mlb roundup | Sunday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles 4, Tigers 2

BALTIMORE

Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 20th homer to ignite a three-run seventh inning, and Baltimore got a strong pitching performance from rookie Kevin Gausman. Nate McLouth drove in the go-ahead run for the Orioles, who took two of three from Detroit.

Athletics 2, White Sox 0

OAKLAND, CALIF.

Josh Donaldson’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly ended a career-best 28-inning scoreless streak by Chicago starter Chris Sale. Jarrod Parker (4-6) hung tough in an impressive pitcher’s duel with Sale to win back-to-back starts for the first time this year. The right-hander matched his season high with seven strikeouts in 61/3 innings as Oakland won for the ninth time in 11 games.

Astros 5, Angels 4

ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Carlos Pena and Carlos Corporan homered against C.J. Wilson and Houston extended its winning streak to a season-high five games. Jordan Lyles (3-1) allowed two runs and six hits in 52/3 innings, struck out five and walked one.

Rangers 3, Royals 1

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the eighth inning.

Twins 10, Mariners 0

MINNEAPOLIS

Scott Diamond pitched six shutout innings and Josh Willingham hit one of Minnesota’s four home runs.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Diamondbacks 8, Cubs 4

CHICAGO

Patrick Corbin became the major leagues’ first nine-game winner. Corbin (9-0) allowed four runs and six hits, tying the team record for consecutive wins at the start of the season, set by Brandon Webb in 2008. The Diamondbacks are 11-0 in his starts.

Braves 6, Nationals 3

ATLANTA

B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena hit home runs and Paul Maholm won his third straight decision.

Rockies 7, Dodgers 2

DENVER

Dexter Fowler hit two homers off fill-in starter Matt Magill and Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven effective innings.

Giants 4, Cardinals 2

ST. LOUIS

Chad Gaudin picked up a win in his first start in over three years and Brandon Belt broke a tie with a two-run pinch-hit double to help end San Francisco seven-game road losing streak. Gaudin (1-1) went six innings in his first start since Sept. 28, 2009 as a member of the New York Yankees. He allowed four hits and two runs, both coming on a two-run homer by David Freese in the fourth.

Phillies 7, Brewers 5

PHILADELPHIA

Domonic Brown homered, tripled and drove in four runs to back up the effective pitching of Cliff Lee. Brown also singled and had a chance for the cycle when he came up in the seventh, but walked. He had three homers and eight RBIs against the Brewers in the weekend series. Freddy Galvis went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI and Jimmy Rollins doubled and had two hits for the Phillies.

Marlins 11, Mets 6

MIAMI

Marcell Ozuna drove in four runs and Greg Dobbs hit a three-run homer to help the Miami Marlins complete a three-game sweep over New York. Ed Lucas and Chris Coghlan each had four hits and two RBIs for the Marlins, who tied a season-high with 16 hits and swept the Mets in Miami for the first time since May 28-30, 2004.

Associated Press