MLB: Padres Lose Again in Detroit

The San Diego Padres have never won a Major League Baseball game in Detroit and that streak continued Thursday as the host Tigers beat the Padres 3-1 in interleague play. San Diego lost all three World Series games played in Detroit in 1984 as well as a three game series this week.

In other games the New York Mets topped the Oakland Athletics, 9-6, and the Atlanta Braves used a strong pitching performance by veteran ace John Smoltz to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2.

The Cleveland Indians edged the Colorado Rockies, 2-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-6, and the San Francisco Giants pounded the Minnesota Twins, 14-7.

Randy Johnson had his finest pitching performance since wearing New York pinstripes as the Yankees completed a three game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-1 victory. Johnson threw a five-hitter, registered 11 strikeouts and won his 253rd career win.

The Philadelphia Phillies needed 13-innings to slip past the Seattle Mariners, 3-2.

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.