Guerrero, Lee lead Orioles past Red Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers' Andre Ethier is congratulated third base coach Tim Wallach after hitting a solo home run during the 10th inning of a baseball game. (April 27, 2011) Credit: AP
Derrick Lee had three hits and scored the tiebreaking run on an eighth-inning single by Vladimir Guerrero, giving the host Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox Wednesday night.
After blowing a 4-0 lead in the top of the eighth, Baltimore regained the lead in the bottom half against Daniel Bard (0-3). Nick Markakis singled and took second on a single by Lee. Both moved up on a passed ball by Jason Varitek, and with Guerrero at the plate, Markakis was thrown out trying to score on another pitch that eluded Varitek.
Guerrero then bounced an RBI single up the middle to bring in Lee from third base.
Koji Uehara (1-0) got the victory despite giving up a three-run homer to Kevin Youkilis.
Dodgers 5, Marlins 4: Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 24 games in the fourth inning, then homered in the 10th to help visiting Los Angeles salvage the final game of the three-game series. Ethier's single in the fourth extended his major league record for the longest April hitting streak.
Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 4: Cole Hamels (3-1) pitched seven solid innings after being given an early lead by visiting Philadelphia.
Jimmy Rollins keyed a big first inning with an RBI double and Ben Francisco had a two-run double. Rollins later hit a two-run homer, and Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard hit solo shots. Placido Polanco had four hits and three runs.
Braves 7, Padres 0: Chipper Jones hit a two-run triple and finished with three RBIs for visiting Atlanta. Jones passed Mickey Mantle and moved into second place among switch hitters with 1,512 RBIs. Hall of Famer Eddie Murray tops the list at 1,917.
Reds 7, Brewers 6: Drew Stubbs hit a solo homer in the 10th inning and Joey Votto drove in four runs to lead visiting Cincinnati. -- AP
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