Yankees win 7th straight

On a blustery night in the Bronx, Sabathia (10-6) allowed three runs and nine hits in seven innings.

With manager Joe Girardi looking to rest 39-year-old closer Mariano Rivera after he saved five games in six days, Hughes got the ball in the eighth and never gave it up. Hughes, a converted starter, has thrown 22 consecutive scoreless innings and has not permitted a run in his past 15 outings since June 14.

Angels 6, Twins 5 - Howie Kendrick’s single ricocheted off second base in the ninth inning to drive in host Los Angeles’s tying run and Mike Napoli’s run-scoring double in the 10th capped the Angels’ 31st comeback win.

Los Angeles won its sixth straight game after a two-run, two-out rally in the ninth off All-Star closer Joe Nathan, who had converted 20 straight save chances and hadn’t even allowed a run since May 15.

Phillies 9, Padres 4 - Cole Hamels pitched seven effective innings, Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz had three hits apiece, and host Philadelphia beat San Diego in a makeup game.

One day after their 10-game winning streak ended, the NL East-leading Phillies moved 6 1/2 games up on Atlanta and Florida with their 15th win in 17 games.

Kyle Blanks hit a two-run homer for San Diego, which has the second-worst record in the majors (37-59).

Giants 5, Braves 1 - Barry Zito gave up only three hits in seven innings and San Francisco won in Atlanta to avoid a four-game sweep.

Zito (6-10) walked five batters but gave up only one run on Yunel Escobar’s second-inning homer, and San Francisco scored four unearned runs in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.

Cardinals 4, Nationals 1 - Adam Wainwright pitched six strong innings, Rick Ankiel broke a five-week homer drought, and St. Louis snapped a three-game losing skid with a rain-shortened victory in Washington.

Wainwright (11-6) allowed one run and eight hits in the 19th consecutive start he has gone at least six innings.

Mariners 2, Tigers 1 - Jarrod Washburn pitched seven scoreless innings as Seattle won in Detroit.

Washburn (8-6) allowed two hits and two walks as the Mariners won for the eighth time in 10 games. He is 5-1 with a 1.81 ERA in his last seven starts.

Indians 5, Blue Jays 4 - Rookie David Huff won for the first time in three starts, Shin-Soo Choo tripled home two runs, and visiting Cleveland beat Toronto.

Diamondbacks 11, Pirates 4 - Miguel Montero doubled in the go-ahead run in a five-run seventh and pinch-hitter Chad Tracy capped the inning with a three-run home run to lead Arizona over visiting Pittsburgh.