PADRES 4, MARINERS 1
SAN DIEGO -- So much for the Seattle Mariners having the AL's top bullpen coming into a two-game series in San Diego.
After blowing Felix Hernandez's one-run lead on Wednesday night, the bullpen did the same thing to Erasmo Ramirez on Thursday.
Rookie Jesse Hahn pitched seven strong innings and pinch-hitter Chris Denorfia singled in the go-ahead run in a four-run seventh for the Padres, who rallied for the second consecutive game to beat the Mariners 4-1.
Asked what he saw from his bullpen, manager Lloyd McClendon said they took a beating. "It is that simple.
The light-hitting Padres salvaged a split of the four-game season series by winning consecutive games for the first time since May 30-31. Robinson Cano had three singles for the Mariners, who beat the Padres in Seattle on Monday and Tuesday.
Hahn (2-1) was making his third big league start. He held Seattle to an unearned run and five hits, struck out seven and walked two. In his last two starts, Hahn has allowed no earned runs and just six hits while striking out 14 in 13 innings.
Huston Street pitched the ninth for his 20th save in 20 opportunities, getting a double-play ball after allowing a double and single with one out.
Ramirez, winless since April 1, left with a 1-0 lead after six innings.
"He's struggled to this point and he had finally started to turn the corner and I wanted to get him out of there on a positive note and continue to build and that's what we are going to do," McClendon said. "Our bullpen just didn't hold it."
Dominic Leone (2-1) allowed four runs, three hits and a walk while getting only one out in the seventh.
Cano drove in Seattle's only run with his second single off Hahn, in the fifth. Cano extended his road hitting streak to 20 games. Brad Miller drew a leadoff walk and was safe at second on Endy Chavez's one-out grounder after Cabrera, the shortstop, dropped the ball for an error. Miller scored on Cano's single to right-center.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YANKEES 6, BLUE JAYS 4 David Phelps pitched seven strong innings, Carlos Beltran drove in two runs and host New York beat Toronto. Jacoby Ellsbury stole two bases, scored twice and hit one of three early sacrifice flies for the Yankees off Drew Hutchison.
RAYS 5, ASTROS 0 Chris Archer allowed three hits in 6 2/3 innings, Kevin Kiermaier and Evan Longoria homered on consecutive pitches, and Tampa Bay beat visiting Houston.
INDIANS 5, ANGELS 3 (10) Nick Swisher's two-out grand slam off Ernesto Frieri in the 10th inning gave host Cleveland a victory over Los Angeles.
TIGERS 2, ROYALS 1 Anibal Sanchez pitched seven sharp innings, and Detroit ended visiting Kansas City's 10-game winning streak. J.D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking home run in the fourth for the Tigers, who avoided a four-game sweep and pulled within a half-game of the AL Central-leading Royals.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PHILLIES 4, CARDINALS 1 Ryan Howard homered and drove in three runs and rookie David Buchanan pitched into the eighth inning, sparking Philadelphia to a victory over host St. Louis.
METS 1, MARLINS 0 Zack Wheeler tossed his first shutout and made David Wright's first-inning home run hold up in New York's victory over host Miami.
BRAVES 3, NATIONALS 0 Gavin Floyd, recently returned from Tommy John surgery, pitched six scoreless innings Thursday night before leaving with an elbow injury, the latest setback for injury-riddled Atlanta's rotation and one that tempered a victory over host Washington.
PIRATES 4, REDS 3 (12) Pittsburgh beat visiting Cincinnati on a walk-off walk after blowing a lead in the ninth inning. Gaby Sanchez led off the bottom of the 12th with a single.
BREWERS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 1 Yovani Gallardo outpitched Chase Anderson in seven strong innings, Carlos Gomez extended his hitting streak to 15 games and visiting Milwaukee beat Arizona.
Sports on 06/20/2014