Streak ends; Royal pain; multi HR game

NEW YORK (AP) - Franklin Gutierrez and Russell Branyan homered, leading the Seattle Mariners past CC Sabathia and the Yankees 8-4 on Thursday night to snap New York's seven-game winning streak.

Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-run double and Chris Woodward added two RBIs as the Mariners handed Sabathia (7-5) his second loss in 11 starts.

Seattle won in the Bronx for the first time since Sept. 3, 2007, ending a 10-game road losing streak against the Yankees.

Gutierrez had three hits and Branyan launched his 20th homer in the ninth inning, a two-run drive off right-hander Alfredo Aceves that made it 8-4.

Miguel Batista (5-2) pitched two hitless innings to win in relief of Jason Vargas, who lasted four innings with flu symptoms.

White Sox 4, Royals 1

At Kansas City, Mo., Mark Buehrle allowed six hits in 8 1-3 innings to improve to 20-8 lifetime against the Royals.

Bobby Jenks got the last two outs for his 19th save in 21 chances.

Jayson Nix hit a solo homer off Bruce Chen (0-2) as the Royals lost for the sixth time in eight games. They have scored only three runs in their past three games, all losses. Chen went six-plus innings and gave up two runs and five hits in his second major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in late 2007.

Angels 5, Orioles 2

At Anaheim, Calif., Bobby Abreu hit two home runs and John Lackey pitched eight solid innings for Los Angeles.

The multihomer game was the 14th of Abreu's career, his first as an Angel. Both homers were off starter Jeremy Guthrie, who gave up nine hits in seven innings.

Lackey struck out seven and gave up two hits and a walk.

Luke Scott homered in the seventh for the Orioles, who are 11-24 on the road.