Tigers top Orioles for 6th straight win
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 6 months AGO
* AMERICAN LEAGUE
Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta homered, Doug Fister pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and the visiting Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.
Brennan Boesh had two RBIs for the Tigers, who moved three games over .500 (45-42) for the first time since April 24, when they were 10-7.
Athletics 6, Twins 3: At Minneapolis, Jonny Gomes' grand slam helped Oakland overcome a career-high 15 strikeouts from Francisco Liriano and beat Minnesota.
White Sox 9, Royals 8, 14 inn.: Kevin Youkilis hit a sacrifice fly in the 14th and Chicago won at Kansas City.
Red Sox 3, Rays 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., David Ortiz hit his 23rd homer and Pedro Ciriaco had three hits and drove in two runs, helping Boston beat Tampa Bay.
Indians 1, Blue Jays 0: Justin Masterson pitched seven sharp innings, Travis Hafner homered and Cleveland won at Toronto.
Yankees 6, Angels 5: Mark Teixeira homered twice and drove in five runs, Russell Martin hit a go-ahead single and New York beat visiting Los Angeles.
* NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 8, Diamondbacks 1: Alfonso Soriano homered twice, doubled twice and had five RBIs as Chicago routed visiting Arizona.
Reds 5, Cardinals 3: First baseman Allen Craig's throwing error in the seventh inning helped host Cincinnati rally past St. Louis for its fourth straight win.
Rockies 6, Phillies 2: At Denver, Christian Friedrich pitched six strong innings and Colorado beat Philadelphia.
Nationals 5, Marlins 1: Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer and Washington won at Miami.
Braves 7, Mets 5: David Ross homered and drove in four runs, Chipper Jones also connected and host Atlanta beat New York.
Brewers 10, Pirates 7: Cody Ransom's grand slam lifted Milwaukee past visiting Pittsburgh.
Dodgers 2, Padres 1: Clayton Kershaw pitched six solid innings and Los Angeles beat visiting San Diego.
Giants 5, Astros 1: Madison Bumgarner pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Buster Posey homered and host San Francisco beat Houston.