Archer ends winless streak against Orioles

Archer ends winless streak against Orioles
April 27, 2016 | 12:00 AM
Infielder Kolten Wong (No. 16) of the St. Louis Cardinals loses the baseball in a transfer after getting a force out on Chris Owings (No. 16) of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Arizona, Monday. — AFP
Infielder Kolten Wong (No. 16) of the St. Louis Cardinals loses the baseball in a transfer after getting a force out on Chris Owings (No. 16) of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Arizona, Monday. — AFP
April 27, 2016 | 12:00 AM
Last Updated: April 27, 2016 | 12:00 AM
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NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Rays starter Chris Archer won for the first time since August, ending a 10-start winless streak with a gem against the Baltimore Orioles. Archer struck out 10 in 6-2/3 shutout innings as Tampa Bay pulled out a 2-0 win Monday night at Tropicana Field. Archer (1-4) had been 0-7 with a 6.39 ERA in his previous 10 starts, but found his old form against the division-leading Orioles (11-7). The Rays (9-10) won for the fourth time this season when scoring three runs or fewer, with Curt Casali driving in both runs. Tigers 7, Athletics 3: Miguel Cabrera broke out of a slump with four hits, including a pair of home runs, and Jordan Zimmermann won for the fourth time in as many starts as Detroit topped Oakland at Comerica Park. Cabrera, who was batting .206 with one home run entering the game, drove in four runs as Detroit ended a four-game losing streak. Red Sox 1, Braves 0: Boston right-hander Rich Porcello added to Atlanta’s offensive woes, improving his record to 4-0 at the expense of the Braves. Porcello allowed just four hits over 6-1/3 innings and Jackie Bradley Jr. broke up a pitching duel with Julio Teheran by homering in the seventh inning as Boston posted a 1-0 interleague victory. Mets 5, Reds 3: Neil Walker hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning Monday night as the New York Mets remained red hot with a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. Michael Conforto homered in the first, scored three runs and finished a triple shy of the cycle for the Mets, who have won nine of 11, a stretch in which they have outscored the opposition 61-31. Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer in the third. White Sox 7, Blue Jays 5: Todd Frazier capped a five-run seventh inning with a two-run double, and the Chicago White Sox came back to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5. Adam Eaton hit a two-run single in the seventh as the White Sox (14-6) overcame a 5-1 disadvantage to win their fourth game in a row. Yankees 3, Rangers 1: New York Yankees starter Nathan Eovaldi took a no-hitter into the seventh and shut down the Texas Rangers in the Yankees’ 3-1 win at Globe Life Park. Eovaldi was backed by home runs from Jacoby Ellsbury and Starlin Castro as the Yankees opened a nine-game road trip. New York (8-10) has won three of its last four games. Twins 4, Indians 3: Oswaldo Arcia’s solo home run to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians at Target Field. Arcia smashed a 1-2 fastball from Indians right-hander Zach McAllister off the facing of the second deck in right field for his third homer and second game-winning home run this season. In other games it was: Pirates 6, Rockies 1; Mariners 3, Astros 2; Marlins 3, Dodgers 2; Angels 6, Royals 1; Diamondbacks 12, Cardinals 7; Giants 5, Padres 4.