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May 30, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rangers 6, Athletics 3

ARLINGTON, Texas — Andruw Jones hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and Texas beat Oakland in the first game of a doubleheader. With the score 3-all, Santiago Casilla (1-2) walked Josh Hamilton leading off the eighth. Jones followed, pulling a 2-1 pitch off the screen on the left-field pole for his fifth homer. Nelson Cruz, who had three RBIs, followed with his 13th homer.

Orioles 7, Tigers 2

BALTIMORE — Luke Scott extended his recent power surge with a grand slam and a solo shot off Dontrelle Willis (1-2), and rookie Brad Bergesen (2-2) allowed two runs and seven hits over eight-plus innings for Baltimore.

Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 3

TORONTO — Scott Rolen and Rod Barajas each had two RBIs, right-hander Casey Janssen won for the first time in more than two years and Toronto beat Boston to snap a nine-game losing streak. J.D. Drew homered for Boston. Tim Wakefield (6-3) was the loser.

Rays 5, Twins 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford homered, helping Tampa Bay end a season-high, five-game losing streak. James Shields (4-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings to get his first win since May 3.

White Sox 11, Royals 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jermaine Dye’s first-inning homer ignited a 17-hit attack and Chicago trounced reeling Kansas City. Everyone in Chicago’s starting lineup had at least one hit and scored at least one run.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 2, Marlins 1

NEW YORK — Omir Santos homered in the fifth and singled in the winning run in the 11th inning. Pedro Feliciano (2-1) got one out to earn the win.

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

CHICAGO — Koyie Hill homered and Kosuke Fukudome hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning for Chicago. Chicago’s Ted Lilly (6-4) and Los Angeles’ Chad Billingsley (6-3) each opened with six scoreless innings. Matt Kemp homered with two outs in the top of the seventh for the Dodgers. The Cubs bounced back in the bottom half and ended Los Angeles’ four-game winning streak. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth, and held on for his eighth save in nine chances.

Phillies 5, Nationals 4

PHILADELPHIA — Shane Victorino had four hits and Philadelphia tied a season high with 16 hits. Jimmy Rollins had two hits and two RBIs, Raul Ibanez, Jayson Werth, Pedro Feliz and Carlos Ruiz also each had two hits, and every Philadelphia position starter had at least one. The Phillies stranded 13 runners. J.A. Happ (3-0) was the winner, and Brad Lidge pitched a scoreless ninth for his 10th save. Ross Detwiler (0-1) took the loss.

Josh Willingham homered for Washington.

Brewers 3, Reds 2

MILWAUKEE — Corey Hart and Prince Fielder homered and Braden Looper (5-3) outpitched Johnny Cueto to help Milwaukee snap Cincinnati’s winning streak at four. The Brewers, who had hit .204 with just two homers while going 1-5 in their last six games, only had three hits, but two of them left the ballpark. Hart’s go-ahead homer came in the seventh inning came after Fielder hit a two-run shot in the first.

Associated Press