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Tampa Bay's Price shuts down Angels

| April 25, 2012 9:15 PM

* AMERICAN LEAGUE

David Price pitched a five-hitter for his second career shutout, Tampa Bay homered four times, and the Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Tuesday night at St. Petersburg, Fla.

Price gave up all singles in his first shutout since a four-hitter against Toronto on April 25, 2010. His only other complete game came July 2, 2010, against Minnesota.

Desmond Jennings, Luke Scott, B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena hit solo homers off Angels starter Ervin Santana, who has given up at least two home runs in each of his first four starts this season - a total of 10 overall. Don Sutton, in 1986, is the only other Angels pitcher to allow multiple homers in his first four starts, according to Stats LLC.

Albert Pujols went 0 for 4 and is hitless in 16 at-bats. The Los Angeles slugger has not homered in 17 games this year, a stretch of 69 at-bats.

Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1: Tommy Hunter allowed three hits over six innings, leading host Baltimore past Toronto.

Indians 4, Royals 3: Derek Lowe allowed one run over six innings and host Cleveland handed Kansas City its 12th straight loss.

Rangers 2, Yankees 0: At Arlington, Texas, Yu Darvish pitched into the ninth inning and struck out 10 to lead Texas past New York.

Red Sox 11, Twins 2: At Minneapolis, David Ortiz homered with three RBIs to lead Boston past Minnesota.

Athletics 2, White Sox 0: Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth to help Oakland beat visiting Chicago.

* NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pirates 5, Rockies 4: Casey McGehee drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single and host Pittsburgh beat Colorado.

Mets 2, Marlins 1: Lucas Duda lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth that caromed off reliever Edward Mujica, lifting New York past visiting Miami.

Reds 9, Giants 2: Brandon Phillips homered and drove in three runs, leading Cincinnati past visiting San Francisco.

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2, 10 inn.: Alfonso Soriano hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th and Chicago beat visiting St. Louis.

Braves 4, Dodgers 3: Chipper Jones homered on his 40th birthday and Atlanta won at Los Angeles.

Nationals 3, Padres 1: Chad Tracy hit a two-run single in the seventh and Washington won at San Diego.

Brewers 9, Astros 6: Rickie Weeks hit a three-run homer and Milwaukee beat visiting Houston.

Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 5: At Phoenix, Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and Philadelphia beat Arizona.