 American League Game Capsules
2010-09-09 22:08:00
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Johnny Damon went 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Rick Porcello threw eight strong frames as the Tigers handed the White Sox a third straight loss, 6-3, to close out a four-game series. Ryan Raburn and Jhonny Peralta each drove in a pair and Will Rhymes had three hits and two runs scored for Detroit, which won the final three games in the set to put Chicago further back in the American League Central race. The White Sox, despite a relatively successful 7-3 road trip, now trail the idle Minnesota Twins by six games heading into a nine-game homestand. Porcello (9-11) won a fourth straight start, scattering four hits and three runs while striking out three and walking none in the win. Gavin Floyd (10-12) was knocked around for 13 hits -- all singles -- while five of the six runs he allowed in six-plus innings were earned. Alex Rios hit a two-run homer in defeat. Final Score: Texas 4, Toronto 2
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Mitch Moreland drove in three runs as Texas doubled up Toronto, 4-2, in the finale of a four-game series from Rogers Centre. Vladimir Guerrero added three hits and scored twice while Nelson Cruz hit safely twice and scored once for the Rangers, who won the final two games in the set to earn a split. Colby Lewis (10-12) scattered five hits and one run over 6 1/3 frames, fanning eight with two walks for the win. Neftali Feliz worked a scoreless ninth for his 35th save. Lyle Overbay and Jose Bautista hit solo homers for the Blue Jays, who have lost five of eight. Making his season debut in a comeback from a second Tommy John surgery, Shawn Hill (0-1) was charged with eight hits and four runs -- three earned -- over 5 1/3 frames.
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