Tigers stick with Robertson, win sixth straight

Jim Leyland and Joe Torre made different decisions about how to handle their starting pitchers during a game-interrupting rainstorm Sunday in Detroit.

It turned out Leyland made the right call.

The Dodgers-Tigers game was delayed 47 minutes with no score after the fourth inning. Leyland chose to leave Nate Robertson in the game, while Torre took out Clayton Kershaw.

Two innings later, the Tigers had a 5-0 lead, and they held on to win their sixth straight game, 5-4.

Robertson (5-6) threw in the indoor batting cage during the delay, so Leyland felt comfortable leaving him in the game.

"He threw about two simulated innings, so his pitch count was about 30 higher than it said on the scoreboard," Leyland said. "He was going great, so we wanted to leave him out there."

Indians 7, Padres 3: C.C. Sabathia (5-8) outpitched Greg Maddux (3-5) in a matchup of Cy Young winners as Cleveland defeated visiting San Diego. Ben Francisco hit a 3-run homer, and Grady Sizemore added a solo shot for Cleveland.

Yankees 13, Astros 0: Chien-Ming Wang (8-2) pitched 5 scoreless innings before spraining his right foot while running the bases, and Alex Rodriguez hit a 3-run homer in New York's rout of host Houston.

Red Sox 9, Reds 0: Coco Crisp kept Boston's depleted lineup rolling by driving in 4 runs, and Jacoby Ellsbury homered and stole a pair of bases for a Red Sox rookie record in a victory over host Cincinnati.

Rangers 8-2, Mets 7-4: Pedro Martinez pitched 6 sharp innings, and pinch hitter Robinson Cancel got his first major-league hit in nearly nine years as New York salvaged a split of a doubleheader at home with a victory over Texas in the nightcap.

Marlins 8, Rays 3: Ricky Nolasco (7-4) came within one out of the first complete game of his career, and Mike Jacobs and Wes Helms hit 3-run homers to power visiting Florida over Tampa Bay.

Brewers 4, Twins 2: Mike Cameron hit a 2-run homer, Seth McClung (4-3) scattered 4 hits, and host Milwaukee snapped a six-game losing streak in interleague play dating to last season with a win over Minnesota.

Angels 2, Braves 0: Casey Kotchman homered, Joe Saunders pitched 7 scoreless innings, and Los Angeles avoided a sweep with a win over visiting Atlanta.

Pirates 5, Orioles 4 (10): Adam LaRoche singled in the tiebreaking run off George Sherrill in the 10th inning, and Pittsburgh edged host Baltimore.

Athletics 5, Giants 3: Eric Chavez had 3 hits and 2 RBI to help visiting Oakland complete its second consecutive sweep of San Francisco. Dana Eveland (5-5) gave up a run and 6 hits in 6¿ innings for the A's.

Royals 8, Diamondbacks 3: David DeJesus hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high 5 RBI, helping visiting Kansas City win for the second time in three games against Arizona.

Nationals 6, Mariners 2: Rookie Kory Casto's pinch-hit, 3-run homer off the foul pole broke an eighth-inning tie and led Washington past host Seattle.

National league

Cardinals 7, Phillies 6 (10): Rick Ankiel scored from second on Philadelphia's second error at first base in the 10th inning, giving host St. Louis the win. The game was marred by a potentially serious injury to Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina on a tag play at home in the ninth. Molina was taken to a hospital for evaluation of neck and back pain and sustained a mild concussion, although he did not lose consciousness after the collision with Phillies pinch runner Eric Bruntlett. All test results were negative, the team said in a release, although Molina was to be held overnight as a precaution.