Miguel Tejada went 3-for-5 Sunday–blasting two homers, driving in four runs and scoring three–in Baltimore’s 12-11 win over the Indians. Teammates Melvin Mora and Javy Lopez also had three hits apiece.
Mound king
Houston’s Andy Pettitte shined again, striking out five and allowing just one run in the Astros’ 2-1 win Sunday.
End of an era
Mandy Block, the woman in the Italian sausage costume hit with a bat by Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Randall Simon last July, has decided to retire from the Milwaukee Brewers’ sausage races this summer to take psychology classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Team on fire
Anaheim won its ninth in a row, beating Tampa Bay 8-4. Angels pitcher Jarrod Washburn won his fifth straight decision and has gotten at least six runs of support in all of his starts.
