ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bobby Abreu homered in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday to give the Los Angeles Angels a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals and a three-game sweep. Abreu sent a 1-1 pitch from Jesse Chavez (0-1) into the right-field seats with one out. The Angels rushed from the dugout to greet Abreu but stood back, giving him plenty of room to safely cross the plate.

Orioles 3, Indians 1

CLEVELAND — Brad Bergesen pitched a two-hitter for his first win in nearly three months and the surging Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 Wednesday night. The Orioles won their fourth in a row and moved to 8-1 under new manager Buck Showalter. They became the last team in the majors to reach 40 wins this season.

Tigers 3, Rays 2

DETROIT — Ryan Raburn hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Tigers held on to avoid a series sweep.

Justin Verlander (13-7) gave up one run and six hits while striking out seven over six innings. Ryan Perry pitched 1 2-3 innings of scoreless relief and Jose Valverde allowed a run before earning his 22nd save in 23 chances.

Athletics 5, Mariners 1

SEATTLE — Dallas Braden tossed a four-hitter for his fourth career complete game, Mark Ellis hit three doubles and drove in three runs, and the Athletics cruised past Seattle.

Braden (7-8) won for just the third time in nine decisions since throwing a perfect game on May 9 against Tampa Bay. He was out from June 23-July 20 with left elbow tightness, but is 3-1 since coming off the disabled list.

Cardinals 6, Reds 1

CINCINNATI — Colby Rasmus hit his first career grand slam, Adam Wainwright dazzled again and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep that changed the standings and made their point.

The defending NL Central champs, scraped up from a cleat-kicking brawl the previous night, wouldn’t be dismissed or demeaned. The Cardinals overtook the Reds with their first three-game sweep in Cincinnati since 2005, moving a game ahead in the standings.

Braves 8, Astros 2

HOUSTON — Omar Infante drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and Brian McCann added insurance with a grand slam later in the inning to give the Braves a win.

Rockies 6, Mets 2

NEW YORK — Melvin Mora hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Angel Pagan hit a two-run homer in the first for the Mets and Jonathon Niese hung on to the early lead, but the bullpen came undone, ruining what had looked like a promising evening for the Mets.

Phillies 2, Dodgers 0

PHILADELPHIA — Roy Oswalt pitched seven impressive innings in his home debut, two relievers finished off the six-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on Wednesday night.

The two-time NL champions are 15-4 since July 22, but lost another player when Ross Gload left with a strained right groin.

Marlins 9, Nationals 5.

WASHINGTON — Mike Stanton had five hits and four RBIs and Chris Volstad won his third game against the Washington Nationals this season in the Florida Marlins’ 9-5 victory Wednesday night.

It was the third straight win for the Marlins (56-56) and the 18th time this season they have reached .500.