Mauer has 7 RBIs, Twins win
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 16 years, 2 months AGO
• AMERICAN LEAGUE
Joe Mauer had five hits and a career-best seven RBIs and Danny Valencia went 4 for 4 with a grand slam for his first major league home run, leading the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 19-1 rout Monday night over Kansas City.
Mauer, the 2009 American League MVP, was 5 for 5 with three singles, a double and a three-run home run that made it 17-0 in the seventh. The five hits tied his career best as the Twins set a season-high in runs and tied their season-best with 20 hits. The crowd booed in the eighth when Drew Butera pinch hit for Mauer.
Yankees 3, Indians 2: Curtis Granderson hit a two-run shot and Alex Rodriguez missed out on his 600th homer as visiting New York beat Cleveland.
Blue Jays 9, Orioles 5: Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 28th home run, Aaron Hill and Adam Lind also connected and host Toronto beat Baltimore for the 10th straight time.
Red Sox 6, Angels 3: David Ortiz hit a 2-run home run in the eighth and visiting Boston beat Los Angeles.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 5, Rockies 4: Brad Lidge escaped another bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning and host Philadelphia held off Colorado to complete a four-game sweep.
Cubs 5, Astros 2: Geovany Soto drove in two runs and Alfonso Soriano had two doubles and an RBI to help visiting Chicago beat Houston.
Brewers 3, Reds 2: Pinch-hitter Jim Edmonds homered with two outs in the eighth after just missing a go-ahead shot on the previous pitch and host Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.
Marlins 4, Giants 3: Dan Uggla and Mike Stanton each hit solo homers and visiting Florida moved above the .500 mark for the first time since early June with a win over San Francisco.