AMERICAN LEAGUE
AP, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Austin Kearns hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Alfredo Simon in an eight-run ninth inning on Saturday as the Cleveland Indians rallied for an 8-2 victory to end the Orioles’ season-high three-game winning streak.
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With one out and Baltimore ahead 2-0, Simon (0-1) allowed a single by Asdrubal Cabrera and walked Mark Grudzielanek. Choo Shin-soo followed with an RBI single, before Kearns slammed an 0-2 changeup to left for his third homer.
Mike Redmond added a two-run double off Cla Meredith, before Trevor Crowe, just called up from the minors, capped the Indians’ biggest inning of the year with a two-run homer.
Mitch Talbot (5-2) worked eight innings, allowing two runs and five hits.
He walked two and struck out three.
Ty Wigginton homered twice for Baltimore.
YANKEES 7, TWINS 1
In New York, Andy Pettitte put to rest any concern about his left elbow, holding the Twins to two hits into the seventh inning.
Mark Teixeira and Jorge Posada hit long two-run homers in the seventh after stingy Francisco Liriano was done.
Pettitte (5-0) pitched six-and-a-third scoreless innings in his first outing in 10 days, winning his fifth consecutive decision to match his career-best start in 1997. He left his previous game on May 5 with elbow inflammation and was forced to skip a start as a precaution.
Liriano (4-2) allowed three runs and nine hits in six innings for Minnesota.
He struck out seven and walked none.
Saturday’s other results:
• White Sox 5, Royals 4
• Blue Jays 6, Rangers 0
• Rays 3, Mariners 2
• Angels 12, Athletics 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, SAN FRANCISCO
Tim Lincecum won for the first time in four starts and Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning as the Giants beat Houston 2-1 on Saturday.
Lincecum (5-0) struck out five and walked five, but outdueled Astros ace Roy Oswalt (2-5).
Brian Wilson relieved Lincecum after the eighth inning and earned his eighth save in nine chances, but not before he loaded the bases and needed 15 pitches to retire Kaz Matsui on a game-ending flyout.
Lincecum earned his first win since April 23 following three straight no-decisions in which the two-time reigning National League Cy Young Award winner left with the lead.
The 32-year-old Oswalt, who began the day with the third-lowest run support in the National League at 2.44, lost his third straight decision despite seven strikeouts and no walks in seven innings.
He allowed six hits.
ROCKIES 6, NATIONALS 2, 1ST GAME
ROCKIES 4, NATIONALS 3, 2ND GAME
In Denver, Colorado, Ian Desmond’s throwing error in the seventh inning allowed Paul Phillips to score the go-ahead run, helping Colorado complete a doubleheader sweep.
Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight stellar innings for the Rockies in the opening game, while Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith hit back-to-back homers in the second game.
Saturday’s other results:
• Dodgers 4, Padres 1
• Reds 4, Cardinals 3
• Marlins 7, Mets 5
• Phillies 10, Brewers 6
• Pirates 4, Cubs 3
• Diamondbacks 11, Braves 1
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