Major league roundup: Jays extend Tigers’ slide
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP
ATHLETICS 4, TWINS 2: Brett Anderson threw seven sharp innings and Cliff Pennington had three hits with an RBI as Oakland won for the fifth time in six games. Anderson retired 18 of 24 batters, including the final eight he faced, and didn't allow a walk for the fourth time this season. ORIOLES 7, YANKEES 3: Brian Roberts hit a grand slam in a six-run second and tied a franchise record with his 51st double as Baltimore defeated New York. Brian Matusz won his third straight start, and the Yankees lost consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 16-17. WHITE SOX 4, ANGELS 3 (10): Scott Podsednik hit an inside-the-park homer and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th on a wild pitch, leading Chicago over Los Angeles. Podsednik hit the White Sox's first inside-the-park homer since 2002 in the third. He doubled leading off the 10th. NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUPREDS 7, CUBS 5: Pinch-hitter Drew Sutton lined a two-out, two-run double into right field off Carlos Marmol in the ninth, and Cincinnati beat Chicago after squandering a five-run lead. Marmol, the Cubs closer, walked two straight batters with two outs before Sutton's game-winning hit. BRAVES 7, CARDINALS 6: Brian McCann hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth and Atlanta held on to beat St. Louis. The Cardinals dropped two straight games for the first time since dropping July 25-26 decisions to Philadelphia. Mike Gonzalez got the win for Atlanta. METS 10, PHILLIES 9: David Wright (Chesapeake) hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth off new Philadelphia closer Ryan Madson to rally the Mets. Wright homered twice for the first time this season and matched a career high with six RBI. Madson blew his sixth save. - From Wire Reports
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