Paul Byrd and two Cleveland relievers combined for the Indians' fourth shutout in seven games with a 4-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Byrd (2-3) allowed five hits over 7 1-3 innings, striking out seven without a walk. The right-hander extended the Indians' scoreless streak to 34 innings by their starting staff. The last run allowed by a Cleveland starter came Friday night in the fifth inning against Toronto by C.C. Sabathia - the only run yielded by an Indians starter in the last 39 innings. Travis Hafner singled home a first-inning run off Justin Duchscherer (3-2) and Ryan Garko hit a three-run homer off Andrew Brown in the eighth. Rafael Perez retired the only Oakland batter he faced and Masahide Kobayashi worked the final 1 2-3 innings for his first save. The 33-year-old right-hander, signed as a free agent in November, had 227 saves over the last eight seasons in Japan. Orioles 5, Red Sox 4: At Baltimore, Luke Scott homered and had three of Baltimore's 11 hits off Josh Beckett, and Baltimore received a fine pitching performance from Jeremy Guthrie in a victory over Boston. Scott was mired in a 7-for-55 skid before going 3-for-3 against Beckett, who came in 4-0 with a 2.05 ERA in four career starts at Camden Yards. Scott's three-run homer in the third inning put Baltimore ahead 5-3, and the advantage stood up. The Red Sox were without manager Terry Francona, who will miss the two-game series following the death of his mother-in-law. He was replaced by bench coach Brad Mills, now 5-4 when subbing for Francona. Rays 2, Yankees 1, 11 innings: At St. Petersburg, Florida, Gabe Gross singled with no outs in the 11th inning to drive in the first run Mariano Rivera has allowed all season, giving Tampa Bay a victory over New York and sending the Rays into first place in the American League East. Other results: Royals 3, Tigers 2; Blue Jays 5, Twins 3; Rangers 5, Mariners 2; Angels 2, White Sox 0. Reds down Marlins Edinson Volquez (6-1) pitched six effective innings and Joey Votto homered in the Cincinnati Reds' 5-3 win Tuesday over the Florida Marlins, but shortstop Jeff Keppinger fouled a pitch off his leg in the second and X-rays revealed a broken left kneecap. Keppinger, the Reds' leading hitter, is scheduled for an MRI exam Wednesday. Pinch-hitter Cody Ross homered in the eighth to cut Cincinnati's lead to 5-3, and Jeremy Hermida had a leadoff walk in the ninth against Francisco Cordero. Hermida advanced to second on a wild pitch, but Cordero retired Hanley Ramirez and Jorge Cantu on groundouts and struck out Dan Uggla for his seventh save. Padres 4, Cubs 3: At Chicago, Khalil Greene hit a three-run home run to help Shawn Estes earn his first victory since 2005 in San Diego's win over Chicago. Estes (1-0) pitched 5 1-3 innings and the Padres' bullpen secured the win with 3 2-3 innings of hitless relief. Mets 6, Nationals 3: At New York, Ryan Church homered, doubled and drove in four runs against his former team and John Maine pitched six sharp innings to lead the New York Mets over Washington. Maine (5-2) was mostly dominant for his second straight start, allowing just two runs _ one earned _ and two hits and retiring 11 of the last 12 batter he faced after giving up Ryan Zimmerman's two-run homer to left in the third. Other results: Brewers 5, Dodgers 3; Phillies 5, Braves 4; Pirates 8, Cardinals 4, 10 innings; Giants 4, Astros 2; Diamondbacks 8, Rockies 4.
