MLB Roundup \ Thursday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 13, Red Sox 6

NEW YORK — Muhammad Ali and a starry crowd watched as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox for the first time in nine games this season, with Cabrera and Jorge Posada hitting three-run homers in New York’s victory. Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira also connected for New York, which ended a nine-game skid against Boston dating to last season. It was the Yankees’ longest drought in one of baseball’s most heated rivalries since they lost 17 straight from Oct. 3, 1911 to July 1, 1912.

Royals 8, Mariners 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bruce Chen won in the major leagues for the first time since 2005 and Billy Butler hit a two-run homer in a five-run first inning for Kansas City. Chen, who had lost his past 13 decisions, earned his first victory since Oct. 2, 2005.

Tigers 7, Orioles 3

DETROIT — Brandon Inge hit a two-run homer in a four-run second inning, and Rick Porcello didn’t give up a hit until the fifth for the Tigers. Porcello (10-7) has allowed only three run in his last two starts after allowing 19 runs in his previous four.

Angels 9, White Sox 5

CHICAGO — Vladimir Guerrero hit his first home run in more than a month and Bobby Abreu, Jeff Mathis and Erick Aybar also went deep to lead the Angels. Jayson Nix had a three-run homer for Chicago, which fell two games behind Detroit in the AL Central. The White Sox had opened their current homestand with five victories in six games against the Angels and New York Yankees.

Rangers 6, Athletics 4

OAKLAND, Calif. — Michael Young hit his 18th homer of the season, Tommy Hunter pitched seven solid innings and the Rangers avoided their first four-game sweep since April 2008. Hank Blalock added his 21st homer, and David Murphy and Andrew Jones each drove in a run for the Rangers.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phillies 3, Rockies 1

PHILADELPHIA — Cliff Lee pitched seven impressive innings in his home debut, Paul Bako hit a tiebreaking homer and the Phillies beat Colorado. Lee (2-0) allowed one run and six hits, striking out nine in his first start at Citizens Bank Park since the Phillies acquired him from Cleveland last week. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner tossed a complete-game, four-hitter in a 5-1 win at San Francisco last Friday. Jimmy Rollins had three hits and scored two runs, falling a homer short of the cycle. The NL East-leading Phillies took two of three from Colorado, in the thick of the wild-card chase. Aaron Cook (10-4) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings. The right-hander had won seven straight since losing June 1. Cook left the game with a strained right big toe.

Nationals 12, Marlins 8

WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman finished a double short of the cycle, and Ronnie Belliard’s tiebreaking single in the eighth inning helped Washington rally from a six-run deficit.

Associated Press