MLB roundup
Marlins’ Kim outduels Peavy for 3-2 win SAN DIEGO (AP) – Byung-Hyun Kim outdueled All-Star Jake Peavy, leading the Florida Marlins to a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday and earning his first victory since May 28.
Kim and four relievers combined to hold the Padres to three hits as the Marlins split the four-game series with the NL West leaders.
Jeremy Hermida homered and doubled off Peavy (9-3), who gave up three runs and five hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked three.
Kim (4-4) allowed two runs and three hits – all for extra bases – in 6 1-3 innings, matching his longest outing of the year. He struck out seven and walked two.
Reds 6, Giants 3
CINCINNATI – Barry Bonds managed only a modest single, stalling his chase of the home run record, while the Reds rolled over the Giants.
Bronson Arroyo (3-9) kept Bonds guessing with an assortment of pitches that gave the radar gun a workout, registering anywhere between 67 mph and 91 mph. He even brushed Bonds back with an up-and-in fastball that drew one of the loudest cheers of the night.
Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run double for the Reds.
Cardinals 3, D’backs 2
ST. LOUIS – Adam Wainwright carried a five-hit shutout into the eighth inning and Juan Encarnacion hit a three-run homer in the Cardinals’ victory over the Diamondbacks. Wainwright (7-7) induced four inning-ending double plays for the Cardinals, who took three of four from Arizona. Jason Isringhausen also induced a game-ending double-play with the bases loaded in the ninth.
Cubs 4, Nationals 2
WASHINGTON – Mike Fontenot broke out of an 0-for-16 skid with three hits, including the tie-breaking single in the seventh inning, and former National Daryle Ward added two hits and two RBIs to lead the Cubs over Washington.
The win was Chicago’s 11th in 13 games and their third in this four-game series. The Cubs have gone a major league-best 21-10 since June 3.
Tigers 12, Indians 3
DETROIT – Gary Sheffield, Carlos Guillen and Placido Polanco hit homers off C.C. Sabathia, turning a battle of All-Star pitchers into a rout as Detroit beat Cleveland.
Like Sabathia (12-3), Justin Verlander (10-3) gave up a home run in the first inning before settling down. He gave up three runs – two earned – and six hits while striking out seven and walking none over seven innings.
Yankees 7, Twins 6
NEW YORK – Hideki Matsui hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and Mariano Rivera got out of a jam in the ninth for his 424th save, tying him with John Franco for third on the career list.
Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera also homered for New York, which played without Alex Rodriguez for the first time this season. Rodriguez sat out with a strained left hamstring.
Derek Jeter walked with two outs in the eighth against Pat Neshek (3-1) before Matsui hit a 3-1 pitch deep into the stands in right for his 10th homer of the season.
Kyle Farnsworth (1-1) pitched a perfect eighth before Rivera allowed Joe Mauer’s RBI groundout in the ninth. He struck out Michael Cuddyer with a runner on second for his 11th save in 13 opportunities.