Justin Upton returned to Arizona and had four hits including a home run to help the Atlanta Braves stop a three-game losing streak.
For the most part Upton received a mixed reaction from the Arizona crowd who seemed to enjoy the moment.
“It was mixed, and that was what I expected,” Upton said. “It is what it is. I tried to have fun with it. This time the fans were yelling at me instead of cheering me, but it was good.”
“It usually works out like this,” said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. “When guys are traded, they have a good night.”
Atlanta starter Mike Minor allowed eight hits over 6 2/3 innings of work and just one run to get the win.Paul Goldschmidt hit his 10th home run for the Diamondbacks, who have lost three straight.
Games in the National League Stadiums
Colorado 1 Chicago 9 Travis Wood pitched seven scoreless innings in the Cubs scored five runs in the first two innings helped by an Alfonso Soriano home run to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1
Washington 6 Los Angeles 2 Jordan Zimmermann Just into the eighth allowing two earned runs and striking out five while walking the 6-2. Josh Beckett failed to 0-5 for Los Angeles.
Bryce Harper had to leave the game in the fifth inning after a violent collision with the outfield wall. Harper received 11 stitches in his chin and jammed his shoulder. Harper expects to play today
New York 3 St. Louis 6 Lance Lynn allowed three runs on three hits in the first two innings but settled down over the next five to earn his sixth win of the season. Matt Holliday hit his sixth home run of the season.
Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 1 Norichika Aoki had three hits and three RBIs in the Brewers’ 5-1 win over the Pirates.
Games in the American League Stadiums
Chicago 3 Minnesota 10 – Aaron Hicks hit two home runs, and Justin Morneau extended his hitting streak to nine games with three hits and four RBIs and Twins beat the White Sox 10-3
Kansas City 11 Los Angeles 4 for Butler had five RBI and went 5-for-5 to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Angels 11-4 .
Texas 1 Oakland 5 Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit back-to-back homers in the third inning to help the Athletics beat the Rangers 5-1. Mitch Moreland homered for Texas to account for the Rangers only run
New York 0 Cleveland 1 Justin Masterson shut out the Yankees on four hits while striking out nine In the first game of a doubleheader in Cleveland.
New York 7 Cleveland 0 Vidal Nuno pitched five scoreless innings in the Yankees’ 7-0 win over the Indians, to split a doubleheader with the Cleveland. Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay drove in two runs apiece
Houston 2 Detroit 7 Andy Dirks hit his first career grand slam and Anibal Sanchez struck out eight batters over seven innings in the Tigers’ big win over the Astros.
