Topic: Hisanori Takahashi

Danny Valencia's 10th-inning, bases-loaded single Saturday broke up a scoreless pitcher's duel and handed Minnesota a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Chris Davis homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Sunday, boosting the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Adrian Gonzalez sparked a big seventh inning with a bases-clearing double and the Boston Red Sox went on to outslug the Los Angeles Angels 9-5.

A sacrifice fly by Jeff Mathis scored Vernon Wells in the 12th inning Wednesday and gave the Los Angeles Angels a 4-3 victory over Cleveland.

Josh Thole hit a one-out homer in the 10th inning Friday, giving the New York Mets a 2-1 victory over Washington.

Hisanori Takahashi struck out Tommy Manzella in the ninth with the tying run on second Friday, preserving a 2-1 win for the New York Mets over Houston.

David Wright scored the go-ahead run on a ninth-inning wild pitch and the New York Mets went on to down Houston 3-1 Monday.

Melvin Mora hit a grand slam as part of a five-run eighth inning Wednesday that rallied the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 win over the New York Mets.

Andres Torres capped a second-inning uprising with a three-run homer Saturday, powering the San Francisco Giants to an 8-4 victory over the New York Mets.

Jason Bay drove in four runs and Angel Pagan collected three hits Sunday, helping the New York Mets bounce Washington 9-5.