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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Angels 5, Red Sox 4

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead two-run single and Vladimir Guerrero hit his first home run of the season, leading the Angels. Dustin Moseley (1-0) was charged with three runs and six hits in 52‚Ñ3 innings, striking out three in the finale of a tragic and somber season-opening homestand for the two-time defending AL West champions. Brian Fuentes got three outs for his second save. The Angels won the series opener on Friday night following an emotional tribute to teammate Nick Adenhart, the 22-year-old rookie pitcher who was killed early Thursday along with two friends when the car they were in was broadsided by a van driven by a suspected drunken driver. Josh Beckett (1-1) allowed four runs and eight hits in six innings for Boston.

White Sox 6, Twins 1

CHICAGO — Jim Thome hit a two-run homer to break open a pitcher’s duel and Mark Buehrle was dominant into the seventh inning for the White Sox. Carlos Quentin singled off Nick Blackburn in the sixth before Thome hit his second homer of the season, snapping a 1-1 tie. Thome also hit a three-run shot in the season opener to help the White Sox beat Kansas City. Jermaine Dye added a homer in the eighth for the White Sox. Buehrle (1-0) gave up Delmon Young’s homer in the second, then retired 15 straight batters before being pulled with one out in the seventh.

Rays 11, Orioles 3

BALTIMORE — James Shields pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Evan Longoria hit his major league-leading fifth home run and Tampa Bay averted a three-game sweep. Longoria went 3-for-5 to up his batting average to .481. He has five straight multihit games and at least one RBI in five of his six starts. Ben Zobrist, Jason Bartlett and Carlos Pena also homered for the Rays, who got 17 hits. All four home runs came off Brian Bass, who allowed seven runs in 31‚Ñ3 innings of relief.

Royals 6, Yankees 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Buck homered and drove in three runs, helping Kansas City rally to avoid a three-game sweep. The Royals scored three runs with two outs in the eighth inning off Jose Veras and Phil Coke (0-1), spoiling a solid start by Joba Chamberlain in his season debut. Joakim Soria earned his third save by striking out the side in the ninth. Juan Cruz (1-0) worked a perfect eighth for the win, helped by a diving catch in right field from Willie Bloomquist.

Tigers 6, Rangers 4

DETROIT — Brandon Inge homered and hit a two-run single in a six-run eighth inning as the Tigers rallied to complete a three-game sweep. Carlos Guillen also had a two-run double for Detroit, which trailed 4-0 after seven innings. Placido Polanco went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had two hits. Brandon Lyon (1-1) threw two perfect innings and Fernando Rodney got three outs for his second save in as many days.

Mariners 1, Athletics 0

OAKLAND, Calif. — Erik Bedard allowed three hits pitching into the ninth inning and Mike Sweeney doubled in a run in the seventh for Seattle. Bedard (1-0) was within two outs of his second career shutout when he was lifted for David Aardsma, who struck out Jason Giambi and got Jack Cust to line out with a pair of runners aboard for his second save.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Marlins 2, Mets 1

MIAMI — Josh Johnson’s dominant outing was just enough to beat Johan Santana. Johnson pitched a five-hitter for his second complete game in 45 career starts and the Florida Marlins scored two unearned runs to edge Santana and the Mets, handing the New York ace his first loss since June 28. While Johnson retired 15 batters in a row, Santana was just as good.

Cardinals 3, Astros 0

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse threw a career-best three-hitter, retiring 24 in a row after giving up a single on his first pitch, and St. Louis completed a three-game sweep. Khalil Greene had three hits and an RBI, and Ryan Ludwick extended his hitting streak to 16 games with an RBI single for the Cardinals, who went 5-2 on their opening homestand and limited the opposition to two or fewer runs in three of the last four.

Padres 6, Giants 1

SAN DIEGO — Chris Young pitched seven strong innings to beat Tim Lincecum, and Nick Hundley had a career-high four hits for the Padres. Young (2-0) allowed an unearned run and four hits. The right-hander, who retired the first 12 batters, struck out seven and did not walk a batter. Lincecum (0-2) had another rough outing after he tied his career low by lasting just three innings in Monday’s season-opening 10-6 win over Milwaukee.

Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1

PHOENIX — Randy Wolf tossed two-hit ball into the eighth inning, outpitching Dan Haren to lead the Dodgers to the victory. Wolf (1-1) helped Los Angeles take two of three in an early season series between teams expected to contend in the NL West.

Braves 8, Nationals 5

ATLANTA — Chipper Jones drove in two runs, including a tiebreaking single, and Atlanta handed Washington its sixth straight loss to start the season. Jair Jurrjens (2-0) gave up five hits and walked five in 51‚Ñ3 innings but allowed only four runs, three earned, to help the Braves sweep the three-game series and improve to 5-1. Washington is the only winless team in the majors.

Phillies 7, Rockies 5

DENVER — Pinch-hitter Matt Stairs connected for a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning to lead Philadelphia to the win. Chase Utley tied it at 5 with a two-run homer in the eighth and Ryan Howard had three hits for the Phillies, who won the last two of the three-game series. Utley went 2-for-3 and scored three times.

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