MLB ROUNDUP

MLB ROUNDUP

Sunday’s games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

White Sox 7, Twins 0

MINNEAPOLIS

Jake Peavy won for the first time in more than six weeks with eight shutout innings for Chicago, and the White Sox swept a three-game series in Minnesota for the first time in more than seven years. Brent Lillibridge, Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Alex Rios each hit home runs for the White Sox.

Royals 4, Tigers 3

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Johnny Giavotella hit his first major league home run and doubled. Giavotella, promoted Friday after hitting .338 in 110 games with Triple-A Omaha, is 5 for 11 in his first three games.

Blue Jays 7, Orioles 2

BALTIMORE

Ricky Romero pitched eight innings of four-hit ball and Brett Lawrie hit his first major league homer. John McDonald had three hits and two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who took two of three from the Orioles and have won seven of 11 overall.

Athletics 5, Rays 4, 10 innings

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Josh Willingham led off the 10th inning with a home run for Oakland. Willingham lined a pitch from Jake McGee (0-1) into the left field stands for his 17th homer this season. Fautino De Los Santos (1-0) threw a scoreless ninth to pick up his first major league win.

Angels 2, Mariners 1

ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Ervin Santana pitched into the ninth inning of his fourth straight phenomenal start, and Mark Trumbo homered off Felix Hernandez. Santana (8-8) held the Mariners to seven hits and won his duel with Hernandez (10-10), whose 12 strikeouts were one shy of his career high.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Giants 3, Phillies 1

SAN FRANCISCO

Tim Lincecum stayed sharp until getting hit in the right knee by Chase Utley’s bounding bat and the San Francisco Giants ended Philadelphia’s season-high nine-game winning streak, tagging Roy Oswalt and beating the Phillies. Jeff Keppinger had four hits as the Giants spoiled Oswalt’s return from the disabled list. San Francisco avoided a four-game sweep in a matchup of NL division leaders.

Braves 6, Mets 5

NEW YORK

Chipper Jones hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning of a wild game that included injuries to New York’s top two hitters, Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy. Jason Heyward, Alex Gonzalez and Jose Constanza homered early for the Braves, who finally solved rookie Dillon Gee and handed the Mets their sixth loss in seven games. Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to a career-best 28 games.

Brewers 7, Astros 3

HOUSTON

Zack Greinke tied a season high by going seven innings and Prince Fielder homered to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros for their sixth straight win. Fielder had three hits and scored four runs for the Brewers, who have won 11 of their last 12 games. Yuniesky Betancourt drove in three runs.

Cardinals 8, Marlins 4

MIAMI

Matt Holliday drove in three runs with a pair of two-out singles, Albert Pujols homered and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to complete their first four-game series sweep on the road since 2004 by beating the Florida Marlins. In a single series, the Cardinals matched their longest winning streak of the season.

Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 3

PHOENIX

Cody Ransom made his first career homer a memorable one, lifting a two-run shot off All-Star Clayton Kershaw in the seventh inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks rally past the Los Angeles Dodgers and avoid a three-game sweep.

Reds 8, Cubs 7

CHICAGO

Ryan Hanigan hit a tiebreaking single off Sean Marshall in Cincinnati’s two-run eighth inning and the Reds ended the Chicago Cubs’ seven-game winning streak. Center fielder Marlon Byrd slipped while chasing Joey Votto’s shallow pop fly to start the eighth against Marshall (5-5). Votto scored on Todd Frazier’s double to tie the game.

Nationals 3, Rockies 2

DENVER

Jonny Gomes hit his first home run for Washington, Jayson Werth delivered a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies split the four-game series.

Associated Press