AMERICAN LEAGUE
AP, NEW YORK
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Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and CC Sabathia won his sixth straight start as the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Robinson Cano added a solo shot for the Yankees, shut down by Seattle co-aces Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez the previous two nights.
Sabathia (10-3) took a three-hit shutout into the eighth before a leadoff walk and a passed ball by catcher Jorge Posada led to Russell Branyan’s two-run single that tied it at 2.
Mark Teixeira singled off closer David Aardsma (0-5) with one out in the bottom half and Rodriguez homered, his 595th.
INDIANS 6, BLUE JAYS 1
At Cleveland, Justin Masterson took a shutout into the ninth inning and Matt LaPorta homered for the third straight game as Cleveland downed Toronto.
Masterson (3-7) blanked the Blue Jays until Jose Bautista led off the ninth with a double and Aaron Hill hit an RBI single with one out. Frank Herrmann relieved with the bases loaded and got Jose Molina to bounce into a double play for his first major league save.
ATHLETICS 8, ORIOLES 1
At Baltimore, Trevor Cahill allowed four hits over seven innings and Ryan Sweeney had four hits as Oakland trounced Baltimore.
Sweeney, Jack Cust and Cliff Pennington had two RBIs each for the A’s.
Cahill (8-2) gave up a run, struck out four and walked one. After starting the season in Triple-A Sacramento and losing two of his first three starts with Oakland, he has a 2.12 ERA over his past nine starts.
In other games it was:
• Rays 5, Twins 4, 10 innings
• Angels 2, Rangers 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, CHICAGO
Pinch-hitter Miguel Cairo singled and scored in the 10th as Cincinnati beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Thursday, the Reds’ ninth straight extra-innings win on the road.
Drew Stubbs’ RBI grounder as the Cubs tried to turn a double play sent the Reds to their eighth victory in 10 games. Cincinnati is a season-high 10 games over .500 (45-35).
Cincinnati’s road winning streak in extra innings dates to June last year.
Bob Howry (1-2) allowed two singles in the 10th.
In other games it was:
• Nationals 2, Mets 1
• Pirates 3, Phillies 2
• Brewers 4, Cardinals 1
• Rockies 7, Giants 3
• Astros 6, Padres 3, 10 innings
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