New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson (R) Chris Dickerson (C) and Brett Gardner celebrate after the Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs in Chicago Saturday. (AP) CHICAGO: Curtis Granderson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and Brett Gardner made a terrific play in the outfield to lead the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs Saturday. Granderson also had two hits and a walk as the Yankees won for the seventh time in nine games, bouncing back from a 3-1 loss in the opener of their first series at Wrigley Field in eight years. Granderson's fly ball to deep right put New York ahead 3-2, but the Yankees almost blew it with poor fielding behind A.J. Burnett (7-5), who struck out eight in 5 1-3 innings. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster (5-6) was in trouble throughout the game, setting season highs with six walks and 119 pitches. The right-hander allowed three runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings. Twins 1, Padres 0: At Minneapolis, Scott Baker struck out 10 over eight dominant innings and Danny Valencia homered to lift surging Minnesota. Baker (5-4) allowed four hits and walked one as the Twins won for the sixth time in a row and 13th time in 15 games. Matt Capps pitched the ninth for his 11th save. Tim Stauffer (2-5) was nearly as good, allowing one run on six hits with five strikeouts in seven innings. But the punchless Padres offense was no match for Baker, and San Diego lost its fourth straight and eighth in 10 games. Luke Hughes added two hits for Minnesota. Nationals 4, Orioles 2: At Washington, Michael Morse put Washington ahead with a sixth-inning homer, Ryan Zimmerman also connected, and Washington won its eighth straight. Zimmerman had two hits, including a double that ignited a three-run burst in the sixth. The Nationals' winning streak is their longest since an eight-game run from Aug. 2-9, 2009. Jordan Zimmermann (5-6) gave up two runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings to win a third consecutive decision. Orioles starter Brian Matusz (1-2) absorbed his second straight loss and left in the sixth inning with cramping in his left hamstring. Brewers 4, Red Sox 2: At Boston, Rickie Weeks and Corey Hart homered on consecutive pitches in the first inning to help Milwaukee spoil Jon Lester's bid to become the majors' first 10-game winner. Randy Wolf (5-4) battled through seven tough innings and George Kottaras also hit a solo homer for the Brewers, who won for just the second time in six games. Wolf scattered nine hits, walked one and fanned three, ending a string of four straight no-decisions. John Axford got three outs for his 19th save. Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Mike Cameron had consecutive RBI singles for Boston, which lost for the second time in 14 games. Lester (9-3) allowed four runs — three earned — and seven hits. In other games it was: Indians 5, Pirates 1; Cardinals 5, Royals 4; Blue Jays 4, Reds 0; Rangers 5, Braves 4, 10 innings; Rays 7, Marlins 4; Mets 6, Angels 1; White Sox 6, Diamondbacks 2; Rockies 5, Tigers 4; Astros 7, Dodgers 0; Phillies 5, Mariners 1; Athletics 4, Giants 2.
