The Chicago White Sox smashed six runs in the sixth inning as they crushed the Minnesota Twins 9-2 in Sunday's Major League action.
White Sox win, while AL Central rivals Detroit lose
The
Chicago White Sox smashed six runs in the sixth inning as they crushed the
Minnesota Twins 9-2 on Sunday.
The win, coupled with a defeat for the
Detroit Tigers, took the Sox two games clear at the top of the American League Central division.
Dayan Viciedo and Adam Dunn starred with home runs but the game was settled by Chicago blitzing six runs in the sixth.
It was the Twins' 13th defeat in 16 games against the White Sox.
Chicago's position was enhanced after the Tigers lost 7-6 against
Cleveland.
Lonnie Chisenhall singled the winning run in the ninth inning to give victory to the Indians and deal a cruel blow to the Tigers, who had manager Jim Leyland ejected.
The
New York Yankees remain top of the AL East after a 6-4 win over the
Tampa Bay Rays.
A five-run score in the third inning proved crucial for the Yankees, the highlight of which came through Russell Martin's three-run homer.
The
Baltimore Orioles are just a game behind New York after Matt Wieters and Endy Chavez propelled them past the
Oakland Athletics 9-5.
Wieters homered on two separate occasions while Chavez had four hits and two RBI to sink Oakland, who lost further ground on
Texas in the AL West.
The Rangers are now three games clear after edging past the
Seattle Mariners 2-1, with a homer for Adrian Beltre and Michael Young's three-hit game backing up excellent work from pitcher Matt Harrison.
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Mark Trumbo thumped a three-run homer to give the
Los Angeles Angels a 4-3 triumph over the
Kansas City Royals, while Adeiny Hechavarria's two-run homer and two hits from Omar Vizquel helped the
Toronto Blue Jays smoke the
Boston Red Sox 5-0.
The
St Louis Cardinals regained undisputed possession of the National League wildcard spot with a 5-2, 12th-inning victory over the
Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jon Jay was the hero for the Cardinals with a go-ahead RBI double during a three-run burst in the final inning.
NL East leaders the
Washington Nationals suffered their third successive defeat against the
Atlanta Braves, who won 5-1 to complete a clean sweep.
A sensational all-round performance from Patrick Corbin ensured the
Arizona Diamondbacks hammered NL West leaders
San Francisco 10-2.
Not content with simply pitching to great effect, Corbin also struck a treble and an RBI single.
Anthony Rizzo was also in inspired form for the
Chicago Cubs, homering twice and driving in six in a 13-9 victory over the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
NL Central leaders the
Cincinnati Reds squeezed past the
Miami Marlins 5-4 in the 11th inning, courtesy of Ryan Ludwick's go-ahead single.
Rookie Yonder Alonso singled in the winning run as the
San Diego Padres were 12-11 victors over the
Colorado Rockies in an entertaining affair.
Ryan Braun hit two home runs in the
Milwaukee Brewers' 3-0 win over the
New York Mets and a two-run double from Justin Maxwell and Matt Dominguez's two-run single saw the
Houston Astros beat the
Philadelphia Phillies 7-6.
