Seattle rallies for win in 9th

SEATTLE — After handing out some punishment on a few prior occasions, Seattle Mariners designated hitter John Jaso was happy to take a beating Monday night.

Happy hour: Ichiro Suzuki and his Seattle teammates celebrate after pinch runner Munenori Kawasaki scores the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of their 3-2 win over Detroit on Monday night. AP

Jaso hit a sacrifice fly to score pinch runner Munenori Kawasaki and cap a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Jaso and the Mariners won their third straight game — with a lot of help from Tigers veteran reliever Octavio Dotel.

Detroit manager Jim Leyland knew pregame that closer Jose Valverde would not be at his disposal, so he turned to Dotel with a 2-0 lead in the ninth — and he lacked any control from the start.

Dotel walked Brendan Ryan after nearly hitting him twice. A walk to Ichiro Suzuki followed, then a wild pitch, which advanced both runners. A visit from catcher Alex Avila along with a separate visit from pitching coach Jeff Jones during the inning could not settle Dotel down.

Seattle starter Blake Beavan left after being hit on the right elbow by a line drive in the third inning.

Beavan's replacement, Hisashi Iwakuma, pitched three innings, allowing one run and three hits. He struck out five batters and did not issue a walk.

Ichiro was 1-for-3, with a walk.

Rangers 14, Orioles 3

In Baltimore, Brandon Snyder homered and had a career-high six RBIs against his former team, and Texas beat the O's.

Indians 8, White Sox 6 (1st)

Indians 3, White Sox 2 (2nd)

In Cleveland, Shelley Duncan's RBI double in the eighth gave the Indians a soggy win over Chicago and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.

Zach McAllister pitched six innings for his first major league win as Cleveland roughed up Philip Humber (1-2) in the first game.

White Sox outfielder Kosuke Fukudome went 1-for-6 in the doubleheader and drove in a run.

Angels 8, Twins 3

In Minneapolis, Jered Weaver allowed three hits over six innings in his first start since no-hitting the Twins last week to lead the Angels to a win over Minnesota.

Red Sox 11, Royals 5

In Kansas City, Will Middlebrooks homered down each of the lines, David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia also each went deep, and Boston pounded the Royals to snap a five-game losing streak.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Marlins 4, Astros 0

In Houston, Carlos Zambrano pitched a three-hitter for his first win of the season and Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer, leading Miami to its seventh straight win.

Dodgers 9, Giants 1

In Los Angeles, Ted Lilly outpitched Barry Zito through six innings and the Dodgers beat San Francisco.

Cubs 5, Braves 1

In Chicago, Jeff Samardzija allowed five hits and a run over seven strong innings, and Bryan LaHair, Ian Stewart and Geovany Soto each homered to lead the Cubs past Atlanta.

Mets 5, Phillies 2

In Philadelphia, New York pinch hitter Jordany Valdespin hit a three-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth for his first major league hit.

Cardinals 9, Diamondbacks 6

In Phoenix, Lance Lynn gave up three hits through five scoreless innings to become the majors' first six-game winner at 6-0 and St. Louis held on to beat Arizona.

Reds 6, Brewers 1

In Milwaukee, Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer as Cincinnati defeated the hosts.

Brewers leadoff hitter Norichika Aoki was 0-for-4.

Padres 3, Rockies 2

In San Diego, Yonder Alonso drove in two runs to help Edinson Volquez get his first victory with the Padres with a win over Colorado.

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