American League Roundup: Hit batter boosts Angels

Angels 4, Blue Jays 3

Anaheim, Calif. – Toronto closer B.J. Ryan (1-1) hit Howie Kendrick with a pitch to force home the tying run in the ninth inning, and Maicer Izturis singled in the game-winner one pitch later for Los Angeles.

All four of the Angels’ victories on this six-game homestand were walk-off wins.

Ryan’s first blown save in 13 attempts this season spoiled a masterful performance by A.J. Burnett, who allowed two runs and three hits over eight innings.

Red Sox 9, Orioles 4

Baltimore – After becoming the 24th major leaguer to hit No. 500, Manny Ramirez said Saturday night, “The next goal is 501.” He took care of that in his third at-bat.

Rays 4, White Sox 3, 10 innings

St. Petersburg, Fla. – Gabe Gross hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning, giving AL East-leading Tampa Bay a comeback victory.

Twins 5, Yankees 1

Minneapolis – Michael Cuddyer drove in three runs, and Minnesota’s bullpen came through with 42â3 innings of scoreless relief after starter Nick Blackburn was hit in the nose by Bobby Abreu’s line drive.

Athletics 13, Rangers 8

Arlington, Texas – Jack Cust and Mark Ellis homered in a nine-run seventh inning as Oakland rallied to end a four-game losing streak.

Josh Hamilton hit his AL-best 15th homer and drove in two runs, giving him a major-league-high 63 RBIs.

Tigers 7, Mariners 5

Seattle – Placido Polanco hit a tiebreaking single, and Detroit scored four times in the ninth inning off struggling J.J. Putz (2-3) to beat Seattle.

Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera each drove in two runs for the Tigers.