NEW YORK (AP) — R.A. Dickey became the first major league pitcher in 24 years to throw consecutive one-hitters and Ike Davis hit a grand slam to lead the New York Mets past the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Monday night.
Coming off a one-hit gem at Tampa Bay last Wednesday, the knuckleballer struck out a career-high 13 and allowed only Wilson Betemit’s clean single in the fifth inning.
The previous pitcher to throw consecutive one-hitters was Dave Stieb for Toronto in September 1988, according to STATS LLC.
The 37-year-old Dickey (11- 1) walked two and became the first 11-game winner in the majors.
Yankees 6, Braves 2
NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia struck out 10, Derek Jeter drove in three runs and the Yankees won their 10th straight game, beating the Braves.
Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano hit solo home runs as the Yankees matched their longest winning streak since May 2005.
Sabathia (9-3) gave up seven hits in his 34th career complete game, and first since last July. He walked one, and fanned Chipper Jones and Jason Heyward to finish it.
Mike Minor (3-5) took the loss.
Indians 10, Reds 9
CLEVELAND (AP) — Lonnie Chisenhall and Casey Kotchman had three RBIs apiece and Cleveland ended Cincinnati’s six-game winning streak.
Chisenhall and Kotchman hit two-run homers, and both drove in runs in the sixth inning off Sam LeCure (2-2) as Cleveland snapped a 7-7 tie.
Shin-Soo Choo homered for the Indians.
Joey Votto and Jay Bruce homered for the Reds, who swept a three-game series from the Indians last week.
Reliever Joe Smith (5-1) went 1.2 innings for the win. Chris Perez worked the ninth for his 22nd straight save.
Bruce and Brandon Phillips had three hits each for Cincinnati.
Brewers 7, Blue Jays 6
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aramis Ramirez’s liner down the left-field line was ruled a home run after umpires reversed a foul ball call using video replay in the seventh inning that snapped a tie and lifted the Brewers to a victory over the Blue Jays.
Ramirez hit a 1-2 pitch off rookie Robert Coello (0-1) that hit the outside corner of a yellow pad below the foul pole.
Kameron Loe (4-2) was credited with the win despite allowing Jose Bautista to hit a game-tying three-run home run in the top of the seventh.
Cubs 12, White Sox 3
CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan LaHair and Alfonso Soriano homered to lead the Chicago Cubs to a victory over the White Sox in the opener of the crosstown, interleague series.
Starlin Castro and Luis Valbuena homered and had three hits apiece for the Cubs and Geovany Soto added a solo shot in his first game back from the 15-day disabled list.
Astros 9, Royals 7
HOUSTON (AP) — Brian Bixler drove in a career-high three runs on three hits, including his first career homer, and Justin Maxwell and Brian Bogusevic also homered as the Astros held off the Royals.
J.A. Happ (5-7) yielded four hits and two runs in six-plus innings to break a four-game losing streak.
Maxwell hit a two-run homer after Bogusevic’s solo shot in Houston’s five-run eighth inning.
Jonathan Sanchez (1-3) allowed six hits and four runs in six innings.
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