Cabrera homers twice, Cleveland bombs Reds
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 7 months AGO
• INTERLEAGUE
Asdrubal Cabrera went 5 for 5 with two homers and five RBIs as the host Cleveland Indians completed a three-game sweep of Cincinnati with a 12-4 win Sunday over the reeling Reds, who for the moment have lost bragging rights as Ohio's best team.
Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Edinson Volquez for the Indians, who did early damage after winning the series' first two games with late-inning comebacks. Cabrera added a solo homer in the sixth to give Cleveland an 8-4 lead.
"He was a one-man show at the plate," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "He was unbelievable. He was on every pitch, and he has played like an All-Star for us since Day One."
Angels 4, Braves 1: At Anaheim, Calif., Torii Hunter's go-ahead home run off Derek Lowe helped Los Angeles beat Atlanta.
Giants 5, Athletics 4, 11 inn.: Emmanuel Burriss singled home the winning run in the 11th and host San Francisco completed a three-game sweep of Oakland.
Yankees 9, Mets 3: Alex Rodriguez drove in the go-ahead run to lead the host Yankees over the Mets in a battle of New York teams.
Rangers 2, Phillies 0: Matt Harrison took a five-hitter into the ninth and helped Texas win in Philadelphia.
Rays 4, Marlins 0: At Miami, James Shields pitched a three-hitter with a career-high 13 strikeouts and Tampa Bay avoided a three-game sweep by Florida.
White Sox 8, Dodgers 3: Alexei Ramirez homered and drove in a career-high five runs and host Chicago beat Los Angeles.
Cardinals 9, Royals 8, 10 inn.: Colby Rasmus drew a bases-loaded walk that forced in the go-ahead run in the 10th, and visiting St. Louis beat Kansas City.
Tigers 2, Pirates 0: Rick Porcello allowed one hit over eight innings and visiting Detroit beat Pittsburgh.
Orioles 2, Nationals 1: Vladimir Guerrero's two-run homer in the seventh spoiled Jordan Zimmermann's stellar outing and lifted host Baltimore over Washington.
Astros 3, Blue Jays 2: Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer to lead Houston in Toronto.
Red Sox 5, Cubs 1: Tim Wakefield held Chicago to four hits in 6 2/3 innings to lead host Boston past the Cubs.
Diamondbacks 3, Twins 2: At Phoenix, Juan Miranda homered and Arizona beat Minnesota to complete a three-game sweep.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brewers 3, Rockies 1: Ryan Braun hit a two-run triple to lift host Milwaukee to a win and a three-game sweep over Colorado.