MLB capsules: Yanks rally past Twins again
American League
Yankees 3, Twins 2, 10 innings
NEW YORK -- Johnny Damon homered in the 10th inning, giving the Yankees their third straight comeback win over the Twins that was capped by a game-ending hit.
Alex Rodriguez homered in the seventh to start New York's rally from a two-run deficit, as the Yankees extended their winning streak to a season-best five games.
With one out, Damon drove a full-count pitch from Jesse Crain (2-2) into the second deck of right-field stands for his team-high 10th home run and third career game-ender.
The last time New York had three consecutive walk-off wins was August 27-29, 1972.
Alfredo Aceves (2-0) pitched a perfect inning for the win.
Mariners 3, Red Sox 2
SEATTLE -- Franklin Gutierrez singled under the glove of third baseman Mike Lowell to score Ronny Cedeno with two outs in the ninth inning and give the Mariners the win.
Cedeno reached second with two outs, after what should have been his third-out grounder was thrown into a camera well behind first base on the fly by shortstop Nick Green for a generously scored single and error, Green's second of the game and eighth of the season.
Ramon Ramirez (4-1), who had allowed one run in 20 1-3 innings coming in, intentionally walked Ichiro Suzuki before Gutierrez finally ended the game.
David Aardsma (1-1) picked up the win in relief for Seattle.
Tigers 11, Athletics 7
DETROIT -- Ramon Santiago and Curtis Granderson each hit three-run homers, and the Tigers overcame a six-run deficit to finish a three-game sweep of the A's.
Santiago, who also had an RBI triple among his four hits and scored three runs, put Detroit ahead 8-6 with his homer off Santiago Casilla.
Trevor Cahill (2-3) took the loss, allowing seven runs in 2 1-3 innings for the A's. Zach Miner (3-1) picked up the win, and the teams each used five pitchers in the game.
The Tigers pulled off an unusual 6-5-3 double play in the eighth inning, with Brandon Inge taking the throw at second base because Detroit was shifted for Jason Giambi.
Rangers 3, Angels 0
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Scott Feldman and three relievers combined on a five-hitter and David Murphy hit a sacrifice fly that helped the Rangers to their seventh straight win.
Ian Kinsler and Marlon Byrd also had RBI doubles for the Rangers, who have their longest streak since winning nine straight from May 20-31, 2005. Texas has won 13 of 15 and leads the Angels by 4ˆ½ games in the division, and moved nine games over .500 (23-14) for the first time since June 1, 2005.
Feldman and Jered Weaver (3-2) were in command until Texas broke through with a run in the seventh. The Rangers added two more in the eighth.
Jason Jennings (1-1) pitched the seventh for the win. Darren O'Day got the final four outs in his first major league save opportunity.
Royals 7, Orioles 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- John Buck's RBI triple snapped an eighth-inning tie, and the Royals overcame four errors to beat the Orioles.
Jose Cruz (3-0), the fourth Royals pitcher, retired all six batters he faced for his 11th straight winning decision. He has not lost since June 9, 2007, when he was with Arizona.
Buck connected off Jim Johnson (2-2) for his third triple of the season after David DeJesus doubled leading off the eighth. Buck then scored to make it 6-4 on a sacrifice bunt by Willie Bloomquist, who was safe on a fielder's choice and eventually scored on Billy Butler's single.
The four errors were the most for Kansas City since a four-error game against Detroit on July 16, 2005.
National League
Dodgers 12, Marlins 5
MIAMI -- At first, Clayton Kershaw's pitching had teammates sprinting and diving for balls. Then he found a groove and flirted with a no-hitter.
The bid ended with Cody Ross' double leading off the eighth inning, ending Kershaw's day, and the Los Angeles Dodgers settled for a four-hitter to beat the Florida Marlins 12-5 Sunday.
The double came on the 112th pitch by Kershaw, a career high. Guillermo Mota gave up a grand slam to Ross with two out in the ninth.
Kershaw (2-3) benefited from three fine defensive plays in the first two innings, then settled down. Given a 6-0 lead by the third, the 21-year-old left-hander struck out nine and pitched around four walks.
John Koronka (0-2), making his second start after being out of the majors the past two years, lasted only 2 2-3 innings and allowed six runs, four earned.
Giant 2, Mets 0
SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain stymied New York and singled in a run to help San Francisco ended an eight-game losing streak to the Mets.
Bengie Molina also had an RBI single as San Francisco snapped a four-game skid and avoided a four-game home sweep in a game that featured a rare three balks by Mets starter Mike Pelfrey (4-1).
The last pitcher to have three balks in a game was Al Leiter for Toronto against Minnesota on April 23, 1994.
New York's potent offense couldn't get to Cain (4-1) after producing 24 runs, 42 hits and 13 stolen bases in the first three games of the series.
He pitched six shutout innings, while Bob Howry, Affeldt and Brian Wilson finished the five-hit shutout. Wilson earned his ninth save.
Brewers 8, Cardinals 2
ST. LOUIS -- Prince Fielder hit his fourth homer in the last five games to help Milwaukee win its fifth in a row.
Manny Parra (3-4) won his third straight start and the Brewers got two-run singles from J.J. Hardy and Jason Kendall to win their 11th in 13 games.
Fielder has four homers and 10 RBIs the last five games.
Todd Wellemeyer (3-4) walked seven, two more than his previous career worst. Despite those woes, Wellemeyer didn't allow a hit his last 4 2-3 innings after the Brewers batted around in a the first while extending him for 41 pitches.
Phillies 8, Nationals 6
WASHINGTON -- A two-base error on an eighth-inning bunt provided the go-ahead run as the Phillies completed a sweep.
Sergio Escalona (1-0), called up overnight from Double-A Reading, got the win in his major league debut by throwing one scoreless inning of middle relief, practically a standout performance among the only two National League clubs with team ERAs over 5.00.
Trailing 6-5 in the top of the eighth, the Phillies got the first two men on base against reliever Julian Tavarez (0-3), and Pedro Feliz tried to bunt them over. Pitcher Jesus Colome fielded the ball and threw accurately to first, but second baseman Anderson Hernandez -- who was covering the bag -- inexplicably moved out of the way at the last second and let the ball go into right field. Two runs scored, and Colome was given a two-base error.
Pirates 11, Rockies 4
PITTSBURGH -- Nate McLouth had three of his four RBIs during a 10-run seventh inning, and the Pirates came from behind to take their second straight from Colorado.
The first 11 batters reached in the seventh for Pittsburgh, which trailed 4-1 entering the inning but scored at least 10 runs in an inning for the first time since Aug. 20, 2003.
McLouth also homered for the second consecutive game, and Andy LaRoche had two hits and two RBIs for the Pirates, who have won four of their past six since snapping an eight-game skid.
The comeback made a winner out of Pittsburgh starter Zach Duke (5-3), who gave up four runs in the fourth when Hawpe and Matt Murton had RBI hits and Yorvit Torreabla hit a sacrifice fly.
With the exception of the fourth, Duke allowed only three baserunners in seven innings.
Alan Embree (1-2) took the loss.
Padres 3, Reds 1
SAN DIEGO -- Jake Peavy threw a four-hitter, Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in two runs and the Padres beat Cincinnati after needing eight pitchers in a 16-inning victory the previous night.
Peavy (3-5) gave the Padres' bullpen a rest, winning for the first time in six starts and running his career mark against Cincinnati to 6-0 with a 2.28 ERA. It was his first complete game of the season and seventh of his career.
Bronson Arroyo (5-3) went seven innings for the Reds and allowed all three runs.
The game Sunday zipped by in 2 hours, 14 minutes, after their 16-inning marathon lasted 5 hours, 14 minutes. They only needed three total pitchers, too, after combining for 15 in their game that ended early Sunday morning.