INTERLEAGUE
Ted Lilly took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before pinch-hitter Juan Pierre led off with a single as the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the White Sox 1-0 on Sunday.
Gavin Floyd (2-7) flirted with a no-hitter of his own for the White Sox before Alfonso Soriano doubled with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Chad Tracy followed with a single, producing the game’s only run.
That took care of Floyd’s run at history — but Lilly (2-5) was still going and the tension began to mount as he inched closer to the 14th no-hitter in franchise history.
After Pierre’s single, Carlos Marmol entered and the White Sox loaded the bases with one out. Paul Konerko bounced into a force-out at home and Carlos Quentin flied to center to end the game, giving Marmol his 13th save in 16 chances.
NATIONALS 9, INDIANS 4
In Cleveland, Stephen Strasburg had trouble with Cleveland’s mound while lasting 5 1/3 innings during his second major league start, leading Washington to the victory.
Coming off a 14-strikeout debut, Strasburg (2-0) allowed just two hits, one a home run by Travis Hafner. He struck out eight and walked five before leaving to a chorus of boos in the sixth as Washington ended Cleveland’s four-game winning streak.
Adam Dunn homered off David Huff (2-8), scored three times and accidentally barreled over Cleveland’s hotshot prospect, catcher Carlos Santana.
PHILLIES 5, RED SOX 3
In Boston, Cole Hamels cooled off Boston’s surging lineup with seven strong innings, helping Philadelphia salvage the finale of the weekend series.
Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer for the Phillies, who snapped a six-game road losing streak with just their eighth win in their last 24 games overall.
Adrian Beltre hit his ninth homer for Boston.
ANGELS 6, DODGERS 5
In Los Angeles, Hideki Matsui had three hits and drove in two runs and Jered Weaver pitched into the seventh inning as the Angels swept an interleague Freeway Series at Dodger Stadium for the first time.
Torii Hunter and Mike Napoli homered for the Angels.
James Loney drove in three runs with two late doubles for the Dodgers.
YANKEES 9, ASTROS 5
In New York, Jorge Posada hit a grand slam for the second straight day and Robinson Cano connected for his 100th career homer as the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep of Houston.
Catching for the first time since coming off the disabled list June 2, Posada connected for his ninth grand slam in the fifth after the Astros walked the bases loaded with two outs for the second inning in a row.
The last Yankee to hit grand slams in consecutive games was catcher Bill Dickey in 1937, according to STATS LLC. The last player to do it in the big leagues was Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran on July 16 and July 18, 2006.
As the designated hitter and batting right-handed on Saturday, Posada hit his first grand slam since 2004.
In other games it was:
• Marlins 6, Rays 1
• Giants 6, Athletics 2
• Braves 7, Twins 3
• Royals 7, Reds 3
• Mets 11, Orioles 4
• Tigers 4, Pirates 3
• Rangers 7, Brewers 2
• Rockies 10, Blue Jays 3
• Mariners 4, Padres 2
In the National League, it was:
• Diamondbacks 7, Cardinals 5
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