AMERICAN LEAGUE
AP, CLEVELAND, OHIO
Brett Cecil took a perfect game into the seventh inning for the Toronto Blue Jays before settling for a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
The left-hander allowed one hit over eight innings, striking out a career-high 10.
Cecil (2-1) lost the perfect game when he walked Grady Sizemore with one out in the seventh. He then walked Choo Shin-soo but came back to strike out Austin Kearns before Jhonny Peralta lined a 2-2 pitch to left field, scoring Sizemore to get Cleveland within 4-1.
Kevin Gregg gave up a one-out single to Sizemore in the ninth. He walked Kearns with two outs, then fired a called third strike past Peralta on a full count to complete the two-hitter.
Jose Bautista’s two-run homer put Toronto ahead in the second.
Travis Snider hit his fourth of the year in the fourth and John Buck connected for his fourth in the eighth to make it 5-1.
RED SOX 17, ANGELS 8
At Boston, Dustin Pedroia’s three-run homer capped Boston’s seven-run sixth inning in a win over Los Angeles.
Bill Hall and Adrian Beltre each hit their first homers in a Red Sox uniform, both two-run shots, and Kevin Youkilis had a solo blast.
Boston snapped a three-game losing streak after getting swept by Baltimore over the weekend.
Clay Buchholz (3-2) gave up four runs and eight hits in 5 and 2/3 innings.
The Red Sox built a 5-0 lead with three runs in the second and two in the third off Joe Saunders (1-5).
Mike Lowell went 4 for 4 with four RBIs and three doubles for Boston, and J. D. Drew had four hits and drove in three runs.
Maicer Izturis hit a two-run double for Los Angeles.
In other games it was:
• Yankees 4, Orioles 1
• Twins 10, Tigers 4
• White Sox 5, Royals 1
• Rangers 4, Athletics 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, PHILADELPHIA
St Louis pitcher Jaime Garcia allowed one run in six innings, steering the Cardinals to a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Monday’s clash between National League divisional leaders.
Garcia (3-1), a rookie left-hander, struck out six.
David Freese had three RBIs, including a bases-loaded double after Nick Stavinoha delivered a pinch-hit homer leading off the seventh against Joe Blanton (0-1).
Jayson Werth hit a solo shot for the Phillies and has reached base in all 25 games this season.
The Cardinals had 14 hits — 10 against Blanton.
ROCKIES 5, PADRES 2
In San Diego, Ubaldo Jimenez struck out a career-high 13, became the first six-game winner in the majors this season and hit an RBI single to lead Colorado over San Diego.
Jimenez (6-0) held San Diego to one run in seven innings. He was making his third start since throwing the first no-hitter in franchise history.
He retired the last nine batters he faced, striking out five of the final six. His ERA is 0.87.
San Diego starter Kevin Correia (4-2) allowed three runs in six-plus innings.
In other games it was:
• Reds 3, Mets 2, 11 innings
• Diamondbacks 9, Astros 1
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