Allen hits 2 homers, A's beat Yankees 6-5  —  NEW YORK—Brandon Allen hit two tape-measure homers, Eric Sogard connected for one that barely cleared the wall and the Oakland Athletics hung on to beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on Tuesday night.  —  Brandon McCarthy ran the A's stretch …

Bourjos' RBI single in ninth drives Angels past White Sox  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Peter Bourjos drove a single through a drawn-in infield with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.

Game Time … DENVER — Seth Smith's tape-measure drive gave the Colorado Rockies something to talk about.  Jonathan Herrera's homer gave them a victory.  —  Smith and Herrera each hit a two-run shot and the Rockies beat the Houston Astros 8-6 on Tuesday night.

Young Mariners Topple Indians 12-7 in 2nd Game  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Anthony Vasquez won his major league debut with a ton of run support and fellow rookie Dustin Ackley had three RBIs as the Seattle Mariners split a day-night doubleheader Tuesday, taking the second game 12-7 …

Kershaw wins 16th, Dodgers rip Cardinals 13-2  —  ST. LOUIS (AP)—Up eight runs after three innings, Clayton Kershaw(notes) went right after the hitters.  —  The 23-year-old lefty won his National League-leading 16th game and Rod Barajas(notes) homered twice in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 13-2 victory …

Lewis Hurt by HRs in Rangers' 11-5 Loss to Boston  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The long ball keeps haunting Texas starter Colby Lewis.  —  Lewis gave up a pair of home runs to Adrian Gonzalez and the Boston Red Sox finally won a game at Rangers Ballpark, 11-5 over the AL West leaders on Tuesday night.

Kansas City rises up on the road to stop Jays  —  TORONTO— From Wednesday's Globe and Mail  —  Maybe it was the unsettling trade news from earlier in the day, but Brandon Morrow was certainly off his game Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals.  —  The Royals arrived at Rogers Centre …

Morneau Back in Twins Lineup, Blackburn Shut Down  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Morneau was back in the Minnesota Twins' starting lineup Tuesday night against Baltimore after missing the previous two games with a foot injury.  —  Morneau is dealing with a bone bruise on the top of his right foot after a foul ball.

D-backs trade Johnson, acquire Hill, McDonald  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded second baseman Kelly Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays for infielders Aaron Hill and John McDonald.  —  Johnson, 29, is hitting .209 with 18 home runs and 49 RBIs in 114 games this season.

Cards attendance down almost 3,000 a game  —  The Cardinals have the fourth highest attendance decline in the major leagues at nearly 171,000, or 2,843 a game, before Tuesday night's game here.  The troubled Los Angeles franchise leads with a dropoff of more than half a million fans from this time last year.

Gonzalez delivers go-ahead single as Padres win  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Alberto Gonzalez hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, Kyle Blanks had a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5 on Tuesday night for their season-best fifth straight victory.

Quade's long, strange trip reaches one-year mark  —  Mike Quade reaches the one-year anniversary of his first game as Chicago Cubs manager today.  —  It's been a long, strange trip, and not even Nostradamus could've predicted some of the wacky things that have occurred.

Simon Pitches Orioles Over Twins, 8-1  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alfredo Simon allowed one run and three hits in a career-high eight innings, and Vladimir Guerrero and Mark Reynolds both had three hits as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Tuesday night.

Reds rally past Marlins 8-6 behind Yonder Alonso  —  MIAMI - Yonder Alonso homered and drove in four runs, including a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-6 victory over the fading Florida Marlins on Tuesday night.  —  Dave Sappelt tied the game at 6 …

Niese, Hairston headed to DL  —  Jon Niese and Scott Hairston are headed to the disabled list with the Mets with side muscle injuries.  —  Jon Niese and Scott Hairston will be placed on the DL with rib cage injuries, Terry Collins said after Tuesday's loss in Philadelphia.