NEW YORK — The Yankees scored five runs in the top of the first inning and were never threatened the rest of the way, cruising to a 9-2 victory Wednesday and taking two of three in the series. Derek Jeter had two hits, including a home run in the second inning off Angels (16-17) left-hander Hector Santiago that gave New York (18-15) a 6-0 lead. Tigers 3, Astros 2 Miguel Cabrera homered in his first at-bat for the second consecutive night and the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to eight games by downing the Houston Astros. Cabrera's two-run shot was the fourth homer of the season by Detroit's first baseman. He has knocked in six runs in the last two games.Designated hitter Victor Martinez extended his hitting streak to 10 games with his sixth homer, a leadoff blast in the sixth, as the Tigers improved their American League-leading record to 20-9. Mariners 6, Athletics 4 (10 innings – game 1) Justin Smoak and Kyle Seager delivered run-scoring singles in the 10th inning to lead the Seattle Mariners past Oakland. The Athletics scored three times in the seventh to take a 4-3 edge before Robinson Cano had an RBI in the eighth to help Seattle tie the game and send it to extra innings. Athletics 2, Mariners 0 (game 2) Drew Pomeranz threw five shutout innings in his first start of the season, Yoenis Cespedes hit a solo home run, and the Oakland A's defeated the Seattle Mariners to salvage a split in a doubleheader. The A's lost three straight to Seattle and six consecutive home games — their longest home skid since 2007 — before winning the finale of the four-game series. Elsewhere it was: Orioles 4, Rays 3; and Indians 4, Twins 3. National League Cardinals 7, Braves 1 St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright allowed only one run in eight innings and became the major's first six-game winner with a victory over the Atlanta Braves. Third baseman Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday and Peter Bourjos each had three hits for the Cardinals (18-17), who totaled 13 off four Atlanta (18-15) pitchers. Nationals 3, Dodgers 2 Stephen Strasburg pitched into the eighth inning and catcher Wilson Ramos, who came off the disabled list before the game, broke a 2-2 tie with a sacrifice fly in the fifth as the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. Strasburg (3-2) allowed two earned runs in 7 1/3 innings and fanned six for the Nationals (19-15) to beat the Dodgers (19-16). In other results it was: Marlins 1, Mets 0; Pirates 4, Giants 3; and Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 2. Inter-League Rockies 9, Rangers 2 Nolan Arenado led a 16-hit attack as the Colorado Rockies continued their bashing ways against the Texas Rangers with a win. That's three consecutive wins for the Rockies (22-14) over the Rangers (17-17) by a combined score of 29-5. Arenado, Colorado's 23-year-old third baseman, when 3-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to a club record-tying 27 games and drove in two runs. White Sox 8, Cubs 3 Gordon Beckham hit a go-ahead home run for the second straight night while Paul Konerko doubled in three runs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs. Beckham, just two weeks off the disabled list, clubbed a three-run home run off Cubs left-hander Travis Wood with two outs in the fourth while Konerko, 2-for-3 as designated hitter, doubled in three more runs in the fifth. In other games it was: Royals 8, Padres 0; Red Sox 4, Reds 3; Blue Jays 10, Phillies 0. — Agencies
