Roy Halladay struck out a career-high 14 to win his major league-leading ninth game, Alex Rios backed him with a home run and the Blue Jays beat the Angels 6-4 last night in Toronto.
Halladay (9-1) pitched his second complete game of the season, allowing four runs, no walks and seven hits to win his sixth straight decision.
Red Sox 5, Tigers 1
In Detroit, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched five strong innings to win for the first time this season and manager Terry Francona earned his 500th victory.
Rays 6, Royals 2
In St. Petersburg, Matt Joyce hit a tiebreaking two-run double and added a two-run homer.
Twins 4, Indians 3
In Minneapolis, Joe Mauer homered and had three RBIs to help Kevin Slowey (8-1) win again.
A’s 5, White Sox 0
In Chicago, Vin Mazzaro pitched into the seventh inning to win his major league debut.
Mariners 8, Orioles 2
In Seattle, Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak to a team-record 26 games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 10, Padres 5
In San Diego, Raul Ibanez homered twice and drove in five runs, and left-hander Antonio Bastardo won his major league debut.
Padres ace Jake Peavy allowed four runs before leaving after one inning, the shortest outing of his career, due to a viral infection.
Dodgers 6, D’backs 5
In Los Angeles, James Loney hit a tying three-run double in the eighth inning and Casey Blake followed with an RBI single.
Braves 6, Cubs 5 (12)
In Atlanta, Jeff Francoeur hit a tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth and Chipper Jones drove in the winning run.
Cardinals 5, Reds 2
In St. Louis, rookie Nick Stavinoha hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the sixth inning and stand-in starter Brad Thompson worked five effective innings.
Nationals 10, Giants 6
In Washington, Cristian Guzman hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the Nationals’ six-run eighth inning. Washington, which snapped a six-game losing streak, fired pitching coach Randy St. Claire before the game.
Marlins 10, Brewers 3
In Miami, Cody Ross hit a grand slam and Dan Uggla became the fastest second baseman to reach 100 career homers with a two-run shot in the second.
