AL Scores: Chris Davis Makes History, Rangers Edge Angels

Baseball NewsThe Baltimore Orioles Chris Davis  provided a sellout crowd of 46,653  with reason to celebrate the teams return home. Davis became the fourth player in major league history to homer in his first four games of the season, joining Willie MaysMark McGwire and Nelson Cruz.

He is 9 for 15 (.600) with four homers and 16 RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to rally past the Minnesota Twins 9-5.

Davis’ 16 RBIs in his team’s first four games breaks the old big league record of 12. “He’s in a good place right now,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.

Texas 3- Los Angeles 2 – Adrian Beltre homered in the 7th inning to tie the game and Ian Kinsler drover in the go-ahead run in the 8th to lift the Rangers  to Los Angeles Angels 3-2. Josh Hamilton making his return to Texas was booed when he was introduced, then cheered when he struck out twice while going 0 for 4.

Boston 6 – Toronto 4 –  Mike Napoli  and Will Middlebrooks  homered to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4.  Jose Reyes went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and Josh Johnson gave up nine hits over six innings in his Toronto debut.

 Seattle 8-Chicago 7  – Kendrys Morales hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and Jesus Montero tacked on a run-scoring single, leading the Seattle Mariners to an 8-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox

Oakland 8- Hosuton 3 Dan Straily  struck out 11 Houston Astros in 6 2/3 innings while  allowing just five hits to lead Oakland over Houston 8-3. Straily (1-0) was sent down  after the game to make room on the roster for Bartolo Colon, who will face the Astros on Saturday in his first start since receiving a 50-game suspension Aug. 22 for a positive testosterone test.

Tampa Bay 4 – Cleveland 0 

Detroit 8 New York 3