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A day in the majors
White Sox starter Gavin Floyd lost a no-hit bid when Detroit’s Edgar Renteria singled with one out in the eighth, but the White Sox and their promising righty wound up beating the Tigers 7-0 on Saturday.
“I could care less about the no-hitter,” said Floyd. “I was just trying to go out there and throw strikes and get people out and that’s all I was focused on.”
Floyd had never pitched more than seven innings in the majors. He left the game after Renteria’s hit on his 107th pitch, and exited to a standing ovation from the rain-soaked crowd at U.S. Cellular Field.
After the game, the Tigers placed lefty Dontrelle Willis on the 15-day disabled list after an MRI confirmed that he has a hyperextended right knee.
Cardinals rally past Giants
Speaking of no-hit bids … Giants starter Matt Cain took one into the seventh inning against St. Louis on Saturday. And he hit a home run to boot.
But the Cardinals’ Chris Duncan lined a go-ahead single to left with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and St. Louis battered the San Francisco bullpen for an 8-7 victory to spoil Cain’s gem.
Albert Pujols ended Cain’s no-hit bid with a leadoff double in the seventh. It was the fourth time in Cain’s career he hadn’t allowed a hit going into the seventh.
Upton powers streaking Arizona
Justin Upton went three for three with four RBIs, including a three-run homer, to power Arizona to its eighth consecutive victory Saturday, a 10-3 romp over Colorado.
The 20-year-old outfielder, the first overall pick in the 2005 draft, boosted his average to .415, including five home runs and 10 RBIs.
Dan Haren limited the Rockies to one run and five hits in six innings and Arizona improved to 5-0 against Colorado this season. The Diamondbacks have outscored Colorado 38-10 in the five games.
Sheets beats Mets, Santana
Milwaukee ace Ben Sheets retired 18 straight Mets hitters at one point and, backed by home runs from Bill Hall, Rickie Weeks and Gabe Kapler, beat New York’s Johan Santana 5-3 on Saturday.
Sheets did not allow a hit after the second inning until David Wright’s two-out homer in the eighth inning. Eric Gagne pitched the ninth for his second save in four chances.