6/13/2013 Aybar takes the lead among active players in bases-loaded triples From Elias: Erick Aybar hit a bases-loaded triple in a six-run seventh inning in the Angels 9-5 win over the Orioles on Wednesday afternoon. It is the sixth time Aybar has tripled with the bases full in his career, which is the highest total among all active players. Only one active player has more than four bases-loaded triples: Jose Reyes (5). Los Angeles Angels null Frazier 6/13/2013 Fraziers late home run lifts Reds From Elias: Todd Frazier hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to snap a 1-1 tie and the Reds held on for a 2-1 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Wednesday afternoon. Frazier was only 3-for-30 (.100) in late-inning pressure situations entering the game, which was tied with Chris Coghlan for the second-lowest batting average among the 114 major-league players with at least 30 at bats in that situation, behind Mike Moustakas (3-for-31, .097). Cincinnati Reds null Cain 6/13/2013 Cains game-tying homer in the ninth helps Royals avoid shutout From Elias: Lorenzo Cain hit a game-tying two-out two-run home run with the Royals trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the ninth inning in a game Kansas City would eventually win in extra innings over the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. Only five other Royals helped the team avoid a shutout loss with two outs in the ninth inning with a game-tying or go-ahead home run: Bob Oliver did it twice (1970 and 1972), Danny Tartabull (1988), Kirk Gibson (1991), Tom Goodwin (1995) and Eric Hosmer (2011). Kansas City Royals 6/13/2013 Padres complete sweep of Braves From Elias: The Padres beat the Braves by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a sweep of their three-game series in San Diego. It is only the third time in the last 33 years that San Diego has swept a series of three or more games from Atlanta, having also done that from August 1-3 in 1989 and from May 16-18 in 2005. San Diego Padres null Gomez 6/13/2013 Gomez has a big night for the Brewers From Elias: Carlos Gomez went 4-for-5 with two triples and three RBIs in Milwaukees 10-1 win over Miami on Wednesday night. Gomez became only the second player in Brewers history with a four-hit game, at least two of which were triples. The only other Brewer to do that was Darryl Hamilton, who went 4-for-5 with two triples against Oakland on July 5, 1995. Milwaukee Brewers null Miller 6/13/2013 Miller strikes out 10, walks none....and loses to the Mets From Elias: Shelby Miller registered 10 strikeouts and did not walk a batter but was saddled with the loss in the Mets 5-1 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday night. Prior to Wednesday, 40 Cardinals pitchers had a 10+ strikeout/no walk performance since 1900, but only three of those pitchers came away with a loss: Tex Carleton on April 21, 1934 (11 Ks vs. the Cubs), Ray Sadecki on September 8, 1965 (13 Ks vs. the Pirates) and Mark Petkovsek on August 16, 1995 (10 Ks vs. the Giants). (The other 39 pitchers went 31-0 with nine no decisions.) St. Louis Cardinals 6/13/2013 Three hits each for top four hitters in Pirates lineup From Elias: The top of the Pirates order had a productive night in their 12-8 win over the Giants on Wednesday night. Leadoff hitter Starling Marte had four hits, Jordy Mercer had three hits out of the second spot, Andrew McCutchen had three hits batting third and cleanup hitter Gaby Sanchez chipped in with three hits in Pittsburghs victory. It marked only the fourth time in the last 59 seasons that the top four hitters in the Pirates starting lineup each had at least three hits. That also happened on May 13, 2004 against Colorado (Jack Wilson, Bobby Hill, Craig Wilson and Rob Mackowiak), April 16, 1996 against St. Louis (Carlos Garcia, Al Martin, Jeff King and Orlando Merced) and August 13, 1974 against Cincinnati (Rennie Stennett, Richie Hebner, Al Oliver and Willie Stargell) during that time frame. Pittsburgh Pirates null Ellsbury 6/13/2013 Ellsbury keeps streak alive From Elias: Jacoby Ellsbury went 1-for-3 and scored one of the Red Sox two runs in Bostons 2-1 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday night. Ellsbury has now had at least one hit and run scored in each of his last 10 games, which is the longest such streak by a Red Sox player since Johnny Damon did it in 11 straight games in 2004. (Ellsbury has an 11-game hitting streak, but has scored a run in the last 10 games of the streak.) Boston Red Sox 6/13/2013 Indians win in Texas for second straight night From Elias: The Indians beat the Rangers by a score of 5-2 for Clevelands second consecutive win in Texas. Prior to the last two days, the Indians were only 3-13 (.188) against the Rangers in Texas since the start of the 2009 season, which was the third worst record any team had on the road against a particular opponent over that span (minimum: 15 games), behind Pittsburghs 2-15 (.118) record against the Dodgers in Los Angeles and Seattles 4-18 (.182) mark against the White Sox in Chicago. Cleveland Indians 6/13/2013 Ohlendorf shines in his Nationals debut From Elias: Ross Ohlendorf allowed only one run on two hits and earned the victory in his Nationals debut on Wednesday night. Only three other pitchers in Expos/Nationals history won their debut with the team and allowed two or fewer hits while pitching at least six innings: Kirk Reuter on July 7, 1993 against the Giants, John Patterson on April 10, 2004 against the Mets and Ryan Drese on June 15, 2005 against the Angels. Washington Nationals null Moss 6/13/2013 Moss last five hits have been home runs From Elias: Brandon Moss homered twice to lead the As to a 5-2 win over the Yankees on Wednesday. Each of Moss last five hits have been home runs. Prior to Moss, the last Oakland player who had five consecutive hits that all went for home runs was John Jaha in 1999. Oakland Athletics null Carter 6/13/2013 Carter and Astros come up big in the ninth inning From Elias: Chris Carter doubled with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning turning a 1-0 Houston deficit into a 2-1 lead in the Astros 6-1 win over the Mariners on Wednesday night. It is the first time that Carter has ever turned a deficit into a lead with one swing of the bat at any point in the game in his 170-game major-league career. After being held scoreless through eight innings, the Astros scored six runs in the ninth inning in their victory. That is the most runs Houston scored in a game after being held without a run through the first eight innings since April 8, 1988 (eight runs in a 16-innng game against the Reds). Houston Astros
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