Stephen Strasburg strong enough to go 2-0

CLEVELAND — Stephen Strasburg learned life on the road isn't always smooth.

Washington's rookie sensation had trouble with Cleveland's mound while lasting 5 1/3 innings during his second major league start, leading the Nationals to a 9-4 victory over the Indians on Sunday.

Coming off a 14-strikeout debut, Strasburg (2-0) allowed just two hits, one a home run by Travis Hafner. He struck out eight and walked five before leaving to a chorus of boos in the sixth as Washington ended Cleveland's four-game winning streak.

Strasburg's appearance drew 32,876 fans, the second-largest crowd at Progressive Field this season.

PHILLIES 5, RED SOX 3: At Boston, Cole Hamels cooled off Boston's surging lineup with seven strong innings, helping Philadelphia salvage the finale of the weekend series. Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer for the Phillies, who snapped a six-game road losing streak with just their eighth win in their last 24 games overall.

ANGELS 6, DODGERS 5: At Los Angeles, Hideki Matsui had three hits and drove in two runs, Jered Weaver pitched into the seventh inning and the Angels swept an interleague Freeway Series at Dodger Stadium for the first time. Torii Hunter and Mike Napoli homered for the Angels, who improved to a season-best six games over .500 at 36-30 with their 10th win in 12 games.

MARLINS 6, RAYS 1: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Chris Volstad pitched six solid innings to stop a personal six-game winless streak and Florida got two RBIs from rookie Mike Stanton in the victory. Volstad (4-6) gave up one and four hits.

YANKEES 9, ASTROS 5: At New York, Jorge Posada hit a grand slam for the second straight day, Robinson Cano connected for his 100th career homer and the Yankees completed a three-game sweep. Catching for the first time since coming off the disabled list June 2, Posada connected for his ninth grand slam in the fifth after the Astros walked the bases loaded with two outs for the second inning in a row.

GIANTS 6, ATHLETICS 2: At San Francisco, Aubrey Huff hit a pair of two-run homers, Matt Cain extended his winning streak to four consecutive starts and the Giants finished off a three-game series sweep. Cain (6-4) allowed one run and eight hits over seven innings. He is 4-0 with a 0.55 ERA in four starts since his last loss May 22 at Oakland.