Adrian Gonzalez, Franklin Morales carry Red Sox past Twins, 6-4  —  BOSTON — Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer, Franklin Morales turned in another solid substitute start and the Boston Red Sox [team stats] averted a four-game sweep with a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

Howard comes through in ninth as Phillies edge D-backs  —  PHILADELPHIA — Slumping slugger Ryan Howard singled home the winning run in the ninth to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 comeback victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.  —  Howard batted with the bases loaded …

Jones the difference in Houston farewell; Braves top Astros  —  ATLANTA — Chipper Jones had two hits and scored the go-ahead run on a sixth-inning wild pitch in his final game against Houston, and the Braves beat the Astros 6-1 Sunday to finish an 8-2 homestand.

Rays lose 1-0 in 10 innings to Orioles  —  The Rays dropped a 1-0 10-inning game to the Orioles and lost the series in the process.  —  The game was scoreless through nine innings, primarily the result of a pitching duel between starters David Price and Miguel Gonzalez.

Ibanez homers and drives in three; Yankees beat Mariners  —  NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez homered and drove in three runs as Freddy Garcia and the New York Yankees wrapped up a long and losing homestand with a win, beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 Sunday.  —  Garcia got his 150th career victory …

Alberto Gonzalez, Mike Olt flubs in 10th inning cost Rangers … KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Errors by Alberto Gonzalez and Mike Olt in a three-pitch span allowed the tiebreaking run to score in the 10th inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the slumping Texas Rangers on Sunday.

Cabrera's HR Caps 5-Run Rally in 10th for Tigers  —  DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer to cap a stunning five-run rally by Detroit with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Tigers a 10-8 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

Pierzynski homers in 5th straight to lift Chicago  —  U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  A.J. Pierzynski hits pinch-hit homer as White Sox shake Angels … CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski tied …

Reds win 5th straight in heated contest with Pirates  —  Scott Rolen tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds won their fifth straight game, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.  —  The Reds have won 15 of 16 and opened a 5 1 / 2-game lead over Pittsburgh in the NL Central.

Costly throwing error by A's gives Jays extra innings win  —  Costly throwing error by A's gives Jays extra innings win  —  David Cooper hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Edwin Encarnacion scored on catcher George Kottaras' throwing error in the 11th, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Saturday.