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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rays 4, Tigers 2

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

David Price became the AL’s first 14-game winner, and Carlos Pena had four RBIs as Tampa Bay completed a four-game sweep. Price (14-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in 61/3 innings, tying the team record for wins in a season. He struck out nine and walked two.

Rangers 7, Athletics 4

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Michael Young scored his first three times up and light-hitting Taylor Teagarden hit a two-run homer for Texas. The Rangers won the series against the A’s and closed out a homestand against division rivals by going 5-2. They added 31/2 games to their lead in the AL West and head back on the road 81/2 games clear of the A’s.

White Sox 9, Mariners 5

CHICAGO

Ramon Castro homered twice and Paul Konerko went deep for the fourth straight game as Chicago won its 11th straight at home. Carlos Quentin also homered for the White Sox, whose previous home winning streak this long came in 1989 — two years before they left old Comiskey Park for U.S. Cellular Field.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Marlins 5, Giants 0

SAN FRANCISCO

Anibal Sanchez pitched a one-hitter for his first shutout since a no-hitter in September 2006. Sanchez (8-6) retired his first 13 batters and matched a career-high with eight strikeouts.

Mets 4, Cardinals 0

NEW YORK

R.A. Dickey took a three-hitter into the ninth inning and Ike Davis hit a three-run homer, leading the Mets to its first series victory in more than a month. Angel Pagan tripled and scored twice for the Mets, who took two of three from St. Louis to drop the Cardinals into second place in the NL Central.

Nationals 5, Braves 3

WASHINGTON

Scott Olsen returned from the disabled list to win his first appearance in more than two months, Adam Dunn and Ian Desmond each homered and doubled, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat NL East-leading Atlanta. Olsen (3-2) gave up three runs — two earned — and five hits in six innings before a thunderstorm caused a 11/2-hour delay. The Nationals made room on the roster for the left-hander by putting rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg on the DL for the first time.

Padres 3, Dodgers 2

SAN DIEGO

Oscar Salazar’s pinch-hit single with one out in the bottom of the ninth gave NL West-leading San Diego two of three games in the series. Scott Hairston started the winning rally with a single down the left-field line off George Sherrill (1-2). He was sacrificed to second. Salazar hit a full-count pitch up the middle past diving second baseman Jamey Carroll. Heath Bell (5-0) pitched a perfect ninth for the win.

Associated Press