MLB ROUNDUP Tuesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 6, Twins 5

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer to cap Detroit’s second straight eighth-inning rally. Magglio Ordonez homered and drove in two runs, and Gary Sheffield and Carlos Guillen also hit home runs for Detroit. Justin Morneau homered for Minnesota and Joe Mauer drove in two runs.

Angels 7, Rangers 4

ARLINGTON, Texas — Gary Matthews Jr. snapped out of a slump with a tie-breaking, three-run double, and Los Angeles rallied to hand Texas its fifth straight loss. Matthews was in a 3-for-27 slide before his double to left-center in the sixth inning off Josh Rupe (0-1) broke a 4-all tie. Darren Oliver (1-0), like Matthews a former Ranger, threw 22‚Ñ3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Dustin Moseley. Francisco Rodriguez worked the ninth, overcoming two walks for his fifth save. Rangers starter Kevin Millwood left after the fifth due to a bruised left shin sustained when he was hit by a batted ball in the second.

White Sox 4, Athletics 1

CHICAGO — John Danks celebrated his 23rd birthday with his first win in 12 starts, taking a shutout into the eighth inning. Danks (1-1) held the Athletics to five singles while striking out four and walking two. Carlos Quentin hit a three-run homer in the fourth for Chicago. Bobby Jenks came on with runners at first and third in the ninth after Scott Linebrink walked Daric Barton and allowed a single to Mike Sweeney. Jenks threw two pitches, resulting in a sacrifice fly for Emil Brown and double-play grounder by Bobby Crosby, for his fifth save.

Mariners 11, Royals 6

SEATTLE — Jose Lopez became the 12th player in major league history to hit three sacrifice flies in a game, Yuniesky Betancourt drove in three runs and Seattle set a season high for runs. Lopez joined Edgar Martinez as the only other Mariners player to have three sacrifice flies in a game. The Mariners had five sac flies overall to tie a team record set Aug. 7, 1988, at Oakland. Kansas City starter John Bale (0-3) allowed seven hits and five earned runs in three-plus innings. Hideo Nomo, in his second game of a comeback at the age of 39 after having elbow surgery in 2006, allowed four runs while pitching the fourth and fifth. Seattle’s Miguel Batista (1-2) labored through five innings, allowing seven hits and four runs.

Yankees 5, Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Andy Pettitte allowed three runs over seven innings and Hideki Matsui homered to lead New York to a two-game sweep. Pettitte (2-1) gave up nine hits — seven in the first three innings — struck out five and walked three. The left-hander is 14-2 against Tampa Bay overall, including 8-1 in games at Tropicana Field. Pettitte got the loss in his first start of the season against the Rays on April 5. Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his fifth save in five opportunities.

Blue Jays 11, Orioles 3

BALTIMORE — Aaron Hill hit a three-run homer, while Alex Rios and Matt Stairs each had two RBIs for Toronto. David Eckstein had three hits and scored three runs for the Blue Jays, who reached season highs in runs and hits (16). Shaun Marcum (2-0) allowed two runs and four hits in 62‚Ñ3 innings. He walked three, struck out four and lowered his career ERA against Baltimore to 6.39 over seven appearances. Nick Markakis, Adam Jones and Melvin Mora homered for the Orioles, who have lost five of seven following a 6-1 start.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phillies 4, Astros 3

PHILADELPHIA — Pedro Feliz’s RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning capped a four-run rally that carried Philadelphia over Houston. Houston starter Shawn Chacon allowed only four singles in eight impressive innings before handing the ball to closer Jose Valverde. But pinch-hitter Chris Snelling hit a leadoff homer in the ninth off Valverde (2-1), and Chase Utley was hit by a pitch. After Ryan Howard struck out, Pat Burrell tied the score at 3 with a two-run homer to right.

Marlins 4, Braves 0

MIAMI — Scott Olsen pitched seven innings of five-hit ball and Josh Willingham hit an RBI triple and scored a run. Olsen (2-0) struck out three and did not walk a batter. He entered 1-4 with an 8.54 ERA against the Braves. Renyel Pinto and Kevin Gregg each pitched an inning to complete the six-hitter, Florida’s first shutout since a 4-0 victory over St. Louis on July 17.

Diamondbacks 8, Giants 2

SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Young hit a two-run homer and Conor Jackson connected for the second consecutive game to support Micah Owings. Owings (3-0) struck out six in six innings and didn’t give up a hit until Eugenio Velez singled leading off the fourth. The right-hander gave up one run and three hits with two walks.

Mets 6, Nationals 0

NEW YORK — David Wright homered and drove in five runs, Jose Reyes returned to the lineup with four hits and New York beat struggling Washington on Jackie Robinson Night. Mike Pelfrey (2-0) pitched a career-high seven innings in his 19th major league start, his first scoreless outing in the majors. He gave up five hits and two walks with four strikeouts, sending the Nationals to their 10th loss in 11 games.

Associated Press