Rays feast on Yankee errors

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Jeremy Hellickson pitched seven strong innings and Tampa Bay took advantage of sloppy New York defense to score two runs to give the Rays a 3-2 win over the Yankees on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Orioles 6, Red Sox 2: Derrek Lee and Mark Reynolds hit successive home runs in the eighth inning as Baltimore beat visiting Boston.

Tigers 8, Athletics 3: Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen each hit a two-run homer in a six-run fifth inning as host Detroit defeated Oakland.

Royals 4, White Sox 2: Danny Duffy returned from the minors to toss seven sharp innings and Matt Treanor delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth as Kansas City defeated visiting Chicago.

Twins 2, Indians 1: At Minneapolis, Danny Valencia hit a two-run single off closer Chris Perez in the ninth inning to send host Minnesota past Cleveland.

Rangers 7, Angels 0: At Anaheim, Alexi Ogando pitched eight innings of four-hit ball as streaking Texas defeated Anaheim for their 12th straight win.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pirates 1, Reds 0: James McDonald and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as Pittsburgh shut out visiting Cincinnati for the second straight night.

Padres 4, Marlins 0: At Miami, Tim Stauffer pitched six innings and four relievers completed a six-hitter as visiting San Diego beat Florida.

Mets 4, Cardinals 2: Carlos Beltran returned after missing three games and had two doubles and scored a run as host New York defeated St. Louis. Jose Reyes, also returning from injury for New York, had two hits and scored a run for his 44th multihit game of the season.

Phillies 4, Cubs 2: Michael Martinez hit a tiebreaking two-run double with two out in the ninth inning as visiting Philadelphia rallied to beat Chicago.

Astros 7, Nationals 6: Clint Barnes homered and drove in three runs as host Houston defeated Washington.

Rockies 12, Braves 3: At Denver, Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez homered as Colorado routed visiting Atlanta, giving Colorado its first win in six tries against Atlanta this month. Brewers 11, Diamondbacks 3: At Phoenix, Ryan Braun returned to the Milwaukee lineup and hit the second of three first-inning home runs as the Brewers defeated Arizona.

Giants 5, Dodgers 3: Brandon Belt hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning as San Francisco edged visiting Los Angeles.