BOSTON: Boston's Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer to highlight a six-run first inning that set up the Red Sox for a 12-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Sunday's clash of divisional leaders in Major League Baseball Interleague play. Dustin Pedroia had a solo homer and drove in two runs, and Marco Scutaro hit a two-run shot for the Red Sox, who won for the 13th time in 15 games. Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (4-2) struck out six and walked just one in posting his 183rd career win with the Red Sox. Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo (8-4) was tagged for eight runs in three-plus innings. Mariners 2, Phillies 0: In Seattle, Jason Vargas pitched his second shutout of the season, leading Seattle over Philadelphia. Vargas (5-4) not only kept pace with Phillies starter Cole Hamels, he exceeded and outlasted him in his third career complete game. He allowed just two singles and six base-runners. After a two-out walk in the fourth, he retired the next 15 straight batters. Hamels (9-3) was denied a chance at becoming the first pitcher in the majors to reach 10 wins. It also ended his career-best five-game win streak. He gave up seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. Braves 4, Rangers 2: In Atlanta, Jason Heyward hit a two-run single in the third inning that set up Atlanta's win over Texas. Freddie Freeman added an RBI double in the seventh to help Jair Jurrjens (9-3) earn his ninth victory for Atlanta. Jurrjens allowed one run in 5 1-3 innings. He lowered his NL-best ERA to 2.11. Rangers starter Alexi Ogando (7-2) gave up three runs. Tigers 9, Rockies 1: In Denver, Justin Verlander threw his second straight complete game as Detroit easily accounted for Colorado. Verlander (9-3) already has four complete games, matching his total from last year. He retired 13 of the first 14 batters he faced to help the Tigers salvage the finale of the weekend series. Brennan Boesch and Miguel Cabrera each homered for Detroit. The Rockies got a less-than-stellar outing from Aaron Cook (0-2), who allowed four runs in five innings. White Sox 8, Diamondbacks 2: In Phoenix, Phil Humber pitched effectively into the eighth inning, guiding Chicago to a comfortable win over Arizona. Paul Konerko hit a homer for the third straight game; a solo shot that brought him level with Harold Baines for 56th on the career list with 384. Alex Rios added a solo shot off Josh Collmenter (4-3) and Alexei Ramirez drove in two on a pair of groundouts. In other games it was: Indians 5, Pirates 2, 11 innings; Reds 2, Blue Jays 1; Athletics 2, Giants 1; Rays 2, Marlins 1; Cardinals 5, Royals 4; Yankees 10, Cubs 4; Angels 7, Mets 3; Orioles 7, Nationals 4; Twins 5, Padres 4; Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
