Angels pound Rays to prevent sweep

Mike Napoli hit a grand slam, Hideki Matsui doubled in three runs and Howie Kendrick had a career-high five hits to help the Los Angeles Angels to a 12-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday. The Angels prevented the Rays from sweeping a series in Anaheim for the first time.

Mariners earn split

Felix Hernandez (10-10) became the third youngest pitcher since 1952 to reach 1,000 strikeouts, pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and led visiting Seattle to a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox and a split of their day-night doubleheader. In the opener, Josh Beckett (4-3) got his first victory in four starts as the Red Sox won 5-3.

Rockies 12, Braves 10

Host Colorado matched the biggest rally in team history and stunned Atlanta on Troy Tulowitzki's go-ahead RBI single in the eighth. The Rockies finished off a three-game sweep after coming back from a 10-1 deficit in the third inning.

Astros 3, Phillies 2

J.A. Happ (4-2) pitched effectively into the seventh inning against his former team and visiting Houston beat Roy Halladay (16-9) to win the third game of a four-game series.

Reds 12, Giants 11

Saved by Paul Janish's tying single in the ninth inning, visiting Cincinnati regrouped and rallied on Joey Votto's tiebreaking single in the 12th. Votto hit a pair of home runs and Jonny Gomes hit the 100th of his career as the Reds took a 10-1 lead in the fifth. Aubrey Huff's sacrifice fly capped a six-run burst in the eighth that gave the Giants an 11-10 lead.

Pirates 5, Cardinals 2

Daniel McCutchen (2-5) tossed six shutout innings and Neil Walker tripled with the bases loaded for host Pittsburgh.

- AP