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Seattle, WA - Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer, drove in four and scored three as the Seattle Mariners came back to defeat the Oakland Athletics, 14-10, in the finale of a four-game series at Safeco Field.

Ben Broussard replaced first baseman Richie Sexson, who was ejected in the sixth inning for arguing with first base umpire Mark Carlson, and had a pair of hits, including a two-run homer and three RBI.

Jose Guillen also knocked in two runs for Seattle, which took three of four from the Athletics. Prior to three straight wins, the M’s lost the previous seven contests.

Ichiro Suzuki singled in the second inning for his 1,500 career hit. He becomes the third fastest player in major league history to accomplish the fete. Suzuki finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases.

Sean Green (4-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Jarrod Washburn started for Seattle and pitched five innings, allowing five runs — three earned — on five hits, while striking out two and walking three.

Nick Swisher and Mike Piazza each drove in three runs apiece and Shannon Stewart added a solo home run and two RBI for the Athletics, who have lost three in a row and four of their last five. Huston Street (2-2) took the loss by allowing three hits and four runs — two earned — in two-thirds of an inning.

Lenny DiNardo got the start for Oakland and struggled through three innings of work. The left-hander gave up seven runs on seven hits, walked a pair and didn’t record a strikeout.

In a wild back-and-forth contest which saw the Mariners trailing 10-7 in the seventh, Seattle came back with three in the frame to tie it up at 10-10. Suzuki got things started with a one-out bunt single, then stole second and third. After Jose Vidro and Guillen struck out, Adrian Beltre singled to left to plate Suzuki and Broussard belted a two-run homer to right for his sixth of the season.

“I was just kind of choked up (on the bat) trying to make contact and I hit it out, so it worked out good,” Broussard said on his two-run home run.

Seattle reclaimed the lead in the eighth. Street came in to replace Santiago Casilla on the hill to start the frame for the Athletics and was greeted with a double to left by Kenji Johjima. Jason Ellison then came in to pinch- run and scored when Jose Lopez dropped a sacrifice bunt to Street, but the Oakland pitcher committed a throwing error, allowing Lopez to score. A two-run single by Guillen and an RBI base hit by Broussard put the Mariners ahead 14-10.

“The Willie Bloomquist ball finds a spot and then we got a walk,” Street said. “I felt strong the whole inning. I felt strong through every pitch and was battling the whole way through. I just had a bad day.”

J.J. Putz came in for the ninth and retired the Athletics in order to preserve the win.

The Mariners got off to a quick start, posting a pair of runs in the first inning. With runners on first and second and two outs, Sexson and Raul Ibanez hit back-to-back RBI singles to give Seattle the early advantage.

Seattle continued to hammer DiNardo in the second inning. With runners on first and second and one down, Vidro’s lined single to left chased home a run and after Jose Guillen flied out, Beltre hit a three-run homer to left to put the visitors up 6-0.

A two-run single by Piazza and sacrifice fly off the bat of Jack Cust in the top of the third inning got the A’s back to within 6-3.

The Mariners tacked on a run in the bottom of the third. Ibanez led off the frame with a double to right and advanced to third on a ground out by Johjima. Lopez then grounded a run-scoring base hit to left to make it 7-3.

Stewart led off the fifth with a solo home run to left-center, his eighth off the season and a little later in the frame an RBI single by Cust cut Oakland’s deficit to 7-5.

The Athletics exploded for four more runs in the sixth inning. With the bases loaded on consecutive singles and one out, Swisher cleared the bases with a double to center and scored when Piazza followed with lined single to put Oakland ahead 9-7.

Stewart’s run-scoring base hit in the top of the seventh upped the A’s lead to 10-7.

Game Notes

Attendance was 41,961…The Mariners have now won 21 of their last 28 at Safeco Field…The A’s are 5-12 since the All-Star break…Oakland will host the Detroit Tigers in a three-game series beginning on Monday, while the Mariners will welcome the Angels to Safeco to start a three-game set on Monday.

Philadelphia, PA - Kyle Kendrick tossed seven quality innings, as the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three- game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-1 win at Citizens Bank Park.

Kendrick (5-1) — a rookie right-hander — allowed one run on six hits while striking out four and walking one for the Phillies, who have won eight of their last nine to assume second place in the NL East behind the New York Mets. The Mets won a rain-shortened game against the Nationals on Sunday to remain 3 1/2 games ahead of the Phillies for the division lead.

Jimmy Rollins went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and Chris Coste knocked in a pair of runs in a pinch-hit appearance.

Ian Snell (7-9) yielded three runs over six innings to take the loss for Pittsburgh, which has dropped six of seven. Nate McLouth homered in a losing effort.

Philadelphia opened up the scoring in the first, as newly-acquired Tadahito Iguchi doubled, moved to third on a Rollins base hit, then scored when Snell uncorked a wild pitch.

The Phillies increased their lead to 2-0 in the third on a one-out double to left by Aaron Rowand that brought in Rollins.

Rollins continued his hot day at the plate in the fifth with a leadoff triple, setting the table for Ryan Howard. The reigning NL MVP cashed in with a sacrifice fly to extend his team’s advantage to three runs.

The Pirates got on the board in the sixth courtesy of McLouth’s leadoff homer.

That was all the damage that Kendrick allowed, however, before handing the ball off to Ryan Madson in the eighth. Madson was forced to leave after two- thirds of an inning with a right shoulder strain, giving way to Antonio Alfonseca, who recorded the final out to keep the Pirates at arm’s length.

The Phillies cushioned their lead in the eighth thanks to Coste’s bases-loaded single that brought in a pair, and Jose Mesa worked the ninth to preserve the win.

Game Notes

Coste was coming off a career-high four RBI performance against the Pirates on Saturday…Iguchi was acquired from the White Sox on Friday for a minor- leaguer and is playing in place of the injured Chase Utley…Snell has lost his last four starts.

Phoenix, AZ - Chipper Jones drove in five runs and Tim Hudson scattered three hits over seven shutout innings as Atlanta trounced Arizona, 14-0, in the finale of a three-game set.

Hudson (11-5) fanned five and walked one, improving to 4-0 lifetime against Arizona.

Jeff Francoeur went 3-for-5 and scored twice for the Braves, who picked up runs in each of the first seven innings to stop a four-game slide and avoid a sweep in Phoenix. Willie Harris was 2-for-3 with four runs scored, while Kelly Johnson and Andruw Jones both drove in a pair of runs. Edgar Renteria, Yunel Escobar and Julio Franco each contributed two hits and a run scored.

D-Backs starter Livan Hernandez (6-7) was tagged for eight runs and eight hits with three walks and no strikeouts over four innings. Eric Byrnes tripled for the D-Backs, who saw their eight-game winning streak ended.

The Braves put up three runs in the first. Harris walked and moved to third on Renteria’s double. The elder Jones knocked in one with a sacrifice fly, then the younger Jones smacked a two-run homer to center — his 20th of the season. It is the 10th consecutive year he has reached the mark.

The onslaught continued in the second as Chipper hit a bases-clearing double to make it 6-0. Ageless wonder Julio Franco added a one-out RBI single in the third for a 7-0 game, and Jones recorded his fifth RBI of the game with a fourth-inning sac fly.

Dustin Nippert took the hill in the fifth, but Atlanta continued to pour it on, scoring twice more on Johnson’s double. Chris Woodward made it 11-0 in the sixth on a run-scoring double, then scored their 12th run of the contest when Nippert uncorked a wild pitch with Jeff Francoeur at the plate.

In the seventh against Edgar Gonzalez, Scott Thorman hit a lead-off homer and Escobar added an RBI single for a 14-0 game.

Jose Ascanio pitched a scoreless eighth and Bob Wickman followed with a scoreless ninth to close out the contest.

Game Notes

The Braves also won 14-0 in the back end of a May 19 doubleheader at Fenway Park…Atlanta set a new franchise-record with 10 doubles in the game…Arizona had won six straight and eight of nine meetings dating back to May, 2006…The Braves completed their seven-game road trip at 3-4…Both Joneses had not recorded an RBI in the same game since July 17…Hernandez failed to strike out a batter for the first time since June 20, 2006 against Boston…Attendance was 30,535.

San Francisco, CA - Miguel Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, three RBI and two runs scored as the Florida Marlins downed the San Francisco Giants, 8-5, in the finale of a three-game set at AT&T Park.

Barry Bonds finished the game 0-for-4 and remained at 754 career homers, one shy of Hank Aaron for the all-time record. Bonds grounded out to second in the second, flied out to right in the fourth, grounded out again to second in the sixth and reached first base on an error by Miguel Olivo in the eighth inning.

Jeremy Hermida went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Hanley Ramirez scored a pair of runs for the Marlins, who snapped a six-game losing streak.

Sergio Mitre (5-5) got the win as he gave up five runs on six hits with a pair of walks in 6 2/3 innings of work.

Ryan Klesko and Guillermo Rodriguez each drove in a pair of runs for the Giants, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Matt Morris (7-7) was handed the loss as he gave up six runs on 13 hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings of play. He has dropped his last four decisions and has not had a win since June 11.

Florida was trailing 5-2, but used a pair of two-run innings to take the lead.

In the fifth, Ramirez led off with a single and Dan Uggla followed with a double to right. Cabrera then singled to score Ramirez and, after Josh Willingham struck out, Hermida lifted a sacrifice fly to center to plate Uggla and make it a 5-4 game.

In the seventh, Willingham punched a two-out double, Hermida followed with a double to score Willingham and Jason Wood then roped a single to center and plate Hermida for a 6-5 lead.

The Marlins further padded their lead in the eighth inning. With runners on second and third and one out, Uggla’s sac fly to right scored Todd Linden and Cabrera followed with a single that plated Ramirez for an 8-5 lead.

Kevin Gregg retired the Giants in order in the ninth to pick up his 21st save of the season.

The Marlins took a 1-0 lead in the first as Cabrera hit a two-out double and crossed the plate when Willingham followed with a triple.

Florida made it a 2-0 game in the third as Cabrera belted a two-out, solo home run, his 25th of the season.

The Giants, though, took the lead in the fourth with five runs. Klesko belted a double to the gap in left-center to score Randy Winn and Ray Durham. After Pedro Feliz singled, Omar Vizquel roped a single to plate Klesko. Rodriguez then nailed a double and Feliz and Vizquel crossed the plate for a 5-2 lead.

Game Notes

San Francisco hits the road for a three-game set in Los Angeles starting on Tuesday…Florida returns home to face the Rockies for three games beginning on Tuesday…Florida outhit San Francisco, 17-7…Cabrera has 77 RBI on the season…Attendance was 42,965.

Denver, CO - Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run and finished with three RBI as the Colorado Rockies defeated Los Angeles, 9-6, and handed Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley his first loss of the season.

Yorvit Torrealba went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored, while Jamey Carroll knocked in a pair of runs for the Rockies, who took two of three from LA in a rain-shortened series.

Billingsley (7-1) was tagged for four runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Ubaldo Jimenez (1-0), meanwhile, pitched six strong innings to pick up his first career win. The right-hander gave up two runs on four hits with three strikeouts and three walks.

Jeff Kent went 4-for-5 with three RBI and Russell Martin homered and scored three runs for the Dodgers, who have lost four of five.

Trailing 9-4 with two outs in the ninth, LA rallied to bring the go-ahead run to the plate. Martin launched a solo blast off Taylor Buchholz and Kent and Luis Gonzalez hit back-to-back singles. Manny Corpas took over for Buchholz and Nomar Garciaparra’s single chased home pinch-runner Ramon Martinez.

James Loney followed with the Dodgers’ fourth-straight single to load the bases, but Corpas struck out Andre Ethier for his sixth save of the season.

Colorado went up 3-0 in third as Torrealba led off the inning with a homer and Holliday followed a two-out single by Carroll with his 20th blast of the season.

LA got on the board in the fourth as Garciaparra’s sacrifice fly scored Martin, who led off with a double and went to third on Kent’s single.

Todd Helton answered with an RBI double in the fifth before back-to-back doubles by Martin and Kent to start the sixth made it 4-2.

Then, with two outs and nobody on in the home half of the sixth, Jeff Baker worked a pinch-hit walk and Willy Taveras’ single put runners on the corners. Taveras stole second and Carroll’s single sent to center sent both runners home. Carroll then swiped second himself and scored on Holliday’s single to right for a 7-2 Rockies advantage.

Kent’s bases-loaded single in the seventh brought LA within 7-4, but Colorado answered in the bottom of the inning on back-to-back RBI singles by Kaz Matsui and Taveras.

Game Notes

Rockies reliever Jeremy Affeldt pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief…LA and Colorado have split eight games this season…It was Jimenez’s third start of the season…Attendance was 38,167.

St. Louis, MO - Albert Pujols was 2-for-4 and knocked in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals scored five times in the eighth to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-5, taking three of four in the series at Busch Stadium.

Ryan Ludwick drove in a pair of runs and David Eckstein had three hits, two runs scored and an RBI as the Cards have won three straight and four of their last five.

Ryan Franklin (4-0) picked up the win, allowing one hit in 1 2/3 frames of relief. Stater Kip Wells went five innings, giving up five runs on 11 hits. The right-hander struck out seven and walked two.

Johnny Estrada went 3-for-4 with two RBI and Ryan Braun had a pair of hits with an RBI for Milwaukee, which has dropped three in a row and six of its last eight games

Derrick Turnbow (2-4) was saddled with the loss and the blown save, charged with four hits and four runs in just one-third of an inning. Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo allowed four runs on four hits, while striking out seven and walking a pair over five innings. He also drove in a pair of runs with a base hit.

With the Brewers leading 5-4 in the eighth, the Cardinals bats came alive. Turnbow started the inning for the Brewers and gave up singles to Skip Schumaker and Yadier Molina to leadoff the frame. After Adam Kennedy went down on strikes, Scott Rolen singled up the middle to tie the game at 5-5. Eckstein followed with a base hit to load the bases and the Brewers again turned to their bullpen, this time bringing in Carlos Villanueva, who gave up a walk to Ludwick to force in a run and then served up a three-run double to Pujols to put St. Louis ahead 9-5.

Jason Isringhausen came in for the ninth and retired the Brewers in order to secure the win.

After both teams failed to score in the early stages of the game, the Brewers put three on the board in the third. Corey Hart led off the frame with a walk and J.J. Hardy singled, putting runners on the corners with nobody out. Braun followed with an RBI single to left, scoring Hart. After Prince Fielder and Bill Hall struck out, Geoff Jenkins’ infield single loaded the bases for Johnny Estrada, who lined a single to center, plating two more and giving the Brewers a 3-0 lead.

Milwaukee tacked on another pair of runs in the top of the fifth to up its lead to 5-0 when Gallardo lined a two-run single center.

St. Louis got four runs back in the bottom of the frame. With the bases loaded and nobody out, pinch-hitter Juan Encarnacion’s ground out plated a run to get the Cards on the board. St. Louis got three more on a run-scoring double by Eckstein, a passed ball and RBI ground out by Ludwick to narrow its deficit to 5-4.

Game Notes

Attendance was 44,854…Prior to today’s contest, the Cardinals activated infielder Scott Spiezio from the 15-day DL and optioned pitcher Brian Fallen to Triple-A Memphis…Rolen picked up his 1,000th career RBI with his game-tying eighth-inning single…The Cardinals bullpen has thrown 14 shutout innings in the last three games…St. Louis will travel to Pittsburgh to begin a three-game series versus the Pirates on Tuesday, while Milwaukee will host the New York Mets in a three-game set also starting Tuesday.

Baltimore, MD - Johnny Damon went 3-for-5, drove in two runs and scored four times as the New York Yankees outslugged the Baltimore Orioles, 10-6, in the finale of a three-game set.

Alex Rodriguez went 0-for-2 and was walked three times, and is still one homer shy of career number 500.

Melky Cabrera also had a three-hit day, scoring twice and driving in a run for the Yankees, who stopped a three-game skid. Chien-Ming Wang (12-5) let up nine hits and three runs with four walks and one strikeout in six innings.

Miguel Tejada and Nick Markakis each had three hits, and Brian Roberts homered and drove in three for the Orioles, who saw their six-game win streak come to an end. Daniel Cabrera (7-11) gave up six hits and four runs while fanning five and walking five in six innings.

The Yankees put the game away with five runs in the eighth. Cabrera singled to center and pinch-hitter Jorge Posada walked. Damon plated one run with a double to right-center and, after Derek Jeter walked to load the bases, Bobby Abreu ripped a two-run single to right. Rodriguez was walked, and Hideki Matsui’s fielder’s choice grounder scored another run. Robinson Cano’s RBI double padded the New York lead to six runs.

Roberts’ two-run blast with one out in the home half cut the Yankees lead to four.

Damon and Abreu walked, sandwiching a Jeter single in the first to load the bases for Rodriguez. Facing an opportunity to become the first player in MLB history to hit a grand slam for his 500th homer, Rodriguez struck out. Matsui plated one run with a sacrifice fly, but Cano grounded out to end the threat.

Cabrera’s RBI double and Damon’s RBI single extended the Yankees lead in the second, and Jeter and Abreu both worked one-out walks, again bringing Rodriguez to the plate with the bases full. He only managed a soft grounder to second, though, scoring Damon, but Jeter was thrown out at the plate to end the inning.

Luis Hernandez put the Orioles on the board with a clutch single to center with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth, cutting the Yankees lead to 4-2.

Roberts’ RBI single in the sixth pulled Baltimore to within one run. Matsui lofted a sac fly in the seventh to restore the two-run lead for the Yanks.

Aubrey Huff plated another Baltimore run with a sac fly in the seventh, cutting the New York lead to 5-4.

Game Notes

Baltimore outhit the Yankees, 15-14…The Orioles also topped the Yanks in runners left on base, 12-10…The start of the game was delayed 42 minutes due to rain.

Houston, TX - Mike Cameron, Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Kouzmanoff each hit two-run home runs and had three RBI as San Diego scored 11 runs in the first inning and outlasted Houston, 18-11, in the finale of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park.

Brian Giles, Milton Bradley, Josh Bard and starting pitcher Tim Stauffer each knocked in a pair of runs as the Padres battered Houston starter Jason Jennings (2-7) for 11 runs on eight hits and three walks in just two-thirds of inning.

Stauffer, starting in place of injured All-Star Chris Young, lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his first start of the season. The right-hander gave up seven runs on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Doug Brocail (3-1) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to pick up the win for San Diego, which won for just the third time in its last 10 games.

Eric Munson, Lance Berkman, Luke Scott and Chris Burke each homered for the Astros, who had won four of five.

Jennings walked both Giles and Cameron to start the game before Bradley’s ground-rule double brought home San Diego’s first run. Gonzalez’s sacrifice fly plated Cameron and singles by Khalil Greene and Bard made it 3-0.

Jennings retired Kouzmanoff for the second out of the inning but then walked Geoff Blum to load the bases for his counterpart Stauffer, who hit a single into left field that chased two runs home. Giles followed with a two- run double before Cameron connected on his 14th home run of the season to make it 9-0.

Bradley followed with his second base-hit of the inning before Gonzalez went deep to make it 11-0. Houston manager Phil Garner mercifully ended Jennings’ outing. Mark McLemore, recalled from Triple-A Round Rock before the game, took over for Jennings and walked Greene before getting Bard to ground into a force out to end the inning.

Cameron’s two-out RBI double in the second made it 12-0 before the Astros responded. Munson’s homer in the third got Houston on the board and the Astros put up a seven-spot in the fourth inning to make it a game.

Berkman followed Mark Loretta’s leadoff walk with his 16th home run of the season and two outs later, Scott went deep to make it 12-4. Stauffer walked the next two batters and Orlando Palmeiro’s pinch-hit single brought in another run.

That was all for Stauffer, but Burke sent Clay Hensley’s first pitch over the left field wall for a three-run shot that made brought Houston within 12-8.

San Diego answered with three runs in the fifth. Cameron led off with a double before scoring on Bradley’s single. The Padres then loaded the bases and Astros pitcher Dave Borkowski’s errant throw home on Bard’s groundball allowed Bradley to score. Kouzmanoff’s subsequent groundout was enough to plate Gonzalez for a 15-8 San Diego advantage.

The Astros answered right back with three runs in the home half of the fifth on three straight RBI singles by Scott, Jason Lane and Munson.

Houston had the bases loaded in the seventh, but Cla Meredith struck out Burke to end the inning and San Diego put up three insurance runs in the ninth. Gonzalez doubled and scored on Bard’s double one-out later. Kouzmanoff followed with his 11th homer of the season to complete the scoring.

Game Notes

Before the game, the Astros designated struggling third baseman Morgan Ensberg for assignment. The former All-Star was hitting .232 with eight homers and 31 RBI this season..The last time San Diego scored 18 was in an August 23, 2002 game against Florida. Twenty runs is the most the Padres have scored in franchise history…Besides runs in a game and an inning, San Diego set another season- high with 19 hits.

St. Petersburg, FL - Dioner Navarro hit a solo home run to break a scoreless game during a five-run seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, to salvage the final game of a three- game set at Tropicana Field.

B.J. Upton hit a three-run home run and Carlos Pena added two hits with a solo shot as the Devil Rays snapped an eight-game losing streak.

Scott Kazmir, who started for the Devil Rays, was brilliant in his six innings of work. The southpaw allowed only six hits, while striking out eight and walking one.

Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis accounted for the Red Sox’s only runs with a pair of solo homers. Boston had a brief three-game winning streak halted.

Daisuke Matsuzaka (12-8) was the hard-luck loser. The righty had a solid outing for the Red Sox, giving up two runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings pitched. He struck out six and walked a batter.

After both teams squandered scoring chances throughout the first six and a half innings, the Red Sox attempted to break the scoreless tie in the seventh. Coco Crisp drew a one out walk, advanced to second on a Wily Mo Pena ground out and then stole third. Following a Doug Mirabelli walk, the Rays pulled Scott Dohmann in favor of Gary Glover (4-3), who got Julio Lugo to ground out to third base to end the threat.

The Devil Rays responded in a big way in the bottom of the seventh. After Greg Norton lined out to first base to start the inning, the Tampa offense took over. Navarro lined a home run to right, his third of the season for the first run of the game. However, the Rays weren’t finished. Josh Wilson singled and after the Red Sox turned to the bullpen and brought in Manny Delcarmen, Brendan Harris’s base hit one out later put runners on first and second with two down. Upton then stepped to the plate and belted a three-run shot to left to give Tampa a 4-0 advantage. The home team added another when Pena followed with a solo homer to right.

Ramirez and Youkilis hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the eighth to make it 5-2.

Glover stayed on for the ninth inning and after retiring Crisp on a fly ball, walked pinch-hitter Jason Varitek, but settled down to get the final two batters and preserve the win for the Devil Rays.

Game Notes

Attendance was 34,813…Prior to today’s game, the Devil Rays recalled infielder Ben Zobrist from Triple-A Durham, with a corresponding move to be made on Monday when Dan Wheeler is expected to be added the roster. Wheeler was acquired from the Houston Astros for Ty Wigginton on Saturday…With the loss the Red Sox are now 103-54 all-time versus Tampa.

Kansas City, MO - Leo Nunez tossed six scoreless innings and David DeJesus drove in three runs, as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 10-0 win at Kauffman Stadium.

Tony Pena ended 2-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of runs scored for the Royals, who have won four in a row. Nunez (1-0) struck out one and walked one while lowering his earned run average to 0.90 for his two starts this season. Joel Peralta worked the final three innings to pick up his first save of the year and keep the shutout intact.

Kameron Loe (5-9) surrendered six runs over 5 1/3 frames for Texas, which came into the series off a four-game sweep of the Mariners. Gerald Laird had two of his team’s five hits.

Kansas City put up a four-spot in the second to assume command. Mark Teahen started the surge with a double to left-center that brought in Ross Gload. Reggie Sanders followed with a walk before Pena stepped in and cracked a two- run double to center. DeJesus added an RBI double of his own two batters later to make it 4-0.

The scoring went quiet until the sixth, when the Royals tacked on two more. With runners on first and second and nobody out, Pena singled to plate Teahen. DeJesus then came through with a base hit to score Sanders for a 6-0 advantage.

The rout continued in the seventh with four more Kansas City runs. Gload and Sanders both hit RBI singles to increase the lead to 8-0. The Royals went on to load the bases for DeJesus, who drew a walk to force in another run. Esteban German followed with a single to cap the scoring.

Game Notes

Kansas City had not swept the Rangers at home since the 2002 season… Loe hasn’t picked up a win in his last five starts…This series marked the first meeting between the Royals and Rangers in 2007. The clubs split six games last year