Allen’s walk- off HR lifts Rays past Angels

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brandon Allen hit a two- run pinch- hit homer in the ninth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 4- 3 Thursday

Allen, recently acquired off waivers from Oakland, homered off closer Jordan Walden ( 0- 1) after B. J. Upton had a oneout single. Allen drew a basesloaded walk off the bench in Wednesday night’s 3- 2 win over Los Angeles in his first Tampa Bay plate appearance.

Brandon Gomes ( 1- 0) worked a 1- 2- 3 ninth, helping the Rays win their fifth straight game.

Albert Pujols went 1 for 4, ending his hitless streak at 21 atbats when the Angels’ slugger rolled a grounder up the middle to beat the Rays’ three- man defensive shift. He was thrown out attempting to stretch the single into a double.

Royals 4, Indians 2

CLEVELAND — Luis Mendoza pitched into the sixth inning and Kansas City’s bullpen made a lead stand up.

Jeff Francoeur had a goahead single in a three- run fifth for Kansas City, which snapped a 12- game losing streak with an 8- 2 victory Wednesday night. The Royals won consecutive games for the second time this season.

The Indians, who were coming off a 7- 2 road trip, fell to 2- 6 at Progressive Field.

Mariners 5, Tigers 4

DETROIT — Chone Figgins hit a tiebreaking double with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Seattle Mariners completed a three- game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.

Justin Smoke hit a three- run homer and Miguel Olivo also connected for the Mariners. Figgins was 3 for 4 with a run and a stolen base to help Seattle reach the .500 mark at 10- 10.

Miguel Cabrera hit his sixth home run for the Tigers, who have lost six of seven to fall to 10- 9 after a 9- 3 start.

Giants 6, Reds 5

CINCINNATI — Angel Pagan hit a three- run homer in the ninth inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants.

Joaquin Arias led off the ninth against Cincinnati closer Sean Marshall ( 0- 2) with a walk, and Ryan Theriot followed with a single. After pinch- hitter Brett Pill struck out, Pagan lofted a 1- 2 pitch 386 feet into the left field seats to snap the Giants’ losing streak in Cincinnati at seven games.

Javier Lopez ( 2- 0) allowed two hits but no runs in the eighth to earn the win. Santiago Casilla struck out the side in the ninth for his second save.

Mets 3, Marlins 2

NEW YORK — Justin Turner drew a bases- loaded walk in a sensational 13- pitch at- bat and Kirk Niewenhuis hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Mets rallied past Heath Bell and Miami, the Marlins’ fifth straight loss.

Pitching for the first time in a week, and working in a steady drizzle, Bell ( 0- 3) couldn’t find the plate. The All- Star closer walked four and threw a whopping 46 pitches.

The Mets trailed 2- 1 when David Wright drew a leadoff walk in the ninth. One- out passes to Ike Davis and Josh Thole loaded the bases for Turner, a pinch hitter.

Turner fell behind in the count 0- 2 and later fouled off seven pitches before his walk made it 2- all. After a forceout at the plate, Niewenhuis hit a onehopper off the right- field wall.