Torii Hunter hit an RBI triple in the fourth inning and added a two-run double in a four-run sixth to help chase Justin Verlander, lifting Los Angeles to a 6-2 win over Detroit
Erick Aybar also drove in three runs, helping Anaheim win the three-game series.
The Angels have won 10 of 14, giving them a league-high 16 wins to keep pace with the Oakland Athletics in the AL West.
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Verlander (1-4) gave up six runs, seven hits and four walks in five-and-two-third innings, coming off his first win. He has allowed four runs or more in five of his six starts.
Rays 3, Red Sox 0
In St. Petersburg, Florida, James Shields threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Evan Longoria homered off Josh Beckett and Tampa Bay completed its first three-game sweep of the Red Sox.
Tampa Bay has won six straight for its longest winning streak since a six-game run from July 28 to Aug. 3, 2005. The Rays (14-11) are three games over .500 for the first time since starting the season 3-0 in 2002. It’s also the latest in the season the Rays have ever been three games above .500.
Athletics 4, Mariners 2
Emil Brown had a broken-bat, two-run single in Oakland’s four-run eighth inning in Seattle.
Seattle starter Felix Hernandez cruised through seven innings, giving up just four hits and striking out 10. Hernandez (2-1) walked Jack Hannahan on a 3-2 pitch to open the inning as the Safeco Field roof slowly closed with a light rain falling. Mark Ellis then doubled and Daric Barton walked on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases, and Brown dumped a single into left that ended Hernandez’s day.
Rangers 10, Twins 0
In Arlington, Texas, Vicente Padilla threw a seven-hitter for his third career shutout and Milton Bradley hit a three-run homer for Texas.
Blue Jays 5, Royals 2
In Kansas City, Missouri, Scott Rolen homered and drove in two runs, Alex Rios collected four hits and scored three times and Toronto ended a six-game losing streak.
White Sox 6, Orioles 1
In Chicago, Paul Konerko homered twice and Jose Contreras pitched six-and-two-third innings to lead the White Sox to the win.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AP, SAN DIEGO
Brandon Webb outpitched Jake Peavy in a battle of the last two NL Cy Young Award winners, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
Webb (6-0), the 2006 Cy Young winner, allowed just one unearned run and twice escaped bases-loaded jams before leaving after six innings. He became the first six-game winner in Major League Baseball and lowered his ERA to 1.98.
Chris Snyder, who was pulled from the starting lineup on Saturday because of the flu, hit a two-out home run in the second after Peavy walked Stephen Drew.
It was Snyder’s first home run since Sept. 16.
Mets 6, Braves 3
In New York, Carlos Delgado turned boos into a standing ovation with his first two-homer game in almost a year, leading the Mets to the win.
New York knocked out John Smoltz after four innings in his first shaky outing of the season and got a three-hit game from backup catcher Raul Casanova.
Delgado came into the game in a 3-for-34 slump and hadn’t homered since April 8.
He went 2-for-2 with two walks and turned in his first two-homer game since May 29 against the San Francisco Giants.
Dodgers 3, Rockies 2, 10 innings
In Los Angeles, James Loney singled home the winning run in the 10th inning, and the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep.
It’s the first three-game winning streak of the season for Los Angeles under new manager Joe Torre, who used his 24th different lineup in 25 games.
In other games it was:
• Pirates 5, Phillies 1
• Cardinals 5, Astros 1
• Marlins 3, Brewers 2, 10 innings
• Nationals 2, Cubs 0
• Reds 10, Giants 1
Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday pulled off a major upset in the DFB-Pokal by defeating defending champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 in their semi-final. The third-division team came from behind after Jonathan Tah gave the visitors a 17th-minute lead. Marius Worl replied three minutes later and Maximilian Groser scored Bielefeld’s second goal just before the break. The home team looked more likely to add to that tally as the Leverkusen players looked jaded. “I’m just proud of this team,” Bielefeld coach Mitch Kniat said as most of the fans the small stadium sang around him. “No one will sleep in the city tonight.” Patrik Schick went
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have shown the team do not need star power to win trophies and with the French Ligue 1 title won with six games to spare, the French champions would look to finish the season without losing, manager Luis Enrique said on Saturday. A 1-0 victory over Angers SCO at the Parc des Princes helped PSG win their fourth straight Ligue 1 title and a record-extending 13th overall. PSG can still break Nantes’ 30-year-old record of 32 games unbeaten. Although Nantes lost one game en route to the title, no French club has ever gone an entire league
THREES KINGS: The Celtics claimed a piece of league history by setting a new record for the number of threes in a season, ending their game with 1,370 Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun on Friday combined for 65 points as the Houston Rockets halted Oklahoma City’s 11-game winning streak with a statement 125-111 victory. In a potential Western Conference finals preview, the Rockets produced a dominant all-round performance to jolt the top-seeded Thunder’s all-conquering preparations for the post-season. Green finished with 34 points from 11-of-24 shooting, while Turkish big man Sengun made 31 points as second-placed Houston improved to 51-27. Oklahoma City grabbed the lead in the opening minutes of the first quarter, but Houston soon knocked the Thunder out of their stride with a physical approach to move into the
RECORD WINNERS: The Catalan club, who are still in contention for a historic quadruple this season, are to face rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final Barcelona are to face rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final after Ferran Torres secured them a 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, progressing 5-4 on aggregate from the semi-final tie. Record 31-time winners Barca had the better of the clash at the Metropolitano after the wild 4-4 first-leg draw. The defeat leaves Diego Simeone’s Atletico with little to play for in the rest of the season. By contrast, the Catalans are on the hunt for a potential quadruple and are unbeaten this year, stretching their run to 21 games without defeat. Atletico were the last team to triumph
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