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Posted on: Friday, May 22, 2009

White Sox lose, 20-1; trade nixed


Associated Press

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Minnesota's Joe Mauer watches his grand slam in the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox. Mauer batted 3 for 4 with six RBIs in the 20-1 victory.

REX ARBOGAST | Associated Press

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CHICAGO — Not a good day for the Chicago White Sox.

First, Chicago got manhandled by the Minnesota Twins, 20-1.

Then, the White Sox found out they failed to acquire Padres ace Jake Peavy, who turned down a trade.

Joe Mauer hit a grand slam, two doubles and drove in a career-high six runs as the Twins routed the White Sox, 20-1, yesterday, matching Chicago's most-lopsided loss in team history.

"I think a lot frustration came out today," said Mauer, whose Twins had lost the first six games of their road trip before winning big on getaway day. "We had a rough trip. It was nice to get some runs. We kept on saying, 'Keep at it, keep at it.' "

Chicago's only other 19-run defeat in history was a 19-0 loss at Anaheim in 2002.

"We did everything wrong we could do," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said. "You name it, we did it wrong."

Michael Cuddyer, Joe Crede and Matt Tolbert also homered as part of a 20-hit Minnesota attack.

Nick Blackburn (3-2) allowed four hits over seven innings to win for the first time at U.S. Cellular Field, where he had been 0-4 with a 5.27 ERA.

Meanwhile, Peavy decided to remain with his longtime team.

The Padres and White Sox had reached an agreement, but needed the 2007 Cy Young Award winner to waive his no-trade clause.

"As of right now, this is the best place for us to be. We made that decision for the time being," Peavy said before last night's game against San Francisco.

"It's been a crazy 24 hours," he said. "I don't want to be any kind of distraction to the team. We're playing as well as we possibly can, winning five in a row and I've got a big game tomorrow night vs. the Chicago Cubs."

Peavy, who turns 28 later this month, is 3-5 with a 3.82 ERA. He made his major league debut with San Diego in 2002.

He and his wife have three sons, all under the age of 8.

Several reports said the White Sox would've sent top pitching prospect Aaron Poreda and young left-hander Clayton Richard to San Diego as part of the package for Peavy.

ANGELS 3, MARINERS 0

Juan Rivera, Gary Matthews Jr. and Howie Kendrick accounted for host Los Angeles' first three hits of the game with home runs, and Joe Saunders made the lead stand up. Saunders (6-2) struck out three and walked three in seven innings. Scot Shields pitched the eighth and Brian Fuentes worked the ninth for his 11th save in 13 chances.

INDIANS 8, ROYALS 3

Victor Martinez drove in three runs and visiting Cleveland got past Zack Greinke by getting to the Kansas City bullpen. Greinke's record stayed at 7-1 with his first no-decision in nine starts. He went six innings, gave up a season-high eight hits and left with a 3-2 lead. His major league-leading ERA moved to 0.82.

RAYS 6, ATHLETICS 5

Pinch-hitter Ben Zobrist tied the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and Carl Crawford then won it with an RBI single in Tampa Bay's victory. After Dioner Navarro doubled and B.J. Upton walked against Brad Ziegler (0-1), Crawford lined the game-winning single to center.

YANKEES 7, ORIOLES 4

Robinson Cano helped host New York race out to a big lead after losing Joba Chamberlain to a leg injury in the first inning, driving in three runs as the Yankees won their ninth straight. Cano hit an RBI double in New York's four-run first and a two-run shot in the second.

TIGERS 4, RANGERS 3

Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and host Detroit won its sixth straight game. Curtis Granderson and Clete Thomas homered for Detroit, which completed its second sweep of Texas this season.

RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 1

Jason Bay set a Red Sox record with his 11th straight homer with runners on base as host Boston completed a three-game sweep of Toronto. Bay hit his 13th homer of the year, a two-run shot in a three-run first inning.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PADRES 3, GIANTS 2

Scott Hairston singled in the winning run to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning and give host San Diego a victory over San Francisco. Hairston's bases-loaded single with two outs off Brian Wilson (2-3) gave the Padres their season-high sixth straight win. David Eckstein was hit by a pitch to force in the tying run.

PHILLIES 12, REDS 5

Chase Utley homered and drove in four runs, and visiting Philadelphia beat Cincinnati. Utley had a two-run single and a double off Micah Owings (3-5). Utley also had one of the Phillies' four solo homers — Greg Dobbs, Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez connected, as well.

BREWERS 4, ASTROS 3

Prince Fielder drove in two with a single, Corey Hart had an RBI double in a three-run seventh, and visiting Milwaukee rallied for a win. Fielder tied the game with his hit against Houston reliever Tim Byrdak and Hart's hit off Chris Sampson gave Milwaukee its first lead.

CARDINALS 3, CUBS 1

Adam Wainwright came within an out of host St. Louis' second complete game during a three-game sweep of Chicago. Wainwright (4-2) allowed five hits in 8 2/3 innings, striking out seven before Ryan Franklin got Milton Bradley to line out with a man on. Albert Pujols homered for St. Louis.

NATIONALS 5, PIRATES 4

Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn had RBI singles in the eighth inning, helping host Washington end a seven-game skid. Julian Tavarez (1-3) got the victory with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Joel Hanrahan got three outs for his fourth save.

ROCKIES 9, BRAVES 0

Aaron Cook pitched a four-hitter and Todd Helton hit a grand slam for visiting Colorado. Cook (3-1) retired the final 16 batters for his second career shutout. He had 20 groundouts and did not allow a baserunner to advance past second.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, MARLINS 3

Mark Reynolds hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning for visiting Arizona. Reynolds' home run came off Cristhian Martinez (0-1), making his major league debut.

NOTES

Reds: Right-hander Edinson Volquez went on the 15-day disabled list with a sore back. He developed back spasms during a game Saturday in San Diego. Volquez is 4-2 with a 4.25 ERA in eight starts.

Also, Reds first baseman Joey Votto has an ear infection that should clear up in a few days with medication, doctors concluded yesterday. Votto had a series of tests in two cities after he got dizzy spells during a West Coast trip last week.

Trade: The San Diego Padres have acquired outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. in a trade that sent outfielder Jody Gerut to the Milwaukee Brewers. Gwynn, who had been with Triple-A Nashville, got the news of the trade in a call from his Hall of Fame father, who played for the Padres for 20 seasons and is now San Diego State's baseball coach.

Rangers: Texas right-hander Vicente Padilla (3-2, 4.71 ERA) is headed to the disabled list because of a strained shoulder muscle.