Critical Notes

Garrett Anderson racked up 10 RBIs in the Angels’ win. (AI Wire photo)

Garrett Anderson single-handedly bashed the Bronx Bombers. The Angels’ clean-up hitter blasted two homers, including a grand slam, and drove in 10 runs as Los Angeles beat the New York Yankees for the second night in a row, claiming a 18-9 victory on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. Anderson had a three-run shot in the third inning then hit his eighth homer of the season with the bases loaded in the sixth to put the game away. He finished 4-for-6 with three runs scored.

Vladimir Guerrero also homered. The Angels scored five runs in both the second and third innings. They chased Mike Mussina after only 1.2 innings.

With the win, the Angels stayed two games ahead of the Seattle Mariners in the Amercian League West race. The Yankees, meanwhile, fell behind both the Mariners and the Boston Red Sox as they aim to reach the postseason for the 12th straight year. New York trails Seattle by 2.5 games in the AL wild-card race and Boston by six games in the AL East chase.

The Angels were favored at -125 on the moneyline (meaning a winning wager of $125 would net a $100 profit). In-game wagering was available for the game through BodogLIVE.

Alex Rodriguez hit his 41st and 42nd homers in the loss.

In other AL action on Tuesday:

Boston 8, Tampa Bay 6: The Red Sox got two-run doubles from Coco Crisp and Julio Lugo in the fourth inning to power past the host Devil Rays. Boston, which scored five times in the fourth, paid -155. Jon Lester (2-0) went 5.1 innings, allowing five runs and four hits, and Jonathan Papelbon earned his 30th save.

Seattle 7, Minnesota 2: With back-to-back homers from Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson, the Mariners boosted their winning streak to five games with a road win that netted +104 for their supporters. Jarrod Washburn improved to 9-10.

Detroit 2, Cleveland 1: Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen hit solo homers and that was enough for the Tigers, who got a great performance for Jair Jurrjens, a pitcher from Curacao. Detroit paid +119 at home.

Oakland 6, Toronto 4: Dan Haren (14-4) surrendered three homers, but still won, helping the Athletics to a road win that paid their backers -117.

Baltimore 6, Texas 2: Erik Bedard (13-4) fanned 11 Rangers through seven innings to win his ninth straight decision as the Orioles paid -260 at home. Miguel Tejada and Aubrey Huff homered for Baltimore.

Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 2: Behind Jim Thome’s 493rd homer and Javier Vazquez’s third win in a row, the White Sox topped the visiting Royals. Vazquez improved to 11-6 as Chicago paid -154.

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