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INTERLEAGUE

Tigers 6, Cardinals 3

DETROIT — Justin Verlander stayed unbeaten in May and Brandon Inge homered to help Detroit completed a sweep of the defending world champions. Verlander (5-1) pitched eight innings to pick up his fourth victory in four May starts and hand the Cardinals their fifth straight defeat. He retired 10 straight batters after surrendering Chris Duncan’s solo homer in the fifth.

Marlins 4, Devil Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sergio Mitre allowed three runs over seven innings and Florida rallied from a three-run deficit to complete a three-game sweep. Mitre (2-2) gave up five hits and had three strikeouts, retiring 11 in a row at one point. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth for his third save in three opportunities. The Marlins scored three runs in the eighth against the Devil Rays’ struggling bullpen. Miguel Cabrera cut the deficit to 3-2 with an RBI single off Shawn Camp (0-1). Jeremy Hermida tied it with a run-scoring double before Miguel Olivo drove in the go-ahead run on his grounder. Shields allowed a run and five hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Phillies 5, Blue Jays 3

PHILADELPHIA — Adam Eaton pitched four-hit ball over six-plus shutout innings, and Pat Burrell and Aaron Rowand both homered to lead Philadelphia. Eaton (4-3) wasn’t particularly sharp — walking five, striking out two — but was backed by a pair of double plays and a caught stealing to erase some early baserunners. Alex Rios, Vernon Wells and Matt Stairs all hit solo home runs off Geoff Geary to make it a 5-3 game. But Opening Day starter-turned-closer Brett Myers got the final four outs to earn his sixth save. Jesse Litsch (1-1) walked four and allowed seven hits and four runs in only four innings.

Nationals 4, Orioles 3

WASHINGTON — Nook Logan’s two-run single off reliever Danys Baez with two outs in the eighth inning capped a comeback and helped Washington beat Baltimore, which blew a chance for its first three-game road sweep since 2005. Orioles starter Erik Bedard tied a career high with 12 strikeouts, contributed his first two major league hits and first RBI, and left with a 3-1 lead after pitching seven innings. Chad Bradford came on for the eighth and allowed Ryan Zimmerman’s one-out double, then was replaced by Baez (0-3), who gave up Ryan Langerhans’ RBI single, hit Austin Kearns with a pitch, and allowed Ronnie Belliard’s bloop single that loaded the bases. An out later, Logan slapped a 3-2 pitch through the hole on the right side of the infield. Jesus Colome (3-0) threw a scoreless eighth. Chad Cordero pitched around a leadoff single in the ninth for his fifth save.

Brewers 6, Twins 5

MILWAUKEE — Geoff Jenkins hit his 200th career homer and had five RBIs, including the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, helping Milwaukee rally from a four-run deficit. Brewers reliever Matt Wise (1-1) pitched one inning for the victory, and Francisco Cordero struck out the side in the ninth to convert his 17th consecutive save.

Rangers 14, Astros 1

HOUSTON — Mark Teixeira and Victor Diaz each hit two of Texas’ season-high six home runs, and Ramon Vazquez also homered and drove in five runs for Texas. Teixeira and Diaz each had three RBIs to help the Rangers win their second series in the last nine and rebound from Saturday’s one-run performance. The 14 runs tied a season high for Texas. Brandon McCarthy (4-4) allowed four hits and one run in six innings. He struck out two and walked two.

Angels 4, Dodgers 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kelvim Escobar rebounded from his worst outing of the season with eight shutout innings, and the Los Angeles Angels completed a sweep of the interleague series between the division leaders. Escobar (5-2) gave up hits to two of the first three batters he faced, but only one after that. He walked two and struck out five.

White Sox 10, Cubs 6

CHICAGO — A.J. Pierzynski hit a grand slam in a seven-run seventh inning and Nick Masset won his first major league start as the White Sox averted a sweep. Carlos Zambrano (4-4) allowed six hits and seven runs in 62⁄3 innings.

Giants 4, Athletics 1

OAKLAND, Calif. — Matt Morris pitched a 2-hitter and struck out a season-high nine and San Francisco avoided getting swept in the first interleague installment of the Bay Bridge Series. Randy Winn and Rich Aurilia each homered to back up Morris and Dan Ortmeier had a career-high three hits.

Padres 2, Mariners 1

SEATTLE — Justin Germano held Seattle to an unearned run and six hits in six innings. Germano (2-0), promoted from Triple-A Portland on May 8 to replace injured Clay Hensley (strained groin), has allowed one run and 12 hits in 19 innings for a 0.47 earned run average.

Royals 10, Rockies 5, 12 innings

DENVER — Ryan Shealy’s broken-bat single to right in the 12th inning brought in the go-ahead run and Joel Peralta added a two-run double in his first major league at-bat as Kansas City won its first road series of the season. The Royals scored five runs off reliever Ramon Ramirez (1-1) in the 12th inning.

Red Sox 6, Braves 3

BOSTON — Kason Gabbard came up from Triple-A and struck out a career-high seven batters while shutting Atlanta out for the first five innings. Gabbard (1-0) held Atlanta hitless through 32⁄3 innings and retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced.

Associated Press