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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 8, Tigers 6

DETROIT — Nick Swisher hit two homers and Joba Chamberlain gave up a run in seven innings, leading the Yankees, who won two straight in Detroit by a combined score of 19-6 after losing the series opener and three in a row at Boston for a season-high four game skid. Swisher hit a three-run homer in the seven-run fourth and added a solo shot in the fifth, giving him a team-high seven home runs. New York ended up needing the cushion because the Tigers scored five runs in the ninth. Chamberlain (1-0) gave up three hits and three walks while matching a career high for innings pitched.

Angels 3, Orioles 2

BALTIMORE — Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit consecutive homers off Koji Uehara in the seventh inning, Shane Loux earned his first win since 2003 and the Angels earned a two-game sweep. Uehara (2-2) allowed one run and four hits before Hunter led off the seventh with his eighth home run.

White Sox 6, Mariners 3

CHICAGO — Slumping Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning, leading the Chicago White Sox. A.J. Pierzynski also homered as the White Sox rallied from a 3-1 deficit and avoided what would have been their first losing April since 2001.

Twins 8, Rays 3

MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Blackburn breezed through seven innings, and the Twins roughed up Scott Kazmir from the start. Blackburn (2-1) gave up two runs on eight hits and Justin Morneau had three hits, a walk and an RBI for the Twins, who took two of three from the defending AL champions. Kazmir (3-2) lasted just four innings, the second rough outing in his last three starts. The All-Star lefty gave up eight runs — six earned — on nine hits with four walks and four strikeouts.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 3, Astros 0

CINCINNATI — Edinson Volquez ended the longest current streak of domination in the majors by allowing only one hit through eight innings, leading Cincinnati. The Astros had won their last 11 games at Great American Ball Park since late in the 2007 season, the best such streak in franchise history.

Nationals 4, Phillies 1

PHILADELPHIA — Scott Olsen pitched into the sixth inning and Washington’s beleaguered bullpen held on to snap Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak. Olsen (1-3) allowed one run and six hits, striking out six.

Cardinals 5, Braves 3

ATLANTA — Adam Wainwright overcame five walks and drove in a run during a four-run fifth inning for St. Louis. The Cardinals won two of three in the series against the Braves, who have scored three runs or fewer in 11 of 15 games after scoring at least four runs in each of their first six games.

Marlins 4, Mets 3

NEW YORK — Cody Ross hit a two-run single off J.J. Putz in the eighth inning, Jorge Cantu cracked his third homer in two games and the Florida Marlins rallied to beat the New York Mets. Matt Lindstrom escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth by getting pinch-hitter Omir Santos on a game-ending popup.

Rockies 7, Padres 5

DENVER — Aaron Cook pitched seven strong innings for his first win of the season and Todd Helton and Chris Iannetta each drove in three runs for Colorado. Adrian Gonzalez homered twice for San Diego, which lost for the fourth time in five games.

Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 0

PHOENIX — Doug Davis allowed two hits over seven innings while Chad Tracy and Justin Upton each drove in three runs in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ rout of the Chicago Cubs.

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