Major league roundup
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP ANGELS 4, ATHLETICS 2: Scott Kazmir pitched five scoreless innings, and Robb Quinlan drove in three runs. Kazmir gave up three hits in his final playoff tuneup. Brian Fuentes pitched a scoreless ninth for his major league-leading 48th save. ORIOLES 6, BLUE JAYS 3: Mark Hendrickson won his first start since April, Jeff Fiorentino drove in two runs and Baltimore beat Toronto for its third straight victory. The win assured the Orioles of avoiding their third 100-loss campaign in club history. RED SOX 11, INDIANS 6: Victor Martinez hit a grand slam and Boston beat Cleveland despite a shaky outing by Josh Beckett. After missing his previously scheduled start with back spasms, Beckett allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings. NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP NATIONALS 6, BRAVES 4 (11): Justin Maxwell hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th and Washington beat Atlanta for its sixth straight win. Zack Segovia earned his first win despite giving up two runs in the 10th. Atlanta tied it at 4 on an RBI double by Kelly Johnson. MARLINS 4, PHILLIES 3: Anibal Sanchez pitched seven strong innings to lead Florida over Philadelphia, which still clinched home-field advantage for the first round of the playoffs. Sanchez allowed one run and five hits while striking out three and walking one. METS 5, ASTROS 1: Pat Misch pitched five solid innings before his outing was cut short by a rain delay and New York beat Houston. Fernando Tatis had two hits and two RBI for the Mets, who scored all of their runs with two outs. Josh Thole added an RBI. BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 4: Ryan Braun reached 200 hits for the first time on a two-run homer in the first, and Milwaukee went on to beat St. Louis. Second baseman Julio Lugo had two of the Cardinals' three errors, which matched a season high. CUBS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 0: Randy Wells allowed three hits in seven strong innings and struck out a career-high 10, helping Chicago beat Arizona. Wells gave up a leadoff double to Stephen Drew and then retired 14 straight before Eric Byrnes hit a two-out single. REDS 8, PIRATES 4: Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs and Scott Rolen homered and Cincinnati took advantage of Zach Duke's control problems for a win over Pittsburgh. Johnny Cueto rebounded from a rough first inning for the win. - From Wire Reports
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