AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit notched its sixth straight win on Tuesday as Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, giving the Tigers a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees.
New York scored twice in the ninth inning and had runners at second and third when Curtis Granderson popped up for the final out.
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Cabrera has moved into the MVP race by hitting .333 since the All-Star break with 11 homers and 24 RBIs in 24 games.
Detroit moved within half a game of first-placed Chicago in the American League Central.
Tigers starter Rick Porcello (9-6) picked up the win, allowing three runs in 6-2/3 innings.
Three relievers finished, with Jose Valverde staggering to the save.
Yankees starter Phil Hughes (11-9) gave up four runs in 4-1/3 innings.
ORIOLES 8, MARINERS 7, 14 INNINGS
In Baltimore, Maryland, Adam Jones singled home the winning run in the 14th inning as Baltimore beat Seattle after rallying from a five-run deficit.
Matt Wieters homered twice, J.J. Hardy contributed a pivotal three-run drive and Nick Markakis had four hits for the Orioles, who trailed 5-0 in the second inning and 7-2 in the sixth.
Baltimore has won 11 straight one-run games and four straight overall.
Darren O’Day (6-0), the seventh Baltimore pitcher, worked two innings to take the win in a game that lasted 4 hours, 55 minutes.
Shawn Kelley (2-3) took the loss. Seattle finished with 18 hits, but did not score after the sixth inning.
RANGERS 6, RED SOX 3
In Boston, Ryan Dempster rebounded from a rough debut with Texas by pitching strongly to lead the Rangers over Boston.
Acquired from the Chicago Cubs at the July 31 trade deadline, Dempster (1-0) did not allow any earned runs in 6-2/3 innings.
Ian Kinsler had a pair of RBI singles for the Rangers.
Red Sox starter Jon Lester (5-10) gave up four runs in 6-2/3 innings. He is 0-5 in his past six starts.
In other AL action, it was:
‧ Athletics 10, Angels 4
‧ Rays 4, Blue Jays 1
‧ Royals 5, White Sox 2
‧ Twins 7, Indians 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, ST LOUIS, Missouri
San Francisco’s Buster Posey continued his hot form with a three-run homer, which delivered the Giants a 4-2 win over the St Louis Cardinals in the National League on Tuesday.
Barry Zito pitched 6-2/3 innings of two-run ball for San Francisco.
Posey leads the major leagues with a .448 batting average and 30 RBIs since the All-Star break, including 12 in his past six games. The home run extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
San Francisco starter Barry Zito (9-8) allowed two solo home runs over 6-2/3 innings, with no walks.
Cardinals starter Lance Lynn (13-5) allowed four runs in six innings.
NATIONALS 3, ASTROS 2, 12 INNINGS
In Houston, Texas, Danny Espinosa hit a two-run homer early and his RBI single in the 12th inning gave Washington the victory over Houston.
Michael Morse doubled to start the 12th inning and extend his career-high hitting streak to 16 games. He was replaced by pinch-runner Cesar Izturis, who was advanced to third via Roger Bernadina’s sacrifice bunt.
Espinosa’s sharp grounder off Mickey Storey (0-1) skipped past the pitcher for a hit that brought Izturis home.
The loss dropped the Astros to 0-11 in extra-inning games this season.
Drew Storen (1-0) retired the last two hitters in the 11th for the win and Tyler Clippard earned the save.
DIAMONDBACKS 10, PIRATES 4
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chris Johnson homered in the eighth and ninth innings, giving him five in eight games since arriving from Houston, and leading Arizona over Pittsburgh.
Johnson’s homer in the eighth capped a four-run rally against Jason Grilli (1-4) that put Arizona ahead 7-4. Pittsburgh had just taken a 4-3 lead with two runs in the seventh.
Miguel Montero doubled in a run in the ninth before Johnson hit a two-run homer to seal the victory.
Diamondbacks reliever Brad Ziegler (5-1), who faced one batter and induced an inning-ending double play in the seventh inning, got the win.
PHILLIES 3, BRAVES 0
In Philadelphia, Cole Hamels pitched his fifth career shutout to give Philadelphia victory over Atlanta.
Hamels (12-6) struck out six and did not walk a batter to record his 11th career complete game and his first win in three tries since signing a US$144 million, six-year contract on July 25.
Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer for the Phillies, who scored all three runs in the first inning.
Mike Minor (6-8) took the loss for the wild card-leading Braves, allowing three runs in seven innings.
In other NL action, it was:
‧ Marlins 4, Mets 2
‧ Brewers 3, Reds 1
‧ Rockies 3, Dodgers 1
‧ Padres 7, Cubs 4
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