MLB ROUNDUP \ Tuesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox 19, Rangers 17

BOSTON — In one of the wildest games of the season, Kevin Youkilis’ go-ahead homer sent Boston to a win after Texas fought back from a 10-run first inning that included a pair of three-run homers by David Ortiz. Youkilis drove a three-run shot over the Green Monster in the eighth inning, bringing fans to their feet as he circled the bases with uncharacteristic speed.

White Sox 9, Royals 0

CHICAGO — Javier Vazquez threw eight scoreless inning and Jermaine Dye hit a two-run homer to lead Chicago over Kansas City. Vazquez (9-10) matched his season-high with 10 strikeouts, gave up five hits and walked one to win for the second time in nine starts. Adam Russell completed the White Sox’s first shutout since beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on June 26. Brian Bannister (7-11) lost his fifth straight decision. He gave up four hits, three home runs. Dye’s 28th homer, a two-run shot, came in the first inning. Nick Swisher added his 17th homer in the fifth, and A.J. Pierzynski hit his 10th in the sixth.

Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4

DETROIT — Vernon Wells’ two-out, two-run double capped a four-run seventh inning to lift Toronto to a 6-4 come-from-behind win over Detroit. Adam Lind had three hits, including a home run. He drove in two runs for Toronto, which has won two straight over Detroit to move two games above .500. Gary Sheffield hit two home runs and Magglio Ordonez also homered for Detroit. The Tigers have lost nine of their last 12 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 4, Nationals 3

WASHINGTON — New York snapped an eighth-inning tie when Damion Easley was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and the beleaguered bullpen finally saved one for Johan Santana. The loss was the sixth straight for the Nationals. Easley was hit by Saul Rivera (3-5) to make it 4-3, and a shaky relief corps that has struggled badly without injured closer Billy Wagner held the lead. Joe Smith and Pedro Feliciano each worked a scoreless inning. Feliciano struck out two in a perfect ninth for his third major league save. Six times this season the bullpen has cost Santana (10-7) a potential win — with five of the collapses coming in the ninth inning. Santana went seven solid innings, allowing three runs and eight hits.

Astros 12, Giants 4

HOUSTON — Lance Berkman hit a grand slam in an eight-run seventh inning after San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum left the game with an injured knee and Houston won its sixth straight game. Lincecum allowed one hit and struck out seven before he was hit in the right knee by Brad Ausmus’ line drive in the fifth. The Giants’ ace limped off the field and went for X-rays. The Astros hammered four San Francisco relievers to blow open what had been a tight pitching duel between Lincecum and Astros ace Roy Oswalt (10-8).

Associated Press