AMERICAN LEAGUE
Jo-Jo Reyes won for the first time in 29 starts by throwing his first career complete game and Jayson Nix hit a two-run home run to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to an 11-1 rout of the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
Reyes (1-4) allowed one run and eight hits, earning a win for the first time in nearly three years. His previous victory came with Atlanta against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 13, 2008. The left-hander went 0-13 with a 6.59 ERA in his 28 starts between wins.
Reyes avoided becoming the first pitcher to go winless in 29 starts. Oakland’s Matt Keough went 28 starts between wins in 1978 and 1979, matching the dubious mark first set by Boston’s Cliff Curtis in 1910 and 1911.
Shelley Duncan’s solo homer was the only offense for the Indians, who have lost five of six.
TIGERS 6, TWINS 5
In Detroit, Michigan, Alex Avila’s double in the eighth inning, which appeared to hit a fan in the stands down the left-field, line scored Jhonny Peralta from first base as Detroit edged Minnesota.
With Peralta on first and two outs, Avila hit a ball down the line that rattled along the short fence as fans reached over for it. Umpires stopped the play after the ball appeared to strike a fan, but they let the run stand instead of sending Peralta back to third. Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire came out to argue and was ejected.
Crew chief Gary Darling, who was umpiring third base, said after the game he called fan -interference and ruled Peralta would have scored without it. He said the interference came from a fan in an orange shirt.
Replays showed a fan in an orange shirt standing in a small area of seats that juts out toward the field. The ball appeared to bounce up and hit the fan while he was simply standing there.
YANKEES 5, ATHLETICS 0
In Oakland, California, Bartolo Colon allowed just four hits for his first shutout in nearly five years and Mark Teixeira homered in the first inning as New York beat Oakland for the eighth straight time.
Robinson Cano added an RBI double in the three-run first inning against Trevor Cahill (6-3) and Derek Jeter recorded his 2,981st career hit and drove in a run for the Yankees, who have won 22 of 26 against Oakland since the start of the 2008 season.
The A’s were shut out for the sixth time this year, getting only four baserunners against Colon (3-3).
In other AL play, it was:
‧ Angels 10, Royals 8
‧ Mariners 4, Orioles 3
‧ Rangers 11, Rays 5
‧ White Sox 7, Red Sox 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, WASHINGTON
Roy Halladay beat Washington for the 10th straight time as Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez hit homers to power the Philadelphia Phillies past the Washington Nationals 5-4.
Halladay allowed 10 hits and four runs over seven innings, striking out five without a walk.
Hitting back-to-back homers in the fourth inning, Howard and Ibanez each drove in a run in Philadelphia’s seventh-inning rally.
Halladay (7-3) gave up solo home runs to Michael Morse, Danny Espinosa and Laynce Nix, the first time this season he’s given up multiple homers in a game. Halladay had allowed a total of two home runs in his first 11 starts.
Phillips, a rookie with a .167 average in 30 at-bats, led off the inning and hit the second pitch from George Sherrill (1-1).
Heath Bell pitched the 10th for his 13th save in 14 opportunities. Chad Qualls (3-2) earned the victory with a scoreless ninth, giving up one walk and facing four batters.
ASTROS 12, CUBS 7
In Chicago, Jeff Keppinger and J.R. Towles homered as Houston beat Chicago.
Clint Barmes and Hunter Pence had back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to help the Astros ended a three-game losing streak.
After blowing two leads against the Diamondbacks on Friday and Sunday, the Astros’ bullpen only allowed one run over five innings. Sergio Escalona (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning.
GIANTS 7, CARDINALS 3
In St Louis, Madison Bumgarner won his second straight game after losing his first six decisions as Andres Torres gave the National League’s worst offense a big boost with his first career grand slam San Francisco’s victory over St Louis.
Kyle McClellan (6-2) was knocked out after four innings in the worst outing of his first season in the Cardinals’ rotation. Albert Pujols hit his ninth homer and Allen Craig doubled twice with an RBI.
In other NL play, it was:
‧ Reds 7, Brewers 3
‧ Mets 7, Pirates 3
‧ Dodgers 7, Rockies 1
‧ Diamondbacks 15, Marlins 4
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