mlb roundup Saturday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

White Sox 14, Yankees 4

CHICAGO — Scott Podsednik and Gordon Beckham had four RBIs apiece and the Chicago White Sox finished with 17 hits. In beating New York for the third straight game, the White Sox scored six times in the second against A.J. Burnett and added six more in the eighth. Burnett (10-5), who had won his previous five decisions, twice walked No. 9 hitter Jayson Nix with the bases loaded. He was charged with seven runs and 10 hits in 42‚Ñ3 innings. Podsednik hit a two-run single in the second and drew Chicago’s third bases-loaded walk, off Phil Coke in the eighth. Beckham hit two-run doubles in the second and eighth, and Nix finished with four walks and a double. John Danks (9-7) gave up four runs and seven hits over six-plus innings for the White Sox.

Angels 11, Twins 6

MINNEAPOLIS — Kendry Morales, Maicer Izturis and Juan Rivera each homered in the sixth inning and Joe Saunders won for the first time in more than a month to help Los Angeles beat Minnesota. The rout spoiled the Minnesota debut of Orlando Cabrera, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored a day after being traded from Oakland to shore up the Twins’ infield. Cabrera received a loud ovation during player introductions and his first at-bat. But it was an otherwise quiet night for the Twins as the Angels had 18 hits a night after getting a season-high 19.

Saunders (9-6) worked six innings, allowing nine hits and four runs. His previous win came June 24 against Colorado.

Rays 7, Royals 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rookie Jeff Niemann pitched eight dominant innings for his 10th win and Carl Crawford hit a two-run homer for Tampa Bay. Niemann (10-5) gave up four hits and struck out seven in his second career start against the Royals. He threw a two-hitter in a 9-0 victory over Kansas City on June 3. David DeJesus homered for the Royals, who have lost 15 of 18. Bruce Chen (0-6) gave up three runs and five hits in 6 2-3 innings.

Kansas City is 0-8 against Tampa Bay this season.

Red Sox 4, Orioles 0

BALTIMORE — Josh Beckett pitched seven innings of six-hit ball for his major league-leading 13th win, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis homered, and the Boston Red Sox cruised past the Baltimore Orioles. Youkilis went 4 for 4 with a walk. In the first two games of the series, he’s 7 for 8 with two homers, three RBIs and three runs scored. Newcomer Victor Martinez drove in a run for the Red Sox, who are 10-2 against Baltimore this season. Boston clinched its ninth straight series win over the Orioles and improved to 25-10 in Baltimore since Sept. 23, 2005. Beckett (13-4) struck out five and walked two. The right-hander is 11-2 with a 2.28 ERA since April 30, and has not allowed an earned run in seven of his last 13 starts.

Mariners 7, Rangers 2

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 622nd career home run and Felix Hernandez pitched seven solid innings to lead the Seattle Mariners.Griffey’s three-run shot in the first came off Rangers starter Tommy Hunter, the 400th different pitcher he has homered off in his career. Hernandez (12-4) bounced back from his worst effort of the season to win for the fourth time in five starts. The right-hander gave up two runs and six hits as Seattle won for the third time in nine games. Hunter (3-2) came into the game having gone 3-0 with a 1.11 in his last four outings. The rookie allowed five runs and eight hits in five innings to lose for the first time since June 28.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 4, Dodgers 3

ATLANTA — Derek Lowe pitched six innings in his first game against Los Angeles since he signed with Atlanta in the offseason. Lowe (11-7) allowed three runs and five hits to win his fourth straight decision. The right-hander went 54-48 over four seasons with the Dodgers before agreeing to a $60 million, four-year contract with the Braves in January. Adam LaRoche had two hits and scored the tying run in the sixth in his return to Atlanta following Friday’s trade from Boston. Chipper Jones went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Andre Ethier homered for the second straight day for Los Angeles. Randy Wolf (5-6) gave up four runs and nine hits in six innings.

Atlanta scored two runs in the sixth to take a 4-3 lead. Diory Hernandez and pinch-hitter Greg Norton had RBI singles.

Cardinals 3, Astros 1

ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday hit two solo homers and Chris Carpenter tossed an eight-hitter for his second complete game of the season. Holliday connected on the first pitch for each of his homers, hitting a drive to right off Wandy Rodriguez in the second and a shot to center against Jose Valverde in the eighth. He also singled in the fourth and is hitting .606 with 10 RBIs in nine games since he was acquired from Oakland on July 24. Carpenter (10-3), who has won five consecutive decisions, struck out five and walked none.

Carpenter also scored the go-ahead run on Julio Lugo’s sacrifice fly off Jeff Fulchino (4-4) in the seventh.

Rockies 6, Reds 2

CINCINNATI — Ubaldo Jimenez turned in his longest outing in more than a month and Sean Smith homered to help send the Reds to their fifth consecutive loss. Ian Stewart added a two-run single as Colorado won its third consecutive game following a three-game losing streak. After allowing a run in each of his first two innings, Jimenez (8-9) settled down and strung together six shutout innings. The right-hander finished with five hits and two runs with eight strikeouts. Reds third baseman Scott Rolen went 0-for-4 in his first game with Cincinnati after being acquired Friday in a trade with Toronto. Homer Bailey (2-3) gave up five runs in 51‚Ñ3 innings.

Mets 9, Diamondbacks 6

NEW YORK — Angel Pagan hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning and the Mets beat Arizona. Pagan’s first home run, off Clay Zavada (2-3), in two injury-plagued seasons with the Mets gave him a career-high five RBIs. Brian Schneider hit an early RBI double and New York got strong relief work from winner Pedro Feliciano (4-3).

Justin Upton and Mark Reynolds hit long home runs for the Diamondbacks in a matchup of fourth-place teams who expected much more this season.

Associated Press