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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Royals 4, Tigers 3

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer off Justin Verlander in the bottom of the sixth. Perez drove a two-out pitch over the left-field wall to put the Royals ahead 4-2. Verlander (12-11) is 0-3 with three no-decisions in six starts since an Aug. 6 victory at Cleveland. The Tigers have dropped his past six starts and are 13-17 in his 30 starts this season. The Royals have won all five games Verlander has started against them this season. Verlander allowed four runs and eight hits in seven innings, while walking one and striking out seven.

Red Sox 13, Yankees 9

NEW YORK

Mike Napoli hit two home runs, Jonny Gomes and prized rookie Xander Bogaerts also connected, and Boston kept up its dizzying scoring spree at Yankee Stadium. The AL East leaders became the first visiting team in more than a century to score at least nine runs on three straight days against the Yankees. By the end of the fourth inning, it was 10-2 and every Red Sox batter had gotten a hit. The Yankees scored at least six runs for the sixth game in a row.

Orioles 4, White Sox 3

BALTIMORE

Matt Wieters hit a two-run single in the 10th inning to lift Baltimore to its third consecutive win. Pinch-hitter Henry Urrutia started the winning rally with a one-out infield single against closer Addison Reed (5-3). Pinch-runner Chris Dickerson then went all the way to third on Nick Markakis’ base hit. Reed bounced back with a strikeout of Nate McLouth, but Markakis stole second and both runners scored when Wieters lined a single into right field.

Athletics 2, Astros 1

OAKLAND, CALIF.

Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings to lead surging Oakland. Yoenis Cespedes and Jed Lowrie homered as the A’s won for the seventh time in nine games to remain on top of the AL West. They began the day with a half-game lead over Texas. Straily (9-7) allowed two hits, struck out seven and walked one in his third consecutive victory. The right-hander has a 1.50 ERA over 18 innings during his winning streak. Dan Otero allowed a run in the eighth, but Sean Doolittle got four outs for his first save in four chances, completing the five-hitter.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

CINCINNATI

Billy Hamilton stole second in the 10th inning to set up Todd Frazier’s game-winning single.Ryan Ludwick opened the Cincinnati 10th with a leadoff walk against Brian Wilson (1-1). Reds manager Dusty Baker then went to the dynamic Hamilton, and the speedy prospect took second as catcher A.J. Ellis dropped the ball while taking it out of his glove. Frazier followed with a line-drive single into right field to give Cincinnati five wins in its last six games.

Brewers 5, Cubs 3

CHICAGO

Logan Schafer hit a three-run triple and Johnny Hellweg pitched six innings for his first career major league victory. Hellweg (1-3) allowed three runs on four hits. He struck out one and pitched around three walks.Brewers relievers Rob Wooten and Brandon Kintzler each pitched a scoreless inning then Jim Henderson pitched a perfect ninth for his 23rd save in 27 opportunities. Jake Arrieta (2-2) took the loss.

Nationals 9, Marlins 2

MIAMI

Ryan Zimmerman homered twice and drove in three runs to power Washington. Zimmerman hit a two-run shot in the first and a leadoff drive on Nathan Eovaldi’s first pitch of the third. Tanner Roark (5-0) pitched six scoreless innings as the Nationals won for the third time in four games to remain on the fringe of the NL wild-card race. Eovaldi (3-6) lasted just three innings in his shortest outing of the season. He was charged with five runs and nine hits.

Associated Press