Baseball roundup Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 6, Orioles 4

NEW YORK — A.J. Burnett won his fourth straight decision and Nick Swisher had a big day with his bat and glove, leading the Yankees to their sixth consecutive victory. Jorge Posada homered and drove in two runs, Alex Rodriguez had an RBI single and Mariano Rivera earned his fifth save in six days. The AL East leaders scored four times in the first inning and sent rookie Jason Berken (1-8) to his eighth loss in a row.

Rangers 3, Red Sox 1

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dustin Nippert allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning of a spot start for flu-ridden Vicente Padilla, and the Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the slumping Red Sox. David Murphy shook off flu-like symptoms with two hits and scored on a squeeze bunt as the Rangers swept a series against Boston for the first time since 2004.

Athletics 16, Twins 1

OAKLAND, Calif. — Rajai Davis drove in four runs, Scott Hairston hit a three-run homer and the Athletics jumped all over Minnesota starter Glen Perkins in their highest scoring game in nearly two years.

Mariners 2, Tigers 1

DETROIT — Russell Branyan hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to give Felix Hernandez and Seattle the victory. Branyan drove a 1-0 pitch from Bobby Seay (1-2) for his 24th homer and the last of Seattle’s two hits in the game.

White Sox 4, Rays 3

CHICAGO — Alexei Ramirez hit a two-run triple and Jermaine Dye added a go-ahead RBI single in an unusual seventh inning as the White Sox rallied. Scott Podsednik homered for the White Sox, who pulled within one game of the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central.

Angels 9, Royals 6

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maicer Izturis had four RBIs and Los Angeles scored five runs in the eighth inning against Kansas City’s beleaguered bullpen, helping the Angels complete an improbable three-game sweep.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cubs 10, Phillies 5

PHILADELPHIA — Aramis Ramirez and Jeff Baker each had a two-run double and the Cubs snapped the Phillies’ 10-game winning streak. Carlos Zambrano (7-4) won his third straight start for the Cubs, who avoided their first three-game sweep in Philadelphia since 1999.

Marlins 5, Padres 0

SAN DIEGO — Ricky Nolasco struck out 10 and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, leading Florida to a victory that completed a three-game sweep. Chris Coghlan hit a two-run homer off Heath Bell in the ninth and Jeremy Hermida connected leading off the second against Josh Geer.

Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 3

DENVER — Todd Helton hit a go-ahead homer off Scott Schoeneweis (1-2) in the eighth inning and drove in a run with his 500th career double for Colorado.

Astros 4, Cardinals 3

HOUSTON — Miguel Tejada singled in the winning run in the ninth inning to lift the Astros. Tejada’s line drive to left field scored Jeff Keppinger and completed a three-game sweep of the NL-Central leading Cardinals.

Braves 4, Giants 2

ATLANTA — Jair Jurrjens gave up three hits in 72‚Ñ3 innings, Yunel Escobar hit a three-run homer and the surging Braves beat Tim Lincecum and the Giants. Escobar’s third-inning homer gave the Braves the 4-0 lead over Lincecum, who lost for the first time in five weeks.

Nationals 3, Mets 1

WASHINGTON — Craig Stammen pitched into the eighth inning, Josh Willingham hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and the Nationals earned their first winning streak under interim manager Jim Riggleman.

Associated Press