Chase Headley came through with a storybook swing at the stroke of midnight in his Yankees debut, hitting a game-winning single in the 14th inning to give New York a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
J.P. Arencibia snapped a scoreless tie with a leadoff homer in the 13th against New York reliever David Huff, but the Yankees responded with Brett Gardner’s leadoff double and Jacoby Ellsbury’s tying single off closer Joakim Soria in the bottom half.
It was the second blown save in 19 chances for Soria, who kept Texas in it by getting Brian McCann to ground into an inning-ending double play with runners at the corners.
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Giants 9, Phillies 6 — Brandon Crawford hit a bases-clearing double to break a 14th-inning stalemate and Tim Lincecum earned his first career save as San Francisco beat host Philadelphia.
Crawford snapped a 2-for-22 skid with his two-out hit off the wall in left-center field and finished with four RBIs.
Buster Posey, who doubled and scored in the 14th, sent the game into extras with a solo homer in the ninth off Jonathan Papelbon, who blew his third save.
George Kontos earned the win for the second straight night. Lincecum, San Francisco’s ninth pitcher, got the final two outs for the save.
Rays 7, Cardinals 2 — In St. Louis, Jake Odorizzi allowed two runs over 5⅔ innings and Yunel Escobar highlighted a five-run fifth inning with a two-run double to lead Tampa Bay.
It was the Rays’ season-high sixth straight win.
St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright, making his first appearance since starting for the NL in the All-Star game, gave up six runs, four earned, in 4⅔ innings.
He walked four and hit a batter in what was his second-shortest outing of the season.
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Diamondbacks 5, Tigers 4 — Aaron Hill drove in three runs and made a game-ending diving stop, Miguel Montero hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, and host Arizona rallied past Detroit.
David Peralta tied a team record with two triples.
Royals 7, White Sox 1 — Mike Moustakas homered twice, Bruce Chen pitched five effective innings, and visiting Kansas City snapped a four-game losing streak with a rout of Chicago.
The Royals entered the game with a major league-worst 55 homers and had managed a total of six runs during the losing streak.
Indians 8, Twins 2 — At Target Field, Carlos Santana homered among his season high-tying four hits and Danny Salazar won in his first start in more than two months as Cleveland beat Minnesota.
Cleveland won for the fourth time in six games since the All-Star break.
Nationals 7, Rockies 4 — Adam LaRoche hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh, Anthony Rendon had three hits, and Washington rallied to beat Colorado at Coors Field.
Marlins 6, Braves 5 — Jacob Turner allowed two runs in his bid for a permanent return to Miami’s rotation and Miami knocked Mike Minor out of the game early in its win in Atlanta.
Cubs 6, Padres 0 — Anthony Rizzo hit two home runs and Kyle Hendricks pitched seven innings in his return from the minor leagues, leading host Chicago over San Diego to snap its five-game losing streak.
Brewers 4, Reds 3 — Jonathan Lucroy homered leading off the bottom of the ninth to give Milwaukee the win.
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It was Lucroy’s second career walkoff homer and both were against the Reds.
Pirates 12, Dodgers 7 — Gregory Polanco hit a solo home run and a tiebreaking two-run single, lifting host Pittsburgh.