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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 8, Rays 6

NEW YORK

After the Yankees unveiled a huge monument to George Steinbrenner, Derek Jeter singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning. Curtis Granderson followed with his second home run of the night, a three-run drive that helped New York in a key AL East matchup.

Tigers 7, Royals 5

DETROIT

Will Rhymes hit his first major league homer and Alex Avila drove in three runs and made a spectacular defensive play to lead Detroit. Detroit trailed 5-4 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, then took the lead on Rhymes’ homer off Zack Greinke. The play originally was ruled an RBI triple, but video replays showed the ball hit the bottom of a safety railing above the right-field fence. Umpires reviewed the play and reversed the call.

Orioles 4, Red Sox 2

BOSTON

Ty Wigginton had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Luke Scott followed with an RBI single in the seventh inning, lifting Baltimore. The Orioles, rejuvenated since Buck Showalter took over as manager Aug. 3, won for the 11th time 15 games. Baltimore won for just the fourth time in their last 21 games in Fenway Park.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 5, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE

Joey Votto and Scott Rolen homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning to break open a tie game and lead the Reds, who widened their lead in the National League Central to seven games over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Phillies 3, Braves 1

PHILADELPHIA

Cole Hamels had another outstanding outing, and the Phillies took advantage of an error by Jason Heyward to beat the Braves, increasing their lead in the NL East to four games. The two-time NL champion Phillies won their eighth straight game.

Astros 8, Nationals 2

WASHINGTON

Humberto Quintero and Geoff Blum each homered in a seven-run fifth inning, Bud Norris won for the seventh time in eight decisions and the Astros beat the mistake-prone Nationals.

Marlins 4, Cardinals 0

MIAMI

Chris Volstad threw a five-hitter for his second career shutout, Brad Davis hit a grand slam off Chris Carpenter and the Marlins dealt St. Louis’ dimming playoff hopes a blow. Davis’ first career slam came in the second inning, the first surrendered by Carpenter (15-8) in 3,699 at-bats.

Associated Press