Mariners win in 10th for four-game sweep of O’s

Nelson Cruz homered and drove in three runs, and the Seattle Mariners utilized two errors in the 10th inning to beat the Orioles 4-2 Thursday and complete their first four-game sweep at Baltimore in franchise history.

The Mariners improved to 8-0 in extra innings this season. They prevailed in 11 innings on Wednesday, and won the four games at Camden Yards by a total of six runs.

After missing two straight games with lower back pain, Cruz celebrated his return with his 21st homer, a two-run shot in the fourth inning that put Seattle up 2- 0.

Manny Machado and Chris Davis answered with solo drives off Mike Leake in the bottom half, and that accounted for all the scoring until the 10th.

Dee Gordon beat out an infield hit offMiguel Castro (2- 4) and scored when center fielder Colby Rasmus bobbled Jean Segura’s single. A throwing error by third baseman SteveWilkerson and an RBI single by Cruz followed. ASTROS 1, RAYS 0 » Lance McCullers pitched seven strong innings, Jake Marisnick homered and Houston beat Tampa Bay to tie a franchise record with its 11th straight road win. McCullers (9- 3) gave up three hits while striking out seven. DIAMONDBACKS 4, MARLINS 0 » Zack Greinke pitched seven innings and was an offensive dynamo, too, in helping Arizona beat Miami. Greinke singled twice, drove in a run, stole a base and scored a run. He leads Arizona pitchers this year with four RBIs and four runs, raised his season average to .300, and is now 7 for 7 lifetime in steal attempts. TWINS2, WHITESOX1 (13) » Max Kepler drew a two- out walk with the bases loaded in the 13th inning and Minnesota outlasted Chicago.