Padres win with eight-run eighth, 23 hits
San Diego Padres' Ryan Ludwick, center, receives a high-five from Cameron Maybin (24) after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers. (May 11, 2011) Credit: AP
Cameron Maybin drove in the go-ahead runs and Ryan Ludwick homered in an eight-run eighth inning, rallying the Padres to a 13-6 win over the Brewers Wednesday in Milwaukee.
San Diego racked up season highs in runs and hits (23), raising its batting average from .219 to .230.
Chris Denorfia led off the game with a homer and San Diego built an early 5-0 lead, but Milwaukee rallied with Prince Fielder's 200th homer and Yuniesky Betancourt's solo shot to lead 6-5 until the eighth.
The Padres averted a three-game sweep.
Astros 4, Reds 3: Hunter Pence hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth as the host Astros avoided a three-game sweep.
Rays 8, Indians 2: David Price (5-3) shut down baseball's hottest team without much trouble, carrying a shutout into the eighth and stopping the Indians' home winning streak at 14. Ben Zobrist and Matt Joyce homered, Sam Fuld had three hits and B.J. Upton had two RBIs as the Rays roughed up starter Carlos Carrasco (1-2) and won for only the third time in 22 games at Cleveland since 2005.
Tigers 9, Twins 7: Brandon Inge hit an RBI triple off the centerfield wall against Matt Capps (1-2) in the ninth to give the visiting Tigers their fifth win in a row.
Another rainout. Heavy rains began in Arlington, Texas, soon after the Rangers' seven-run third inning, leading to a washout against the A's. The season's 21st postponement matched the total of all last year.
Around the horn
Athletics lefthander Dallas Braden, who pitched a perfect game last May against the Rays, will have surgery Monday in New York to repair a torn capsule in his left shoulder . . . Braves reliever Peter Moylan will have surgery to repair a bulging disc in his lower back. He said the recovery could take 8-12 weeks. It will be his third back operation since 2001 . . . Second baseman Kevin Frandsen has been suspended for 50 games after a positive test under baseball's minor-league drug program. The commissioner's office said he tested positive for ritalinic acid . . . The Dodgers placed reliever Hong-Chih Kuo on the 15-day disabled list because of an anxiety disorder. Manager Don Mattingly said Kuo could be out long-term . . . Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore injured his right knee -- not the one he had season-ending microfracture surgery on in 2010 -- Tuesday night. He went for an MRI yesterday . . . Cardinals manager Tony La Russa headed back to St. Louis to recover from a painful bout with shingles.-- AP
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