O’s top Yanks, share East lead
BALTIMORE — Mark Reynolds hit two of Baltimore’s season-high six home runs, and the Orioles climbed back into a firstplace tie with the New York Yankees in the AL East with a 10- 6 victory Thursday night before a euphoric sellout crowd at Camden Yards.
Adam Jones’ leadoff homer in the eighth inning off David Robertson (1- 6) put Baltimore ahead 7- 6 after the Yankees rallied from a five-run deficit in the top half in the opening game of a four-game weekend showdown. Matt Wieters followed with a single and Reynolds hit a drive into the left-field seats. Chris Davis then slammed the first pitch from Derek Lowe over the right-field wall.
Wieters and Robert Andino also connected for the Orioles, who have won 10 of 13, including three of four over New York.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rangers 5, Royals 4 (10)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves 1, Rockies 0 at Atlanta: Tim Hudson (145) pitched seven scoreless innings and Atlanta posted its second straight 1- 0 victory over Colorado, winning both times with an unearned run.
Nationals 9, Cubs 2 at Washington: Adam La- Roche added to his home run tear with a two-run shot and Washington completed a four-game sweep in a game in which the benches cleared twice in two innings. Cubs catcher Steve Clevenger, pitcher Manuel Corpas and third base coach Jamie Quirk and Washington pitcher Michael Gonzalez were ejected.
Marlins 6, Brewers 2 at Miami: Josh Johnson (811) pitched seven innings and ended his a four-game skid for Miami, which got three hits from former Redbird Donovan Solano. It was Milwaukee’s fourth loss in 17 games.
DEVELOPMENTS
A’s pitcher recovering from skull fracture: Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy was in stable condition in the critical care unit of a Bay Area hospital on Thursday, a day after having surgery for a skull fracture and brain contusion caused by a line drive hit by Erick Aybar of the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The A’s also announced that third baseman Brandon Inge will undergo shoulder surgery.
Angels’ Weaver to miss start: Los Angeles Angels ace Jered Weaver (16- 4) will miss his scheduled start Friday while recovering from tendinitis.
Cards’ farmhand suspended: First baseman Alan Ahmady, on the roster of the St. Louis’ Cardinals’ Class A Palm Beach team, has been suspended for the first 50 games of 2013 after a second violation for drug abuse under the minor league drug policy.