MLB

The Seattle Mariners recalled first baseman Bryan LaHair from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, and the prospect made his major league debut in the club's 8-2 win over Cleveland.

John Lackey was solid in seven innings and Garret Anderson went 4-for-4 with five runs driven in, as the LA Angels of Anaheim crushed the Boston Red Sox, 11-3, in the opener of a three-game set.

Raul Ibanez hit a grand slam as part of a three-hit night and Felix Hernandez tossed six solid innings, as Seattle routed Cleveland, 8-2, in the opener of a three-game set with the Indians.

CC Sabathia pitched his second consecutive dominating complete game effort, as the Milwaukee Brewers downed the San Francisco Giants, 9-1, in the opener of a three-game set at AT&T Park.

Yadier Molina broke a tie with a two-run single in the eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres, 11-7, extending Greg Maddux's winless streak to 13 starts.

Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run in the first and the Colorado Rockies never trailed in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second installment of a four-game series at Coors Field.

It seemed like they swung at every pitch, but Chicago's first eight batters of the game reached base en route to scoring six first-inning runs, as the White Sox dominated the Kansas City Royals, 9-5.

Glen Perkins was brilliant on the mound to win his fifth straight decision, and Delmon Young went 4-for-4, as the Minnesota Twins crushed the Texas Rangers, 6-0, in the opener of a three-game set from the Metrodome.

Miguel Tejada and Hunter Pence had back-to-back doubles in the ninth, allowing the Houston Astros to edge the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, in the opener of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park.

Brian McCann hit a bases-loaded double, while Brent Lillibridge went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as Atlanta held off Washington, 7-6, in the opener of a three-game set with the Nationals.