Rockies Extend La Rosa – MLB Roundup

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have agreed to a two-year contract extension with left-hander Jorge De La Rosa. The 33-year-old has been a dependable arm in a rotation hit hard by injuries this season. He's 13-10 with a 4.26 earned run average.

De La Rosa's 68 wins with the Rockies trail only Aaron Cook's 72 for most in franchise history.

UNDATED (AP)— American League home run leader Nelson Cruz hit his 37th home run and Nick Hundley added a three-run shot in a six-run first inning as the Baltimore Orioles finished a three-game interleague sweep of Cincinnati, 9-7.

Despite taking a big early lead, the Orioles needed a two-run single by J.J. Hardy to break a seventh-inning tie.

The victory moves the AL East-leading Orioles 25 games over .500 at 82-57.

In other baseball:

— Pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta's (eye-uh-NET'-uhz) sacrifice fly in the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over Minnesota. The win gives the Angels a five-game lead over idle Oakland in the AL West.

— The New York Yankees rallied with two late home runs to edge Boston 5-4. Mark Teixeira (teh-SHEHR'-uh) and Chase Headley homered in the bottom of the ninth. New York is four games out of the second AL wild-card spot with 24 games left.

— Detroit erupted with seven runs in the 11th inning and beat Cleveland 11-4. Eugenio Suarez's two-run single and Victor Martinez's three-run homer highlighted the big inning.

— The Milwaukee Brewers losing streak is now nine. St. Louis stretched its lead in the NL Central to four games over Milwaukee by beating the Brewers 3-2. The Brewers stranded potential tying runs in scoring position from the sixth through the ninth. Cards starter Michael Wacha (WAH'-chuh) was limited to three innings in his first start off the disabled list. Marco Gonzalez got the win in relief.

— Pinch-hitter Colby Rasmus homered in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays earned their first three-game sweep at Tampa Bay by beating the Rays 1-0.

— Seattle mauled Texas 10-2. Robinson Cano (kan-OH') had his first four-RBI game for the wild card-contending Mariners.

— Arizona trimmed San Diego 5-1. Randall Delgado and four relievers combined on a four-hitter.