Dodgers take series from Mariners with 8-2 victory

Andre Ethier awakened from a recent slump with his fourth career grand slam to cap a six-run second inning and Chad Billingsley pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Seattle Mariners 8-2 on Sunday.Shut down by six pitchers in Seattles third no-hitter Friday night, the Dodgers rebounded to win the final two games of the interleague series.Billingsley (4-4) won his second straight decision, giving up two hits and a solo homer to Kyle Seager in seven strong innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked three, the third time in four starts that he has struck out eight.He got all the offense he needed on one swing from Ethier, who had just one hit in his previous 27 at-bats before smacking a 3-2 fastball from starter Blake Beavan (3-6) into the right-field seats with two outs in the second.Yankees 5, Mets 4.At New York, Russell Martin led off the bottom of the ninth inning with his second homer of the game and the New York Yankees took advantage of some shoddy infield defense to beat the struggling Mets for a three-game sweep.The Mets could not hold an early 3-0 lead, but tied it 4-all in the top of the ninth on Ike Davis RBI double off Rafael Soriano.In the seventh, Martin hit a two-run homer off the top of the right-field wall to pull the Yankees to 3-2 after third baseman David Wrights throwing error extended the inning.Mark Teixeira tied it at 3 with an RBI single in the eighth and Alex Rodriguez gave the Yankees the lead with a bloop single.Martin hit a full-count pitch from Jon Rauch (3-6) to left field.Boone Logan (1-0) got two outs with runners on first and third in relief of Soriano, who had his first blown save in 10 chances. Soriano is filling in for injured closer Mariano Rivera.Nationals 4, Red Sox 3At Boston, Roger Bernadina doubled with two outs in the ninth inning, driving in Bryce Harper for the go-ahead run, and Washington held off slumping Boston to finish a three-game sweep.Danny Espinosa doubled twice and drove in two runs for the Nationals, a franchise that had never won at Fenway Park coming into the series.Tom Gorzelanny (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth and Tyler Clippard earned his third save of the series, striking out Dustin Pedroia to end it. Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine stormed out of the dugout during Pedroias at-bat to argue a strike and was quickly ejected by plate umpire Alan Porter.Rays 4, Marlins 2At Miami, James Shields allowed one run in 6 1-3 innings to win for the first time in five starts and Tampa Bay capped a three-game sweep by beating Miami.The Rays outscored their intrastate rivals 22-7 and have won seven in a row against the Marlins. Miami fell to 0-6 on its homestand and has been outscored 43-10.Matt Joyce hit his 11th homer and Elliot Johnson hit his third to help the Rays (35-25) improve the best record in theAmerican League. Shields (7-4), who had lost his past three decisions, allowed four hits and struck out five.Fernando Rodney earned his 18th save in 19 chances with a scoreless ninth and lowered his ERA to 0.94.Anibal Sanchez (3-5), plagued again by lousy run support, pitched six innings and allowed four runs, including both homers. He lost for the fifth time in his past six outings.Blue Jays 12, Braves 4At Atlanta, Brett Lawrie and Colby Rasmus each homered and drove in three runs as Toronto rallied from an early four-run deficit to defeat Atlanta.The Braves six-game winning streak ended even though they led 4-0 after three innings. Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero lasted only four innings.Toronto took the lead with six runs in the fifth off 21-year-old Julio Teheran, who was called up for his first start of the season, and 37-year-old Livan Hernandez (1-1).Lawrie hit a two-run homer and Rasmus added a homer off Hernandez as Toronto added three runs in the sixth.Carlos Villanueva (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings.Orioles 5, Phillies 4, 10 inningsAt Baltimore, Matt Wieters doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and Baltimore beat Philadelphia to extend its run of successive extra-inning victories to nine.Steve Tolleson hit a three-run homer for the Orioles, who bounced back from a 4-1 deficit to keep Phillies starter Cliff Lee winless this season.Baltimore took two of three from the Phillies, including a 12-inning win on Saturday. The nine straight extra-inning victories is an Orioles record, breaking the mark of eight set twice previously.Adam Jones led off the 10th against Joe Savery (0-1) by reaching on a fielding error by third baseman Ty Wigginton. Wieters then launched a drive to right that hit the scoreboard, inches over the outstretched glove of Hunter Pence. The bouncing ball eluded Pence long enough for Jones to score.Darren ODay (4-0) worked the 10th for the Orioles.Pirates 3, Royals 2At Pittsburgh, Andrew McCutchen homered and drove in three runs, A.J. Burnett won his fifth consecutive start andPittsburgh finished its first sweep of an AL team in more than a decade by beating Kansas City.McCutchen hit an RBI double in the first inning and a two-run homer in the third, giving Burnett (6-2) and three relieversenough support for the Pirates to win their fourth in a row.Since May 25, the Pirates have the best record in the majors at 12-3.The Royals have lost four in a row and six of eight.Burnett took a no-hitter into the sixth and was charged with two runs in 7 1-3 innings. Burnett has won his past seven starts and he is 4-0 with a 1.27 ERA at home this season.With closer Joel Hanrahan getting a rest, Jason Grilli worked out of trouble in the ninth for his fourth career save and first of the season.Bruce Chen (5-6) allowed three runs in five innings, falling to 0-4 at PNC Park.Cubs 8, Twins 2At Minneapolis, Ryan Dempster pitched eight shutout innings to lead Chicago past Minnesota.After an 18-start winless streak dating back to Aug. 11, Dempster (2-3) won his second game this week, another gemfor a Cubs team that had the worst record in the majors. He scattered four singles and struck out six, including Joe Mauer three times, to help Chicago win for the fifth time in 25 games.Dempster lowered his ERA to 2.31, and the Twins lost for the third time in 12 games.David DeJesus drove in three runs, and Reed Johnson and Starlin Castro scored three times each.Francisco Liriano (1-7) gave up four hits, four runs and three walks in 5 1-3 innings.Rangers 5, Giants 0At San Francisco, Alexi Ogando pitched three perfect innings to lead Texas past San Francisco.The AL West-leading Rangers tagged Tim Lincecum (2-7). The two-time NL Cy Young winner is 0-5 in his last eight starts and has a 6.00 ERA this season.Robbie Ross (6-0) allowed only a double to pinch-hitter Aubrey Huff in the sixth over four innings. Mike Adams gave up two hits in a scoreless eighth and Joe Nathan tossed a hitless ninth.Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler each drove in two runs off Lincecum.Angels 10, Rockies 8At Denver, Mark Trumbo hit a pair of three-run homers to set a career high with six RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels beat slumping Colorado for their ninth straight victory on the road.Torii Hunter added a two-run homer and scored three times to help Los Angeles complete a three-game sweep.Tyler Colvin and Carlos Gonzalez homered for the Rockies, who fell to 0-6 in interleague play with all the games at home and lost their fifth straight overall. Colorado manager Jim Tracy was sent from the dugout in the ninth by plate umpire Greg Gibson, his first ejection of the season.Ervin Santana (3-7) weaved through 5 2-3 innings. Scott Downs earned his sixth save. Christian Friedrich (4-2) took the loss.Indians 4, Cardinals 1At St. Louis, Jason Kipnis hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off closer Jason Motte in the ninth inning as Cleveland beatSt. Louis.Carlos Beltran homered for the second straight day to increase his NL-leading total to 18, and Joe Kelly allowed one run in five-plus innings in his major league debut for the Cardinals.St. Louis is the only major league team that has not won a series over the Indians, who are 14-6 overall against the Cardinals.Vinnie Pestano (3-0) walked three straight batters with one out in the eighth but recovered to strike out No. 3 hitter Yadier Molina and cleanup man Allen Craig. Chris Perez finished for his 20th save in 21 chances. He has saved 20 in a row since opening day.Kipnis hit his 10th homer on a 2-2 pitch from Motte (3-3).Astros 11, White Sox 9At Chicago, Justin Maxwell, Jose Altuve, J.D. Martinez and Brett Wallace all homered to lead Houston past the Chicago White Sox.Maxwells two-run shot was estimated at 461 feet, curling just inside the left-field foul pole into the second deck. Altuve drove in three runs and stole home on the back end of a double steal.Adam Dunn hit his 20th homer of the season and Paul Konerko added his 12th for the White Sox.Lucas Harrell (6-4) tied a career high by going 7 1-3 innings, winning his first start against his former team. Brett Myers got the last two outs for his 15th save.Phil Humber (2-4) is 1-4 with a 7.50 ERA since throwing a perfect game on April 21 at Seattle.Diamondbacks 4, Athletics 3At Phoenix, Joe Saunders held Oakland to one earned run over six innings and Arizona extended their winning streak to a season-long five games.Chris Young singled twice and scored both times as Arizona completed a three-game interleague sweep of the As. The Diamondbacks have won seven of eight to climb to .500 for the first time since they were 14-14 on May 5.Saunders (4-4) scattered seven hits, struck out five and walked two. Travis Blackley (0-2) took the loss.Tigers 7, Reds 6At Cincinnati, Austin Jackson hit a two-run double off Aroldis Chapman during Detroits four-run eighth inning and the Tigers rallied for a 7-6 victory over Cincinnati.Chapman (4-2) entered with two on in the eighth and the Reds leading 6-3. He gave up a single to pinch-hitter Brennan Boesch that loaded the bases and hit Matt Young with a pitch, forcing in a run.Jacksons double tied it and Young scored the go-ahead run on Chapmans wild pitch, helping the Tigers take two of three in the interleague series.