boston.com Sports Sportsin partnership with NESN your connection to The Boston Globe

Notables

In his first at-bat in each of the three games against the Royals, Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run double, a grand slam, and a two-run homer.

Atlanta's Tom Glavine notched his 2,502d strikeout, tying Christy Mathewson for 28th place.

The Astros took two of three games from the Reds, their first series win since April 18-19 at Cincinnati.

Milwaukee's J.J. Hardy stretched his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games.

The Devil Rays are 2 for 11 with the bases loaded and less than two out; B.J. Upton has both hits.

SEARCH THE ARCHIVES