Sunday’s games
Mon., Sept. 12, 2005
American League
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0: In New York, Randy Johnson allowed only a soft single in seven innings, and Jason Giambi homered off Tim Wakefield to give the Yankees a victory over Boston.
Angels 6, White Sox 1: In Chicago, John Lackey pitched seven shutout innings, and Los Angeles hit three first-inning home runs in a victory over the White Sox that completed a three-game sweep.
Rangers 7, Athletics 4: In Arlington, Texas, Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer as Texas beat Oakland.
Indians 12, Twins 4: In Cleveland, Cliff Lee won his seventh straight decision and the Indians hit for the cycle on the first nine pitches they saw in a rout of Minnesota. It was Cleveland’s seventh win in a row.
Devil Rays 6, Blue Jays 5: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Travis Lee hit a tying infield single in the ninth, then drove in the winning run on an 11th-inning grounder to help Tampa Bay rally for a victory over Toronto.
Tigers 14, Royals 4: In Detroit, Placido Polanco had four hits, including a home run, to power an 18-hit attack that carried the Tigers to a victory over Kansas City.
National League
Braves 9, Nationals 7: In Washington, Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones hit consecutive homers off closer Chad Cordero with two outs in the ninth inning, rallying Atlanta to a victory over the Nationals.
Phillies 11, Marlins 1: In Philadelphia, Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs, Jon Lieber pitched seven innings and the Phillies beat Florida.
Dodgers 7, Padres 3: In Los Angeles, Jose Cruz Jr. and rookie Dioner Navarro hit back-to-back homers in the fourth, and the Dodgers beat San Diego.
Mets 7, Cardinals 2: In St. Louis, Pedro Martinez stopped New York’s six-game losing streak, pitching eight strong innings in a victory over the Cardinals.
Cubs 3, Giants 2: In San Francisco, Neifi Perez hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning against his former team, and Chicago beat the Giants.
Brewers 4, Astros 2: In Milwaukee, Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer, and Rick Helling pitched seven strong innings to lead the Brewers over Houston.
Rockies 7, Diamondbacks 2: In Denver, Aaron Cook won his fifth straight decision, and Matt Holliday keyed a six-run fourth inning with a three-run double as Colorado beat Arizona.
Reds 5, Pirates 3: In Cincinnati, pinch-hitter Austin Kearns had a tying two-run single and Felipe Lopez delivered the go-ahead hit as the Reds came from behind to beat Pittsburgh.
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