MLB ROUNDUP \Tuesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rays 4, Angels 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Willy Aybar broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double, and Tampa Bay rallied past Los Angeles for its ninth victory in 11 games. Angels starter Ervin Santana took a no-hit bid into the sixth and left with a 2-1 lead after allowing one run and four hits in seven innings. The Rays loaded the bases in the eighth with no outs against Scot Shields (5-4) on a two walks and an error. Carlos Pena drew a one-out walk from Darren Oliver, forcing in the tying run before Aybar singled. James Shields (11-7) allowed two runs and nine hits in eight innings, and Dan Wheeler pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save. Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels hit a solo homer in the second, giving him six homers and 20 RBIs in his last 16 games. Garret Anderson made it 2-0 in the fourth with an RBI double that extended his hitting streak to 22 games.

Red Sox 7, Orioles 2

BALTIMORE — Daisuke Matsuzaka won his fourth straight start despite struggling through five innings, and Boston got homers from Jason Varitek and Kevin Youkilis. Matsuzaka (15-2) gave up two runs, six hits and five walks. He stranded nine runners, five in scoring position. Varitek’s second homer in two games put Boston up 3-0 in the second. He added an RBI double in the fifth after Youkilis hit his 24th homer with a man on. The three RBIs matched a season high for Varitek, and it was only the fifth time in his last 58 games he got more than one hit. Youkilis added an RBI single in the eighth to cap a three-hit, three-RBI night. Daniel Cabrera (8-8) allowed six runs and nine hits in 4 1-3 innings and is 2-11 with a 7.13 ERA in 16 career starts against Boston.

Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1

TORONTO — New York center fielder Johnny Damon allowed two balls to glance off his glove, including an eighth-inning drive by Marco Scutaro that became the go-ahead double for Toronto. A.J. Burnett (16-9) allowed one run and five hits in eight innings and has won seven straight home starts. He struck out a season-high 13 and earned a win in his sixth straight start. With the score tied 1-all in the eighth, Joe Inglett hit a two-out single to center off Jose Veras (3-2). Scutaro followed with a deep drive to center. Damon settled under the ball on the warning track, but it ticked off his glove and the wall, allowing Inglett to score.

White Sox 5, Mariners 0

CHICAGO — Clayton Richard pitched six innings for his first major league win, Nick Swisher and Jim Thome homered. A.J. Pierzynski added three hits and scored a run as the White Sox won for the seventh time in eight games and maintained a one-game lead over second-place Minnesota in the AL Central. Felix Hernandez (7-8) lasted just five innings for Seattle. The Mariners have lost five straight and 10 of 12, dropping to an AL-worst 46-79.

Twins 13, Athletics 2

MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Slowey had a career-high 12 strikeouts and Brian Buscher matched his career best with five RBIs in the Minnesota Twins’ victory over Oakland. Buscher had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Twins pummeled Sean Gallagher (1-2) for 10 earned runs in five innings to bounce back from a lackluster effort in a 3-2 loss to Oakland on Monday. Justin Morneau had two doubles among his three hits and every Twins hitter registered at least one hit against Gallagher and Santiago Casilla, who gave up three runs in the sixth.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 7, Braves 3

NEW YORK — Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead double off the left-center fence to end the Mets’ 3-for-42 slide with the bases loaded, and New York broke loose in the eighth inning to rally past Atlanta. Damion Easley delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded and Ramon Castro added an RBI double to cap a five-run eighth against Atlanta’s bullpen. One night after their six-game winning streak was snapped in Pittsburgh, the Mets won for the 10th time in 13 games and maintained their 11‚Ñ2-game NL East lead Philadelphia.

Phillies 5, Nationals 4

PHILADELPHIA — Jayson Werth hit a tiebreaking solo homer off Steven Shell (0-1), sending Washington to its 11th straight loss. It is the longest skid for the franchise since the Montreal Expos dropped 11 in a row from June 23-July 4, 1991. Ryan Madson (3-1) pitched a perfect eighth and Brad Lidge finished for his 31st save in as many chances. Lidge has 34 consecutive saves, dating to last season with Houston. Jimmy Rollins got a mixed reaction from the crowd in his first home game since calling Philadelphia fans “frontrunners” last week in a television interview. The reigning NL MVP heard boos and cheers each time he came to bat and went 0-for-4.

Associated Press