AL report: Another walk-off homer, no Angels hurt
Angels 9, Mariners 7Howie Kendrick hit his second home run of the game with two outs and two on in the ninth inning Sunday, giving host Los Angeles the win a day after Kendry Morales broke his leg celebrating a winning grand slam for Los Angeles. Hideki Matsui hit a two-run homer in the first for Los Angeles.
White Sox 8, Rays 5Jayson Nix hit his first career grand slam, helping Chicago to split a four-game series with the AL East leaders. Nix put the White Sox up 7-3 on his homer in the sixth. Ben Zobrist homered and had two RBIs for the Rays, who went 2-5 on a seven-game homestand.
Red Sox 8, Royals 1David Ortiz capped his big May with his 11th homer of the season and Jon Lester pitched seven strong innings, helping the Red Sox salvage a split of the four-game series at Fenway Park. Mike Cameron doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored three times for Boston. Jason Varitek hit a solo homer.
Tigers 10, Athletics 2Max Scherzer struck out 14 in 5 2/3 shutout innings hours after he was recalled from the minors. Scherzer allowed two hits, walked four and hit a batter in his first game with host Detroit since he was sent to Triple-A Toledo. Miguel Cabrera had four hits, including his 14th homer, and four RBIs for the Tigers.
Blue Jays 6, Orioles 1Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 16th homer, Ricky Romero threw a six-hitter and host Toronto finished off the three-game sweep.
- AP