Birthday boy sparks Indians
Cleveland ? Travis Hafner hit a grand slam on his birthday and tied a career high with six RBIs to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Los Angeles Angels 14-2 on Saturday.
Athletics 2, Twins 1
Oakland, Calif. – Eric Chavez hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to center in the seventh inning and also drove in Oakland’s first run.
Yankees 6, Orioles 5, 10 innings
Baltimore – Johnny Damon homered off Chris Ray (1-2) leading off the 10th inning.
Blue Jays 6, Devil Rays 2
St. Petersburg, Fla. – Roy Halladay pitched eight strong innings to lead the Blue Jays.
Tigers 6, Red Sox 2
Detroit – Jeremy Bonderman allowed two runs in 72â3 innings for the Tigers.
White Sox 8, Rangers 6
Chicago – Joe Crede doubled to lead off a seven-run fourth for the White Sox.
National League
Cubs 8, Cardinals 5
St. Louis – Aramis Ramirez hit a grand slam to carry the Cubs.
Albert Pujols suffered a strained right oblique muscle chasing a foul ball and is likely headed to the disabled list for the first time in his career.
Diamondbacks 4-13, Braves 2-9
Atlanta – Damion Easley hit three home runs to lead Arizona’s sweep.
Giants 6-2, Mets 4-3
New York – Lastings Milledge scored with a nifty slide in the 11th to secure the split.
Marlins 13, Rockies 0
Denver – Ricky Nolasco threw eight shutout innings.
Nationals 4, Brewers 3
Milwaukee – Brian Schneider hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Washington.
Reds 7, Astros 5
Houston – Cincinnati pitcher Bronson Arroyo pitched six strong innings.
Dodgers 8, Phillies 2
Los Angeles – Brad Penny pitched six scoreless innings and allowed just one hit for the Dodgers.
Pirates 6, Padres 4
Pittsburgh – Zach Duke pitched seven strong innings to lift the Pirates.