mlb roundup

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 7, Twins 4

DETROIT

Johnny Damon’s three-run shot in the fifth inning was Detroit’s fourth home run against Nick Blackburn, and the surging Tigers went on to beat the Twins. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the first, rookie Alex Avila and Magglio Ordonez followed with solo shots in each of the next two innings and Damon’s drive gave the Tigers a four-run lead.

Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 5

TORONTO

Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 24th home run, Alex Gonzalez and Adam Lind also went deep and Toronto beat Boston. The Blue Jays, who lead the majors with 135 homers, extended their streak of multihomer games to seven and have hit 20 home runs during that span.

White Sox 5, Royals 1

CHICAGO

Gavin Floyd pitched effectively into the eighth inning, Carlos Quentin hit two of Chicago’s three homers off Brian Bannister and the White Sox beat Kansas City for its seventh straight victory.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 4, Mets 0

NEW YORK

Tim Hudson pitched seven gritty innings before turning it over to one of the best bullpens in baseball, and Omar Infante’s hot bat helped the Braves earn their fourth straight win.

Astros 4, Cardinals 1

HOUSTON

Brett Myers added another quality start to his line, pitching eight strong innings to help the Astros beat St. Louis.

Phillies 1, Reds 0, 11 innings

PHILADELPHIA

Reds rookie Travis Wood took a perfect game into the ninth inning before giving up Carlos Ruiz’s leadoff double, and the Phillies stunned Cincinnati again by winning on Jimmy Rollins’ RBI single in the 11th. Making his third big league start, Wood dominated Philadelphia’s injury-depleted lineup and matched zeros for nine innings with Phillies ace Roy Halladay, who threw a perfect game of his own May 29 in Florida.

Giants 10, Nationals 5

WASHINGTON

Buster Posey hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run seventh inning and added a two-run homer that withstood a video review in the Giants’ victory.

Cubs 7, Dodgers 3

LOS ANGELES

Tom Gorzelanny won for the second time in three starts after spending almost all of last month in the bullpen, and Chicago got home runs from Aramis Ramirez and Geovany Soto in a victory over the Dodgers. Gorzelanny (4-5) allowed two runs — one earned — and six hits over six innings after being staked to an early 6-0 lead.

Associated Press