KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez drove in three runs and Mike Moustakas went 3-for-4 with a game-winning home run to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers and Justin Verlander on Saturday night.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez drove in three runs and Mike Moustakas went 3-for-4 with a game-winning home run to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers and Justin Verlander on Saturday night.
Verlander (10-7) had not lost to the Royals since Sept. 9, 2009, but gave up six runs, five earned, on eight hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings. It was the seventh time in 21 starts that Verlander failed to make it into the sixth inning.
Moustakas homered to right in the fifth to snap a 5-5 tie.
Perez drove in a run in the first with a sacrifice fly and stroked a two-run double in the third.
Jeremy Guthrie (9-7) picked up the victory, surrendering five runs on 10 hits and two walks in six innings.
Greg Holland worked the ninth to collect his 24th save in 26 chances.
MARINERS 4, ASTROS 2
HOUSTON — Michael Saunders got Seattle’s only hit with a two-run double with two outs in the seventh inning to lift the Mariners past the Astros.
Erik Bedard (3-7) pitched 6 1/3 innings of no-hit ball before he was replaced by Jose Cisnero, who walked Mike Zunino with two outs before the double by Saunders put Seattle ahead 4-2.
The long fly ball sailed just out of reach of sprinting center fielder Brandon Barnes and landed at the top of Tal’s Hill in straightaway center.
The Mariners, who extended their season-high winning streak to five games, tied it in a wacky sixth inning by scoring two runs thanks to a combination of passed balls, walks and a sacrifice fly.
YANKEES 5, RED SOX 2
BOSTON — Brett Gardner and Lyle Overbay each had three hits and drove in a run to back Hiroki Kuroda’s seven strong innings, carrying New York Yankees past Boston.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the injury-riddled Yankees, who hope to be bolstered soon by the return of captain Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
All Star game MVP Mariano Rivera entered to a nice ovation and worked the ninth for his 31st save. Robinson Cano added two RBIs.
ANGELS 2, ATHLETICS 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. — C.J. Wilson outpitched Dan Straily, retiring 18 consecutive batters at one point, and Alberto Callaspo homered to help Los Angeles beat Oakland.
Wilson (10-6) gave up three hits in 8 1/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked two. Jed Lowrie’s two-out double in the first and Nate Freiman’s leadoff single in the second were the only hits off the left-hander until Lowrie’s one-out single in the ninth on Wilson’s 119th and final pitch.
RAYS 4, BLUE JAYS 3
TORONTO — Jeremy Hellickson won his fifth straight decision, Desmond Jennings reached base four times, and Tampa Bay beat the Toronto for its 16th win in 18 games.
After starting the season 14-18, the Rays are a major league-best 43-23 since May 8.
ORIOLES 7, RANGERS 4
ARLINGTON, Texas — Adam Jones homered, every Baltimore starter had a hit, and Miguel Gonzalez pitched another solid game on the road in the victory over sliding Texas.
TWINS 3, INDIANS 2
MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Correia threw six sharp innings for his first win in a month, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau each had two hits and a walk, and Minnesota beat Cleveland for its fourth-straight win.
Correia (7-6) allowed only three hits — one of them a two-run homer by Jason Kipnis — with one walk and three strikeouts.
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WHITE SOX 10, BRAVES 6
CHICAGO — Alex Rios hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, and Jake Peavy pitched six solid innings in his return from the disabled list to lead Chicago over Atlanta.
Rios, who had been in a 2-for-20 slump, went 3-for-5 to help Chicago win for just the 10th time in 32 games.
Peavy (7-4), making his first start since June 4 because of a fracture rib, allowed seven hits in six innings, and just two of the four runs charged to him were earned.