AROUND THE HORN Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 2, Angels 1, 10 innings
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Nick Johnson's RBI single with two outs drove in the go-ahead run as New York completed its first three-game sweep of Anaheim in eight years. Bernie Williams and Hideki Matsui drew one-out walks off Troy Percival (0-3) before Jorge Posada hit a fly to left. Johnson then lined a 2-1 fastball to left-center to drive in Williams. Armando Benitez (1-1) pitched 12/3 scoreless innings for the victory. Mariano Rivera blanked the Angels in the 10th for his 20th save.
Rangers 7, Red Sox 3, 11 innings
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alex Rodriguez hit his 10th career grand slam with two outs in the 11th off Todd Jones (2-1). Texas took a 3-2 lead into the ninth, but Trot Nixon led off with his 20th homer against closer Francisco Cordero. Shane Spencer drove in three runs as Texas won for the fourth time in five games.
Twins 10, Orioles 9, 10 innings
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota scored the tying run from second base on what appeared to be a game-ending strikeout, then won in the bottom of the 10th on Jacque Jones' single. Minnesota trailed 9-8 with runners at first and second and two out in the ninth when Michael Restovich struck out. But catcher Brook Fordyce couldn't handle the pitch, which rolled to the backstop. Restovich hesitated before running to first base, and Fordyce had time to throw him out, but the throw bounced in front of first baseman Jeff Conine, who couldn't handle it. Restovich reached base and Doug Mientkiewicz, who began the play at second, raced in with the tying run.
Mariners 4, Tigers 0
SEATTLE -- Joel Pineiro won his eighth consecutive decision, and Mike Cameron homered as Seattle completed a three-game sweep. Seattle pitched its major league-leading 13th shutout of the season, The Tigers were blanked for the 12th time, also the most in the majors.
Devil Rays 7, Blue Jays 6
TORONTO -- Damian Rolls homered and had three RBIs as Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep. Rolls went 3-for-4 for the Devil Rays, who went 14-12 in July for their first winning month since June 2000 (15-11).
White Sox 8, Royals 6, 11 innings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pinch-hitter Sandy Alomar had a tie-breaking two-run double in the 11th inning as Chicago completed a three-game sweep that brought the White Sox within a game of first place. After his double off Graeme Lloyd, Alomar scored on a single by his brother, Roberto Alomar.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 9, Giants 4
CHICAGO -- Sammy Sosa hit a three-run homer and Carlos Zambrano won his third straight start. Sosa's 23rd homer of the season capped a four-run sixth. Chicago took two of three games from the Giants, who had won 10 of 11 coming into the series. Sosa had 13 homers in July, the most in the major leagues, and 29 RBIs.
Expos 3, Cardinals 2
MONTREAL -- Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in all three runs, moving past Gary Carter into second place on Montreal's career homer list with 221, four behind Andre Dawson. Zach Day (5-4), in his second start since a stint on the DL caused by a strained right shoulder, allowed one run and five hits in six innings. Rocky Biddle pitched a perfect ninth for his 26th save.
Brewers 4, Mets 3
NEW YORK -- Matt Kinney (7-8) allowed one run and four hits in six-plus innings to win for the first time since June 27. Scott Podsednik and Eddie Perez hit RBI singles for the Brewers, who took three of four in the series between last-place teams. The punchless Mets have lost five of six and 17 of 22.
Braves 7, Astros 4
ATLANTA -- Javy Lopez hit his 30th homer, a three-run shot that finished off a six-run first. Shane Reynolds (9-5) allowed four runs and six hits in seven innings. John Smoltz pitched a scoreless ninth for his 40th save. Wade Miller (7-10) gave up six runs -- five earned -- and six hits in two innings.
Phillies 7, Dodgers 3
PHILADELPHIA -- Tomas Perez and Placido Polanco hit three-run homers in the fifth as Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep. The Dodgers have scored eight runs in their last seven games, going 3-4 in that span. They had gone seven games in a row without scoring more than two runs.
Reds 5, Rockies 4, 10 innings
CINCINNATI -- Jason LaRue homered off Brian Fuentes (2-1) leading off the 10th. John Riedling (1-3) pitched two hitless innings for the win, the second straight in 10 innings for the Reds.