14th of the season, scored Lance Berkman and pushed the lead to 5-1 in the seventh.
PIRATES 6, ROCKIES 2
Garrett Jones hit two home runs as Pittsburgh handed Colorado its eighth consecutive loss. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf left after being hit on the right side of his face by Troy Tulowitzki’s line drive in the first inning. A bruised Ohlendorf got checked at a hospital and was back at Coors Field before the game ended.
PHILLIES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 1
Roy Halladay (12-8) pitched a six-hitter with no walks and nine strikeouts as host Philadelphia won its seventh consecutive overall and 10th in a row at home and handed Arizona its sixth consecutive loss.
BRAVES 3, NATIONALS 1
Atlanta’s Tim Hudson (11-5) allowed one run in 7 2 /3 innings, improving to 10-1 with a 1.49 ERA against host Washington.
GIANTS 10, MARLINS 9
Andres Torres hit a single with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th as host San Francisco beat Florida.
American League YANKEES 8, INDIANS 0
A.J. Burnett (9-8) earned his third victory in four starts as New York beat host Cleveland. Burnett (North Little Rock, Central Arkansas Christian) allowed seven hits over 6 1 /3 innings.
RED SOX 7, ANGELS 3
Marco Scutaro hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth as Boston beat host Los Angeles for a three-game series sweep.
TWINS 6, ROYALS 4
Delmon Young hit a three-run home run as Minnesota beat host Kansas City for a a three-game series sweep.
BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 0
Rookie lefthander Brad Mills (1-0) got his first major league victory as host Toronto beat Baltimore.
RAYS 7, TIGERS 4
Jeff Niemann (9-3) allowed 4 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings as Tampa Bay beat Detroit.
ATHLETICS 3, RANGERS 1 Oakland’s Trevor Cahill 10-4) allowed two hits over eight innings and improved to 5-1 against host Texas.
WHITE SOX 6, MARINERS 5 Alex Rios hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh as host Chicago beat Seattle.
Wednesday’s games
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 8, Chicago Cubs 1 Cincinnati 10, Milwaukee 2 Philadelphia 7, Arizona 1 Atlanta 3, Washington 1 San Francisco 10, Florida 9, 10 innings St. Louis 8, NY Mets 7, 13 innings Pittsburgh 6, Colorado 2 LA Dodgers at San Diego, (n) AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 6, Kansas City 4 Boston 7, LA Angels 3 NY Yankees 8, Cleveland 0 Toronto 5, Baltimore 0 Tampa Bay 7, Detroit 4 Oakland 3, Texas 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle 5
Sports, Pages 20 on 07/29/2010