mlb roundup

mlb roundup

Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 9, Yankees 2

NEW YORK

Seattle snapped its 17-game losing streak as Ichiro Suzuki and rookie Dustin Ackley led a 17-hit attack. Felix Hernandez (9-9) pitched seven innings for his third straight win in the Bronx. Suzuki had four hits and scored two runs. Ackley tripled among his three hits and drove in three runs.

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

CHICAGO

Alejandro De Aza hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat of the season for Chicago. De Aza, who was called up earlier in the day to fill a roster spot opened by a trade, connected against Max Scherzer (11-6) in the second for his first major league homer.

Blue Jays 3, Orioles 0

TORONTO

Ricky Romero came within two outs of a complete game to win for the first time in five starts and J.P. Arencibia homered for Toronto. Romero (8-9) struck out Adam Jones to begin the ninth, but was replaced by Jon Rauch after Vladimir Guerrero reached on a wild third strike and Derrek Lee was hit by a pitch. The left-hander allowed four hits, walked three and struck out nine.

Red Sox 12, Royals 5

BOSTON

Boston’s David Ortiz hit a grand slam to cap a five-run fourth inning and Dustin Pedroia extended his career-best hitting streak to 24 games with a solo homer. Jacoby Ellsbury and Pedroia, Boston’s first two batters, homered. It was the first time since July 21, 1995, that the first two Red Sox homered. The Red Sox won for the 19th time in 23 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brewers 2, Cubs 0

MILWAUKEE

Prince Fielder hit his 23rd home run and Rickie Weeks needed to be helped off the field when he injured his left ankle running out a throw to first in the Milwaukee Brewers victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Zack Greinke (8-4) worked effectively into the seventh inning as Milwaukee kept pace in the crowded NL Central, but losing Weeks would be a huge blow to the Brewers’ playoff chances.

Giants 2, Phillies 1

PHILADELPHIA

Matt Cain pitched into the eighth inning to outduel Cole Hamels and lead the San Francisco Giants. The NL West-leading Giants won for the third time in four games, and help could be on the way. The defending World Series champions have a deal in place for New York Mets slugger Carlos Beltran, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, and just need the All-Star outfielder to approve the trade. Without Beltran, the Giants scratched out two runs to deny Hamels (12-6) his NL-best 13th win.

Mets 8, Reds 2

CINCINNATI

Lucas Duda took over for Carlos Beltran — off somewhere weighing a trade — and homered Wednesday night to help the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 in what might have been their last game before parting with the All-Star outfielder. Beltran had 24 hours to decide whether to approve a trade to the San Francisco Giants, who need a slugger in their pursuit of a second straight World Series title.

Associated Press