CLEVELAND — Dustin Moseley rewarded his manager for picking him to start Thursday and earned another start in the process.
Texarkana’s Moseley (1-0) won his first start since April 17, 2009, after a rough first inning in which he threw 31 pitches and escaped a basesloaded, one-out situation with only one run scoring. He allowed a run and four hits over six innings as New York won 11-4 to take three of four in a lopsided series that saw Alex Rodriguez extend his streak without a home run to seven games, leaving him at 599.
Moseley was tabbed Monday by Yankees Manager Joe Girardi to start because of Sergio Mitre’s poor spot start Saturday against Kansas City.Girardi said Moseley will start again Tuesday against Toronto at Yankee Stadium after holding Cleveland in check until New York took control with a seven-run seventh inning.
“It’s been a long road these last couple years,” said Moseley, who had surgery on his arm in 2008 and his hip last August. “To get a start and then go out there and keep the team in the game and eventually get a win worked out real good for me.”
Four of Moseley’s nine career victories are against Cleveland.
Robinson Cano connected for his 20th home run just after Rodriguez grounded out in the seventh. That started a string of nine consecutive Yankees reaching safely with two outs. Curtis Granderson and Rodriguez each had two-run singles in the seven-run rally.
Rodriguez batted with the bases loaded three times and twice broughtthe crowd to its feet with long fly balls. He hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to center in the third to tie the score 1-1 and flied to right with two on in the fifth.
RAYS 4, TIGERS 2
David Price became the AL’s first 14-game winner, and Carlos Pena had four RBI as host Tampa Bay completed a fourgame sweep. Price (14-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings, tying the team record for victories in a season. He struck out nine and walked two.
RANGERS 7, ATHLETICS 4
Michael Young scored his first three times up and light-hitting Taylor Teagarden hit a two-run home run in host Texas’ victory over Oakland.
WHITE SOX 9, MARINERS 5
Ramon Castro homered twice and Paul Konerko hit a home run for the fourth consecutive game as Chicago won its 11th consecutive at home. Carlos Quentin also homered for the White Sox.
ORIOLES 6, ROYALS 5
Ty Wigginton’s sacrifice fly in the 11th inning broke the game’s final tie and Baltimore snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over host Kansas City.
National League MARLINS 5, GIANTS 0 Anibal Sanchez (8-6) pitched a one-hitter for his first shutout since a no-hitter in September 2006 as Florida beat host San Francisco. Sanchez (8-6) retired his first 13 batters and matched a career high with eight strikeouts.
PHILLIES 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2
Wilson Valdez’s RBI single with one out in the 11th inning lifted host Philadelphia to its eighth consecutive victory.
METS 4, CARDINALS 0
R.A. Dickey (7-4) took a three-hitter into the ninth inning and Ike Davis hit a three-run home run, leading host New York to its first series victory in more than a month.
NATIONALS 5, BRAVES 3
Scott Olsen returned from the disabled list to win his first appearance in more than two months, Adam Dunn and Ian Desmond each homered and doubled, and last-place Washington beat NL East-leading Atlanta in Washington. Olsen (3-2) gave up 3 runs - 2 earned - and 5 hits in six innings before a thunderstorm caused a 1 1 /2-hour delay.
ROCKIES 9, PIRATES 3
Ubaldo Jimenez rebounded from two rough starts to pitch seven effective innings and the Rockies snapped an eight-game skid. Jimenez (16-2) allowed 1 run and 4 hits, struck out 6 and walked 3.
PADRES 3, DODGERS 2
Oscar Salazar’s pinch-hit single with one out in the bottom of the ninth gave NL West-leading San Diego a 3-2 victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Thursday’s games
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets 4, St. Louis 0 Washington 5, Atlanta 3 Colorado 9, Pittsburgh 3 Florida 5, San Francisco 0 San Diego 3, LA Dodgers 2 Philadelphia 3, Arizona 2, 11 innings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 2 NY Yankees 11, Cleveland 4 Texas 7, Oakland 4 Baltimore 6, Kansas City 5, 11 innings Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle 5
Sports, Pages 22 on 07/30/2010