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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 10, White Sox 0

NEW YORK — Sergio Mitre shook off the rust and pitched sharply before getting struck by a line drive in the seventh inning, combining with Chad Gaudin on a one-hitter as the New York Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox. Working for the first time since a relief outing eight days ago, Mitre (3-1) was perfect until Jim Thome ripped a bad-hop double past Gold Glove first baseman Mark Teixeira with one out in the fifth. That was Chicago’s only hit. Mitre left with a bruised right forearm after being nailed by A.J. Pierzynski’s liner, and Gaudin closed with 2 2-3 hitless innings. Alex Rodriguez hit his 576th homer, and Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano each got three of New York’s 14 hits.

Rays 3, Tigers 1

DETROIT — David Price had the longest outing of his young career to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers. He lasted 7 1-3 innings and allowed a run and five hits. Price (7-6) struck out four and walked one. J.P. Howell pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 23 chances. Price worked out of a jam in the third inning, striking out Curtis Granderson and getting Placido Polanco to pop out with runners on second and third. Price also struck out Miguel Cabrera with a runner on second to end the sixth. Nate Robertson (1-1) took the loss as he was making his first appearance after coming off the disabled list Friday. He had been sidelined after having left elbow surgery.

Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2

BOSTON — Clay Buchholz allowed just three singles in 8 1-3 innings, and Alex Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia’s RBI singles made up for a Boston offense that sputtered in the early innings as the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox won for fifth time in six games and maintained their 2 1/2 game lead over Texas in the AL wild-card chase. Buchholz (3-3) gave up one run, struck out nine and walked two three days before the two-year anniversary of his no-hitter over the Baltimore Orioles in his second big-league start. He gave up an infield hit to Kevin Miller in the second, one up the middle by Lyle Overbay in the seventh and Jose Batista’s leading off the ninth.

Rangers 3, Twins 0.

MINNEAPOLIS — Scott Feldman gave the Rangers another strong start, holding Minnesota scoreless into the sixth inning and helping Texas keep pace in the wild-card chase with a victory over the Twins. First-inning RBIs by Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler put the Rangers in front right away against Carl Pavano (11-10). For insurance, Ivan Rodriguez went deep in the top of the ninth — his first homer since rejoining the Rangers 11 days ago. Feldman (14-4) walked four and gave up four hits in 5 2-3 innings, and the bullpen backed him up. Frank Francisco picked up his 19th save with a perfect ninth, preventing the second-place Twins from gaining any ground in the AL Central on Detroit. The Tigers, who lost to Tampa Bay, are 4 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Dodgers 11, Reds 4

CINCINNATI — Manny Ramirez hit the first of Los Angeles’ four homers, and the Dodgers blew a four-run lead Saturday before powering their way to an 11-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds’ longest winning streak of the season at five games.Ramirez connected on a two-run shot in the first inning off left-hander Matt Maloney (0-3), his first homer since Aug. 11. Rafael Furcal hit a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth, and Matt Kemp and Orlando Hudson homered as the Dodgers pulled away.Jeff Weaver (6-4) bailed out starter Charlie Haeger, who had a bad day with his knuckleball. Haeger squandered a 4-0 lead in less than three innings.The NL West leaders improved to 21-4 against Cincinnati since 2006, their best mark against any NL team.

Cubs 11, Mets 4

CHICAGO — Jake Fox hit his first career grand slam and Milton Bradley extended his hitting tear to help Chicago beat New York. Fox finished with a career-high five RBIs. His bases-loaded homer finished Mets starter Bobby Parnell (3-7) during a six-run fifth inning, and he added an RBI double off Lance Broadway in the seventh. Bradley, who was 3 for 3 on Friday, got hits in his first three at-bats and finished 3 for 4 with a walk. Booed earlier in the week, he is 11 for 20 with four walks during the first five games of the Cubs’ homestand. Ryan Dempster (8-7) allowed four runs over six innings to get the win.

Padres 7, Marlins 4

MIAMI) — Tony Gwynn Jr.’s two-run triple broke an eighth-inning tie, Oscar Salazar had three hits and the San Diego Padres beat the reeling Florida Marlins. Will Venable hit his ninth home run and scored twice for the Padres, who improved to 9-59 when trailing after six innings. Ronny Paulino hit his eighth homer and drove in three runs for Florida, which has dropped seven of 10. Wes Helms had two hits for the Marlins — who have given up 26 runs and 44 hits in their last three games, all losses. Adam Russell (1-0) worked a scoreless seventh for the win. Heath Bell pitched the ninth, earning his 31st save in 34 chances.

Cardinals 9, Nationals 4.

ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday and Colby Rasmus each hit a three-run homer to power the surging St. Louis Cardinals past the Washington Nationals. Holliday is hitting .376 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs since joining the Cardinals on July 24. The NL Central leaders are 24-9 during that stretch, including a 17-4 mark over their last 21 games. St. Louis is a season-high 21 games over .500 at 76-55. Albert Pujols went 2 for 3 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI for the Cardinals. Pujols also drew two walks, including his major league-leading 39th intentional pass. Skip Schumaker had three hits, including two doubles, and an RBI.

Associated Press