It put the Yankees ahead by 7-3, the Red Sox having scored in the fourth when Cano overran a pop-up by Varitek in short right field that clanged off the heel of his glove. It fell to the grass for an error, allowing an unearned run.
It was an embarrassing blooper for Cano, but it did not really cost the Yankees, who seemingly can do no wrong these days.
In other AL action it was:
• Rangers 4, Rays 0
• Blue Jays 8, Angels 3
• Athletics 9, Tigers 4
• Orioles 5, White Sox 4
• Twins 10, Royals 3
• Indians 6, Mariners 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, NEW YORK
Second baseman Eric Bruntlett produced an unassisted triple play to cap the Philadelphia Phillies’ 9-7 victory over the New York Mets in the National League on Sunday.
It was the 15th unassisted triple play in major league history — the second that ended a game. Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun also accomplished the feat on May 31, 1927, completing a 1-0 victory over Cleveland, according to STATS LLC.
With runners on first and second in the ninth inning, Jeff Francoeur hit a line drive up the middle that appeared headed toward center field for a single. But both runners were stealing on the pitch, so Bruntlett was in perfect position as he moved over to cover second base.
He caught the liner easily, stepped on second to double up Luis Castillo and then turned to tag Daniel Murphy for the third out.
Murphy tried to backpedal away from Bruntlett, but had nowhere to go. The Phillies raced onto the field to congratulate Bruntlett after the stunning ending gave Lidge his 25th save in 33 chances.
Philadelphia scored six times in the first inning off Oliver Perez.
ROCKIES 4, GIANTS 2
At Denver, Colorado, Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight innings and Seth Smith hit a two-run homer as Colorado downed San Francisco.
In other NL action it was:
• Cardinals 5, Padres 2
• Cubs 3, Dodgers 1
• Braves 7, Marlins 5
• Diamondbacks 7, Astros 5
• Nationals 8, Brewers 3
• Reds 4, Pirates 1
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