Yanks tame Orioles for 4th straight win
Braves beat Nationals 6-4
NEW YORK, April 13, (AP): The Yankees turned a triple play at home for the first time in 45 years and Adam Jones dropped Vernon Wells’ fly ball while blowing a bubble for a tiebreaking three-run error as New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Friday for its fourth straight win.
CC Sabathia (2-1) allowed two runs - one earned - and eight hits with nine strikeouts and no walks. Mariano Rivera finished for his second save as New York (5-4) moved over .500 for the first time this year.
Jones - a Gold Glove center fielder - ranged back for Wells’ fly ball and closed his glove too early. Then in the eighth, Manny Machado hit a sharp low liner that second baseman Robinson Cano picked up on a hop, starting New York’s first triple play in the Bronx since June 3, 1968, against Minnesota.
Miguel Gonzalez (1-1) was the loser.
Athletics 4, Tigers 3, 12 Innings
In Oakland, California, Josh Donaldson homered with one out in the 12th inning to lift Oakland past Detroit for its ninth straight victory.
Donaldson’s opposite-field drive to right off Brayan Villarreal (0-2) was his first career game-ending hit.
Prince Fielder homered and had four hits for the Tigers, who beat Oakland in the Major League playoffs last season on their way to the World Series.
Ramon Santiago hit a two-out triple in the top of the 12th before Chris Resop (1-0) retired Austin Jackson on a fly to center. The A’s improved to an American League-best 9-2, just the third time in Oakland history the club has opened at least 9-2. Only the Atlanta Braves at 9-1 have a better record than Oakland. Fielder hit a three-run shot and Max Scherzer struck out 11, but the Tigers didn’t get enough from the bottom of their
batting order. The last five hitters went a combined 2 for 25.
Indians 1, White Sox 0
In Cleveland, Justin Masterson (3-0) pitched a five-hitter for the first complete game in the AL this year, and Nick Swishe hit a two-out RBI single in the ninth off Jesse Crain (0-1).
Masterson, who has three of Cleveland’s four wins, extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to a career-high 19.
Blue Jays 8, Royals 4 In Kansas City, Missouri, Toronto’s Jose Reyes drove in a pair of runs before getting carted off in the sixth inning with a sprained left ankle.
Reyes was attempting to steal second when he started his slide late. The four-time MLB All-Star’s left ankle twisted awkwardly beneath him as he slid over the bag, and trainers from both teams ran out to help as Reyes screamed in pain on the infield dirt. He was carted off the field and taken to a hospital for an MRI. The results were not immediately known.
J.A. Happ (2-0), Toronto’s only starter to win this year, gave up three runs on 41 pitches in the first inning, but survived through five innings.
Mariners 3, Rangers 1 In Seattle, Kyle Seager had a two-run double and Hisashi Iwakuma made it stand with 6 2-3 strong innings as Seattle beat Texas to end a three-game losing streak.
Iwakuma (2-0) got the better of Japanese countryman Yu Darvish in the seventh pitching matchup between the two, both in Japan and the majors. Darvish (2-1) holds a 4-3 advantage when they face each other on the mound.
Raul Ibanez hit an RBI single in a three-run first for the Mariners. Iwakuma kept the Rangers’ bats silent until the fourth inning when Ian Kinsler led off with a homer. That proved to be the extent of the Rangers’ offense as Iwakuma and three relievers combined to shut down Texas. Tom Wilhelmsen pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
Astros 5, Angels 0 In Anaheim, California, Bud Norris pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and Rick Ankiel drove in three runs as Houston defeated Los Angeles in their first meeting as AL West rivals.
Justin Maxwell hit his first home run of the season, helping the Astros win their third in a row after six straight losses. Norris (2-1) struck out five and walked two.
Rookie manager Bo Porter used three relievers in the ninth to clinch the combined four-hitter.
The Angels are off to a 2-8 start, matching the worst in franchise history. The inaugural 1961 club also lost eight of its first 10.
Tommy Hanson (1-1) threw 108 pitches through five innings, giving up five runs, eight hits and two walks.
Interleague Mets 16, Twins 5 In Minneapolis, John Buck kept up his powerful start with a grand slam, his fourth home run in the last four games, as New York beat Minnesota with snowflakes falling at Target Field.
Buck became only the fourth Major League player in at least 92 years to reach 19 RBIs in the first 10 games of a season, according to STATS research dating to 1921. Chris Davis did it for Baltimore this year, Manny Ramirez for Cleveland in 1999 and Lou Gehrig for the Yankees in 1927.