Major Leagues: American League Roundup

Published 12:00 am Friday, April 29, 2011

Associated Press
The American League roundup …
CLEVELAND ó Carlos Santana hit a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a 9-5 win over the Detroit Tigers as the surging Indians extended their home winning streak to 11 games Friday night.
It was the latest dramatic win for the Indians, who mobbed Santana at home plate after the switch-hitter drove a 3-1 pitch from Joaquin Benoit (0-1) over the right-field wall.
Orioles 10, White Sox 4
CHICAGO ó Matt Wieters homered and drove in four runs Friday night, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the White Sox 10-4 in Chicago’s first game without suspended manager Ozzie Guillen.
Luke Scott also homered and Brian Roberts drove in three runs for the Orioles.
Angels 8, Rays 5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ó Mark Trumbo homered and drove in four runs, Ervin Santana won for the first time this season and Los Angeles tagged Tampa Bay ace David Price.
The Angels have won nine of 13 road games this year.
Blue Jays 5, Yankees 3
NEW YORK ó Ricky Romero got right back up after a frightening line drive flattened him, twice retired Alex Rodriguez in dicey spots and pitched Toronto past New York.
Royals 4, Twins 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ó Jarrod Dyson scored on a sacrifice fly in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
Mariners 5, Red Sox 4
BOSTON ó Jason Vargas pitched seven innings for his first victory of the season and Seattle took advantage of Daisuke Matsuzaka’s injury to beat Boston for its fourth straight win.
Jack Cust hit a go-ahead double in the seventh.