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Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 8, Tigers 4

DETROIT

The Yankees chased David Price with nine straight hits in the third inning. The Yankees scored all eight of their runs in the third off Price (12-10), who had pitched a one-hitter in his previous start. Jacoby Ellsbury started the barrage, and New York went all the way through the batting order until the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner was pulled after the ninth hit of the inning. Rookie Shane Greene (4-1) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked one.

Royals 6, Twins 1

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Nori Aoki drove in the go-ahead run during a six-run eighth inning. Billy Butler and Salvador Perez each drove in a pair of runs during the surge, which came after the Twins’ Phil Hughes (14-9) had stymied the Royals for the first seven innings. Wade Davis (8-2) pitched a perfect eighth to earn his second straight win, and All-Star closer Greg Holland worked around a single in the ninth to cap a second straight late-game win.

Rangers 12, Mariners 4

SEATTLE

Rougned Odor hit a third-inning grand slam to back Colby Lewis, and the last-place Rangers beat Seattle. Erasmo Ramirez (1-6), recalled from Triple-A Tacoma for the start, allowed 10 runs and nine hits in three-plus innings. Seattle had been the only major league team not to allow 10 or more runs in a game this season. Lewis (9-11) allowed seven hits, struck out seven and walked one in his second complete game of the season and second in August. He had been 0-3 since pitching a five-hit shutout at the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 5.

Rays 3, Orioles 1

BALTIMORE

Drew Smyly allowed two hits over seven innings in his second straight overpowering performance. Evan Longoria had three hits for the Rays, who won for only the fourth time in 11 games. Tampa Bay scored all its runs in the first two innings and Smyly (9-10) made the margin stand. Smyly gave up a solo homer to Chris Davis in the second inning and a single to Steve Pearce in the seventh. The left-hander struck out six and walked one in his fifth start for the Rays since coming from Detroit in a trade involving David Price. Brad Boxberger worked the eighth and Jake McGee got three outs to earn his 15th save and complete the two-hitter.

Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2

TORONTO

Pinch-hitter Danny Valencia had a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Blue Jays. Jose Bautista homered for the second straight night, a two-run drive in the first that helped the Blue Jays improve to 7-16 in August.

A’s 5, Astros 4

HOUSTON

Sam Fuld hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning. The A’s trailed by one entering the ninth before Eric Sogard’s RBI single, and Fuld’s two-out shot off Chad Qualls (1-4) landed in the seats in right field for Oakland.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 3, Mets 2

NEW YORK

Jason Heyward hit a leadoff home run off Zack Wheeler, Julio Teheran won his third straight start and the Braves stopped a three-game losing streak. Hayward connected on Wheeler’s third pitch of the game for his 11th homer this season.

Reds 7, Cubs 5

CINCINNATI

Skip Schumaker drove in a pair of runs and the Reds withstood Jorge Soler’s first-at-bat homer and an RBI single. Soler, a 22-year-old prospect from Cuba, got a nine-year, $30 million deal from the Cubs. He was called up on Wednesday, started in right field and batted fifth.

Phillies 8, Nationals 4

PHILADELPHIA

Pinch-hitter Grady Sizemore hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, helping the Phillies complete a three-game sweep. Marlon Byrd hit a two-run homer and Jimmy Rollins hit a solo shot to back Kyle Kendrick (7-11). The right-hander allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.

Associated Press