mlb roundup | Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 6, Blue Jays 3

TORONTO

Jose Lopez hit three home runs and Michael Saunders added a two-run drive for Seattle. Lopez hit a solo shot off Kyle Drabek (0-2) in the second inning, led off the sixth with a drive against reliever Brian Tallet and connected off reliever Shawn Camp in the eighth.

Red Sox 6, Orioles 1

BOSTON

David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs, John Lackey ended a career-worst four-game losing streak and the Boston Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep. Josh Reddick also homered for Boston.

Tigers 4, Royals 2

DETROIT

Miguel Cabrera’s leadoff single started a three-run fifth inning for Detroit. Max Scherzer (12-10) gave up two hits and struck out eight over 72/3 innings.

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

OAKLAND, Calif.

Mark Teahen hit a go-ahead double with two outs in the ninth right after pinch-hitter Mark Kotsay’s tying RBI single and Chicago rallied past Oakland to end a season-worst eight game skid. The White Sox got to Oakland’s short-handed bullpen, scoring twice against Brad Ziegler (3-5). The right-hander hadn’t given up a run in his previous 12 appearances.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phillies 1, Braves 0

PHILADELPHIA

Roy Oswalt and a pair of relievers combined on a one-hitter and NL East-leading Philadelphia beat Atlanta for its 10th straight win, increasing the Phillies’ bulge over the Braves to six games. Raul Ibanez hit an RBI double with two outs in the eighth inning for the only run, helping the two-time NL champions reduce their magic number for clinching their fourth straight division title to four. It was the Phillies’ first home sweep over the Braves since 2001. Oswalt allowed just one hit — a clean double by Martin Prado in the fourth — and one walk in seven scoreless innings.

Brewers 13, Reds 1

MILWAUKEE

Craig Counsell and Corey Hart homered for Milwaukee in a rout of Cincinnati, which still moved closer to clinching the NL Central. The Reds’ magic number for winning the division was cut to three when second-place St. Louis lost to Pittsburgh 11-6. Cincinnati’s surge toward the playoffs hit a bump when Johnny Cueto (12-6) had his shortest start of the season.

Cubs 2, Giants 0

CHICAGO

Randy Wells pitched 72/3 innings and Kosuke Fukudome homered to lead the Cubs. The Giants were shut out for the fourth time in their last five losses. It was the eighth time in 11 games they scored two runs or fewer. After Wells walked Travis Ishikawa and allowed a double to Cody Ross with two outs in the eighth, Cubs closer Carlos Marmol struck out Freddy Sanchez to end the inning. Marmol struck out the side in the ninth for his 34th save in 39 chances.

Marlins 7, Mets 5

MIAMI

Wes Helms had two of his three RBIs in a five-run first inning and Dan Uggla drove in a pair of runs for Florida. Alex Sanabia (5-3) allowed three runs in five innings for the Marlins, who have won three straight.

Nationals 4, Astros 3

WASHINGTON

Danny Espinosa hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and a triple for Washington.

Associated Press