Dustin Pedroia hit three home runs, including a tiebreaking shot off Huston Street in the 10th inning, to lift the Boston Red Sox over the Colorado Rockies 13-11 in a wild game on Thursday that lasted nearly five hours.
Boston averted a three-game sweep in a rematch of the 2007 World Series and bailed out closer Jonathan Papelbon after he blew a late lead at Coors Field for the second straight night.
Marco Scutaro singled with one out in the 10th and Pedroia sent a shot into the left-field bleachers off Street (0-1), who just recently was activated after spending two-and-a-half months on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation and a strained left groin.
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The teams combined to use 14 pitchers in a back-and-forth marathon that lasted 4 hours, 48 minutes and capped a dramatic series.
Pedroia, who scored four times, had the first three-homer game of his career. He had a pair of two-run shots, a solo homer, a double, a single and a walk.
Dodgers 10, Angels 6
In Anaheim, California, Manny Ramirez hit a pair of RBI singles and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs in the fourth inning to beat the Los Angeles Angels and avoid a six-game season sweep by their Southern California rivals.
The game was delayed 18 minutes in the seventh inning when a bank of lights overlooking right field went out, moments after the Dodgers increased their lead to 8-4 on a one-out, RBI single by Casey Blake.
Both teams eventually agreed that the Freeway Series finale should resume even though stadium workers were still trying to fix the balky lights — which never did come back on. The difference was hardly noticeable, though.
Jeff Weaver (4-1) faced just three batters, but got credit for the win.
Tigers 6, Mets 5
In New York, Armando Galarraga won for the first time since his near-perfect game, Phil Coke struck out David Wright in a key spot as Detroit held off the Mets.
Magglio Ordonez and Ryan Raburn homered as the Tigers built a 6-1 lead through five innings and managed to avert a sweep.
Galarraga (3-1) had received no-decisions in all three starts since his near-perfect game.
Eddie Bonine relieved Galarraga to begin the seventh inning and Chris Carter’s RBI single made it 6-5. Coke took over and Feliciano chopped an infield single that loaded the bases with one out for Wright, who struck out.
Jose Valverde closed for his 17th straight save, striking out Wright to end it.
Thursday’s other results:
• Rangers 6, Pirates 5
• Phillies 12, Indians 3
• White Sox 2, Braves 0
• Brewers 5, Twins 0
• Rays 5, Padres 3
• Cubs 3, Mariners 2, 13 innings
• Blue Jays 5, Cardinals 0
• Orioles 11, Marlins 5
Thursday’s National League result:
• Astros 7, Giants 5
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