• AMERICAN LEAGUE

Michael Brantley singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the host Cleveland Indians rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday to extend their home winning streak to 13 games.

Cleveland's sixth straight win overall increased the Tigers' losing streak to six. The three-game sweep gave the Indians four series sweeps this season, matching their total for 2010 when they went 69-93.

Royals 10, Twins 3: Mike Aviles homered and drove in four runs to help host Kansas City beat Minnesota.

The Twins have lost six in a row and were swept in a three-game series by the Royals for the first time since Aug. 4-6, 1998.

Yankees 5, Blue Jays 2: Curtis Granderson hit a three-run homer, Mark Teixeira also went deep and host New York powered its way to a victory over Toronto.

Jorge Posada broke out of an 0-for-19 slump and Francisco Cervelli added an RBI groundout in his first game back from the disabled list.

Angels 6, Rays 5: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Hank Conger homered and nifty baserunning by Vernon Wells helped Los Angeles rally from a five-run deficit to beat Tampa Bay.

Orioles 6, White Sox 4: Nick Markakis hit a three-run double and Zach Britton pitched six strong innings to lead visiting Baltimore over struggling Chicago.

Athletics 7, Rangers 2: Conor Jackson had two hits and two RBIs, Gio Gonzalez pitched into the seventh inning to snap a three-start skid and host Oakland snapped out of its scoring slump to beat Texas.

• NATIONAL LEAGUE

Padres 7, Dodgers 0: Dustin Moseley pitched seven shutout innings and visiting San Diego beat Los Angeles.

Marlins 9, Reds 5: Hanley Ramirez hit his first home run of the season to lead Florida at Cincinnati.

Braves 6, Cardinals 5: Brooks Conrad recaptured his pinch-hit magic of 2010, driving in the winning run in the ninth to give host Atlanta a win over St. Louis.

Nationals 5, Giants 2: Jordan Zimmermann allowed two runs over six innings to end his three-game losing streak and Ivan Rodriguez hit a two-run single in the eighth to seal visiting Washington's win against San Francisco.

Astros 5, Brewers 0: Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer in host Houston's win over Milwaukee.

Pirates 8, Rockies 4: At Denver, Charlie Morton pitched into the sixth inning for his third win and Pittsburgh beat Colorado.

Diamondbacks 4, Cubs 3: At Phoenix, Daniel Hudson pitched seven solid innings as Arizona edged Chicago.

Mets 2, Phillies 1, 14 inn: Ronny Paulino had a career-high five hits, including a go-ahead double in the 14th, and visiting New York beat Philadelphia.

BARTLETT

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Bartlett caught 67 passes for 694 yards and six touchdowns this year, and played on a national title team for the second time in his four years at Carroll. As a junior, he caught 85 passes for 951 yards and seven touchdowns, and was named first-team AFCA All-American.

He said the Canadian Football League, which starts in June, is not really an option, as there is little use for a fullback in the CFL's wide-open style of offense, and with the league's restrictions on "imports" (six Canadians must be on the field at all times), teams are more likely to bring in imports as quarterbacks and receivers, etc.

So Bartlett, who has hired an agent, trains and studies and waits for the players and the owners to come to an agreement, so he can take the next step toward a possible career in the NFL.

"I'm just thankful I even get to think about playing at the next level," Bartlett said.