Athletics 6, Red Sox 0
BOSTON — Rookie Brett Anderson threw a two-hitter, Oakland’s first complete game since last July 8, and outpitched 21-year veteran John Smoltz.
Former Red Sox star Nomar Garciaparra received a one-minute standing ovation before his first at-bat as an opponent at Fenway Park, then singled twice and drove in the first run.
Anderson (5-7), who was 82 days old when Smoltz made his major league debut on April 23, 1988, struck out a career-high nine, walked two and ended Oakland’s 151-game stretch without a complete game.
Smoltz (0-2) gave up four runs in the fourth, including an RBI single by Garciaparra, a two-run double by Mark Ellis and a run-scoring single by Adam Kennedy.
Smoltz made his third start after missing more than a year following shoulder surgery in his 20th season with Atlanta. He remained winless since an 8-0 victory over Florida on April 17, 2008.
Angels 9, Rangers 4
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jeff Mathis hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Torii Hunter and Juan Rivera added two-run singles, and Los Angeles spoiled the return of Josh Hamilton to the Texas lineup.
The teams entered the game tied for first place in the AL West.
Hamilton, an All-Star starter, was 2 for 4 with a double and two strikeouts, after spending the previous 30 games on the disabled list after undergoing abdominal surgery.
Jered Weaver (9-3) allowed four runs and seven hits and struck out nine through seven innings after the Angels staked him to a 9-2 lead. He gave a two-run homer in the seventh to Ian Kinsler, which snapped a career-worst 0-for-24 drought by the Rangers’ second baseman.
Kevin Millwood (8-6) gave up nine runs and nine hits over five innings in the shortest of his 18 starts this season.
Mathis gave Los Angeles a 3-2 lead, hitting his third homer with two outs in the second.
Royals 4, Tigers 3
DETROIT — Mike Jacobs hit a go-ahead solo homer in the ninth and closer Joakim Soria held on for Kansas City’s third straight win.
Willie Bloomquist drove in three runs for the Royals, connecting on a home run in the sixth and a two-run triple in the eighth.
Detroit’s Ryan Raburn homered in the sixth and had an RBI double in the eighth, making it 3-all.
Jacobs broke the tie with a shot to right off Fernando Rodney (0-2), who entered in the ninth after Joel Zumaya allowed Bloomquist to put Kansas City ahead.
Roman Colon (1-0) earned his first win since 2006, when he was pitching for Detroit, and Soria earned his 13th save.
The Tigers, who opened a homestand after losing two straight at Minnesota, had won eight straight at Comerica Park.
Blue Jays 7, Yankees 6
NEW YORK — Ricky Romero extended his scoreless streak to 24 innings before Eric Hinske homered in his Yankees debut, and Toronto avoided getting swept in a four-game series.
Alex Rios hit a three-run homer in the third off Andy Pettitte (8-4), and Scott Rolen extended his career-best hitting streak to 23 games with a two-run double in the seventh that made it 7-1.
Romero (7-3) won his fourth straight start, allowing three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. He tied the franchise rookie record for consecutive shutout innings set by Mark Eichhorn in 1986 before Hinske homered in the fifth.
Nick Swisher had a two-run single in the seventh for New York, Derek Jeter walked with the bases loaded in the eighth and pinch-hitter Hideki Matsui had a two-run single in the ninth off Jason Frasor, who earned his third save.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 22, Reds 1
PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and Shane Victorino and Greg Dobbs had two-run shots during a 10-run first inning, leading Philadelphia to a 22-1 victory over Cincinnati on Monday night.
Cole Hamels (5-5) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings to earn his first win since shutting out the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 4.
The Phillies tied a club record for most runs in the first inning. They scored 10 three other times, most recently on June 2, 2002, against Montreal.
It was the most runs by Philadelphia since a 26-7 win over the New York Mets at Veterans Stadium on June 11, 1985. The 22 runs were the most in the 6-year history of Citizens Bank Park.
Johnny Cueto (8-5) retired just two batters, allowing nine runs and five hits. It was the shortest outing in the right-hander’s 2-year career. Cueto had never allowed more than six earned runs in a game, and his ERA rose from 2.69 to 3.45.
Jayson Werth hit a grand slam off infielder Paul Janish in the eighth.
Rockies 1, Nationals 0
DENVER — Jason Marquis pitched eight innings for his major league-leading 11th win and Todd Helton’s RBI double in the first provided Colorado’s only run.
Fresh off making his first All-Star team, Marquis pitched out of bases-loaded jams in the seventh and eighth innings. Marquis (11-5), who allowed seven hits and struck out three, was coming off a two-hit shutout at Los Angeles on June 30.
Huston Street threw a perfect ninth for his 20th save in 21 chances.
Rookie Craig Stammen (1-4) went a season-high seven innings, giving up five hits and the one run.
Marquis tied the franchise record of 11 first-half wins, sharing the mark with Aaron Cook (2008) and Shawn Chacon (2003).
The Rockies scored their only run in the first when Helton’s double into the gap in left-center brought home Clint Barmes.
Diamondbacks 6, Padres 5
PHOENIX — Mark Reynolds singled home Justin Upton with two outs in the bottom of the ninth for Arizona.
Upton drew a two-out walk from Cla Meredith (4-2) and stole second before Reynolds lined a single into the left-field corner.
Jon Rauch (1-0) pitched the ninth for the Diamondbacks, who have won three straight for the first time since May 20-23.
Tony Gwynn Jr. went 4 for 5 for the Padres, who lost for the fifth time in six games.
Kevin Kouzmanoff snapped a 3-3 tie in the seventh with an RBI double. Everth Cabrera made it 5-3 in the eighth as he walked, stole second and third then scored when catcher Miguel Montero’s throw sailed past into left field.
Arizona made it 5-4 in the eighth on Gerardo Parra’s RBI single. Chad Tracy hit his third career pinch-hit homer to tie it.
Giants 5, Marlins 4
SAN FRANCISCO — Pablo Sandoval hit his first career grand slam to help San Francisco’s Matt Cain earn his 10th victory.
Sandoval’s 13th homer came off Sean West (3-3) in the fifth innings, Nate Schierholtz added a sacrifice fly as the Giants won for the sixth time in nine games.
Cain (10-2) ended a three-start winless stretch and has his second-most victories during five years in the majors. He struck out five and walked two in 6 2-3 innings, allowed one earned run and five hits.
Closer Brian Wilson allowed two runs in the ninth but survived for his 22nd save.
The Marlins had won five of six, but couldn’t produce enough timely hits as the club kicked off a seven-game trip before the All-Star break.
Cubs 4, Braves 2
CHICAGO — Rookie Randy Wells won his fourth straight start and Derrek Lee homered as Chicago won for the sixth time in eight games.
Wells (4-3) gave up seven hits and two runs in six innings, including a homer to Nate McLouth. Kevin Gregg worked the ninth for his 15th save.
Jair Jurrjens (6-7) gave up four runs and seven hits in six innings, including Lee’s 16th homer, a two-run shot in the first.
Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez returned to the lineup after missing two months with a dislocated left shoulder. He went 0 for 4.
The Cubs scored two runs in the second with four straight two-out hits to go ahead 4-0.
Astros 4, Pirates 1
HOUSTON — Mike Hampton pitched seven solid innings and Miguel Tejada and Geoff Blum drove in two runs each for Houston Astros.
Hampton (5-5) allowed one run and three hits to improve to 14-3 with a 2.20 ERA in 20 career starts against Pittsburgh dating to 1995. He has won 10 consecutive starts against the Pirates.
Garrett Jones doubled in the seventh and scored on Robinzon Diaz’s single for Pittsburgh’s only run.
Blum hit a two-run triple in the first and Tejada’s two-run double in the fifth extended Houston’s lead to 4-0.
Jose Valverde got three outs for his seventh save.
Virgil Vasquez (1-2) went six innings in his third start of the season for Pittsburgh, allowing four runs and seven hits.
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