major league baseball roundup

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox 7, Rangers 6

BOSTON

Darnell McDonald, called up from the minors earlier in the day, hit a pinch-hit two-run homer in the eighth inning to tie the game and won it with an RBI single in the ninth to lift the struggling Red Sox. The Red Sox snapped a five-game losing streak despite allowing the Rangers to steal a club record nine bases. Texas has dropped five straight.

White Sox 4, Rays 1

CHICAGO

John Danks pitched eight strong innings and Paul Konerko hit a solo home run and drove in two runs and the White Sox ended the Rays’ seven-game winning streak. Andruw Jones also homered and Bobby Jenks pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save for the White Sox, who snapped a four-game losing streak.

Blue Jays 4, Royals 3

TORONTO

Vernon Wells homered, John Buck drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single and the Blue Jays beat the Royals. Wells went 3 for 4 with two doubles and scored twice, raising his average to .364.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 4, Phillies 3

ATLANTA

Jason Heyward hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, the second of back-to-back shots by Atlanta, and Nate McLouth led off the 10th with another home run to complete the Braves’ power-packed comeback.

Rockies 10, Nationals 4

WASHINGTON

Jorge De La Rosa had a three-run double in an eight-run third inning in a game played hours after the Rockies learned of the death of their team president. Keli McGregor, who had been the team’s president since 2001 and in the organization since Oct. 1993, was found dead Tuesday morning in a Salt Lake City hotel room. He was 48.

Mets 4, Cubs 0

NEW YORK

Mike Pelfrey followed up his save Saturday with seven scoreless innings Tuesday night and Jose Reyes returned to the starting lineup and had a two-run triple among his four hits. The Mets took advantage of a two-out walk to Pelfrey in the second to score the game’s first runs against a stingy Carlos Zambrano (1-2).

Reds 11, Dodgers 9

CINCINNATI

Paul Janish singled home the tiebreaking run in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night, and Cincinnati blew a six-run lead before breaking its five-game losing streak.

Astros 7, Marlins 5

HOUSTON

Jason Michaels hit a two-run, pinch hit homer in the eighth inning after Kaz Matsui’s sacrifice bunt scored the go-ahead run and the Astros beat the Marlins.

Associated Press