Royals roll on with 10th straight

DETROIT — The Kansas City Royals won their 10th straight game, extending their best streak in 20 years when Jeremy Guthrie and a lucky hop helped them beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Wednesday.

The Royals have not won this many games in a row since a run of 14 in 1994.

They extended their AL Central lead over the Tigers to 1½ games.

Guthrie (4-6) allowed four hits and struck out nine in 62⁄ innings. Drew Smyly (3-6) nearly matched him, but the Detroit lefthander was hurt by Alex Gordon’s RBI single that deflected off second base in the first and a solo homer by Omar Infante in the fifth. REDSOX2, TWINS1

Mike Napoli and David Ortiz hit consecutive homers with one out in the 10th inning as host Boston rallied to hand Minnesota its fifth straight loss.

Boston was held to one hit — a fifth-inning double by Daniel Nava — before the homers. ATHLETICS4, RANGERS2

Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning, and Sonny Gray pitched Oakland past visiting Texas, giving the Athletics the best record in the majors. YANKEES7, BLUE JAYS3

Brian McCann hit a go-ahead two-run homer and added a bases-loaded triple to lead host New York over first-place Toronto. ORIOLES2, RAYS0

Kevin Gausman pitched six innings, Steve Pearce’s double snapped a scoreless tie, and Nelson Cruz added his major league-leading 22nd home run to help Baltimore win at Tampa Bay. WHITESOX7, GIANTS6

Jose Abreu hit his 20th homer, and Adam Dunn added a three-run drive to help host Chicago hand San Francisco its fifth straight loss. PHILLIES10, BRAVES5

Ryan Howard capped a big series by driving in two runs with three hits, and Philadelphia battered Aaron Harang to complete a three-game road sweep of Atlanta. METS3, CARDINALS 2

Bartolo Colon worked eight dominant innings in 91-degree heat and keyed the go-ahead rally with his first career extra-base hit, helping New York beat St. Louis to avoid a three-game sweep on the road. CUBS6, MARLINS1

Jake Arrieta had a career-high 11 strikeouts in seven innings, and Nate Schierholtz hit a three-run homer to lead Chicago over host Miami. REDS11, PIRATES4

Alfredo Simon became the NL’s first 10-game winner, and Billy Hamilton had three hits and three RBIs in Cincinnati’s win at Pittsburgh. PADRES2, MARINERS1

Pinch hitter Tommy Medica singled in the goahead run in the eighth inning to lift host San Diego. DIAMONDBACKS4 BREWERS3

Light-hitting Tony Campana singled home Martin Prado from third base with two outs in the ninth inning to give host Arizona the win.