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First Posted: 4/13/2013
NEW YORK — Nolan Reimold, Ryan Flaherty and Nick Markakis hit solo home runs, sending the Baltimore Orioles over the Yankees 5-3 Saturday and stopping New York’s four-game winning string.
Nate McLouth doubled twice, singled and made a nifty catch in left field to back Jason Hammel (2-1).
Orioles reliever Brian Matusz, Darren O’Day and Jim Johnson each pitched a scoreless inning. Johnson closed for his fifth save, shutting down a team that tagged him in last year’s AL playoffs.
Indians 9, White Sox 4
CLEVELAND — Mark Reynolds hit a grand slam in a big fifth inning and Zach McAllister pitched into the seventh, leading the Cleveland Indians to a victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Reynolds had an RBI single to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead in the third inning. He connected off White Sox ace Chris Sale in a six-run fifth and tied a career high with five RBIs.
Red Sox 2, Rays 1
BOSTON — Shane Victorino had a well-placed RBI single into a five-man infield in the 10th inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
David Ross had a solo homer for Boston, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Junichi Tazawa (2-0) pitched one inning for the win.
The Rays went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
Mets 4, Twins 2
MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Harvey didn’t allow a hit until Justin Morneau homered off the right-field foul pole with two outs in the seventh inning and led the New York Mets over the Minnesota Twins.
Harvey (3-0) pitched past the seventh for the first time in 13 career major league starts, allowing one run and two hits in eight innings with six strikeouts and two walks.
Tigers 7, Athletics 3
OAKLAND, Calif. — Prince Fielder homered for the second straight game, Torii Hunter hit his first clout since joining Detroit to help back Justin Verlander and the Tigers snapped the Oakland Athletics’ nine-game winning streak with a victory.
Blue Jays 3, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After finding out Jose Reyes likely will be sidelined until the All-Star break, R.A. Dickey won his first game for Toronto.
The NL Cy Young Award winner allowed one run and five hits in 6 2-3 innings, and Jose Bautista backed him with a two-run homer in the Blue Jays’ win over the Kansas City Royals.
James Shields (1-2) was a hard-luck loser for the Royals, pitching a two-hitter with six strikeouts and three walks.
Acquired from the New York Mets after going 20-6 last season, Dickey was 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in his first two starts for Toronto. Against the Royals, the knuckleballer struck out four, walked two and hit a batter, throwing 64 of 100 pitches for strikes.