Baseball roundup
Indians win home-away-from-home finale MILWAUKEE (AP) – Travis Hafner hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Thursday, sending Cleveland back to Jacobs Field with a victory in its homestand away from home.
The Indians took two out of three in the series, moved from Cleveland to Milwaukee’s Miller Park after snow wiped out a four-game series against Seattle and left Jacobs Field unplayable. The Indians expect to play a true home opener against the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Scott Shields (0-1) walked his first two batters in the eighth before Hafner homered. Aaron Fultz (2-0) got one out, and Joe Borowski pitched the ninth for his third save.
Orioles 2, Royals 1
BALTIMORE – Jay Gibbons, who fouled out with two runners on base in the eighth, lined an opposite-field single to left with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th off Jason Standridge (0-1).
Tigers 5, Blue Jays 4
TORONTO – Brandon Inge homered and drove in three runs, and Mike Maroth (2-0) limited Toronto to two runs and nine hits in six innings as Detroit won for the fifth time in six games.
Twins 3, Devil Rays 2
MINNEAPOLIS – Justin Morneau homered off Brian Stokes (0-2) leading off the bottom of the ninth to give Minnesota the win over Tampa Bay.
Nationals 2, Braves 0
ATLANTA – Ronnie Belliard hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning off John Smoltz, and Washington beat Atlanta to put a halt to a six-game losing streak.
Mets 5, Phillies 3
NEW YORK – Tom Glavine (2-1) beat Jamie Moyer (1-1) in the oldest matchup of left-handed starters in major league history, getting his 292nd win.
Glavine (2-1) allowed three runs and four hits – two of them Jimmy Rollins homers – in six innings. Jose Reyes hit a two-run, fourth-inning single that turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead.
Glavine is 41 and Moyer 44, and together they total 85 years, 163 days.
The previous high for a matchup of lefty starters was 83 years, 299 days, when the Tommy John of the Yankees and Jerry Reuss of the White Sox met on May 2, 1988, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Billy Wagner got three outs for his second save.