Wieters had already cleared the perimeter in regulation before he sealed the game in the extra inning, as hapless White Sox reliever Zach Stewart gave up six runs.

It was a forgettable night for the home side's bullpen as the Orioles hit three solo homers after trailing 4-1 into the eighth to set up a memorable extra-inning win.

Dominance

The New York Mets kept up their early-season dominance over the Atlanta Braves with a 6-1 success.

Ike Davis' tiebreaking three-run homer did the damage as the Mets snatched a fourth successive win over their National League East rivals, who saw a five-game winning streak ended.

The Kansas City Royals' hoodoo against Justin Verlander continued as he pitched the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 win.

Verlander completed a 14th win in 16 games against the Royals when he struck out Alex Gordon after a shaky ninth inning.

Stephen Strasburg grabbed his second win of the season leading the

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Washington Nationals 6-3 over the Houston Astros while the Minnesota Twins grabbed a rare win in the Bronx as they beat the New York Yankees 7-3.

The San Diego Padres snapped a four-game skid with a comfortable 7-1 rout of the Colorado Rockies.

Chris Young's fifth homer of the season highlighted the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 while the Los Angeles Angles were too good for the Oakland Athletics 6-0.