Carp’s 5 RBI lead Mariners past Indians 12-6 (AP)

Mike Carp hit a grand slam into the second deck in right field and drove in five runs during Seattle's nine-run third inning, leading the Mariners to a rain-shortened 12-6 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday. The Mariners came in for one day to make up a rainout from May 15, and played in a steady drizzle before the field was covered at the start of the eighth.

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AL Capsules (AP)

James Shields came within two outs of his 12th complete game this season, B.J. Upton hit his first grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays routed the fading Boston Red Sox 9-1 on Sunday. Tampa Bay moved within 3 1/2 games of the AL wild card leaders, sweeping the three-game series to go a season-high 17 games over .500 at 81-64.

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Stanton’s slam in 10th lifts Marlins over Mets 7-3 (AP)

After squandering a two-run lead on one sudden swing, it took the Florida Marlins just a few minutes to bounce right back. Mike Stanton hit a grand slam in the 10th inning and Florida quickly recovered from Lucas Duda's tying homer with two outs in the ninth to beat the New York Mets 7-3 Monday night.

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Mets end slam slump with 2 in 14-3 win over Tigers (AP)

Jason Bay's drive down the line in left field stayed fair, giving the New York Mets their first grand slam in nearly two years. Their next drought was a lot shorter. Carlos Beltran hit a grand slam the following inning, and the rout was very much on. New York beat the Detroit Tigers 14-3 on Tuesday night to move back above .500 -- and snapped a peculiar streak of 299 games without a bases-loaded...

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Mets end grand slam drought, hit 2 against Tigers (The Canadian Press)

DETROIT - The New York Mets went nearly two years without a grand slam — then hit two in two innings.

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Mets end grand slam drought, hit 2 against Tigers (PA SportsTicker)

The New York Mets went nearly two years without a grand slam - then hit two in two innings.

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Giants involved in a lot of scoreless games: A fan’s reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The San Francisco Giants might not be scoring a whole lot of runs lately, but the team did get a slam from Andres Torres en route to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on May 30. Plus, Brandon Crawford smacked a grand slam a few days earlier.

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Two home-run performances put Phillies’ Howard and Brown back in the groove: Fan reaction (Associated Content)

Ryan Howard's recent pair of home runs against the New York Mets, which included a grand slam, tied Del Ennis for second place on the Phillies all-time home run list. Blast number 249 lifted him to a numerical level that is only below Mike Schmidt's Hall of Fame total of...

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Howard’s slam, 6 RBIs, lead Phillies over Mets (AP)

Two big swings by Ryan Howard made it a comfortable night on the mound for rookie fill-in Vance Worley. Howard hit two homers, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs to back six scoreless innings by Worley and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-3 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.

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Johnson takes no-hitter into 7th, Marlins top Mets (AP)

John Buck came away with the simplest possible assessment of new batterymate Josh Johnson. "He's good," Buck said. Buck made an equally strong first impression on the Florida Marlins' ace. Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Buck hit a grand slam in his Florida debut and the Marlins beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

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