Cincinnati takes all four from Atlanta
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 4 months AGO
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco capped a series full of homers with his first career grand slam on Thursday night, leading Cincinnati to a 6-3 victory past visiting Atlanta.
The Reds completed their first four-game sweep of the Braves in Cincinnati since 1980 at Riverfront Stadium. They've won six straight, their longest winning streak since August 2010 when they started their push toward the NL Central title. The teams combined for 16 homers - 13 solo shots - accounting for 21 of the 24 runs in the series.
Giants 14, Marlins 7: Melky Cabrera had three hits and drove in four runs as visiting San Francisco pounded out a season-high 15 hits to beat Miami.
Padres 11, Mets 5: Will Venable hit a pair of RBI doubles and Cameron Maybin had two run-scoring singles as visiting San Diego beat New York after a long rain delay after the second inning.
Phillies 10, Cardinals 9: Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis each drove in three runs as visiting Philadelphia had a season-high 18 hits to beat St. Louis.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Indians 2, Tigers 1: Shin-Soo Choo homered on the third pitch leading off the first inning as Cleveland beat visiting Detroit to open a six-game lead in the AL Central standings.
White Sox 11, Twins 8: Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth as Chicago beat visiting Minnesota.