MLB ROUNDUP \ Monday’s games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1

NEW YORK — Rookie Jesse Litsch allowed five hits over 72⁄3 innings to lead Toronto over New York. Litsch (7-9), who had lost to the Yankees twice this season, started in place of A.J. Burnett, who left the Blue Jays for a day on what they described as “personal business.” Curtis Thigpen and John McDonald sandwiched RBI doubles around a run-scoring groundout by Hector Luna to take a 3-0 lead in the second against Andy Pettitte (14-9). Alex Rodriguez drove in the Yankees’ run with a groundout, his 147th RBI.

Twins 2, Tigers 0

DETROIT — Minnesota’s Carlos Silva shut down Detroit over 72⁄3 innings. Nick Punto’s RBI single in the second inning and Jason Kubel’s run-scoring single in the ninth was all the offense for Minnesota, which has won five of seven. The Twins had lost seven in a row against the Tigers. Silva (13-14) gave up six hits without a walk and struck out one. Glen Perkins got the final out of the eighth, with the potential tying run at second. Joe Nathan allowed two runners on in the ninth but got Ivan Rodriguez on a groundout for his 35th save. Nate Robertson (8-13) took the loss despite giving up only one run and three hits over seven innings. He struck out six and walked four.

Orioles 3, Royals 2

BALTIMORE — Nick Markakis hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and Baltimore completed a season sweep of Kansas City. The Orioles went 7-0 against the Royals. It’s only the sixth time in club history that Baltimore swept a season series from an AL opponent. Markakis hit his 22nd homer on an 0-1 pitch from Gil Meche (9-13), who allowed seven hits in his first complete game of the season. Kansas City trailed 2-1 in the eighth before Mark Grudzielanek tied it with his first career pinch-hit home run in 1,682 major league games. The drive came against Jamie Walker (3-2), who was making his club-record 80th appearance. Chad Bradford pitched the ninth for his second save. Returning from a six-game suspension, Orioles starter Daniel Cabrera allowed one run and six hits in seven innings and left with a 2-1 lead.

Rangers 8, Angels 7

ARLINGTON, Texas — Marlon Byrd hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning for Texas. Los Angeles didn’t get a hit until Maicer Izturis singled in the fifth. The Angels then scored five runs within a span of six batters to take the lead.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Nationals 14, Mets 3

NEW YORK — New York squandered a chance to widen its lead in the East as Austin Kearns hit a three-run homer and Ronnie Belliard drove in three more for Washington. Carlos Delgado had two hits and Moises Alou extended his club-record hitting streak to 28 games with a sixth-inning double for New York, which had won four of five. Alou also committed an error in left that allowed a run to score in the fourth.

Brewers 13, Cardinals 5

MILWAUKEE — Prince Fielder hit his NL-leading 48th home run as Milwaukee moved within three games of first place. Brewers manager Ned Yost was ejected for the second consecutive day, joining Fielder in arguing a called third strike with plate umpire Phil Cuzzi.

Associated Press