MLB Roundup: Saturday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

White Sox 7, Tigers 0

CHICAGO — Gavin Floyd held the Tigers hitless until Edgar Renteria singled with one out in the eighth inning. Floyd (2-0) had never pitched more than seven innings in the majors. His no-hit bid ended when Renteria hit a liner to right-center that fell in front of right fielder Jermaine Dye. A first-round draft pick of Philadelphia in 2001, Floyd struck out four and walked four in 71‚Ñ3 innings on a 39-degree day. Floyd is now 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in four starts against Detroit since last September. He is 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts against other teams in that span. Chicago took a 1-0 lead off Justin Verlander (0-2) on Orlando Cabrera’s first home run for the White Sox, a solo shot in the third. In the eighth, Verlander beaned Cabrera in the helmet and the White Sox went on to score six more runs. Verlander allowed four hits and was charged with six runs in 72‚Ñ3 innings. He fell to 1-6 against the White Sox in his career, including 0-4 at U.S. Cellular Field.

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

BOSTON — Manny Ramirez homered and added a two-run double to give the Red Sox the lead, and Josh Beckett rebounded from a bad season debut to lead Boston over New York. Beckett (1-1) allowed just one questionable hit in the first five innings, and five hits in all. He walked one, struck out five and threw two wild pitches in 62‚Ñ3 innings. Mike Mussina (1-2) allowed four runs and eight hits before leaving after Ramirez doubled with two out in the sixth to give Boston a 3-2 lead. The game was delayed 2 hours and 11 minutes with New York runners on first and second and two outs in the eighth. Jonathan Papelbon had come on to face Alex Rodriguez but hadn’t thrown a pitch when the tarp came out. Papelbon finally fanned Rodriguez on three pitches to end the threat. He strike out two more in a perfect ninth for his fourth save in four tries.

Twins 2, Royals 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boof Bonser pitched six innings and Jason Kubel homered and scored twice as Minnesota shut out Kansas City for the second straight night. Bonser (1-2) did not give up a hit until Ross Gload singled with one out in the fifth. The right-hander allowed three hits, two walks and struck out four. Kubel hit a solo shot off Brett Tomko (1-1) in the third. Tomko gave up six hits and two runs in six-plus innings, with one walk, one strikeout and a painful stop of a hard grounder off his left leg that he somehow turned into an out. Joe Nathan worked the ninth for his fourth save in four opportunities.

Orioles 3, Rays 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ramon Hernandez hit a tie-breaking solo homer in the ninth inning, after a run-scoring triple, and the Orioles stopped a three-game skid. Hernandez hit his two-out homer off Dan Wheeler (0-1). Chad Bradford (1-1) worked a scoreless inning for the victory. George Sherrill pitched the ninth for his fifth save in five opportunities. Carlos Pena homered for the second straight day off Orioles reliever Jamie Walker, a solo shot in the eighth that tied it at 2. Pena has three homers and seven RBIs in the first two games of the three-game series.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brewers 5, Mets 3

NEW YORK — Ben Sheets ruined Johan Santana’s Shea Stadium debut, outpitching the Mets’ new ace. Home runs by Bill Hall, Rickie Weeks and Gabe Kapler helped Milwaukee come from behind and Sheets (2-0) overcame a shaky start to help Brewers end a three-game losing streak. Santana lasted 62‚Ñ3 innings and allowed five runs and six hits with two walks, striking out seven and throwing two wild pitches. Sheets allowed three runs and five hits in 72‚Ñ3 innings with five strikeouts and two walks.

Diamondbacks 10, Rockies 3

PHOENIX — Justin Upton went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run, to power Arizona to its eighth consecutive victory. Dan Haren limited the Rockies to a run and five hits in six innings and Arizona improved to 5-0 against Colorado this season.

Cardinals 8, Giants 7, 10 innings

SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Duncan lined a go-ahead single to left with the bases loaded in the 10th and St. Louis battered the San Francisco bullpen to spoil a gem by Giants starter Matt Cain. Cain had a no-hitter heading into the seventh, but Albert Pujols ended it with a leadoff double.

Braves 10, Nationals 2

WASHINGTON — Jeff Francoeur had two home runs and a career-high seven RBIs, and Atlanta handed Washington its ninth straight loss. John Smoltz (2-0) pitched six innings and allowed one run and five hits.

Phillies 7, Cubs 1

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels allowed one hit over seven innings, and Pedro Feliz and Ryan Howard hit two-run homers for the Phillies. Ted Lilly (0-2) allowed five runs and seven hits in 41‚Ñ3 innings.

Astros 5, Marlins 0

HOUSTON — Brandon Backe (1-1) gave up five hits and five walks with two strikeouts in five innings, and Lance Berkman hit a two-run homer and scored another run for, the Astros. Florida starter Andrew Miller (0-2) gave up eight hits and four walks with six strikeouts in five innings.

Associated Press