On June 10, 2005 After blowing an 11 – 3 lead in the 8th‚ Troy Glaus of Arizona homers off Mike MacDougal in the 10th to give Arizona a 12 – 11 win over Kansas City. The D-Backs took the lead on Shawn Green’s two homers and 5 RBI‚ but 10 walks to the Royals help bring them back. Ruben Gotay, with a homer, and David DeJesus, with a triple, each drive in 2 runs in the Royals’ 6-run 8th. Kansas City starting pitcher Zack Greinke hits a homer but they pay him to pitch and he allows 15 hits and 11 runs in 4+ innings‚ recording just 13 outs. Greinke joins Eppa Rixey (1927)‚ Bill Sherdel (1931) and Scott Sanders (1998) as the only pitchers to give up 15 hits while recording 13 outs or fewer in a game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The usually quiet bats of the San Francisco Giants erupt for four homers in support of Ryan Vogelsong’s 10th win in a 5 – 2 beating of the Marlins. The first homer, hit by Cody Ross in the 3rd inning off Chris Volstad, is a two-run shot that breaks a record string of 21 consecutive solo homers by Giants batters since July 6th. For his part, Brandon Belt hits two solo homers later in the game.
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August 14, 2011
