Baseball Roundup \ Tuesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Angels 8, Royals 5, 1st game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Erick Aybar created problems with his bat and on the bases, and Ervin Santana scuffled through six innings to help Los Angeles beat Kansas City in the first game of a doubleheader. Aybar had three hits, scored three runs and drove in another for L.A., which has won seven of eight.

Tigers 9, Mariners 7

DETROIT — Magglio Ordonez hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning and Detroit held on. Rookie Rick Porcello (9-6) got the win despite allowing five runs on nine hits and a walk in five innings.

Yankees 6, Orioles 4

NEW YORK — Sergio Mitre earned his first win in two years, Robinson Cano hit a two-run homer and the surging Yankees won their fifth straight. Alex Rodriguez also had a key two-run single for an efficient New York squad, which made the most of just six hits.

Rangers 4, Red Sox 2

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas rookie Tommy Hunter pitched six solid innings to beat Josh Beckett and Boston, knocking the Red Sox out of first place in the AL East. Boston has lost four straight for the first time since last July, scoring only eight runs in the stretch.

Rays 3, White Sox 2

CHICAGO — Carlos Pena’s sacrifice fly off Bobby Jenks capped a two-run ninth, and the Rays beat the White Sox. Late rallies are becoming the norm for the Rays, who swept Kansas City with three come-from-behind wins before falling short in Monday’s 4-3 loss to Chicago. They loaded the bases in the ninth inning of that game but did not score against Jenks. This time, trailing 2-1, they came through. They had the bases loaded with none out against Jenks (2-3) when Pat Burrell walked to force in Jason Bartlett with the tying run.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Nationals 4, Mets 0

WASHINGTON — John Lannan threw his first career shutout, scattering seven hits. Lannan (7-7) did not walk a batter and stuck out one, getting 17 groundball outs. He did not give up an extra-base hit and only once did he allow a batter to reach second base, when he gave up two singles in the third inning.

Braves 8, Giants 1

ATLANTA — Martin Prado had three hits and scored three runs and Brian McCann hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for Atlanta, which have won nine of its last 12 games.

Phillies 4, Cubs 1, 13 innings

PHILADELPHIA — Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 13th inning to send the Phillies to their 10th straight victory. The NL East-leading Phillies are on their longest winning streak in 18 years. They won 13 in a row from July 30 to Aug. 12, 1991.

Astros 11, Cardinals 6

HOUSTON — Carlos Lee’s grand slam was one of three homers that lead the Astros. The Astros led 5-1 before Lee’s shot to the Crawford Boxes in left field in the seventh inning. It was his second grand slam of the season and his second straight day with a home run. Geoff Blum followed Lee’s home run with his own to right field to push Houston’s lead to 10-1.

Associated Press