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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 7, Rays 4

TORONTO — Gregg Zaun hit a game-ending grand slam in the 13th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Tampa to extend its season-high winning streak to seven. Lyle Overbay added two solo homers for Toronto, which matched its longest winning streak since Sept. 22-29, 2002. The AL East-leading Rays, who entered with a 2 1/2-game advantage over Boston, have lost four of five. The Red Sox carried a four-game winning streak into their matchup with Texas on Saturday night. Tampa Bay tied it with three runs in the ninth and Dioner Navarro’s RBI single off Brian Tallet (1-1) in the 13th inning gave the Rays a 4-3 lead. But Toronto rallied against closer Troy Percival (2-1) in the bottom half.

Tigers 6, Twins 4

MINNEAPOLIS — Curtis Granderson and Magglio Ordonez each hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Detroit battered Minnesota’s struggling bullpen to rally for a win. After relievers took six of the nine losses on their 14-game road trip that mercifully ended this week, the Twins watched yet another late lead vanish when manager Ron Gardenhire walked to the mound to replace starter Scott Baker with one out and one on. Granderson pounded a 1-1 pitch from lefty Dennys Reyes into the folded football seats above right field to tie it at 4. Matt Guerrier (6-7) gave up a single to Placido Polanco before Ordonez hit a long drive into the left-field seats.

Athletics 5, Orioles 1

BALTIMORE — Jack Cust hit two solo home runs, Greg Smith pitched seven shutout innings and the Athletics handed the Orioles their eighth straight loss. Jack Hannahan also homered for the A’s, who have won two in a row for only the second time since the All-Star break. The game was supposed to be the latter part of a split doubleheader, but the afternoon contest was wiped out by rain, courtesy of Tropical Storm Hanna.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Diamondbacks 7, Dodgers 2

LOS ANGELES — The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Manny Ramirez three chances to hurt them Saturday. He came through twice, and that was enough for the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie and added a two-run double in the sixth, helping the Dodgers beat Brandon Webb and the Diamondbacks to take over sole possession of first place in the NL West for the first time since April 4.

Nationals 8, Braves 5, 10 innings

ATLANTA — Ryan Langerhans hit a 10th-inning homer, the Nationals’ fifth of the game, and Washington recovered from blowing a two-run lead in the ninth. The Nationals matched their season high for homers, including two by Elijah Dukes. Langerhans’ go-ahead shot in the 10th off Mike Gonzalez (0-2) was his second this season, both as a pinch hitter.

Cardinals 5, Marlins 3

ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run and Todd Wellemeyer pitched a season-high eight innings to help the Cardinals beat Florida. Pujols hit his 31st home run of the season in the first off Scott Olsen to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead. Wellemeyer (12-6) gave up five hits and struck out seven.

Brewers 1, Padres 0

MILWAUKEE — Ben Sheets pitched a five-hitter for his career-high 13th win. Sheets struck out seven in his fourth career shutout — third this season — and 18th career complete game. Sheets outpitched Padres ace Jake Peavy, who allowed a run and five hits with four walks in seven innings. Prince Fielder’s RBI double in the third accounted for the only run for the Brewers, who came in trailing the first-place Chicago Cubs by four games in the NL Central. Sheets (13-7) is in his eighth season marked by six stints on the disabled list.

Associated Press