AMERICAN LEAGUE
All-Star Chris Perez blew his first save since opening day as the Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 7-6 on Sunday.
Will Rhymes hit a solo homer with one out and Carlos Pena added a RBI triple after Elliot Johnson singled to tie it at six off Perez (0-2), who had converted 25 straight saves since giving up a lead on April 5. Ben Zobrist then singled home Pena with the go-ahead run, before Perez got two strikeouts to end the inning.
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Fellow All-Star Fernando Rodney worked the bottom half for his 25th save in 26 chances. Joel Peralta (1-3) gave up a solo homer to Choo Shin-soo in the eighth.
ANGELS 6, ORIOLES 0
In Anaheim, California, Brad Mills pitched five innings of three-hit ball in a spot start for the injured Dan Haren after getting called up from the minors, as the Angels got home runs from Albert Pujols, Erick Aybar, Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo in a victory over Baltimore.
Mills (1-0) threw 88 pitches on three day’s rest in his Angels debut, with six strikeouts and no walks.
Rookie Chen Wei-yin of Taiwan (7-5) lost his fourth straight start after winning his previous three outings.
BLUE JAYS 11, WHITE SOX 9
In Chicago, Illinois, Colby Rasmus hit one of four Blue Jays homers and had three RBIs to help Toronto end the White Sox’s five-game winning streak.
The first-place White Sox go to the All-Star break with a 47-38 record and a three-game lead in the American League Central. Chicago manager Robin Ventura was ejected in the top of the ninth after charging to the plate to heatedly argue a ball and strike call with home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn.
TIGERS 7, ROYALS 1
In Detroit, Michigan, Delmon Young homered for the fourth consecutive game, Prince Fielder hit a three-run shot, and Jhonny Peralta homered and drove in three runs as the Tigers beat Kansas City to complete a sweep of the three-game weekend series.
The power display backed Max Scherzer (8-5), who allowed a run and five hits over seven innings, walking one and striking out seven.
It was the Tigers’ season-high fifth-straight win and put them two games over .500 — heading into the All-Star break — for the first time since April 25 (10-8).
Salvador Perez homered for Kansas City.
ATHLETICS 2, MARINERS 1, 13 INNS
In Oakland, California, Josh Reddick hit a game-ending RBI double in the 13th inning to send Oakland into the All-Star break with a .500 record.
Jemile Weeks led off the 13th with a single off Oliver Perez (0-2) and then raced around the bases to score on Reddick’s drive to left-center field that gave the A’s their eighth walk-off win of the season and second this series.
Jordan Norberto (2-1) pitched a scoreless 13th for the win. He worked around a two-out double to Michael Saunders on a fly ball to right center that Coco Crisp and Brandon Moss lost in the sun and a flock of seagulls that hovered over the field in the extra innings.
YANKEES 7, RED SOX 3
In Boston, Massachusetts, Ivan Nova struck out 10 and Andruw Jones hit his fourth homer in three games as surging New York went into the All-Star break with a win over Boston.
The Yankees took three of four at Fenway Park and boosted their record to a major league-best 52-33. They hold the biggest division lead in baseball at seven games over Baltimore.
Boston (43-43) dropped its sixth game in the last seven and fell into a last-place tie in the division with the Toronto Blue Jays, 9.5 games off the pace.
RANGERS 4, TWINS 3, 13 INNS
In Arlington, Texas, Ian Kinsler hit a winning RBI single with one out in the 13th inning as AL West-leading Texas beat Minnesota after tying the game with three unearned runs in the ninth.
Texas had the bases loaded when Kinsler, one of eight Texas players headed to the All-Star game, hit a liner into the left-center field gap that bounced against the wall while his teammates stormed out the dugout to celebrate the team’s second consecutive 4-3 extra-inning victory.
Scott Feldman (3-6), the eighth Rangers pitcher, worked the last two innings. Alex Burnett (2-2) took the loss.
Along with extra innings in the last game before the All-Star break, there was a 46-minute delay in the fourth inning that started with a lightning bolt and a loud clap of thunder.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
Andrew McCutchen hit two home runs and Neil Walker had five hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the San Francisco Giants 13-2 on Sunday.
The National League Central-leading Pirates have won six of seven and 10 of 12 games. They are 34-19 since May 12 for the best record in the majors over that stretch.
Casey McGehee went three-for-four with two RBIs for Pittsburgh (48-37), which is 11 games over .500 for the first time since 1992 and in first place at the break for the first time since 1997. A.J. Burnett (10-2) pitched effectively into the seventh to win his ninth consecutive decision.
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum (3-10) failed to get out of the fourth inning for the second consecutive start and was charged with six runs and seven hits.
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer for San Francisco, who have lost five of six and seven of nine.
BRAVES 4, PHILLIES 3
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brian McCann homered for the fourth consecutive game and Dan Uggla hit a two-run shot to lead Atlanta to a three-game series sweep.
McCann hit a grand slam on Friday and a solo shot on Saturday. He then hit the go-ahead homer in the seventh inning against Raul Valdes (2-2) in the series finale.
The five-time NL East champion Phillies stumbled into the All-Star break. They have lost 10 of 11 and are 13 games under .500 (37-50).
Jason Pridie homered, doubled and had three RBIs as a last-minute replacement for Shane Victorino. The Phillies did not say why Victorino was scratched after the badly slumping outfielder was scheduled to hit seventh.
CUBS 7, METS 0
In New York, Ryan Dempster extended his scoreless streak to 27 innings in his first start in three weeks, and Starlin Castro hit a three-run homer as Chicago blanked New York.
Dempster (4-3) was activated from the disabled list, then pitched five innings of four-hit ball. It was his first outing since June 15, when he experienced tightness in a back muscle. His lengthy string of zeros is the Cubs’ best for a starter since Ken Holtzman went 27 innings in 1971.
Geovany Soto hit a two-run single in Chicago’s four-run first.
CARDINALS 5, MARLINS 4
In St Louis, Missouri, Rafael Furcal hit a two-run single off Heath Bell with two out in the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally and lifting St Louis over Florida.
Pinch-hitter Austin Kearns put the Marlins up 4-2 with a three-run homer in the seventh.
It was the sixth blown save in 25 chances for Bell (2-5), who signed with Miami over the winter.
Cardinals reliever Mitchell Boggs (2-1) struck out Donovan Solano with the bases loaded to end the ninth.
ROCKIES 4, NATIONALS 3
In Washington, Jordan Pacheco doubled and scored the tie-breaking run off a ninth-inning wild pitch by Tyler Clippard, giving Colorado a comeback victory over Washington.
The Nationals took a 3-1 lead into the eighth, but a meltdown by their bullpen cost them a chance to hit the break with their best record since moving to Washington.
In other NL action, it was:
‧ Diamondbacks 7, Dodgers 1
‧ Brewers 5, Astros 3, 10 inns
‧ Reds 4, Padres 2
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