Red Sox sting White Sox
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 6 months AGO
* AMERICAN LEAGUE
Adrian Gonzalez spoiled Kevin Youkilis' return to Fenway Park, hitting a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
Boston traded Youkilis on June 24. Youkilis went 3 for 4 with two doubles in his first game back at his longtime home.
Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3: Raul Ibanez hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning and New York beat visiting Toronto after Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista left the game with a wrist injury.
Tigers 8, Angels 6: Brennan Boesch hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and Detroit rallied to beat visiting Los Angeles.
Indians 3, Rays 2: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Zach McAllister shrugged off being struck in his pitching arm by a line drive to finish six solid innings, and Cleveland held on to beat Tampa Bay.
Twins 19, Orioles 7: At Minneapolis, Denard Span had three hits and five RBIs plus two highlight-reel catches in center field to help Minnesota stop its five-game losing streak and beat Baltimore.
* NATIONAL LEAGUE
Diamondbacks 5, Reds 3: Miguel Montero drove in four runs with a bases-loaded double and a solo homer leading Arizona at Cincinnati as the Reds learned they'll have to try to hold onto first place in the NL Central without Joey Votto.
An MRI found the All-Star first baseman has torn cartilage in his left knee that will require surgery and sideline him for three to four weeks.
Marlins 5, Nationals 3: Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Carlos Lee drove in two runs, and Miami beat visiting Washington to earn a split in the four-game series.
Cardinals 3, Brewers 2: Allen Craig hit a bloop RBI single off Brewers closer John Axford to take the lead, and St. Louis rallied at Milwaukee.
Phillies 3, Dodgers 2: Ryan Howard homered for his first RBI of the season as Philadelphia won at Los Angeles.
Rockies 5, Pirates 4: At Denver, Dexter Fowler hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning and Colorado overcame a tying, three-run homer by Pedro Alvarez to beat Pittsburgh.
Astros 2, Padres 0: J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a five-hitter and Houston beat San Diego to snap a 13-game road losing streak.