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The Juice: Brandon Inge slam rocks Blue Jays, Giants get just enough of Clayton Kershaw
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Tiger left in the tank: Brandon Inge has two homers and eight RBIs over his past two games after lining a game-ending grand slam Tuesday night to beat the Blue Jays at Oakland. The A's scored five times in the ninth against Francisco Cordero to win 7-3. The Detroit Tigers seemed to agonize over releasing Inge two weeks ago, even though he's 35 years old; they had no playing time for him and he was coming off a season where he hit .197. Oakland, on the other hand, was desperate for help at third base and willing to give Inge a shot. He's appreciative that two troubled parties could agree:
''I'm so happy here right now,'' Inge said. ''I fit in. It's a new start for me. I welcomed it. I know we have a young ballclub, but they can play. I'm honored to be a part of this ballclub and trying to help them win. That's what feels the best.''
Do it, Butler: The Royals are in position to finish a homestand against the Yankees and Red Sox with a winning record after Billy Butler drilled a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth against Boston, leading to a 6-4 victory. Right-hander Daniel Bard was the guilty party for the Red Sox, completely melting down while taking seven-plus innings to do it. He allowed five runs, six hits, four walks, a wild pitch, and two balks — during the same at-bat. And yet, if he keeps Butler in the yard in the eighth, the Red Sox probably win.
Fourth to be reckoned with: In case you missed it, Josh Hamilton became the 16th player in history to hit four home runs in a game. How did he approach his final plate appearance? He was chill.
''I just went up like it was any other at-bat because if I don't hit one,'' Hamilton reasoned, ''I've still had a really good night.''
Giants knock off Kershaw: Behind 7 1/3 strong innings by right-hander Ryan Vogelsong, the Giants beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Tuesday night. The numbers on Kershaw — overall lately, at home, and against the San Francisco Giants — have been unreal. He didn't really hurt those statistics — aside from a two-run homer by Brett Pill, San Francisco's first by anyone in seven games — but Kershaw still got handed a loss because of a lack of run support. The Giants snapped an 0-6 run against Kershaw, who also lost at home for the first time since April 2011. He hadn't lost, period, since Aug. 7.
Spare the Rod, spoil the Nationals: Rod Barajas of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a walkoff two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to beat Washington 5-4, and it got the TV broadcasters very excited. Very. Excited. I don't even know what the one guy was saying about Joel Hanrahan. Hey, go crazy, you kids.
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Quote of the Day: "I cried yesterday and they put me on some vitamins and today in the morning I felt better. I felt good.'' — Houston's Aneury Rodriguez, who had been feeling ill before Astros doctors worked their magic. He struck out six and allowed two runs in his 2012 debut, and Houston beat Miami 3-2.
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Photo of the Day: Did you hear the one about the guy who hit four homers in the game?
Josh Hamilton (center) shares a laugh (but hopefully not his gum) with David Murphy and Nelson Cruz (right).
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Three Facts for the Water Cooler:
• Red Sox rookie Will Middlebrooks, after hitting a double against Kansas City, joined Hall of Famer Enos Slaughter as the only players since 1920 (at least) to record an extra-base hit in each of his first five games. Middlebrooks had two homers and five RBIs in his previous games.
• They played Metallica's "Enter Sandman" for Mariano Rivera's entrance music at Yankee Stadium, but with him out for the year New York needs not only a new closer but a new tune. Enter right-hander David Robertson and ... "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Robertson loaded the bases in the ninth but picked up a save in a 5-3 victory against the Rays. Turn it up.
• Scott Rolen of the Reds hit a double in the eighth inning against the Brewers, and it was the 506th of his career, tying Babe Ruth for 48th on the all-time list. Anytime you tie Babe Ruth in something (baseball-related) it's worth noting. Way to go, Scott! Milwaukeee beat Cincinnati 8-3.
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