AROUND THE HORN | Saturday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles 8, Tigers 6, 13 innings

BALTIMORE

Taylor Teagarden ended his first game with the Baltimore Orioles in stunning fashion, hitting a two-run homer in the 13th inning. In a crazy, back-and-forth duel that lasted 4 hours, 43 minutes, Baltimore scored three runs in the 13th for its 10th straight extra-inning win and snapped Detroit’s six-game winning streak. The Orioles scored in the 11th after the Tigers scored in the top half, then rallied again in the 13th after Quintin Berry put Detroit ahead 6-5 with a two-out RBI single. In the bottom half, J.J. Hardy ended an 0-for-28 skid with a tying solo homer off Joaquin Benoit (1-2). After Adam Jones was hit by a pitch with two outs, Teagarden homered over the right-field wall.

Royals 6, White Sox 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Alcides Escobar hit a pair of homers off Jake Peavy, the second a go-ahead shot with two outs in the seventh inning for the Reds. The 25-year-old shortstop had just two homers all season and 11 in his career before he connected for a two-run shot off Chicago’s All-Star right-hander in the third inning. White Sox slugger Adam Dunn homered and Dayan Viciedo hit an RBI triple.

Yankees 5, Angels 3

NEW YORK

Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson each hit two-run homers off Los Angeles’ Jerome Williams. Freddy Garcia and three relievers kept Mark Trumbo in the ballpark, denying him a homer in a record sixth straight game against the Yankees. Cano added an RBI single that bounced high off second base in the sixth to help the Yankees secure a second straight winning season against their nemesis.

Athletics 9, Twins 3

MINNEAPOLIS

Chris Carter and Yoenis Cespedes each homered and drove in three runs, powering the Athletics past the Twins. Seth Smith and Brandon Moss also homered to beat Cole De Vries (2-2) and back Tommy Milone (9-6). The A’s won for the eighth time in nine games to move two games above the .500 mark for the first time in two months. The ball was flying all over Target Field, and the A’s outhomered the Twins 4-2 on this steamy night. They’ve gone deep at least once in 19 of their last 20 games and have crept into the wild-card race by winning 23 of their last 36.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 3, Cardinals 2, 10 innings

CINCINNATI

Former Pirate Ryan Ludwick homered in the 10th inning, leading the Reds to their fifth consecutive victory. Cincinnati’s surge has moved it back into first place in the NL Central. The Reds have matched their season high at 11 games over .500. Ludwick, also a former Cardinal, got two strikes to start his at-bat against Victor Marte (2-2), fouled off three pitches, then worked the count full. He connected for his 13th homer, flinging his helmet away before jumping into the pile of teammates at home. Ludwick’s drive barely cleared the wall in left but it was good enough to make a winner out of Sam LeCure (3-2), who pitched a perfect 10th inning. Yadier Molina homered for St. Louis, which stranded 11 runners.

Braves 8, Mets 7

ATLANTA

Jason Heyward hit a tiebreaking RBI single to cap a three-run rally and the Atlanta Braves took advantage after the umpires reversed a call for their sixth straight win. The Braves’ comeback prevented a shaky R.A. Dickey from getting his 11th win in a row. Bobby Parnell (2-2) gave up RBI singles with two outs in the eighth to Michael Bourn, Martin Prado and Heyward.

Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1

CHICAGO

Ryan Dempster pitched six innings to extend his scoreless streak to 33, matching the Cubs’ franchise record set by Ken Holtzman in 1969. Dempster (5-3) allowed four hits and set a career best by winning his fifth straight start. He leads the majors with a 1.86 ERA.

Marlins 2, Nationals 1

MIAMI

Mark Buehrle pitched seven innings for the Marlins in a win over the Nationals. Carlos Lee and John Buck drove in the runs.

Associated Press