NEW YORK: Ian Kinsler and Torii Hunter hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the fifth inning and Drew Smyly pitched five-hit ball for six innings to help the Detroit Tigers snap a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez greeted reliever Chris Capuano with his 14th home run of the season to lead off the eighth inning, making it 5-2. Catcher Bryan Holiday tripled and scored on center fielder Austin Jackson’s seventh sacrifice fly of the season for a 6-2 lead.
Smyly (3-4) gave up two runs (one unearned), walked one and struck out four.
Texas ace Yu Darvish didn’t have his shut-em-down best, but for once the Rangers’ bats picked him up with designated hitter Michael Choice belting the go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the seventh as the Rangers snapped Cleveland’s six-game winning streak with a 6-4 win.
Darvish struck out eight and gave up four runs but didn’t return to the game after getting out of the top of the seventh in a 4-4 tie.
Texas added a run when shortstop Elvis Andrus scored on an Adrian Beltre sacrifice fly to center. Rougned Odor smacked a two-run home as part of the Rangers’ four-run second inning for a 4-0 lead.
Anthony Rizzo clubbed a walk-off home run as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 in 13 innings at Wrigley Field. Rizzo’s homer to right field, his 12th home run of the season, drove in Junior Lake and was his second go-ahead blast in two days. REUTERS
