MLB ROUNDUP

MLB ROUNDUP

Sunday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles 6, Red Sox 3

BALTIMORE — Kevin Millar hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning after Miguel Tejada tied it with a shot off Eric Gagne in the eighth, leading Baltimore past skidding Boston. It was the fourth loss in six games for the Red Sox, whose lead over the second-place New York Yankees in the AL East shrunk to four games — Boston’s smallest margin since May 1.

Tigers 11, Athletics 6

DETROIT — Magglio Ordonez hit two homers in an eight-run second inning and the Tigers won consecutive games for only the second time since mid-July. The All-Star slugger joined Hall of Famer Al Kaline as the only Tigers to homer twice in one inning. Kaline did it in 1955 against the Kansas City Athletics. Detroit’s Placido Polanco tied a major league record by playing his 143rd consecutive game without an error at second base. Luis Castillo set the mark for second basemen from May 30, 2006, to June 5, 2007, with Minnesota.

Mariners 6, White Sox 0

CHICAGO — Jeff Weaver pitched his second shutout of the season and Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer to lead the Mariners past the White Sox, who still had a reason to celebrate. Bobby Jenks pitched a perfect ninth for Chicago, breaking David Wells’ American League record and tying the major league record of 41 straight batters retired. Jim Barr also set down 41 straight for San Francisco in 1972.

Angels 6, Twins 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the Angels got home runs from Chone Figgins and Jeff Mathis to complete a three-game sweep. Weaver (8-5) gave up two runs and five hits in 71⁄3 innings, striking out four and walking none in his second impressive outing against the Twins this season. He held them to a run and five hits over seven innings in a 16-3 rout on June 4 at Angel Stadium.

Blue Jays 4, Royals 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A.J. Burnett, fresh off the disabled list, gave up three hits pitching into the eighth inning for Toronto.

Burnett (6-6) limited the Royals to two singles and an Alex Gordon home run over 71⁄3 innings. He struck out five and walked three in his first outing since June 28, but lost the shutout when Gordon led off the eighth with his 10th home run.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Padres 10, Reds 4

CINCINNATI — Brian Giles hit two home runs for the second consecutive day and Jake Peavy remained unbeaten against Cincinnati. Giles, who also homered on Friday, has hit five of his seven home runs in the past three days. It’s the third time in his career he has homered in three consecutive games and the first time he has hit five in that span.

Phillies 5, Braves 3

PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer to back another solid outing from Jamie Moyer (11-8), who allowed three runs and seven hits in 61⁄3 innings to win his fourth straight decision.

Astros 6, Brewers 4

HOUSTON — Craig Biggio homered after he was honored by the Astros, and Lance Berkman hit a tiebreaking shot leading off the eighth inning to start a four-run rally for the Astros.

Berkman’s homer, on the first pitch of the eighth from reliever Carlos Villaneuva, was his 21st of the season. It came three innings after Biggio went deep. In a ceremony before the game, the Astros honored the 20-year veteran for reaching 3,000 hits earlier this year.

Mets 10, Marlins 4

NEW YORK — Moises Alou homered twice and drove in four runs, helping the Mets avoid a three-game sweep. Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado also connected for the first-place Mets, who snapped a three-game skid and finished a disappointing homestand with a 2-4 record against NL East rivals Atlanta and Florida.

Rockies 6, Cubs 3

DENVER — Troy Tulowitzki homered and also hit a go-ahead two-run double against Kerry Wood in the sixth to lead the Rockies. Wood (0-1), who hadn’t given up a run in three relief appearances since coming off the DL on Aug. 3, took over for Sean Marshall to start the sixth with the game tied 3-3. Wood walked Geronimo Gil and allowed a pinch-hit double to Ian Stewart before walking Kaz Matsui intentionally to load the bases. Tulowitzki then lined a double off the scoreboard in right to score make it 5-3. Matt Holliday followed with an RBI ground out.

Cardinals 12, Dodgers 2

ST. LOUIS — Anthony Reyes won his second game of the season and Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in four runs as the surging Cardinals completed a 5-2 homestand. Reyes (2-11), who became the first pitcher since 1898 to begin the year 0-10, worked six innings and got his first career hit and RBI during a five-run third for St. Louis, which took two of three from the sagging Dodgers.

Nationals 7, Diamondbacks 6

PHOENIX — Jesus Flores hit a tying homer in the ninth and Felipe Lopez drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly as the Nationals rallied from a five-run deficit. It was Washington’s first win in seven games between the clubs this year.

Associated Press