AROUND THE HORN | Wednesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 8, Royals 7
NEW YORK -- Roger Clemens got his 305th win, and Nick Johnson and Juan Rivera homered as New York stretched its winning streak to seven. New York completed a three-game sweep and improved to 10-0 at home against the AL Central. Kansas City has lost six of eight. Clemens (12-7) allowed three runs and eight hits in 61/3 innings, tying Eddie Plank for 18th on the career victory list. New York quickly overcame a 2-0 deficit against Jimmy Gobble (2-2), making his fourth major league start.
Blue Jays 5, Mariners 2
TORONTO -- Josh Towers pitched his first complete game in over two years, and Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer to give him 100 RBIs for the second straight season as Toronto ended a three-game losing streak. Towers (3-1) won his second straight start, allowing two runs -- one earned -- on six hits. He struck out three and walked none. Down 2-0, the Blue Jays rallied off starter Gil Meche (13-9) for a four-run fifth highlighted by Wells' 30th homer.
Rangers 6, Tigers 0
DETROIT -- R.A. Dickey threw a six-hitter for his first major league shutout, and Alex Rodriguez homered for the third straight game as Texas won its eighth straight. Dickey (8-5) also struck out a career-high seven in his first complete game in the big leagues. Rodriguez has 12 homers in his last 20 games.
Orioles 9, Devil Rays 5
BALTIMORE -- Damian Moss earned his first AL win and Jay Gibbons homered and drove in four runs as Baltimore ended an eight-game losing streak. Larry Bigbie also homered for Baltimore, and Jeff Conine returned from a 10-game absence and went 2-for-2 with two walks, two RBIs and three runs scored. The Orioles were 1-9 without their cleanup hitter, who was sidelined with bursitis in his right arm.
Athletics 8, Red Sox 6
BOSTON -- Catcher Doug Mirabelli's error in the eighth inning allowed Erubiel Durazo to score the go-ahead run. The A's scored four runs off Byung-Hyun Kim (5-4) in the eighth to go ahead 8-6.
White Sox 5, Angels 3
CHICAGO -- Esteban Loaiza won his 16th game and Chicago moved into a tie for Central Division lead. Jose Valentin, Magglio Ordonez and Carl Everett homered as the White Sox completed a three-game sweep. Loaiza (16-6) matched Toronto's Roy Halladay for the AL lead in wins and is one behind major league leader Russ Ortiz of Atlanta.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 6, Astros 0
HOUSTON -- Mark Prior took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as Chicago moved within a half-game of Houston in the Central Division. Prior (12-5) allowed four hits and struck out nine in seven shutout innings as the Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak. He had a no-hitter until Adam Everett led off the sixth with a double. Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the fourth, and Randall Simon added a three-run shot in the sixth for the Cubs.
Brewers 10, Phillies 1
MILWAUKEE -- Richie Sexson hit a two-run homer and Brady Clark added a three-run shot as Milwaukee roughed up Randy Wolf. Wolf (12-8), who beat Milwaukee last Thursday and had won seven of his last 11 decisions, failed to reach the fifth inning for the first time this season. He lasted 41/3 innings and allowed a season-high seven runs and seven hits.
Reds 2, Diamondbacks 0
PHOENIX -- Aaron Harang outpitched Randy Johnson, and Ryan Freel hit his first major league home run as Cincinnati snapped a nine-game losing streak at Bank One Ballpark. Juan Castro had an RBI double for the Reds, who hadn't won in Phoenix since May 7, 2001. Harang (3-0) held the Diamondbacks to four hits and no walks in seven scoreless innings.
Rockies 9, Marlins 3
DENVER -- Preston Wilson, Chris Stynes and Ronnie Belliard each drove in two runs, and Cory Vance earned his first major league victory. Vance, recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Tuesday, entered in the first inning when starter Darren Oliver bruised his left foot after taking a liner off the bat of Luis Castillo. Vance (1-0) went 51/3 innings, allowing four hits and one run. He benefited from double plays in the third and fourth innings.
Padres 2, Mets 1
SAN DIEGO -- Sean Burroughs hit a one-out RBI single in the ninth inning for San Diego. Burroughs' hit off Grant Roberts (0-1) gave San Diego its second straight win over the Mets with a late-inning rally. Nevin led off the ninth with a single. He stole second as Ryan Klesko struck out. Dave Hansen was walked intentionally before Burroughs hit a line drive to center.
Dodgers 4, Expos 1, 10 innings
LOS ANGELES -- Adrian Beltre's three-run homer in the 10th inning ended the Expos' six-game winning streak. Jolbert Cabrera doubled with one out in the 10th against Rocky Biddle (4-6), who intentionally walked Jeromy Burnitz before Beltre drove a 1-1 pitch into the pavilion in left-center for his 15th homer.
Giants 2, Braves 1
SAN FRANCISCO -- Edgardo Alfonzo hit a bases-loaded single in the ninth as San Francisco won its second straight thriller. The Giants tied it when Benito Santiago tripled and scored in the eighth, and the Giants won it in the ninth with a small-ball rally against Kevin Gryboski (6-4).