Gavin Floyd held the Detroit Tigers hitless until Edgar Renteria singled with one out in the eighth inning and pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 7-0 victory in the American League on Saturday.
Floyd (2-0) had never pitched more than seven innings in the majors. He struck out four and walked four in 7 1-3 innings.
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Floyd is now 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in four starts against Detroit since last September. He is 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts against other teams in that span.
Chicago took a 1-0 lead off Justin Verlander (0-2) on Orlando Cabrera’s first home run for the White Sox, a solo shot in the third. In the eighth, Verlander beaned Cabrera in the helmet and the White Sox went on to score six more runs.
Verlander allowed four hits and was charged with six runs in 7 2-3 innings. He fell to 1-6 against the White Sox in his career.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 3
At Boston, Manny Ramirez homered and added a two-run double to give Boston the lead, and Josh Beckett rebounded from a bad season debut in a win over New York.
Beckett (1-1) allowed just one questionable hit in the first five innings, and five hits in all. He walked one, struck out five and threw two wild pitches in 6 2-3 innings.
Mike Mussina (1-2) allowed four runs and eight hits before leaving after Ramirez doubled with two out in the sixth to give Boston a 3-2 lead.
Twins 2, Royals 0
At Kansas City, Missouri, Boof Bonser pitched six innings and Jason Kubel homered and scored twice as Minnesota shut out Kansas City for the second straight night.
Bonser (1-2) did not give up a hit until Ross Gload singled with one out in the fifth. He allowed three hits, two walks and struck out four.
Kubel hit a solo shot off Brett Tomko (1-1) in the third. Tomko gave up six hits and two runs in six-plus innings, with one walk, one strikeout and a painful stop of a hard grounder off his left leg that he somehow turned into an out.
Also in the American League, it was:
• Orioles 3, Rays 2
• Athletics 7, Indians 3
• Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1
• Mariners 8, Angels 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, NEW YORK
Ben Sheets ruined Johan Santana’s Shea Stadium debut, outpitching the Mets’ new ace in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-3 win over New York on Saturday.
Home runs by Bill Hall, Rickie Weeks and Gabe Kapler helped Milwaukee come from behind and Sheets (2-0) overcame a shaky start to help Brewers end a three-game losing streak.
Santana struggled and the Mets’ three-game winning streak was snapped. He lasted 6 2-3 innings and allowed five runs and six hits with two walks, striking out seven and throwing two wild pitches.
Also in the National League, it was:
• Diamondbacks 10, Rockies 3
• Cardinals 8, Giants 7, in 10 innings
• Braves 10, Nationals 2
• Phillies 7, Cubs 1
• Pirates 4, Reds 3
• Astros 5, Marlins 0
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