MLB ROUNDUP \Other Saturday games

American League

Yankees 3, Royals 2, 13 innings

NEW YORK — Brett Gardner singled through the left side of the infield with two outs in the 13th inning, driving in Robinson Cano and giving New York a much-needed victory over Kansas City. The Yankees won for just the second time in eight games, as they cling to playoff hopes. They began the day 101‚Ñ2 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East and seven back of the Boston Red Sox for the wild card. Cano singled with one out in the 13th off Jeff Fulchino (0-1), just the third hit allowed by Royals relievers. Ivan Rodriguez moved up Cano with a groundout and Gardner slapped a single past third baseman Alex Gordon. The throw from left fielder David DeJesus to the plate was wide.

Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 1

BOSTON — Roy Halladay stopped Boston’s potent offense and spoiled Paul Byrd’s debut with the Red Sox, pitching his major league-leading eighth complete game for Toronto. The loss snapped Boston’s four-game winning streak and came after the Red Sox scored 37 runs in a three-game sweep of Texas. Alex Rios hit a two-run homer and Adam Lind had a solo shot for the Blue Jays, who moved within eight games of Boston for the AL wild-card spot. Halladay (14-9) improved to 10-4 in his last 16 starts, limiting the Red Sox to six singles before

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

OAKLAND, Calif. — John Danks pitched six effective innings to win his fifth straight decision on the road, and Chicago edged Oakland. Juan Uribe had two hits and an RBI for the White Sox, who remained tied with Minnesota for the AL Central lead. Toby Hall also drove in a run. Emil Brown drove in a run for the A’s, who have not won consecutive games since July 10-11.

Twins 7, Mariners 6

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer homered and scored three times, sliding home in the ninth inning on Brian Buscher’s sacrifice fly to lead Minnesota over Seattle. The win kept the Twins tied with Chicago for the AL Central lead. Ichiro Suzuki’s two-run single capped a six-run rally in the sixth that put the Mariners ahead 6-5. Jason Kubel’s pinch-hit single off Cesar Jimenez (0-2) tied it in the eighth.

Tigers 5, Orioles 3

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen hit home runs in the fourth inning and Justin Verlander got his first victory in almost a month to lift Detroit over Baltimore. Gary Sheffield drove in two runs for Detroit, which won for only the fifth time in 16 games. Baltimore had its three-game winning streak snapped.

National League

Marlins 2, Cubs 1

MIAMI — Hanley Ramirez hit a leadoff homer and Cody Ross singled in the go-ahead run to help the Florida Marlins snap the Chicago Cubs’ nine-game road winning streak. Anibal Sanchez (2-2) pitched 5 1/3 innings for the Marlins, who avoided tying a season-high four-game losing streak. Kevin Gregg, who allowed a game-winning home run Friday night, pitched a scoreless ninth for his 27th save in 33 chances.

Cardinals 9, Reds 3

CINCINNATI — Albert Pujols hit a pair of solo home runs, and St. Louis matched its season high with four homers in all during a victory over Cincinnati that extended its winning streak to four games. Skip Schumaker started the outburst with a three-run shot off struggling Aaron Harang (3-13), hit hard in both starts since coming off the disabled list. Ryan Ludwick had a two-run homer, and Pujols hit the first of his two off Harang as well.

Associated Press