Baseball roundup \ Thursday’s games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Angels 4, Red Sox 3

BOSTON — Howie Kendrick homered and added an RBI blooper to break a ninth-inning tie and Brian Fuentes protected the lead for Los Angeles. One night after Fuentes presided over a collapse with two outs in the ninth, he helped the Angels snap the Red Sox’s seven-game winning streak and hand them their first loss at Fenway in 11 games.

Royals 9, Tigers 2

DETROIT — Zack Greinke lowered his major league-leading ERA to 2.14 with five scoreless innings for Kansas City. Greinke (14-8) allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked two. He has allowed only one earned run in his past four starts, lowering his ERA from 2.43. Miguel Olivo and Josh Anderson hit three-run homers for the Royals, and Willie Bloomquist had four hits.

Rays 3, Orioles 0

BALTIMORE — Wade Davis threw a four-hit shutout to earn his first major league win and Tampa Bay earned a split of the four-game series. Evan Longoria had three hits and drove in a run for the Rays, who put a positive finish on a dreadful road trip. Tampa Bay went 2-9 against AL East foes New York, Boston and Baltimore.

Mariners 4, White Sox 3, 14 innings

SEATTLE — Ichiro Suzuki hit a game-ending single to center in the bottom of the 14th inning. Jose Lopez and Bill Hall each homered off White Sox closer Bobby Jenks in the ninth to tie it and deny the White Sox a chance to gain on AL Central-leading Detroit.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brewers 7, Cubs 4

CHICAGO — Jody Gerut hit a grand slam, Mike Rivera delivered a key bases-loaded double and Milwaukee beat Chicago for a four-game split. Gerut’s second career grand slam capped a two-out rally that started when Randy Wells (10-9) walked No. 8 hitter Alcides Escobar, gave up a single to Brewers starter Dave Bush and another walk to Felipe Lopez.

Phillies 4, Nationals 2

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels took a perfect game into the sixth inning, masterfully using his changeup while matching a season high with 10 strikeouts to lead Philadelphia. Hamels, the MVP of last season’s NL championship series and World Series, allowed one run and five hits in eight strong innings. Hamels (10-9) even chipped in with an opposite-field RBI single to help the NL East-leading Phillies win their fifth straight game.

Reds 3, Marlins 2

CINCINNATI — Jay Bruce singled with the bases loaded in the first inning as Cincinnati held on and Florida wasted a chance to gain ground in the NL wild-card chase. Left-hander Matt Maloney (1-4) got his first career victory by going five innings and giving up a pair of runs. He started in place of Johnny Cueto, who became sick a day earlier.

Associated Press