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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Angels 8, Orioles 5

BALTIMORE — Vladimir Guerrero hit two homers and had five RBIs, Kendry Morales and Maicer Izturis also homered, and Los Angeles pulled away to a win over Baltimore. The Angels broke a 2-all tie with three runs in the sixth and three in the seventh. Izturis broke the tie with a solo shot off rookie David Hernandez (4-5) in the sixth. Guerrero added a two-run drive. In the seventh, Guerrero hit a three-run homer, his 10th of the season and 402nd for his career.

Rangers 8, Twins 5

ARLINGTON, Texas — Marlon Byrd drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers extended their lead in the AL wild-card race. After taking two of three over the weekend from Boston, the Rangers stretched their advantage to one game over the Red Sox atop the wild-card standings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 9, Diamondbacks 4

ATLANTA — Ryan Church hit a three-run double in a six-run third inning that lifted Atlanta past Arizona. Tommy Hanson (8-2) gave up six hits, no walks and two runs in six innings for his third straight win. The rookie right-hander struck out seven. Garret Anderson gave the Braves a 1-0 lead with a second-inning homer, and Adam LaRoche added a two-run shot off Max Scherzer in the sixth. The Braves won two of three in a series that took three months to complete. The game was rescheduled following a May 17 rainout at Turner Field.

Scherzer (7-7) gave up six hits and nine runs, three earned, in five innings. His throwing error in the third made all the runs in it unearned. Stephen Drew and Mark Reynolds homered for Arizona.

Giants 10, Mets 1

NEW YORK — Aaron Rowand homered and had four hits, and San Francisco won to split the four-game series. Pinch-hitter Nate Schierholtz chased Livan Hernandez (7-8) with a two-run double in a three-run sixth inning that broke it open. Randy Winn added three hits for the Giants, who set a season high with 18.

Associated Press