Halladay, rookie help Philly rip through Diamondbacks
PHILADELPHIA — Roy Halladay threw a six-hitter and top prospect Domonic Brown had two hits and two RBI in his major league debut to lead Philadelphia to a 7-1 victory over Arizona Wednesday night.
Jayson Werth went 3 for 4 with three runs scored and Carlos Ruiz went 3 for 4 with three RBIs for the Phillies, who have won seven straight overall and 10 in a row at home.
Miguel Montero went 2 for 3, including an RBI double in the ninth for Arizona, which has lost six straight.
Brown, a 20th-round pick in the 2006 draft, was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before the game after outfielder Shane Victorino went on the 15-day disabled list with an abdominal strain on his left side.
Halladay (12-8) upped his scoreless innings streak at home to 33 before Montero's ninth-inning hit. It was his eighth complete game.
Braves 3, Nationals 1At Washington, rookie Jason Heyward gave Atlanta its first steal of home in a decade, and Tim Hudson shut down Washington the way he almost always does, helping the NL East-leading Braves beat the last-place Nationals.The last Braves player to steal home was Rafael Furcal on April 9, 2000, against San Francisco.
Giants 10, Marlins 9At San Francisco, Andres Torres hit a ground-rule single with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning for San Francisco.Rookie Buster Posey extended his hitting streak to 21 games, longest in the majors.Ronny Paulino, Donnie Murphy and Dan Uggla homered for the Marlins.
Reds 10, Brewers 2At Milwaukee, Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips smacked a 450-foot grand slam and Travis Wood earned his first win in the majors.The Reds scored 10 straight runs, capped by Phillips' shot and Joey Votto's solo homer in the eighth, for their 30th come-from-behind victory of the season.
Astros 8, Cubs 1At Houston, Carlos Lee hit two home runs, including the go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, for the host Astros.
Cardinals 8, Mets 7At New York, Albert Pujols drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 13th inning, as St. Louis survived a frantic comeback.
Padres 6, Dodgers 1At San Diego, Jerry Hairston Jr. drove in three runs and five San Diego pitchers retired the final 19 batters.The Padres beat the Dodgers for the first time in five games at Petco Park this season and for the second time in seven games overall. The Dodgers and Padres are in the midst of playing each other seven times in 10 days. LA is in third place, six games behind San Diego.
Rays 7, Tigers 4At St. Petersburg, Fla., Tampa Bay starter Jeff Niemann (9-3) allowed four runs and eight hits in six innings, and Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer in the eighth to lead the host Rays to the win over Detroit.
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 0At Toronto, rookie left-hander Brad Mills pitched seven innings for his first major league win, and Lyle Overbay hit a three-run homer as Toronto beat Baltimore for the 12th consecutive time.
Red Sox 7, Angels 3At Anaheim, Calif, Marco Scutaro hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning as Boston wrapped up a 10-game West Coast road trip with a three-game sweep.
Twins 6, Royals 4At Kansas City, Mo., Delmon Young had a three-run homer as Minnesota finished a three-game sweep of Kansas City.Jason Repko homered for the Twins, who hit 12 during a 6-1 road trip to Baltimore and KC to stay on the heels of Chicago in the AL Central.
Yankees 8, Indians 0At Cleveland, New York's Alex Rodriguez had two hits, but not homer No. 600, to support another sharp outing by a resurgent A.J. Burnett (9-8) and the New York Yankees beat Cleveland.
Athletics 3, Rangers 1At Arlington, Texas, Trevor Cahill allowed two hits over eight innings, and Kurt Suzuki homered and drove in two runs for Oakland.
White Sox 6, Mariners 5At Chicago, Alex Rios hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning and the White Sox rallied for their 10th straight home win.Chicago (56-44) has won three straight and four of six to move 12 games over .500, tying a season high.
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