Baseball-Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball games

April 12 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball Games. - - - Yankees 7, Red Sox 4 Catcher Brian McCann hit two of five home runs for the New York Yankees in a home victory over the Boston Red Sox. Right-hander Hiroki Kuroda (2-1) allowed four runs for his second straight victory and first win over the Red Sox in four career starts. Boston starter John Lackey allowed six runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He also gave up a career-high four home runs. - - - Twins 7, Royals 1 The Minnesota Twins got timely hitting and a great start from pitcher Ricky Nolasco in a big home win over the Kansas City Royals. After a leadoff home run by second baseman Brian Dozier in the first inning, the Twins blew the game open in the second, capitalizing on two Kansas City errors to score six runs. - - - Indians 12, White Sox 6 Ryan Raburn hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning of a tied game and David Murphy drove in four runs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox on the road. The Indians (6-6) tacked on four runs in the ninth inning thanks to Murphy's triple with the bases loaded and a Mike Aviles RBI single off Chicago left-hander Donnie Veal. - - - Cardinals 10, Cubs 4 First baseman Matt Adams hit his first home run of the season to spark a four-run second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals won at home over the Chicago Cubs. A five-run fourth inning blew the game open. St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright allowed a home run to left fielder Junior Lake on his first pitch of the game, only the second time in 188 career starts that Wainwright has allowed a leadoff homer. - - - Rays 1, Reds 0 First baseman James Loney hit a home run and right-hander Alex Cobb pitched seven shutout innings, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a road victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Cobb (2-0) allowed only four hits through seven innings, with no walks and five strikeouts while throwing 87 pitches. The teams combined to go 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and strand eight runners. - - - Rockies 1, Giants 0 The Colorado bullpen picked up for injured starter Brett Anderson with six innings of shutout relief, completing a combined three-hit shutout as the Rockies edged the San Francisco Giants. Right-handers Tommy Kahnle (2-0), Matt Belisle and Adam Ottavino, left-hander Rex Brothers and right-handed closer LaTroy Hawkins held the Giants scoreless on two hits over six inning after Anderson sustained an index-finger contusion on his left (pitching) hand while batting in the top of the fourth inning. (Editing By Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina/Peter Rutherford)