Seattle rookie tames Boston
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August 16, 2011, Tuesday
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ROOKIE pitcher Charlie Furbush outclassed his far more seasoned opponent in Tim Wakefield to guide the Seattle Mariners to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
Furbush allowed just four hits and one run in his seven innings to win his second game for the Mariners (52-67) since being acquired in a trade with Detroit last month.
Seattle has promoted Furbush from a reliever to a starter, but he looked more than comfortable in beating 45-year-old Wakefield who was chasing his 200th career win.
"Definitely having been here a couple weeks, it's been pretty comfortable and getting to know the guys and everything around here has just been good," Furbush told reporters. "It's a pitcher's ballpark (here), so I can't complain about that."
Boston's Wakefield (6-5) allowed three runs in the third to fall behind 0-3, and Seattle's Casper Wells blasted a homer off the knuckleball pitcher in the sixth to give the Mariners a 5-1 advantage.
Wells, who also scored two runs on the day, arrived in Seattle in the same trade that brought Furbush and has three home runs since joining the team. The Mariners have the lowest batting average in baseball, but have heated up a little with 24 runs in their last five games.
Elsewhere in the American League, it was: Blue Jays 5, Angels 4 (in 10 innings); Orioles 8, Tigers 5; White Sox 6, Royals 2; and Rangers 7, Athletics 6.
In the National League, it was: Cubs 6, Braves 5; Padres 7, Reds 3; Giants 5, Marlins 2; Brewers 2, Pirates 1 (in 10 innings); Dodgers 7, Astros 0; Diamondbacks 5, Mets 3; and Cardinals 6, Rockies 2.
Back injury
In Seattle, Boston's Kevin Youkilis returned from a two-game absence from a back injury to hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Seattle closer Brandon League appeared in the ninth to record his 29th save of the season and the Mariners took two wins from the Red Sox in their three-game series.
Wakefield completed eight innings and Boston (73-46) had its AL East lead trimmed to half a game over New York after the Yankees had their Sunday game against Tampa Bay postponed due to rain.
In Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta slugger Dan Uggla saw his major league-best 33-game hitting streak come to an end as the Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs.
Uggla nearly kept his red-hot stretch going in the fifth inning when he sent a fly ball into shallow right field, but Chicago second baseman Darwin Barney made a diving catch to deny the hit. Uggla finished 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly for his first hit-less game in over a month.
Furbush allowed just four hits and one run in his seven innings to win his second game for the Mariners (52-67) since being acquired in a trade with Detroit last month.
Seattle has promoted Furbush from a reliever to a starter, but he looked more than comfortable in beating 45-year-old Wakefield who was chasing his 200th career win.
"Definitely having been here a couple weeks, it's been pretty comfortable and getting to know the guys and everything around here has just been good," Furbush told reporters. "It's a pitcher's ballpark (here), so I can't complain about that."
Boston's Wakefield (6-5) allowed three runs in the third to fall behind 0-3, and Seattle's Casper Wells blasted a homer off the knuckleball pitcher in the sixth to give the Mariners a 5-1 advantage.
Wells, who also scored two runs on the day, arrived in Seattle in the same trade that brought Furbush and has three home runs since joining the team. The Mariners have the lowest batting average in baseball, but have heated up a little with 24 runs in their last five games.
Elsewhere in the American League, it was: Blue Jays 5, Angels 4 (in 10 innings); Orioles 8, Tigers 5; White Sox 6, Royals 2; and Rangers 7, Athletics 6.
In the National League, it was: Cubs 6, Braves 5; Padres 7, Reds 3; Giants 5, Marlins 2; Brewers 2, Pirates 1 (in 10 innings); Dodgers 7, Astros 0; Diamondbacks 5, Mets 3; and Cardinals 6, Rockies 2.
Back injury
In Seattle, Boston's Kevin Youkilis returned from a two-game absence from a back injury to hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Seattle closer Brandon League appeared in the ninth to record his 29th save of the season and the Mariners took two wins from the Red Sox in their three-game series.
Wakefield completed eight innings and Boston (73-46) had its AL East lead trimmed to half a game over New York after the Yankees had their Sunday game against Tampa Bay postponed due to rain.
In Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta slugger Dan Uggla saw his major league-best 33-game hitting streak come to an end as the Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs.
Uggla nearly kept his red-hot stretch going in the fifth inning when he sent a fly ball into shallow right field, but Chicago second baseman Darwin Barney made a diving catch to deny the hit. Uggla finished 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly for his first hit-less game in over a month.
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