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he has every outing in relief this season. Maybe thats why he had so much more
success than hes used to as a starter. Pomeranz pitched five scoreless innings
for his second win in his past 20 starts and the Oakland Athletics salvaged a
split of a doubleheader by beating the Seattle Mariners 2-0 in the nightcap
Wednesday. "It felt a little weird at first," Pomeranz said. "I was trying to
take the same mentality Ive had all year. Ive had some success doing that,
staying in the stretch, keeping things as simple as I can out there. Just tried
to treat it like I was coming into a game." The Mariners overcame a shaky start
from ace Felix Hernandez to win the opener 6-4 on Justin Smoaks two-out single
in the 10th inning. Despite the loss in the nightcap, Seattle heads home
satisfied following a 7-2 road trip that also included stops in New York and
Houston. "To come out of this series 7-2 is just an unbelievable trip in my
opinion," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Just phenomenal. I was very proud of
the team and how they played. We put ourselves in a pretty good position."
Yoenis Cespedes homered for the second straight day and Craig Gentry scored from
first on a single by Jed Lowrie to help the As snap a six-game home losing
streak. Pomeranz (2-1) was sharp in his first major league start since last
July, allowing two hits and no walks in five innings with five strikeouts as he
mixed in his change-up for the first time all season. Pomeranz won just one of
his final 19 starts with Colorado, leading to an off-season trade to the As
where he has pitched well in relief. But he stepped when the As needed another
starter for the doubleheader and got the win. "I couldnt have expected any more
than that," manager Bob Melvin aid. "Pretty fantastic for a guy who hasnt
started a game for us in spring or this season." The As took the lead in the
third. Gentry ran on the pitch from first base on a full count with two outs
when Lowries popup fell between left fielder Cole Gillespie and shortstop Brad
Miller for a hit. Cespedes added to the lead in the fourth with a solo homer off
Erasmo Ramirez (1-4), who was called up from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day
to make the start. Ramirez allowed two runs in six innings. Dan Otero, who
allowed the go-ahead hit in the 10th inning of the opener, pitched three
scoreless innings of relief and Jim Johnson finished the three-hitter for his
second save and first since losing the closers job a month ago. "Thats what hes
used to doing -- 1-2-3 today," Melvin said. "That was huge." This was just the
second traditional doubleheader in Oakland in the past 16 years, with the other
in 2011. The makeup game was necessary because a game was postponed April 4 when
the field was unplayable after there was no tarp on it overnight. Hernandez
failed to strike out a batter for the first time Aug. 19, 2008, against the
Chicago White Sox, ending a streak of 179 straight starts with at least one
strikeout. He allowed four runs -- three earned -- and matched his career worst
against Oakland by giving up 11 hits in 6 1-3 innings. "No strikeouts, not a
good breaking ball, not a good change-up," Hernandez said. "Thats what happens
when you dont have good stuff." Brandon Moss hit an RBI triple that capped a
three-run seventh against Hernandez, but the As could not hold a late lead as
Robinson Cano tied the game with an RBI single off Luke Gregerson in the eighth.
Smoak gave the Mariners the lead when he hit a chopper off the glove of leaping
first baseman Daric Barton for an RBI single off Otero in the 10th after
Ryan Cook (0-1) left the game with a strained right forearm. Cook will have an
MRI on Thursday but does not believe the injury is serious. Yoervis Medina (2-1)
pitched the ninth for the win, and Fernando Rodney pitched the 10th for his
ninth save in 10 chances. Oakland centre fielder Coco Crisp strained his neck in
the opener crashing into the wall to make a leaping catch. He is expected to
miss a few days. NOTES: Corey Hart and Mike Zunino hit solo homers for the
Mariners in the opener. ... Hisashi Iwakuma (1-0) takes the mound for the
Mariners on Thursday when they open a four-game home series against Kansas City.
... Oakland begins a three-game series at home against Washington on Friday.
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minutes for interference.ST. LOUIS -- Allen Craig is starting to feel
comfortable and the St. Louis Cardinals are hoping that continues for a long
time. Craig, batting cleanup, had three hits, drove in a run and scored twice
and Lance Lynn allowed two runs over seven innings to lead the Cardinals to a
5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. After batting.315 with 97
RBIs in 134 games in 2013, Craig has struggled to find his stroke. He was
hitting .192 on April 29, but his average has risen slowly but steadily since.
He was up to .231 after Fridays game. Craig said he is feeling better and better
at the plate, even if the results have not been readily apparent. "Guys know
when theyre feeling good in the box," Craig said. "The results may not be there,
but you can still feel good and feel like good things are going to happen. Its
just a matter of time and being patient. I feel like Im at that point."
Nevertheless, Craig was happy with the multihit game. "Im definitely excited
because I dont take success for granted," Craig said. "This games tough and a
lot goes into having a good game." Lynn (5-2) allowed seven hits walked two and
struck out three. He seemed to get stronger as the game went on. "It was just
one of those things where everything clicked and all of a sudden I was throwing
the ball where I wanted to," Lynn said. "I was throwing the ball in the strike
zone and when that happens, its fun to pitch." Carlos Martinez retired the
Braves on four pitches in the eighth and Trevor Rosenthal set down the side in
order for his 12th save in 13 opportunities. Matt Carpenter and Kolten Wong had
two hits each and scored a run for St. Louis. Matt Holiday, Matt Adams and
Yadier Molina all drove in a run for the Cardinals. St. Louis finished the game
without manager Mike Matheny and centre fielder Peter Bourjos, both of whom were
ejected by home plate umpire Sean Barber at the end of the fourth inning for
arguing balls and strikes. "I loved to see the fire and the fight that Peter
showed there," Matheny said.
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he thought was the strike zone in big situations. You cant take the emotions out
of these guys." The Braves Chris Johnson went 2 for 4 with a run scored. Johnson
is batting .377 (20 for 53) in May. While Johnson has been hot, his teammates
have not. The Braves, who have lost 11 of 16, were held to two or fewer runs for
the 18th time. "We get one or even two guys hot and theyre so far apart in the
lineup that we dont get it going," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Sooner
or later well start swinging like were capable of." Ervin Santana (4-1) took his
first loss as a member of the Braves. Santana lasted five innings and allowed
five runs and 10 hits with one walk and three strikeouts. St. Louis broke open a
2-2 tie by scoring three times in the fifth. With one out, Carpenter and Wong
singled. Holliday followed with an RBI double down the right field line to score
Carpenter. Wong scored on Craigs single to left and Molina made it 5-2 with a
sacrifice fly. The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the second on a two-out RBI single
by Tyler Pastornicky, but the Cardinals tied it in the bottom of the inning on
Adams RBI double. After the Braves took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on
Andrelton Simmons 6-4-3 double play ball, the Cardinals tied it in the bottom of
the frame when Craig scored from third on Santanas wild pitch with two outs.
NOTES: Jhonny Peralta stole second in the fourth inning for his first stolen
base as a member of the Cardinals. ... Santana had two wild pitches, giving him
a total of five, one behind Arizonas Wade Miley for the most in the National
League. ... Atlantas Aaron Harang (4-3) will oppose Shelby Miller (5-2) in the
second game of the series Saturday. ... Friday was the first time that Santana
has allowed five or more earned runs since Aug. 9, 2013, in a 9-6 win over
Boston when he was with Kansas City.
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