MLB.com Stars of the Game: Sat., July 28
MLB.com Stars of the Game: Sat., July 28
Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out:
Kemp notched four hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in four runs.
Highlights » Pedro Ciriaco | Red Sox 8, Yankees 6
Ciriaco's third hit of the game was a triple that, coupled with Curtis Granderson's misplay, plated the go-ahead run.
Highlights » Yoenis Cespedes | A's 6, Orioles 1
Cespedes got the A's on the board with a two-run homer in the fourth and later added an RBI triple against the Orioles.
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Zimmermann allowed one run in six innings while striking out six to deliver the Nationals' 60th win of the season.
Highlights » Ryan Ludwick | Reds 9, Rockies 7
Ludwick hit two of the Reds' five homers at Coors Field, powering Cincinnati to a ninth consecutive win.
Highlights » Matt Moore | Rays 3, Angels 0
Moore allowed only four hits over 6 1/3 innings, while Ben Zobrist homered and drove in two runs.
Highlights » Mike Minor | Braves 2, Phillies 1
Minor tossed a career-high eight innings, retiring the final 13 batters he faced, while allowing a run on four hits and striking out nine.
Highlights »Nathan Eovaldi | Marlins 4, Padres 2
Eovaldi was sharp in his Miami debut, earning a victory with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball.
Highlights » Henderson Alvarez | Blue Jays 5, Tigers 1
Alvarez pitched seven strong innings to even his record at 7-7.
Highlights » Wandy Rodriguez | Pirates 4, Astros 3
Rodriguez made his debut for the Pirates against the team that traded him on Tuesday, and held the Astros to three runs over six innings, with five strikeouts.
Highlights » Alexi Casilla | Twins 12, Indians 5
Casilla drove in four runs on a double and triple.
Highlights » Kevin Millwood | Mariners 4, Royals 3
Millwood allowed zero earned runs in 6 1/3 innings while striking out three to earn his first victory since May 23, as the Mariners improved to 6-1 in the season series with the Royals.
Highlights » Reed Johnson | Cubs 3, Cardinals 2
Johnson drove in the go-ahead run, laying down a pinch-hit squeeze bunt with two outs in the seventh inning.
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Ike Davis | D-backs 6, Mets 3
Davis hit three solo shots for the ninth three-homer game in Mets history, although it wasn't enough for the win.
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Kemp notched four hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in four runs.
Highlights » Pedro Ciriaco | Red Sox 8, Yankees 6
Ciriaco's third hit of the game was a triple that, coupled with Curtis Granderson's misplay, plated the go-ahead run.
Highlights » Yoenis Cespedes | A's 6, Orioles 1
Cespedes got the A's on the board with a two-run homer in the fourth and later added an RBI triple against the Orioles.
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Adam Dunn | White Sox 5, Rangers 2
Dunn hit a two-run homer off left-hander Matt Harrison to help the White Sox extend their winning streak to five games. Of Dunn's Major League-leading 31 homers, 11 have come against lefties. He had six hits and no homers against southpaws during all of 2011.
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Zimmermann allowed one run in six innings while striking out six to deliver the Nationals' 60th win of the season.
Highlights » Ryan Ludwick | Reds 9, Rockies 7
Ludwick hit two of the Reds' five homers at Coors Field, powering Cincinnati to a ninth consecutive win.
Highlights » Matt Moore | Rays 3, Angels 0
Moore allowed only four hits over 6 1/3 innings, while Ben Zobrist homered and drove in two runs.
Highlights » Mike Minor | Braves 2, Phillies 1
Minor tossed a career-high eight innings, retiring the final 13 batters he faced, while allowing a run on four hits and striking out nine.
Highlights »Nathan Eovaldi | Marlins 4, Padres 2
Eovaldi was sharp in his Miami debut, earning a victory with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball.
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Alvarez pitched seven strong innings to even his record at 7-7.
Highlights » Wandy Rodriguez | Pirates 4, Astros 3
Rodriguez made his debut for the Pirates against the team that traded him on Tuesday, and held the Astros to three runs over six innings, with five strikeouts.
Highlights » Alexi Casilla | Twins 12, Indians 5
Casilla drove in four runs on a double and triple.
Highlights » Kevin Millwood | Mariners 4, Royals 3
Millwood allowed zero earned runs in 6 1/3 innings while striking out three to earn his first victory since May 23, as the Mariners improved to 6-1 in the season series with the Royals.
Highlights » Reed Johnson | Cubs 3, Cardinals 2
Johnson drove in the go-ahead run, laying down a pinch-hit squeeze bunt with two outs in the seventh inning.
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