MLB roundup | Sunday’s other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Twins 4, Angels 0
MINNEAPOLIS
Scott Baker pitched seven shutout innings while Michael Cuddyer had a bases-loaded double for Minnesota. Danny Valencia homered for the Twins, who took two of three from Los Angeles. Minnesota went 7-2 on its nine-game homestand to increase its lead in the AL Central to five games over struggling Chicago. Valencia homered to open the fifth against Jered Weaver (11-9), and Cuddyer fouled off five straight pitches with two strikes before hitting his double to left-center.
Yankees 10, Mariners 0
NEW YORK
Robinson Cano hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs while CC Sabathia extended his home winning streak to 15 decisions. Austin Kearns and Jorge Posada also homered for the Yankees, who notched another win minus slugger Alex Rodriguez. New York is a confounding 12-0 this season without the three-time MVP, placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained left calf.
Rays 3, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif.
Matt Garza came out on top in a matchup between pitchers who threw no-hitters this season, outpitching Dallas Braden for his career-high 13th win. Garza (13-7) scattered four hits over 72/3 innings and overcame a balk that led to Oakland’s only run against him.
Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 0
BOSTON
Clay Buchholz pitched six innings of five-hit ball to lower his AL-best ERA to 2.26 and Bill Hall hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox.
Rangers 6, Orioles 4
BALTIMORE
Josh Hamilton and Vladimir Guerrero each hit three-run homers, Tommy Hunter earned his career-high 10th win and Texas beat Baltimore to split the four-game series. The AL West-leading Rangers had lost 11 of 15 before the victory, which also snapped a 1-7 stretch on the road.
Royals 3, White Sox 2, 10 innings
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Jason Kendall hit a game-ending single with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Royals a victory over the White Sox in the teams’ third extra-inning game in less than 24 hours.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves 16, Cubs 5
CHICAGO
The disappointing Cubs weren’t able to send retiring manager Lou Piniella out as a winner. Omar Infante and Jason Heyward each hit a pair of home runs, and the Braves scored 11 times in the last three innings to break away. The 66-year-old Piniella announced before the game that he was leaving to be with his ailing mother. Third base coach Mike Quade was promoted to interim manager.
Cardinals 9, Giants 0
ST. LOUIS
Jaime Garcia threw a three-hitter for his first career shutout and fellow rookie Allen Craig hit a two-run home run for the Cardinals. Jon Jay had three hits and an RBI and Brendan Ryan and Yadier Molina each had two hits with an RBI for the Cardinals. St. Louis rebounded from a five-game losing streak to take two of three from the Giants.
Phillies 6, Nationals 0
PHILADELPHIA
Roy Oswalt struck out eight in seven sharp innings and led the Philadelphia Phillies over the Washington Nationals on a rainy day. Oswalt (9-13) has won three straight starts for the first time this season, helping the Phillies try to make a move on Atlanta for the NL East lead.
Reds 5, Dodgers 2
LOS ANGELES
Bronson Arroyo earned his 100th career victory, Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs for NL Central-leading Cincinnati. Padres 7, Brewers 3
MILWAUKEE
Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley each homered for San Diego. Jon Garland (13-8) had his scoreless-innings streak ended at 21 innings when he gave up Ryan Braun’s 18th home run in the fifth, but he won his third straight start and four of five. Manny Parra (3-10) gave up seven runs in six innings on eight hits and four walks. He struck out five.
Rockies 1, Diamondbacks 0
PHOENIX
Dexter Fowler hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning and Jhoulys Chacin pitched 72/3 strong innings to lead Colorado. Fowler also helped Chacin with a diving catch in center field that took away a hit from Adam LaRoche in the fourth inning. The Rockies ended a three-game losing skid and avoided a road sweep by the last-place Diamondbacks.
Associated Press