TWINS 8, TIGERS 6
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brian Dozier hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to cap a seven-run rally and give the Minnesota Twins an 8-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
After missing out on an All-Star nomination earlier in the day, Dozier had two hits and four RBI, and hit his second game-winning home run of the week. Dozier homered off Detroit closer Joakim Soria (3-1), who blew his third save in 23 chances.
The Twins scored seven times in the ninth off Soria and Bruce Rondon after being limited to one run by Justin Verlander, who went 7 2/3 innings.
Trevor May (6-7) pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up two hits.
Dozier was part of the American League's final player vote for the All-Star game and found out before the game he finished second to Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas.
Dozier -- who entered Friday tied with Toronto All-Star Josh Donaldson for the most extra-base hits in the majors -- hit a game-winning home run in the ninth on Monday after finding out he didn't make the All-Star team on the first balloting.
Dozier's RBI single in the eighth chased Verlander, who had the best outing of his truncated season.
Eddie Rosario had an RBI single in the ninth, Kurt Suzuki walked with the bases loaded and Danny Santana drove in two runs with a single before Dozier's 19th home run of the season.
Verlander held Minnesota to 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 6 in his fifth start off the disabled list.
RAYS 3, ASTROS 1 Erasmo Ramirez pitched six innings of four-hit ball to get his sixth win in seven starts, Brandon Guyer homered, and host Tampa Bay beat Houston. Ramirez (8-3) gave up a solo home run to Colby Rasmus, his 11th, in the second inning and struck out five.
YANKEES 5, RED SOX 1 Alex Rodriguez hit his 17th home run in the first inning, Michael Pineda had another impressive start and visiting New York took advantage of Clay Buchholz's early exit and Boston's shoddy defense to beat the Red Sox. Buchholz (7-7) left with elbow tightness with one out in the third.
INDIANS 5, ATHLETICS 1 Danny Salazar scattered five hits while allowing an unearned run in 8 2/3 innings and host Cleveland used a four-run sixth inning to beat Oakland. Salazar (8-4), who came within one out of his second career complete game, struck out eight.
INTERLEAGUE
ORIOLES 3, NATIONALS 2 Jonathan Schoop hit a game-winning solo home run with two outs in the ninth inning as host Baltimore rallied past Washington. Adam Jones also homered for the Orioles, who trailed 2-1 in the eighth before coming back to earn their third win in the last 11 games. Zach Britton (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth for Baltimore.
WHITE SOX 1, CUBS 0 Pinch-hitter J.B. Shuck drove in Emilio Bonifacio with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the visiting Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs, their eighth victory in 10 games. Neither starter allowed a run, with the Cubs' Kyle Hendricks going seven innings in his third straight scoreless start while Carlos Rodon lasted six innings for the White Sox.
RANGERS 4, PADRES 3 Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre hit back-to-back home runs, and host Texas beat San Diego, snapping a five-game skid. Wandy Rodriguez (6-4) won in Arlington for the first time in 9 years. In 5 1/3 innings, he allowed 3 hits and 1 run on Melvin Upton Jr.'s leadoff home run in the sixth.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PIRATES 5, CARDINALS 2 Gerrit Cole pitched 7 strong innings to become the major leagues' first 13-game winner and Neil Walker had a two-run home run among his 3 hits as host Pittsburgh beat St. Louis. Cole (13-3) allowed 2 runs -- both on Matt Carpenter's third-inning home run -- and 6 hits while striking out 3 and walking 2.
METS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2 Noah Syndergaard struck out a career-high 13 in eight overpowering innings, and New York got consecutive home runs from slumping sluggers Lucas Duda and Michael Cuddyer to beat visiting Arizona.
REDS 1, MARLINS 0 Mike Leake allowed 3 hits and struck out 10 in 8 innings, and Jay Bruce homered in the second inning to help Cincinnati beat host Miami. Leake (6-5) walked one and threw 102 pitches.
ROCKIES 5, BRAVES 3 Carlos Gonzalez homered and Colorado used a group approach that featured two newcomers to make up for a gap in the rotation as the Rockies beat visiting Atlanta. Daniel Descalso had a run-scoring triple and Nolan Arenado and D.J. LeMahieu added RBI doubles for the Rockies.
DODGERS 3, BREWERS 2 Pinch-hitter Andre Ethier had a tying two-run single in the seventh inning, rookie Joc Pederson drove in the go-ahead run moments later with a double, and host Los Angeles beat Milwaukee.
Sports on 07/11/2015