MLB ROUNDUP \ Sunday’s other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rays 3, Red Sox 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — James Shields threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout and Evan Longoria homered off Josh Beckett as Tampa Bay completed its first three-game sweep of Boston. Tampa Bay has won six straight for its longest winning streak since a six-game run July 28-Aug. 3, 2005. The Rays (14-11) are three games over .500 for the first time since starting the season 3-0 in 2002. It’s also the latest in the season the Rays have ever been three games above .500.
Athletics 4, Mariners 2
SEATTLE — Emil Brown had a broken-bat, two-run single in Oakland’s four-run eighth inning. Seattle starter Felix Hernandez cruised through seven innings, giving up just four hits and striking out 10. But he could not escape trouble in the eighth. Joe Blanton (2-4) went seven innings for the Athletics, giving up two runs and eight hits. Huston Street pitched the ninth for his eighth save in nine opportunities.
Rangers 10, Twins 0
ARLINGTON, Texas — Vicente Padilla threw a seven-hitter for his third career shutout and Milton Bradley hit a three-run homer for Texas. Padilla (3-2) struck out two, walked two and didn’t allow a runner past second in his first shutout with the Rangers. Jason Botts and Josh Hamilton also homered, and Hamilton and Michael Young each had three hits for the Rangers.
Blue Jays 5, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scott Rolen homered and drove in two runs, Alex Rios collected four hits and scored three times and Toronto ended a six-game losing streak. Rios, who raised his average to .330, scored the go-ahead run in the fifth from first base on Rolen’s single to left. Rios was waved home when left fielder Jose Guillen threw to second base instead of hitting the cutoff man. Rolen, who was activated Friday from the disabled list after fracturing his right middle finger in spring training, homered in the first and has four RBIs in three games. Jesse Litsch (3-1) allowed two runs — one earned — and five hits in seven innings for Toronto. Jesse Carlson worked the ninth to pick up his first career save.
White Sox 6, Orioles 1
CHICAGO — Paul Konerko homered twice and Jose Contreras pitched 62‚Ñ3 innings to lead the White Sox to the win. Hitting just .197 with three homers coming in, Konerko connected off Jeremy Guthrie (0-3) leading off the second and sixth innings. Contreras (2-2) earned his second win against Baltimore this season, giving up Brian Roberts’ home run in the third. He allowed five hits, walked three, and struck out three.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Diamondbacks 2, Padres 1
SAN DIEGO — Brandon Webb outpitched Jake Peavy in a battle of the last two NL Cy Young Award winners. Webb (6-0), the 2006 Cy Young winner, allowed just one unearned run and twice escaped bases-loaded jams before leaving after six innings. He became the first six-game winner in the majors and lowered his ERA to 1.98. Chris Snyder, who was pulled from the starting lineup Saturday because of the flu, hit a two-out home run in the second after Peavy walked Stephen Drew. It was Snyder’s first home run since Sept. 16. Peavy (3-1) gave up four hits in seven innings, losing at home for the first time in 10 starts since July.
Dodgers 3, Rockies 2, 10 innings
LOS ANGELES — James Loney singled home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep. Manny Corpas (0-2), working his second inning of relief, walked Rafael Furcal and pinch-hitter Mark Sweeney to open the 10th. Both runners advanced on Matt Kemp’s sacrifice, and Loney grounded a 1-0 pitch through the right side of the infield to end it. Joe Beimel (1-0) got the win, stranding runners at second and third in the top of the 10th when Jeff Baker fouled out to first base.
Mets 6, Braves 3
NEW YORK — Carlos Delgado turned boos into a standing ovation with his first two-homer game in almost a year. New York knocked out John Smoltz after four innings in his first shaky outing of the season and got a three-hit game from backup catcher Raul Casanova. Delgado came into the game in a 3-for-34 slump and hadn’t homered since April 8. Smoltz (3-2) allowed four runs and seven hits over four innings in his shortest outing of the season. The right-hander said he experienced some “discomfort” in his throwing shoulder.
Cardinals 5, Astros 1
ST. LOUIS — Troy Glaus hit his first home run with St. Louis and Albert Pujols also went deep. Kyle Lohse (3-0) went six innings for St. Louis, giving up four hits and one run. Kyle McClellan pitched three perfect innings for his first career save.
Marlins 3, Brewers 2, 10 innings
MILWAUKEE — Wes Helms came through in just his fourth start of the year, leading off the 10th inning with a home run. Playing for injured first baseman Mike Jacobs, Helms went 3-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs.
Nationals 2, Cubs 0
WASHINGTON — John Lannan pitched four-hit ball for seven innings and Wily Mo Pena and Wil Nieves had back-to-back RBI singles in the second inning for the Nationals. Lannan (2-2) struck out three, walked four and didn’t allow a hit until Ronny Cedeno singled to start the fifth.
Reds 10, Giants 1
SAN FRANCISCO — Edinson Volquez struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings, Brandon Phillips homered twice and Cincinnati roughed up Barry Zito. Volquez (4-0) allowed one run and five hits to win his third consecutive start, and Ryan Freel’s two-run single keyed a six-run first inning for Cincinnati.
Associated Press