Solid return for Colon
BOSTON: Bartolo Colon made a solid return to the majors after recovering from an elbow injury, posting his first win since last June as Boston beat Kansas City 6-3 on Wednesday.
The 2005 Cy Young pitching award winner allowed two runs and struck out four in five innings in his first game since Sept 29, when he pitched one scoreless relief inning for the Los Angeles Angels. He became a free agent after the season then signed a minor league contract with Boston on Feb 25.
Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits, including a leadoff homer in the first, and scored three runs for Boston, which won its sixth straight, while Dustin Pedroia had three hits and Jason Varitek added a solo homer.
Joey Gathright scored all three runs for Kansas City and reached base on all four at-bats with two singles and two walks.
In New York, Alex Rodriguez hit two balls over the fence but was credited with only one home run as New York broke loose to beat Baltimore 8-0.
Rodriguez's return from the disabled list has provided an immediate boost. He homered in his first game back Tuesday night, a 12-2 loss, and finished with a home run and two doubles in this one.
The three-time MVP homered off Garrett Olson (3-1) to start the third, then hit another ball over the wall in the sixth that was incorrectly called an RBI double.
Agencies
(China Daily 05/23/2008 page24)
