The Kansas City Royals - the team with the worst record in Major League Baseball - is undefeated with four straight wins under new manager Buddy Bell. The Royals hung on and edged the Texas Rangers 2-1 Friday night.
The Detroit Tigers evened their record at 26 and 26 with a 5-3 thrashing of the American League East Division leading Baltimore Orioles. The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, and the New York Yankees dropped their sixth straight in a 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. The Boston Red Sox topped the Los Angeles Angels, 7-4.
In National League action the Washington Nationals rallied from behind for the second night in a row to beat the Florida Marlins 3-2 in eleven innings. The St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Houston Astros 2-0 and the Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted the Atlanta Braves, 3-1.
Games between the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks as well as the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants were postponed due to poor weather.
Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.
