ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday homered, Carlos Martinez (0-3) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings and St. Louis avoided getting swept in the three-game series.
Trevor Rosenthal got his fourth save of the season by striking out the side in the ninth. It was his 100th career save.
Kyle Hendricks (1-2) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
ATHLETICS 5, YANKEES 2
NEW YORK — Kendall Graveman (1- 1) tossed three-hit ball for 6 1/3 innings and struck out eight for Oakland, 5-0 in the road this season. Slumping New York (5-8) has lost six of seven and is last in the AL East.
Billy Burns had three hits, Khris Davis delivered a two-run single and the A’s won their fourth straight following a four-game slide.
Burns and Chris Coghlan hit consecutive doubles off Nathan Eovaldi (0-2) to start a three-run fourth inning. Josh Reddick had an RBI single and Stephen Vogt added a sacrifice fly.
DODGERS 5, BRAVES 3, 10 INNINGS
ATLANTA — Justin Turner gave Los Angeles the lead with a 10th-inning double to snap Atlanta’s four-game winning streak.
The Braves failed in a bid to become the first team to win five straight games after starting a season 0-9, according to STATS.
Braves rookie center fielder Mallex Smith, charging toward left field, made a diving attempt for Turner’s sinking drive off Jason Grilli (1-1) but the ball bounced off his glove. Smith slipped and crawled before finally retrieving the ball as Chase Utley, who led off with a single, scored from second. Yasmani Grandal added a run-scoring single off Alexi Ogando.
Daniel Castro’s two-run single in the fourth gave the Braves a 3-0 lead. Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer off Eric O’Flaherty to tie the game in the sixth.
Joe Blanton (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth. Kenley Jansen got the final three outs for his sixth save.
TIGERS 3, ROYALS 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jordan Zimmermann (3-0) scattered seven hits over 6 1/3 innings in his third straight scoreless start, and Victor Martinez drove in the 1,000th run of his career.
Francisco Rodriguez served up back-to-back homers to Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez in the ninth before striking out Mike Moustakas to leave runners on first and second. It was K-Rod’s fourth save of the season and 390th overall, matching Dennis Eckersley for sixth-most.
Ian Kinsler drove the other two runs for Detroit. Ian Kennedy (2-1) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings.
ORIOLES 4, BLUE JAYS 3
BALTIMORE — Caleb Joseph doubled off Joe Biagini (0-1) with two outs in the 10th inning and scored on Josh Thole’s passed ball.
Mychal Givens (1-0) worked the 10th for Baltimore.
Josh Donaldson hit his sixth home run and Edwin Encarnacion had two RBIs for the Blue Jays, whose three-game winning streak ended.
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