O’s, Yanks remain tied

By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Machado led off the ninth inning with a single and scored the winning run on a single by Nate McLouth, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 Wednesday night to retain a share of first place in the AL East.

The rookie also made a key defensive play in the top of the ninth for the Orioles, who moved 18 games over .500 (80-62) for the first time since the end of the 1997 season.

Baltimore started the day tied atop the division with the New York Yankees, who beat Boston 5-4. The Orioles will seek to complete a three-game sweep of Tampa Bay on Thursday.

 

YANKEES……………………………5

RED SOX……………………………4

BOSTON (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit two home runs, Robinson Cano also homered and New York defeated Boston to remain tied for first place in the AL East.

The Yankees finished the game without Derek Jeter, who left in the eighth after pulling up lame running out a double-play grounder to end the inning.

David Phelps (4-4) gave up one run in 5 2-3 innings, striking out five. Rafael Soriano got four outs for his 37th save, but not before allowing a solo homer to Jarrod Saltalamacchia to lead off the ninth.

 

TIGERS……………………………..8

WHITE SOX………………………..6

CHICAGO (AP) — Max Scherzer pitched six effective innings to earn his career-high 16th win, Prince Fielder hit a three-run homer and Detroit beat Chicago to move within a game of the first-place White Sox in the AL Central.

Scherzer (16-6) allowed a run and four hits, including the first of two homers by Kevin Youkilis. The right-hander struck out seven to increase his major league-leading total to 220 and improved to 10-1 over his last 14 starts.

 

RANGERS…………………………..5

INDIANS…………………………….2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre homered before each left the game with injuries, and Texas beat the slumping Cleveland Indians.

Ryan Dempster (11-6) won his fifth straight start.

 

ATHLETICS………………………..4

ANGELS……………………………..1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A.J. Griffin threw eight scoreless innings, becoming the second Athletics pitcher in 85 years to start his major league career with six straight wins, and Yoenis Cespedes homered to help Oakland beat Los Angeles.

The A’s won their 12th consecutive road game, matching the 1971 squad for the longest streak since the club relocated from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968. The franchise record is 14 in a row, set in May 1931.

 

ROYALS……………………………10

TWINS……………………………….5

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Billy Butler had three hits and three RBIs, and Kansas City’s bullpen picked up struggling starter Luke Hochevar with four scoreless innings in a victory over Minnesota.

Hochevar (8-13) won for the first time in eight starts, but he gave up five runs on six hits with four walks in five innings.

 

MARINERS…………………………3

BLUE JAYS………………………….2

TORONTO (AP) — Miguel Olivo hit a solo home run and Kevin Millwood won consecutive starts for the first time since May as Seattle beat Toronto.

Edwin Encarnacion hit his 39th homer, a two-run drive into the second deck, but it wasn’t enough to keep Ricky Romero (8-14) from losing his 13th straight decision.