Baseball capsules

By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on June 7, 2015 1:52 AM

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The Associated Press

BOSTON -- Joe Kelly pitched six solid innings to earn his first win since his initial start of the season, Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Saturday.

The teams played a day after a fan at Fenway Park was struck in the head by a broken bat and suffered life-threatening injuries. Boston Police said Saturday she is expected to survive.

Ramirez also singled twice, David Ortiz hit an RBI double and Mike Napoli had a run-scoring single for the Red Sox, who won for the fourth time in six games.

Cubs 4, Nationals 2

WASHINGTON -- Jason Hammel extended his mastery over Washington in an 11th impressive start, and Dexter Fowler had two hits and scored twice, leading Chicago to the win.

Hammel (5-2) improved to 9-0 with a 3.01 ERA in 11 starts against the Nationals. Anthony Rizzo and Jonathan Herrera each had two hits and drove in a run for Chicago.

Rangers 4, Royals 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings and Texas defeated Kansas City for its seventh win in eight games.

Rodriguez (3-2), a 36-year-old lefty who signed with the Rangers in early April after Atlanta released him in spring training, gave up one run and six hits. He walked none and struck out four.

Giants 7, Phillies 5

PHILADELPHIA -- Madison Bumgarner struck out 11, overcoming a grand slam by Jeff Francoeur to pitch San Francisco past Philadelphia

Bumgarner (7-2) gave up the slam and a solo homer by Andres Blanco. The reigning World Series MVP gave up six hits and walked none in eight innings.

Bumgarner hit two singles and drove in a run as the Giants posted their fifth straight road win.

Blue Jays 7, Astros 2

TORONTO -- Jose Reyes stole three bases and got two hits as Toronto won its season-high fourth in a row, handing Houston its third straight loss.

The AL West-leading Astros matched their longest skid of the year.

Reyes scored a run, drove in one and also walked.

Rockies 10, Marlins 5

DENVER -- Wilin Rosario homered twice and Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run shot to back the solid pitching of Chris Rusin, and Colorado shrugged off another rain delay at Coors Field to beat Miami.

Rusin (2-0), claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs last September, allowed two runs on seven hits in seven innings in winning for the first time in his last 10 starts dating to Aug. 14, 2013.

Padres 9, Reds 7

CINCINNATI -- Yonder Alonso's second career grand slam pulled San Diego even in the seventh inning, and Matt Kemp singled with the bases loaded in the eighth, completing the Padres' biggest comeback of the season in a victory over Cincinnati.

Kemp also had a solo homer and a two-run double off Michael Lorenzen.

Indians 2, Orioles 1

CLEVELAND -- Danny Salazar pitched impressively into the eighth inning to reach a career high in wins and Carlos Santana had a tiebreaking double as Cleveland beat Baltimore.

Salazar (6-1) struck out 10 and allowed six hits and a run in seven-plus innings. Baltimore's only run came on Manny Machado's third-inning homer. Salazar, who began the season in the minors, hasn't lost since May 5, a span of six starts.

Brewers 4, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS -- Carlos Gomez went 4 for 4 with a walk, tormenting his former team again with three RBI over the last three innings to lift Milwaukee to a victory over Minnesota. Gomez hit a two-run tiebreaking single in the seventh and an RBI double in the ninth.

Braves 5, Pirates 4

ATLANTA -- Christian Bethancourt lined Vance Worley's first pitch in the ninth inning over the right-field wall for his first career homer, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

Bethancourt had three hits, including the drive off Worley (2-4). Gregory Polanco had three hits, including a two-run single off Jim Johnson in the eighth that tied the score at 4.

Yankees 8, Angels 2

NEW YORK -- Brian McCann hit a two-run homer that helped chase Garrett Richards in a six-run first inning, and the New York Yankees didn't have to fret in an 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night that stretched their winning streak to five.

A night after giving up six runs in the ninth inning of an 8-7 win, New York had an early burst that enabled Adam Warren (4-4) to coast against the Angels, who fell behind 7-0 by the second inning.

Tigers 7, White Sox 1

CHICAGO -- David Price struck out 11 in a five-hitter, Miguel Cabrera homered the Detroit Tigers ended an eight-game losing streak, beating the Chicago White Sox 7-1 Saturday night.

The four-time AL Central champion Tigers stopped their worst skid since 2005. Detroit finished with 18 hits after averaging 2.75 runs per game during their slide.