Willy Aybar broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double, and Tampa Bay rallied past Los Angeles 4-2 on Tuesday night for its ninth victory in 11 games.
Angels starter Ervin Santana took a no-hit bid into the sixth and left with a 2-1 lead after allowing one run and four hits in seven innings.
The Rays loaded the bases in the eighth with no outs against Scot Shields (5-4) on a two walks and an error. Carlos Pena drew a one-out walk from Darren Oliver, forcing in the tying run before Aybar singled.
James Shields (11-7) allowed two runs and nine hits in eight innings, and Dan Wheeler pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save.
Red Sox 7, Orioles 2
BALTIMORE (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka won his fourth straight start despite struggling through five innings, and Boston got homers from Jason Varitek and Kevin Youkilis.
Matsuzaka (15-2) gave up two runs, six hits and five walks. He stranded nine runners, five in scoring position.
Varitek’s second homer in two games put Boston up 3-0 in the second. He added an RBI double in the fifth after Youkilis hit his 24th homer with a man on. The three RBIs matched a season high for Varitek, and it was only the fifth time in his last 58 games he got more than one hit.
Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1
TORONTO (AP) — New York center fielder Johnny Damon allowed two balls to glance off his glove, including an eighth-inning drive by Marco Scutaro that became the go-ahead double for Toronto.
A.J. Burnett (16-9) allowed one run and five hits in eight innings and has won seven straight home starts. He struck out a season-high 13 and earned a win in his sixth straight start.
Indians 9, Royals 4
CLEVELAND (AP) — Grady Sizemore hit a three-run homer for Cleveland.
Sizemore connected on the first pitch he saw from reliever Leo Nunez for his 28th homer that made it 7-3 in the sixth. The All-Star center fielder had gone 0-for-3 to extend his slump to 10-for-61 (.164) before hitting his first homer since July 31.
Nunez came on after starter Luke Hochevar (6-12) left with a team trainer as he was warming up for the sixth. The Royals listed the right-hander as day-to-day with tightness in his right ribcage.
Anthony Reyes (2-1) gave up two runs and six hits over five innings for Cleveland.
The Indians got 13 hits and won for the eighth time in 11 games.
Mets 7, Braves 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead double off the left-center fence to end the Mets’ 3-for-42 slide with the bases loaded, and New York broke loose in the eighth inning to rally past the Atlanta Braves 7-3 Tuesday night.
Damion Easley delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded and Ramon Castro added an RBI double to cap a five-run eighth against Atlanta’s bullpen.
One night after their six-game winning streak was snapped in Pittsburgh, the Mets won for the 10th time in 13 games and maintained their 1 1/2-game NL East lead Philadelphia.
Aaron Heilman (3-7) pitched a scoreless inning. Jeff Bennett (2-5) was the loser.
Before the game, New York learned an MRI showed injured closer Billy Wagner has increased swelling in his left elbow.
Phillies 5, Nationals 4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Werth hit a tiebreaking solo homer off Steven Shell (0-1), sending Washington to its 11th straight loss. It is the longest skid for the franchise since the Montreal Expos dropped 11 in a row from June 23-July 4, 1991.
Ryan Madson (3-1) pitched a perfect eighth and Brad Lidge finished for his 31st save in as many chances. Lidge has 34 consecutive saves, dating to last season with Houston.
Jimmy Rollins got a mixed reaction from the crowd in his first home game since calling Philadelphia fans “frontrunners” last week in a television interview. The reigning NL MVP heard boos and cheers each time he came to bat and went 0-for-4.
