Mlb roundup Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 3, Rays 2

DETROIT

Ryan Raburn hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers avoided a series sweep.

Angles 2, Royals 1

ANAHEIM, Calif.

Bobby Abreu homered in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday to give the Los Angeles Angels a three-game sweep.

Athletics 5, Mariners 1

SEATTLE

Dallas Braden tossed a four-hitter for his fourth career complete game, and Mark Ellis hit three doubles and drove in three runs.

Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 1

TORONTO

Bill Hall hit two home runs, Adrian Beltre and J.D. Drew also connected and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto once again. Hall and Mike Lowell each had three hits.

White Sox 6, Twins 1.

CHICAGO

John Danks pitched seven sharp innings and the Chicago White moved back into a first-place tie in the AL Central with the Twins. Carlos Quentin homered in his second straight game.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 8, Astros 2, 10 innings

HOUSTON

Omar Infante drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and Brian McCann added insurance with a grand slam later in the inning to put the game out of reach.

Cardinals 6, Reds 1

CINCINNATI

Colby Rasmus hit his first career grand slam, Adam Wainwright dazzled again and the St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep.

Marlins 9, Nationals 5

WASHINGTON

Mike Stanton had five hits and four RBIs and Chris Volstad won his third game against the Washington Nationals this season. It was the third straight win for the Marlins (56-56) and the 18th time this season they have reached .500.

Phillies 2, Dodgers 0.

PHILADELPHIA

Roy Oswalt pitched seven impressive innings in his home debut. The two-time NL champions are 15-4 since July 22, but lost another player when Ross Gload left with a strained right groin.

Rockies 6, Mets 2.

NEW YORK

Melvin Mora hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning. Angel Pagan hit a two-run homer in the first for the Mets and Jonathon Niese hung on to the early lead, but the bullpen came undone.

Diamondbacks 8, Brewers 2.

MILWAUKEE

The Arizona Diamondbacks tied a major league record by hitting four consecutive home runs, with Adam LaRoche, Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds and Stephen Drew connecting in the fourth inning.

Associated Press