DETROIT - Albert Pujols hit his 497th home run and Howie Kendrick added two of his own to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
The Angels chased Detroit starter Drew Smyly (Arkansas Razorbacks, Little Rock Central) after three innings and then added seven runs off reliever Luke Putkonen. Los Angeles finished with 13 hits, 10 for extra bases.
Kendrick hit two-run home runs in the third and fourth, and Pujols lined a three-run shot to left field in the sixth to give the Angels an 11-1 lead.
Jered Weaver (1-2) allowed 1 run and 3 hits in 6 innings. He walked three and struck out three.
The Angels have won 10 consecutive against the Tigers, the longest active streak in the majors by one team over another.
Kendrick and Ian Stewart both had three hits for the Angels, with Stewart falling a home run shy of the cycle. Mike Trout doubled twice.
Smyly (1-1) allowed four runs and six hits in his first start since 2012. The Angels scored two runs each in the second and third, then broke the game open with four off Putkonen in the fourth.
ORIOLES 8, RED SOX 4 Jonathan Schoop went 4 for 5 with two doubles and two RBI, and visiting Baltimore pounded Boston starter John Lackey for a victory. Every Orioles starter had at least one hit except for Chris Davis. The Orioles collected 10 of those hits off Lackey (2-2), who surrendered 6 earned runs over 5 1/3 innings.
BLUE JAYS 3, INDIANS 2 Melky Cabrera had four hits and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on Edwin Encarnacion’s single, and Toronto held on for a victory over host Cleveland. The Blue Jays trailed 2-1 in the seventh before Munenori Kawasaki hit an RBI single off reliever Marc Rzepczynski (0-1) and Encarnacion delivered against Cody Allen.
RAYS 11, YANKEES 5 James Loney drove in four runs and Tampa Bay overcame a four-run deficit to beat visiting New York. Sean Rodriguez hit a two-run home run during a five-run eighth that made it 11-5. Wil Myers, who finished with three RBI, added a two-run single.
RANGERS 12, WHITE SOX 0 Martin Perez pitched a three-hitter for his first career shutout, Leonys Martin drove in four runs and host Texas routed Chicago. Martin homered and was one of four Texas batters with three hits apiece. Robinson Chirinos also went deep.
NATIONAL LEAGUE REDS 4, CUBS 1 Alfredo Simon lowered his ERA to 0.86, and visiting Cincinnati beat Chicago for their 16th victory in their last 17 games at Wrigley Field. Making his third start, Simon (2-1) allowed an unearned run in six-plus innings and sent the Cubs to their fifth consecutive loss.
NATIONALS 3, CARDINALS 1 Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina’s throwing error combined with Michael Wacha’s wild pitch to allow two unearned runs in the seventh inning, breaking a tie and helping Gio Gonzalez and host Washington beat St. Louis.
BRAVES 6, METS 0 Aaron Harang threw no-hit ball for seven innings but was pulled after 121 pitches, and reliever Luis Avilan gave up David Wright’s two-out single in the eighth as visiting Atlanta beat New York. Harang worked around six walks, including two in the sixth inning and another pair in the seventh.
BREWERS 5, PIRATES 3 Kyle Lohse pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Carlos Gomez homered and Milwaukee beat host Pittsburgh.
ROCKIES 12, PHILLIES 1 Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run home run after No. 3 hitter Carlos Gonzalez was intentionally walked in front of him, Tyler Chatwood pitched seven strong innings for his first victory of the season, and Colorado beat visiting Philadelphia.
INTERLEAGUE MARLINS 8, MARINERS 4 Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam with none out in the ninth inning, and host Miami took advantage of an overturned call on a replay review to beat Seattle. Reed Johnson was called out on a force play following a bunt, but the umpires reviewed the ruling and determined third baseman Kyle Seager had juggled the ball.
Friday’s games NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 3, St. Louis 1 Atlanta 6, NY Mets 0 Colorado 12, Philadelphia 1 Arizona at LA Dodgers, (n) San Francisco at San Diego, (n) AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 3, Cleveland 2 LA Angels 11, Detroit 6 Baltimore 8, Boston 4 Tampa Bay 11, NY Yankees 5 Texas 12, Chicago White Sox 0 Kansas City 5, Minnesota 0 Houston at Oakland, (n) INTERLEAGUE Miami 8, Seattle 4
Sports, Pages 24 on 04/19/2014