DETROIT — Mike Trout had another four-hit game for Los Angeles, including a 430-foot homer that was part of an early power show in the Angels’ 13-0 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. DETROIT — Mike Trout had
DETROIT — Mike Trout had another four-hit game for Los Angeles, including a 430-foot homer that was part of an early power show in the Angels’ 13-0 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Trout, Mark Trumbo and Albert Pujols all homered off Jacob Turner in the first two innings, and Alberto Callaspo and Kendrys Morales went deep later in the game. It was the fourth four-hit game of Trout’s spectacular rookie season.
The Tigers were shut out for the first time in 159 games, a franchise record that began last July 17 — exactly a year ago.
Garrett Richards (3-1) allowed three hits in seven innings, easily outdueling Turner (0-1) in a matchup of top pitching prospects. The Detroit right-hander lasted only two innings, giving up seven runs and six hits on a 100-degree night.
WHITE SOX 7, RED SOX 5
BOSTON — Kevin Youkilis hit his first homer at Fenway Park as a visitor, driving a three-run shot over the Green Monster to lead Chicago to its eighth win in 11 games.
It’s been less than a month since Boston traded one of its most popular players to Chicago, and the Fenway fans cheered “Yooouk!” loudly for the second straight night — even as he rounded the bases to put Chicago up 6-2 with his homer off of Jon Lester (6-6) in the fourth inning.
The White Sox are 10 games above .500 (50-40) for the fourth time this season.
YANKEES 6, BLUE JAYS 1
NEW YORK — CC Sabathia carried a shutout into the seventh inning during his sparkling return from the disabled list, and New York got an early three-run homer from Andruw Jones to move a season-best 22 games over .500 and the best record in the majors.
Sidelined since June 24 because of a groin strain, Sabathia (10-3) silenced a Toronto lineup minus All-Star slugger Jose Bautista, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day with a wrist injury he sustained Monday that isn’t as severe as initially feared.
RANGERS 6, ATHLETICS 1
OAKLAND, Calif. — Roy Oswalt baffled Oakland’s hitters to beat the Athletics for the first time, and Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre each hit solo home runs as Texas snapped the A’s four-game winning streak.
Elvis Andrus, Craig Gentry and Mike Napoli hit RBI singles off Bartolo Colon (6-8) for the AL West-leading Rangers, who avenged a June loss to Colon in the Coliseum.
Oswalt (3-1) struck out six and didn’t walk anyone in 6 1⁄3 innings, retiring 15 of the final 17 hitters he faced in his fifth start of the year and first against the A’s. The right-hander had never beaten Oakland in two previous outings, including a loss at the Coliseum on June 7, 2002.
RAYS 4, INDIANS 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carlos Pena and Luke Scott gave Tampa Bay an early lead, and Matt Moore won despite control issues.
Moore (6-6) allowed two runs and three hits, but he walked five in five-plus innings. The rookie left-hander was coming off a five-walk — in 4 2⁄3 innings — loss at Cleveland on July 7.
Pena hit a two-run homer, and Scott had an RBI triple off Josh Tomlin (5-6) to give the Rays a 3-0 first-inning lead.
MARINERS 9, ROYALS 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders hit two-run homers, Jesus Montero went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs and Seattle got at least one hit from every starter.
Smoak homered with Montero aboard in the three-run first inning. It was the second straight game Smoak homered in the first. Montero’s double scored Casper Wells with the first run.
Saunders homered in the fifth inning off Vin Mazzaro after Miguel Olivo singled.
The Mariners scored three more runs in the second inning to chase left-hander Ryan Verdugo (0-1), who yielded six runs on eight hits and two walks in 1 2⁄3 innings in his big league debut.
TWINS 6, ORIOLES 4
MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer had three hits and an RBI, and Minnesota got 4 2⁄3 innings of scoreless relief from its bullpen.
Mauer had two singles, a double and a walk to improve his batting average to .333, second in the AL behind the Angels’ Mike Trout. Ryan Doumit added two hits and two RBIs for the Twins.
