MLB ROUNDUP

MLB ROUNDUP

Sunday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 9, Rays 5

NEW YORK

Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees knocked around All-Star starter David Price, overcoming an early injury to Andy Pettitte with brilliant work by the bullpen. Robinson Cano hit a two-run triple, Jorge Posada a two-run double and Rodriguez added his 598th home run for the Yankees, who took two of three in a series between the top two teams in baseball.

Rangers 4, Red Sox 2

BOSTON

C.J. Wilson struck out a career-high 10 and Texas capitalized on Boston’s throwing problems to beat the Red Sox. The Rangers scored in the fourth when third baseman Adrian Beltre couldn’t handle catcher Dusty Brown’s throw as Nelson Cruz headed for the base. They got another run in the fifth when Julio Borbon stole home.

Blue Jays 10, Orioles 1

BALTIMORE

Yunel Escobar hit his first career grand slam during a six-run second inning for Toronto’s three-game sweep. Playing his third game with the Blue Jays since being traded by the Atlanta Braves, Escobar tied a career high with five RBIs and got three hits to increase his batting average with Toronto to .462. He hit .238 with no homers in 75 games with Atlanta.

Athletics 9, Royals 6

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Adam Rosales, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Jack Cust each went deep, and Vin Mazzaro pitched into the eighth inning to help the Oakland finish a three-game sweep.

Mariners 2, Angels 1,

10 innings

ANAHEIM, Calif.

Jose Lopez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 10th inning, helping the Seattle snap an eight-game losing streak to Angels.

Twins, 7, White Sox 6

MINNEAPOLIS

Delmon Young capped a four-run ninth inning with a two-run single, lifting Minnesota to a come-from-behind victory.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Rockies 1, Reds 0

CINCINNATI

Chris Iannetta homered off left-hander Travis Wood, who was coming off a nearly perfect performance, and Aaron Cook got a breakthrough win on the road.

Padres 6, Diamondbacks 4

SAN DIEGO

Chris Denorfia homered twice and had four hits, and Everth Cabrera tripled in the go-ahead run moments before being ejected for a tussle with Mark Reynolds. Both of Denorfia’s home runs were solo shots, and his four hits matched a career high. The win allowed the first-place Padres (54-37) to sweep Arizona and go 17 games over .500 for the first time this season.

Mets 4, Giants 3,

10 innings

SAN FRANCISCO

Ike Davis doubled home the go-ahead run in 10th inning after the Mets wasted a two-run lead in the ninth, as New York avoided a four-game sweep.

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

ST. LOUIS

Matt Holliday drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Cardinals rallied from a four-run deficit to finish a four-game sweep. Allen Craig filled in for Albert Pujols, who got the day off for just the second time this season, and drove in three runs in the final two innings on his 26th birthday.

Braves 11, Brewers 6

ATLANTA

Brian McCann hit a grand slam and matched his career high with five RBIs, helping the Braves end a rare two-game home losing streak.

Marlins 1, Nationals 0

MIAMI

Alex Sanabia pitched into the sixth inning to earn his first major league win, and four relievers helped the Marlins shut out the Nationals for the second game in a row.

Cubs 11, Phillies 6

CHICAGO

Roy Halladay hit Marlon Byrd twice and gave up two-run homers to Geovany Soto and Alfonso Soriano after each plunking. Byrd became the first Cubs player in 105 years to be hit by a pitch 16 times in a season.

Associated Press