Astros bring the brooms out against A's

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ASTROS 7, ATHLETICS6

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Evan Gattis hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros completed their first sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 7-6 victory Sunday.

Gattis matched a career high with four RBI. His go-ahead double with one out came after the A's intentionally walked Jed Lowrie to load the bases.

Gattis lined a 1-2 pitch from Tyler Clippard (0-2) to the deepest part of the field at O.co Coliseum, and center fielder Sam Fuld stumbled while chasing the ball in the air.

Jose Altuve extended his hitting streak against the A's to 29 games.

Brett Lawrie drove in three runs for Oakland, which dropped three to Houston and has lost a season-high four consecutive overall.

Tony Sipp (2-0) retired four batters for the victory. Former A's reliever Luke Gregerson pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

TIGERS 8, INDIANS 6 Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs and the host Tigers beat the Indians. Cabrera has 3 home runs this season, all against Cleveland, and 9 of his 13 RBI season are against the Indians.

RANGERS 5, ANGELS 4, 11 INNINGS Leonys Martin led off the 11th inning with a homer and the visiting Texas Rangers scored another run on Erick Aybar's error before holding on for a victory over the Angels to end a three-game skid. Jose Alvarez (0-1) was working his second inning of relief when he gave up Martin's 16th homer in 1,121 big league at-bats.

ORIOLES 18, RED SOX 7 Delmon Young drove in five runs, Chris Davis homered and the host Orioles received a bounce-back pitching performance from Bud Norris in a victory over the Red Sox. Baltimore took control with a six-run third inning and led 12-0 in the sixth. Davis, Jimmy Paredes and Steve Pearce each contributed three RBI to the Orioles' second consecutive victory following a five-game skid.

RAYS 5, BLUE JAYS 1 Chris Archer pitched two-hit ball in seven scoreless innings and Brandon Guyer drove in four runs as the host Rays won their fifth consecutive with a victory over the Blue Jays. Archer (3-2) became the first American League pitcher to go four starts within one season without giving up an earned run since Zach Greinke did it for Kansas City in 2009.

WHITE SOX 3-5, ROYALS 2-3 Conor Gillaspie hit a two-run single in Chicago's five-run sixth inning, and the White Sox rallied to beat Kansas City for their second victory against the Royals on Sunday. The day began with Avisail Garcia's two-out RBI single sending Chicago to a 3-2 victory in the resumption of a game suspended by rain on Friday night.

TWINS 4, MARINERS 2, 11 INNINGS Joe Mauer hit a two-run triple with two outs in the 11th inning, lifting the host Twins over the Mariners.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PIRATES 8, DIAMONDBACKS 0 Francisco Liriano pitched effectively into the seventh inning in a combined three-hitter and the visiting Pirates completed their first sweep in Arizona. Making his 200th career start, Liriano (1-1) offset 6 walks with 7 strikeouts and allowed 2 hits in 6 1/3 innings.

MARLINS 6, NATIONALS 2 Adeiny Hechavarria hit a bases-loaded triple after a botched rundown kept the inning alive, and the host Marlins completed their first three-game sweep of the Nationals since May 2012. The Marlins earned their fifth consecutive victory after a 3-11 start. The defending NL East champion Nationals (7-12) lost their fifth game in a row.

PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 4 Ryan Howard hit his second home run in two games, helping the host Phillies beat Atlanta. Howard's miserable season had already cost him his cleanup spot in the order, and he entered the game batting .189. Howard hit a two-run homer on Friday and a three-run shot in the first inning against Trevor Cahill (0-3) on Sunday.

BREWERS 6, CARDINALS 3 Adam Lind hit a two-run homer and the host Brewers beat the Cardinals just their second victory in the last 12 games. The Cardinals had won nine of 10. Mike Blazek (1-0) pitched two innings for the victory.

CUBS 5, REDS 2 Rookie Addison Russell doubled with the bases loaded -- one of his best moments during his first week in the majors -- and the visiting Cubs held on for a victory and a sweep of their rain-shortened series against the Reds.

PADRES 3, DODGERS 1 Brandon Morrow pitched seven strong innings to earn his first victory with San Diego and Alexi Amarista and Derek Norris homered as the host Padres beat the NL-West leading Dodgers to snap a four-game skid.

Sports on 04/27/2015

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