Mauer's single in ninth ends Rangers' combined no-hit bid

Joe Mauer's clean single to centerfield with one out in the ninth broke up a no-hit bid of four Texas Rangers pitchers.

The host Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins, 4-0, last night in the fifth no-hitter this season broken up in the ninth inning.

Texas starter Rich Harden was activated from the disabled list earlier in the day and he went 62/3 innings before being lifted after throwing 111 pitches. Matt Harrison got the final out of the seventh. Darren O'Day pitched the eighth and closer Neftali Feliz got one in the ninth before Mauer singled.

Red Sox 6, Mariners 3

Marco Scutaro's second two-run single gave host Boston the lead for good and John Lackey pitched eight strong innings.

Tigers 12, Royals 3

Ryan Raburn drove in three runs and scored twice to help Detroit continue a strong homestand. Jhonny Peralta and Brandon Inge also drove in three runs for the Tigers, who are 4-0 since returning home and have outscored the opposition 31-6.

Rockies 5, Braves 4

Todd Helton's first four-hit game in more than a year included the tiebreaking RBI single off Jonny Venters in the eighth that lifted host Colorado. Helton singled over second base to score Carlos Gonzalez from second and make a winner of reliever Rafael Betancourt (4-1), who gave up the tying run in the top of the eighth.

Astros 3, Phillies 2

Brett Myers threw seven sharp innings against his former team and Carlos Lee hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth for Houston. The wild card-leading Phillies lost for just the sixth time in their last 30 home games.

Strasburg headed back to DL

Stephen Strasburg is headed back to the DL, and his prized right arm will undergo another examination that will determine whether he pitches again this season. The Nationals rookie will have a second MRI to see if anything more than a strained tendon in his forearm caused him to grimace after throwing a changeup Saturday in Philadelphia. - AP