WHITE SOX 6, CARDINALS 1
ST. LOUIS —A.J. Pierzynski hit a two -run homer, rookie lefthander Jose Quintana allowed one run over 51/ innings and the streaking Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 Tuesday night.
Paul Konerko had three singles on a 3-for-4 night to lift his majors-best average to .373, Adam Dunn added a solo homer — his 21st — and Orlando Hudson hit a two -run triple for Chicago.
Quintana (2-1), making his fifth start , allowed a career-high 10 hits but did not issue a walk and was helped out by three double plays.
Chicago has won eight straight road games and is a major league - best 17-6 since May 17.
The Cardinals, meanwhile, have lost three of four to fallback to .500 (31-31).
Matt Holliday had two hits and scored the Cardinals’ only run on an Allen Craig single in the sixth.
St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright (5-7) lasted seven innings and allowed five hits, giving up the two -run Hudson triple while striking out seven and walking two.
Konerko ignited the only rally off Wainwright with a leadoff single to start the second inning. He was erased by Alex Rios’ fielder’s choice, but Pierzynski kept the line moving with a single to center. Hudson then plated Rios and Pierzynski with a two - out triple to right center that glanced off right fielder Carlos Beltran’s glove.
The White Sox blew it open with four runs in the eighth off relievers Marc Rzepczynski and Mitchell Boggs. Rzepczynski gave up an RBI single to Gordon Beckham, who was thrown out trying to advance to second, and Dunn’s 436-foot bomb over the Cardinals’ bullpen in right field to make it 4-1. Boggs relieved Rzepczynski and gave up a single to Konerko and a 408-foot line shot into the stands in right by Pierzynski.
The matchup of St. Louis skipper Mike Matheny and Chicago’s Robin Ventura marked the first meeting of rookie managers in a Cardinals game since interim manager Mike Jorgensen and first-year San Diego skipper Bruce Bochy squared off in 1995. Reynolds and Chris Davis also connected for the Orioles.
Yankees 6, Braves 4 at Atlanta: Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig’s major league record, and New York scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally past Atlanta. Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Cory Gearrin two batters after Rodriguez connected against Jonny Venters. CC Sabathia (8-3) left trailing 4-0 after seven innings but was the beneficiary of the rally.
Reds 7, Indians 1 at Cincinnati: Johnny Cueto (7-3) allowed only one runner to reach second base during his second complete game of the season, and Joey Votto hit a two-run homer as Cincinnati routed instate rival Cleveland. Votto’s shot in the seventh off left-hander Tony Sipp made it 57 straight games with at least one home run at Great American Ball Park, the longest active streak in the majors.
Nationals 4, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto: Bryce Harper homered off the center-field restaurant, Danny Espinosa added a two-run blast and Washington won its fifth straight. Jose Bautista hit a two-run shot, but the Blue Jays lost for the fifth time in six