Major League Baseball roundup
Red Sox continue slide with loss to Devil Rays BOSTON (AP) – Scott Kazmir overcame control problems to hold Boston to three hits over six innings, and Tampa Bay beat the Red Sox 3-1 on Monday night, their sixth loss in seven games.
Indians 6, Royals 2
CLEVELAND – Cliff Lee was credited with his first career complete game and Ben Broussard homered as Cleveland snapped a five-game losing streak with the rain-shortened, five-inning win.
White Sox 7, Tigers 5
CHICAGO – Joe Crede’s three-run homer highlighted Chicago’s five-run seventh inning as it won its fifth straight after losing three in a row heading into the All-Star break.
Rockies 5, Nationals 4
WASHINGTON – Washington third baseman Vinny Castilla’s second error of the game allowed Colorado to score the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning.
Cubs 9, Reds 4
CINCINNATI – Derrek Lee hit two of Chicago’s five homers off Brandon Claussen and became the first major leaguer to reach 30 homers this season.
Lee hit solo shots off Claussen (4-7) in his first two at-bats. Todd Walker also homered twice, extending his hitting streak to 11 games.
Aramis Ramirez added a solo shot in the Cubs’ biggest homer barrage of the season.
Cardinals 11, Brewers 4
ST. LOUIS – Albert Pujols homered, singled, doubled and scored four times, helping Matt Morris win his 11th game for St. Louis.