INTERLEAGUE PLAY
Roy Halladay beat his old team and won his sixth straight decision by guiding the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday in interleague action.
Halladay (11-3), who took the mound to a standing ovation from the crowd of 44,078, spent the first 12 years of his career with the Blue Jays, before being traded to Philadelphia at the end of 2009.
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Chase Utley hit a go-ahead homer for NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies.
Toronto’s Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 26th home run, before Blue Jays manager John Farrell and reliever Jon Rauch were both ejected in a wild top of the ninth. Luis Perez (1-1) got the loss.
Yankees 5, Mets 2
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In New York, the Yankees notched a season-best seventh straight win, beating the crosstown Mets in their New York showdown.
Yankees starter Bartolo Colon (6-3) pitched six shutout innings in his return from the disabled list.
The Yankees touched up Mets rookie pitcher Dillon Gee (8-2) in a four-run sixth.
Eduardo Nunez hit a solo homer in the ninth to make it 5-0. Filling in for injured Derek Jeter at shortstop, Nunez also had a pair of doubles after going 4 for 4 in Friday’s 5-1 victory.
Jose Reyes left after two innings with hamstring tightness, taking the starch out of the Mets.
Giants 15, Tigers 3
In Detroit, Michigan, Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Crawford homered in a five-run first inning, while Miguel Tejada had a Grand Slam in a five-run third as San Francisco crushed Detroit.
The game was delayed by a thunderstorm in the third inning for 2 hours, 36 minutes, and it ended after midnight.
Giants starter Barry Zito (2-1) pitched six scoreless innings, allowing only one walk. He pitched on short rest and stayed in the game despite the long delay.
Rigers starter Max Scherzer (9-4) allowed nine runs and three walks over two-plus innings. The Tigers have given up at least 14 runs three times in the past five games.
Rays 5, Cardinals 1
In St Petersburg, Florida, Casey Kotchman hit a three-run double and scored on Justin Ruggiano’s homer during a five-run sixth inning that gave Tampa Bay the victory over St Louis.
Kotchman’s big two-out hit off Kyle McClellan (6-5) put the Rays ahead 3-1.
Rays starter Jeff Niemann (3-4) allowed one run in six-plus innings for Tampa Bay.
Lance Berkman had put the Cardinals up 1-0 with his 21st homer of the season in the fourth.
Indians 3, Reds 1
In Cincinnati, Ohio, Michael Brantley’s three-run homer was all Cleveland needed to beat Cincinnati.
Indians starter Fausto Carmona fell hard while running out a grounder in the third inning, leaving the game with a strained thigh. Frank Herrmann (1-0) took over and retired nine of the 10 batters he faced.
Brantley followed Carmona’s fall with his first homer in nearly a month off Homer Bailey (3-3).
Cleveland are 5-0 against their state rival, one win away from the first sweep in the Ohio interleague series’ history.
Braves 5, Orioles 4
In Atlanta, Georgia, David Ross hit his second career Grand Slam as Atlanta extended their winning streak to five by edging Baltimore.
Braves starter Tim Hudson (7-6) pitched six innings and center fielder Jordan Schafer made a couple of nice defensive plays for the Braves. Craig Kimbrel worked around a one-out single in the ninth to earn his 24th save.
Orioles starter Jake Arrieta (9-5) pitched five innings, yielding five runs.
Diamondbacks 4, Athletics 2
In Oakland, California, Chris Young had three hits and four RBIs, including a two-run home run, powering Arizona past Oakland.
Joe Saunders (5-7) pitched seven-plus innings for Arizona, yielding two runs while improving to 12-4 in 18 career starts against Oakland. That’s his most wins against any team.
Willie Bloomquist singled twice and scored for the Diamondbacks.
Athletics starter Josh Outman (3-3) allowed seven hits and walked three in six innings.
Marlins 9, Rangers 5
In Arlington, Texas, Hanley Ramirez hit a Grand Slam and a solo shot for a career high-tying five RBIs, helping Florida defeat Texas.
Logan Morrison also homered for the Marlins, while Steve Cishek pitched 2-2/3 innings for his first big league victory.
Florida knocked out Rangers starter Derek Holland (6-4) with a five-run first.
Brewers 8, Twins 7
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, George Kottaras capped a four-run ninth inning with a go-ahead RBI single that sent Milwaukee to an unlikely victory over Minnesota.
The Twins collected 13 hits in the first four innings while building a 7-0 lead, but had one hit for the rest of the game.
Minnesota reliever Matt Capps (2-4) surrendered five hits while recording just two outs in the ninth.
Brewers reliever Takashi Saito (1-1) got the win, while John Axford earned his 21st save as Milwaukee snapped a four-game slide.
In other interleague play, it was:
‧ Angels 7, Dodgers 1
‧ Padres 1, Mariners 0
‧ Red Sox 10, Astros 4
‧ White Sox 1, Cubs 0
‧ Rockies 9, Royals 6
In National League play, it was
‧ Pirates 5, Nationals 3, Game 1
‧ Nationals 4, Pirates 3, Game 2
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