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Catcher Carlos Ruiz hit a tie-breaking two-run double in the ninth inning and right fielder Marlon Byrd drove in four runs, sparking the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. |
Ruiz, who went 3-for-3 with two walks, started a four-run ninth with his double to left off reliever Brian Wilson to drive in Cody Asche and Ben Revere with one out.
After an intentional walk to Chase Utley and Wilson hitting Ryan Howard with a pitch, Byrd, who had a 3-for-5 outing with two doubles, lined a two-run single to left, scoring Ruiz and Utley.
The victory allowed the Phillies (11-11) to take three of four in the series against the Dodgers (13-10).
Mike Adams (1-0) pitched two innings of relief, allowing a solo home run to Adrian Gonzalez, his club-leading sixth, that tied the score at 3 in the seventh inning.
Elsewhere, Max Scherzer struck out 10 while collecting his second win of the season and first baseman Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers downed the Chicago White at Comerica Park.
The New York Yankees took advantage of sloppy Boston defense and shoddy pitching to cruise to a 14-5 win over the Red Sox.
The Yankees (13-9) capitalized on five errors, three wild pitches and a passed ball by the Red Sox (10-13) to improve to 5-2 against the MLB champions this season.
Most of the defensive damage on a chilly night was done in the first three innings, when the Yankees took a 7-0 lead against losing pitcher Felix Doubront (1-3), and Yankees starter CC Sabathia took it from there.
Sabathia (3-2) gave up two runs in the bottom of the third but then worked through the sixth, leaving with a 12-2 lead.