Mauer breaks up no-hit bid
• AMERICAN LEAGUE
Joe Mauer's clean single to center field with one out in the ninth inning broke up the no-hit bid of four Texas Rangers pitchers.
The Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 on Monday night in Arlington, Texas, in the sixth no-hitter this season broken up in the ninth inning.
Starter Rich Harden was activated from the disabled list earlier in the day and he went 6 2/3 innings before being lifted after throwing 111 pitches.
Blue Jays 3, Yankees 2: Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer, then added a tiebreaking solo drive in the eighth inning for his majors-leading 40th of the season in host Toronto's win over New York.
Scott Downs pitched one inning for the win and Kevin Gregg finished in the ninth for his 28th save in 32 chances.
Tigers 12, Royals 3: Ryan Raburn drove in three runs and scored twice to help Detroit continue a strong homestand and beat Kansas City.
Jhonny Peralta and Brandon Inge also drove in three runs for the Tigers, who are 4-0 since returning home and have outscored the opposition 31-6.
Rays 4, Angels 3: At Anaheim, Calif., B.J. Upton homered on the first pitch of the game from former Tampa Bay teammate Scott Kazmir and doubled home another run to help the Rays defeat Los Angeles and move into a tie with the Yankees atop the AL East standings.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 9, Nationals 1: Casey Coleman, a rookie right-hander, took a one-hitter into the seventh inning, and interim manager Mike Quade had a successful debut in visiting Chicago's victory over Washington.
Rockies 5, Braves 4: At Denver, Todd Helton's first four-hit game in more than a year included the tiebreaking RBI single off Jonny Venters in the eighth inning that lifted Colorado over Atlanta.
Cardinals 10, Pirates 2: Albert Pujols hit a three-run home run one pitch after injured Pittsburgh starter Ross Ohlendorf was pulled during a four-run St. Louis first inning, and the visiting Cardinals moved to within a game of the NL wild card lead.
Astros 3, Phillies 2: Brett Myers threw seven sharp innings against his former team, Carlos Lee hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth and visiting Houston beat Philadelphia.
The wild card-leading Phillies lost for just the sixth time in their last 30 home games.
Giants 11, Reds 2: Matt Cain ended a three-start winless stretch after being staked to an early cushion, Andres Torres hit a two-run homer and host San Francisco beat Cincinnati.