Morning Briefing May 16, 2010

Auto Racing

Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Heluva Good! 200 at Dover International Speedway on Saturday at Dover, Del.

Busch won from the pole in a race that needed a green-white checkered finish.

The final laps were marred by wrecks, including one in which Clint Bowyer intentionally hit Denny Hamlin in retaliation for an earlier accident. Bowyer was immediately parked and ordered straight to the NASCAR hauler.

American League

Yankees 7, Twins 1: Andy Pettitte pitched into the seventh inning, leading New York past visiting Minnesota.

Angels 12, Athletics 3: At Anaheim, Calif., Kendry Morales drove in five runs with a pair of homers, leading Los Angeles past Oakland.

Blue Jays 6, Rangers 0: Ricky Romero struck out 12, leading host Toronto past Texas.

Indians 8, Orioles 2: Austin Kearns hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth and Cleveland rallied at Baltimore.

White Sox 5, Royals 4: Jake Peavy pitched into the ninth, leading Chicago at Kansas City.

Tigers 7, Red Sox 6, 12 inn.: Ramon Santiago drew a bases-loaded walk in the 12th and host Detroit beat Boston.

National League

Pirates 4, Cubs 3: Jeff Clement homered in the ninth, leading Pittsburgh at Chicago.

Dodgers 4, Padres 1: Clayton Kershaw threw seven strong innings, leading Los Angeles at San Diego.

Diamondbacks 11, Braves 1: Justin Upton and Kelly Johnson homered, leading Arizona at Atlanta.

Giants 2, Astros 1: Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer in the fourth and San Francisco beat visiting Houston.

Phillies 10, Brewers 6: Shane Victorino homered and drove in four runs, leading Philadelphia at Milwaukee.

Marlins 7, Mets 5: At Miami, Cameron Maybin had three RBIs, leading Florida past New York.

Rockies 6-4, Nationals 2-3: At Denver, Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith homered in the third, helping Colorado defeat Washington for a doubleheader sweep.

In the opener, Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight stellar innings for the Rockies.

Reds 4, Cardinals 3: Drew Stubbs hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning, leading Cincinnati past visiting St. Louis.

Jimmy Walker and James Nitties shot 5-under 67s for a share of the lead at 7 under with Brett Wetterich (68) and Matt Jones (71) at the PGA’s Texas Open in San Antonio, where the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course soaked up a drenching that will make for a 36-hole finish today.

Suzann Pettersen shot a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Brittany Lincicome and Se Ri Pak in the Bell Micro LPGA Classic at Mobile, Ala.

Pettersen followed two birdies with an eagle on the par-5 sixth, and joined Lincicome (67) and second-round leader Pak (68) at 13 under.

Dan Forsman made two eagles on his way to a tournament-record 10-under 62, leaving him a stroke behind leader Bobby Clampett after the second round of the Champions Tour’s Regions Charity Classic at Hoover, Ala.

Clampett shot a 64 to finish at 15-under 129 — the best 36-hole score in the history of the event.

— The Associated Press