Grand debut for Neva in Boston's rout

INTERLEAGUE

Daniel Nava hit the first pitch he faced in the big leagues for a grand slam — only the second player to do it — leading the Boston Red Sox to their second straight rout of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 10-2 on Saturday.

Nava connected on a fastball from Joe Blanton in the second inning and shortly after being called up from Triple-A Pawtucket. Kevin Kouzmanoff connected on the first pitch he saw Sept. 2, 2006, for Cleveland against Texas, according to STATS LLC.

The 27-year-old Nava tried to approach his first plate appearance like another other one.

“I wanted to treat it like I normally do,” he said. “I just said, ‘How are you guys doing (to umpire Bill Hohn and catcher Brian Schneider)?’ They didn’t say anything.”

Yankees 9, Astros 3: Derek Jeter homered twice and New York beat visiting Houston.

Tigers 4, Pirates 3, 10 inn.: Carlos Guillen hit a homer in the 10th and host Detroit beat Pittsburgh.

Rangers 4, Brewers 3: Scott Feldman’s six scoreless innings lifted Texas at Milwaukee.

Mets 3, Orioles 1: Hisanori Takahashi allowed one run in seven innings and New York won at Baltimore.

Braves 3, Twins 2: At Minneapolis, Brooks Conrad’s RBI single in the ninth lifted Atlanta past Minnesota.

Giants 5, Athletics 4: Barry Zito pitched seven solid innings, leading host San Francisco past Oakland.

Angels 4, Dodgers 2: Juan Rivera hit a two-run homer and the visiting Angels beat the Dodgers in a battle of Los Angeles teams.

Rockies 1, Blue Jays 0: At Denver, Jason Hammel pitched eight sharp innings and Colorado beat Toronto.

White Sox 2, Cubs 1: Mark Buehrle pitched scoreless ball into the seventh and the visiting White Sox edged the Cubs in a battle of Chicago teams.

Rays 6, Marlins 5: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Carlos Pena homered for the sixth consecutive game to help Tampa Bay beat Florida.

Reds 11, Royals 5: Jonny Gomes hit two three-run homers, leading Cincinnati past visiting Kansas City.

Indians 7, Nationals 1: Carlos Santana homered and drove in three runs, leading Cleveland past visiting Washington.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Diamondbacks 7, Cardinals 2: At Phoenix, Dan Haren struck out nine, leading Arizona past St. Louis.