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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

DETROIT

Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer off Andrew Bailey in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Red Sox. Boston led 3-2 when Victor Martinez drew a leadoff walk off Bailey (3-1), and Peralta followed with a line drive over the fence in left field for his seventh homer of the year. David Ortiz homered and drove in a tiebreaking run with an eighth-inning single to put Boston up, but Drew Smyly (3-0) replaced Phil Coke for Detroit and prevented any further scoring by the Red Sox.

Rangers 4, Athletics 3

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Ian Kinsler put Texas ahead for the first time with a two-run single in the seventh and the Rangers held on for a series-clinching victory over AL West-leading Oakland. Texas pulled within a game of the Athletics by winning three times in the four-game series. Kinsler came to the plate right after Leonys Martin’s hustling infield single, getting to first base ahead of Sean Doolittle (3-2) when the pitcher was taking the toss from first baseman Brandon Moss. That loaded the bases with two outs, and Kinsler hit a full-count pitch through the middle of the infield. The game ended when Josh Donaldson was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on Seth Smith’s single to center.

Rays 8, Yankees 3

NEW YORK

Evan Longoria homered twice and drove in three runs, and Matt Moore ended a personal three-game skid in Tampa Bay’s victory over New York. Longoria reached 500 career RBIs with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. He homered against Andy Pettitte (5-5) leading off the sixth and connected off Joba Chamberlain to open the eighth.

Twins 8, White Sox 4

MINNEAPOLIS

Brian Dozier’s two-run homer was one of a career-high four long balls hit off Chicago starter John Danks, and Minnesota finished their first three-game sweep of the season and their first over White Sox in three years. Oswaldo Arcia went deep in the second inning ahead of Dozier. Clete Thomas and Eduardo Escobar hit back-to-back shots in the fourth, sending the White Sox to their seventh defeat in the last eight games. They fell to a league-worst 13-27 on the road and 5-13 overall in June.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cardinals 6, Cubs 1

ST. LOUIS

Lance Lynn earned his 10th victory to tie for the NL lead, Matt Holliday homered and drove in two runs, and the Cardinals beat the Cubs. Lynn (10-1) allowed a run on three hits in six innings with six strikeouts and has reached double digits in wins before the All-Star break both of his years in the rotation, going 11-4 last year and making the All-Star team.

Nationals 5, Rockies 1

WASHINGTON

Jordan Zimmermann pitched eight innings to win his 10th game, Adam LaRoche had three hits including a two-run triple and the Nationals spoiled Roy Oswalt’s return to the majors. Ian Desmond homered for the second straight game, and Denard Span and Steve Lombardozzi added a double and a single apiece for Washington. Zimmermann (10-3) allowed an unearned run on six hits.

Mets 4, Braves 3

ATLANTA

David Wright hit two solo homers, New York’s bullpen pitched five-plus scoreless innings to overcome an injury to starting pitcher Jonathon Niese in a victory over Atlanta. Niese left the game in the fourth with left shoulder discomfort and the Mets trailing 3-2, but the Mets’ bullpen shut down Atlanta for the next 52/3 innings.

INTERLEAGUE

Astros 7, Brewers 4

HOUSTON

Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to send Houston past Milwaukee. Carlos Corporan struck out but reached on a wild pitch with one out in the 10th and J.D. Martinez followed with a double. Pena then launched the first-pitch homer off Michael Gonzalez (0-3) to the second deck in right field. It was a sloppy game that featured six unearned runs and four errors.

Associated Press