ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and drove in three runs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and drove in three runs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
Pujols’ 484th career homer and ninth of the season not only got Jered Weaver off the hook but made up for third baseman Alberto Callaspo’s third-inning error, which led to a pair of unearned runs.
Cubs starter Scott Feldman took a 3-1 lead into the seventh before former Texas Rangers teammate Josh Hamilton led off with a double and scored on Howie Kendrick’s third single of the game.
Carlos Villanueva (1-4) took the loss.
MARINERS 7, WHITE SOX 4
SEATTLE — Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer and a two-run double in his first two at-bats, and Felix Hernandez pitched with a comfortable lead as Seattle handed Chicago its eighth straight loss.
Seattle scored three times in the first inning and three times in the third to give Hernandez (7-4) a cushion on a night when he wasn’t at his best early. Hernandez eventually found a groove and he ended up pitching into the eighth inning to win his second straight start.
Red Sox 17, Rangers 5
BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit his first career homer and had three RBIs, and the Red Sox set season highs for hits and runs.
Stephen Drew, Mike Carp and Jarrod Saltalamacchia also homered for the Red Sox, who scored at least one run in every inning through the first seven and hit for the cycle as a team in the second. The Red Sox finished with 19 hits, eight of them doubles.
It was an abundance of run support for Ryan Dempster (3-6), who ended a streak of five winless starts with his first victory in a month. He allowed three runs on five hits over seven innings.
TWINS 3, ROYALS 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ryan Doumit homered and drove in a pair of runs, helping Minnesota send Kansas City to its franchise-record 11th straight home loss.
Samuel Deduno (2-1) allowed four hits over six-plus innings for the Twins, who have rebounded nicely from a 10-game losing streak to win eight of their past 10.
TIGERS 10, RAYS 1
DETROIT — Prince Fielder homered and drove in four runs, and Detroit handed Matt Moore his first loss of the season with a victory over Tampa Bay.
Fielder also hit a two-run single that capped a four-run second inning.
YANKEES 4, INDIANS 3
NEW YORK — David Phelps allowed only an infield single in six shutout innings and got home run help from Mark Teixeira as New York beat Cleveland.
Teixeira’s three-run shot made it 4-0 in the third inning.
ORIOLES 4, ASTROS 1
HOUSTON — Danny Valencia homered, Chris Tillman threw seven solid innings, and Baltimore ended Houston’s six-game winning streak.
Tillman (5-3) allowed four hits and a run, and tied a career high with eight strikeouts in seven innings.