MLB ROUNDUP |Sunday’s games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rays 8, Angels 5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays stop Ervin Santana from becoming the AL’s first seven-game winner. Santana departed with a 5-4 lead with one runner on and two outs in the sixth inning, but the game quickly shifted when Justin Speier (0-3) entered and gave up a double to Akinori Iwamura and Crawford’s third homer of the season.

Royals 4, Orioles 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brian Bannister allowed two singles in eight innings and the Royals ended their 12-game skid against the Orioles. It was Kansas City’s first victory over Baltimore since July 25, 2006. Bannister struck out five and walked two to end a personal four-game losing streak. He did not allow a runner to reach second. Joakim Soria tossed a perfect ninth to finish Kansas City’s fourth shutout of the year.

Athletics 12, Rangers 6

ARLINGTON, Texas — Emil Brown hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs to help the Athletics beat Texas, ending the Rangers’ season-best five-game winning streak. Frank Thomas drove in two runs to give him 1,695 RBIs, tying him with Cal Ripken for 21st all-time. Ian Kinsler had three hits for the Rangers, who had won nine of their previous 11.

Mariners 6, White Sox 3

SEATTLE — Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Mariners beat the White Sox to snap a five-game losing streak. Jose Lopez and Ichiro Suzuki each went 3-for-4 for the Mariners, who finished with 13 hits. Seattle got to Gavin Floyd (3-2), who has been one of the toughest pitchers to hit so far this season, for five runs and nine hits over 32‚Ñ3 innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 8, Reds 3

NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to support Oliver Perez and lead New York over bumbling Cincinnati. The Reds batted out of order in the ninth after an earlier double switch, with backup catcher David Ross coming to the plate in the No. 8 spot instead of Corey Patterson. Ross flied out to right. Once Mets manager Willie Randolph informed the umpires of the mistake, the out was charged to Patterson after a prolonged discussion by the umpires, and Ross batted again. This time, he singled.

Marlins 5, Nationals 4

WASHINGTON — Dan Uggla’s second home run was a go-ahead drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Marlins to their seventh straight win. Uggla drove in two runs and has seven RBIs and three homers in two games; he hit a grand slam Saturday and has 11 homers this season. The Marlins have won all six of their games at Nationals Park, which opened this season, and their seven-game win streak overall is their best run since winning nine straight in August 2006. Washington’s Aaron Boone had a homer, triple and single with two RBIs in the loss.

Brewers 5, Cardinals 3

MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun hit a pair of solo home runs, Jeff Suppan pitched seven solid innings and the Brewers’ new closer by committee held on for a win over the Cardinals. With Eric Gagne out as the closer, the Brewers turned to Salomon Torres and Brian Shouse in the ninth. Torres allowed a leadoff double and a walk before giving way to Shouse with two outs. Shouse, a left-handed specialist, gave up an RBI single to Yadier Molina before finishing for his first save and fifth of his career. The Brewers, who won for the second time in nine games, scored twice off St. Louis starter Braden Looper (5-2) in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Prince Fielder and Corey Hart’s double.

Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 4

CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Daryle Ward delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Cubs rallied again to beat the Diamondbacks. Carlos Marmol (1-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth and Kerry Wood pitched the ninth to earn his seventh save in 10 chances and finish off Chicago’s three-game sweep of the NL West leaders.

Giants 4, Phillies 3

SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Holm hit a go-ahead, two-run drive in the seventh inning for his first major league home run, and the Giants held on for a victory in the rubber game against the Phillies. Holm homered in his first at-bat on the first pitch he saw from J.C. Romero (3-1) after replacing Bengie Molina in the top of the seventh, sending the ball into the seats in left-center. Romero had allowed only one homer in his previous 61 appearances and came in with an 0.63 ERA over his first 17 outings of 2008.

Padres 6, Rockies 1

SAN DIEGO — Scott Hairston and Khalil Greene homered to spoil Greg Reynolds’ first start, leading the Padres to a victory over the Rockies and their first series win in nearly a month. The Padres have been playing so poorly that their two consecutive wins match their season high, which they’ve managed only three times. After winning for just the sixth time in 24 games, the Padres (14-24) continue to have the worst record in the majors. San Diego had lost eight consecutive series before taking two of three from the defending NL champion Rockies. The Padres hadn’t won a series since winning two of three on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 11-13.

Astros 8, Dodgers 5

LOS ANGELES — Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Dodgers before the Astros broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth inning to pull out a victory.

Associated Press