MILWAUKEE, US: Cardinals starters are feeling right at home on the mound at Miller Park. A night after Lance Lynn shutout the Brewers, fellow hard-throwing right-hander Shelby Miller followed yesterday by striking out seven and allowing three hits over six innings to lead St Louis to a 6-1 win.
Mark Ellis had two RBIs in his return from the disabled list, while Matt Holliday and Jhonny Peralta each hit solo shots in the ninth for the Cardinals, who handed Milwaukee its second straight loss following a nine-game winning streak.
Miller (1-2) routinely fired fastballs clocked into the mid-90s past hitters before turning the game over to the bullpen in the seventh. He bounced back after starting the year with two losses and a 6.35 ERA in his first two starts. ‘’That looks more like Shelby. The velocity was there,’’ manager Mike Matheny said.
Only Aramis Ramirez managed to break through off Miller hitting a solo homer in the fourth.
‘’Sneaky fast. He’s throwing. It’s not only sneaky ... he spots his fastball really well on the outside corner, inside,’’ Ramirez said. ‘’He’s going to come right at you, so we’ve got to make some adjustments.’’ They didn’t make enough of them Tuesday. The Brewers have just one run and six hits over the first two games of the three-game set with their NL Central rival. Marco Estrada (1-1) took the loss after allowing three runs over six innings.
The right-hander, who was off to a good start with a 2.31 ERA entering Tuesday, had a little uncharacteristic trouble with his command. He hit a batter in the second, then issued a walk in the third to Matt Carpenter that set up Allen Craig’s RBI double.
Estrada also threw a wild pitch in the fourth, but did allow just five hits. Third baseman Josh Donaldson’s RBI double off right-hander Yoslan Herrera in the top of the 11th inning lifted the Oakland A’s to a victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
The teams combined for 28 hits Tuesday in a game where no lead was safe. The Angels led 6-3 after the fourth inning before the A’s (10-4) rallied for a 9-6 lead in the eighth. Angels (6-8) center fielder Mike Trout’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 9, sending it into extra innings.
Alexei Ramirez scored the game-winning run for the second straight game, racing home from second on a throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts to lead Chicago past the Boston Red Sox. Ramirez ended the game with his score in the ninth after also delivering a walk-off home run Sunday as the White Sox beat Cleveland. Ramirez has a 14-game hitting streak for the White Sox (8-6) who have won three straight. The defending world champion Red Sox (5-9) have now lost three straight.
Mets center fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis celebrated his return to the major leagues with three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs in New York’s victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.Agencies
