MLB ROUNDUP Saturday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

DETROIT — Derek Jeter hit his first homer of the season, Darrell Rasner pitched six-plus innings and the New York Yankees ended a six-game losing streak to Detroit. Rasner (2-0) gave up two runs and four hits, departing after Magglio Ordonez’s leadoff single in the seventh. Three relievers finished, with Joba Chamberlain pitching the eighth and Mariano Rivera the ninth for his 10th save in 10 chances. The Yankees had lost seven of eight against Detroit dating to last season. Jeremy Bonderman (2-4) lasted just four-plus innings in his shortest start of the year, giving up five runs, six hits and four walks. Bonderman fell back into his pattern of first-inning struggles, allowing a solo homer to Jeter, then walking Melky Cabrera with the bases loaded. Jeter’s homer ended a career-long drought of 128 at-bats to start a season.

Red Sox 5, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS — The Boston Red Sox got an unexpected power surge from the bottom of their lineup to help Daisuke Matsuzaka remain undefeated. Coco Crisp and Jed Lowrie hit back-to-back homers to lead off the seventh inning — Crisp’s first since Sept. 6 and Lowrie’s first of his career — and Matsuzaka (6-0) gave up two runs and six hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings for the Sox. Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis also hit solo homers for Boston and Jonathan Papelbon bounced back from two straight blown saves to get his 11th of the season.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 12, Reds 6

NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran hit a bases-loaded triple and drove in five runs to back Johan Santana’s first home win for the Mets, and New York beat the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Carlos Delgado and Brian Schneider hit New York’s first back-to-back homers of the season, helping the Mets score 12 runs for the second consecutive game. David Wright broke out of a 1-for-13 slump with two hits and three runs. Moises Alou had two RBIs and the Mets began a seven-game homestand — a day after rain postponed the opener — against last-place teams with an all-around offensive effort despite being outhit by the Reds 15-12. Santana (4-2) allowed three runs and 10 hits, and struck out five in six innings. Matt Belisle (1-3) took the loss.

Giants 8, Phillies 2

SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum (5-1) struck out eight in eight impressive innings to outpitch 45-year-old Jamie Moyer, and the Giants ended a season-worst five-game skid. Omar Vizquel had three hits and scored a run in a successful return from the disabled list, Randy Winn hit his first home run of the year and Aaron Rowand connected against his former club for the second time in just more than a week. Ryan Howard hit a leadoff homer on the first pitch from Lincecum in the second to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead, then Rowand tied it with his fourth homer leading off the bottom half. Chris Coste also homered for Philadelphia, a seventh-inning solo shot. Moyer (2-3) faced a pitcher 22 years his junior for the second straight start. The 23-year-old Lincecum was born on June 7, 1984 — eight days after Moyer signed his first contract.

Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 2

CHICAGO — Alfonso Soriano had four hits, including a go-ahead double in a six-run seventh inning, and showed some flair on the bases to help the Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kosuke Fukudome’s first homer since opening day capped the seventh-inning rally as the Cubs won their second straight against the team that swept them in the first round of the playoffs last October. After a strong performance by Diamondbacks’ rookie Max Scherzer, the Cubs trailed 2-1 headed into the seventh when they got to Arizona reliever Chad Qualls (0-4). Cubs starter Ryan Dempster gave up only three hits and two runs in six innings. Scott Eyre (1-0), who just came off the disabled list Friday, pitched the seventh for the win.

Cardinals 5, Brewers 3

MILWAUKEE — Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, and St. Louis’ shaky bullpen held on as the Cardinals snapped a season-long three-game skid. Prince Fielder hit a tying homer in the eighth for Milwaukee, and Ben Sheets set a franchise record for strikeouts with 1,086. Still, the slumping Brewers lost for the seventh time in eight games as Eric Gagne (1-2) took the loss. Gagne gave up consecutive singles to start the ninth, intentionally walked Albert Pujols to load the bases with one out. Ludwick grounded a single just past shortstop J.J. Hardy one out later to give St. Louis a 5-3 lead. Marlins 11, Nationals 0

WASHINGTON — Dan Uggla drove in five runs, Andrew Miller allowed two hits in seven innings and the Florida Marlins routed the Washington Nationals for their sixth straight win.

Associated Press