AROUND THE HORN Friday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Orioles 8, Blue Jays 5
BALTIMORE -- Brook Fordyce doubled in two runs to give Baltimore the lead during an eight-run eighth inning.
All eight runs scored with two outs. The Orioles got seven hits, two walks and sent 12 players to the plate in the inning.
Toronto's Kelvim Escobar took a 5-0 lead into the eighth, then allowed a two-out, two-run single to Jeff Conine and a single by Jay Gibbons before being replaced by Aquilino Lopez (1-2).
Tony Batista hit an RBI double, and B.J. Surhoff tied the game with a double to right-center. Fordyce, who started the inning with a groundout, doubled into the gap in right-center to make it 7-5.
Devil Rays 4, White Sox 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Carl Crawford hit his first homer since opening day, a three-run drive with one out in the ninth inning.
Crawford also hit a three-run homer in the ninth to beat Boston on March 31. This time he drove an 0-1 pitch from Billy Koch (5-5) into the right-field seats after Javier Valentin walked and pinch-hitter Al Martin singled.
Jesus Colome (2-4) pitched one inning and won despite giving up a solo homer to Brian Daubach in the top of the ninth. Roberto Alomar drove in Chicago's other two runs for his first RBIs with the White Sox.
Tampa Bay won consecutive games for the first time since May 15-16. Chicago, which had won six of its previous seven, came within two outs of climbing over .500 for the first time since May 2.
White Sox starter Bartolo Colon allowed one run and eight hits in 62/3 innings before departing with a 2-1 lead. Koch blew a save for the fourth time in 15 chances.
Angels 1, Athletics 0
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Aaron Sele and three relievers combined on a two-hitter for Anaheim.
Benji Gil had two hits and scored the game's only run on David Eckstein's suicide squeeze as the Angels won for the sixth time in eight games.
It was the third time Oakland has been shut out in the last eight games.
Sele (5-6) went the first five innings, his limit mandated by Manager Mike Scioscia for at least a couple starts. Francisco Rodriguez pitched two scoreless innings, Brendan Donnelly threw a perfect eighth and Troy Percival worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 18th save in 19 opportunities.
Mark Mulder (11-6) was just as effective, allowing three hits in his major league-leading sixth complete game.
Royals 9, Tigers 8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Michael Tucker had four hits and three RBIs as Kansas City held off Detroit.
Ken Harvey also drove in three runs for the Royals, who remain first in the AL Central and have their best record (46-38) through 84 games since the 1989 club was 47-37.
Rookie Nate Field (1-0) got his first major league win with 11/3 innings of one-hit relief. Detroit scored three in the ninth to cut it to 9-8, but Mike MacDougal retired pinch-hitter Kevin Witt on one pitch for his 23rd save in 28 chances.
Nate Cornejo (3-7) went three-plus innings and was charged with seven runs on nine hits.
Rangers 7, Mariners 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Juan Gonzalez hit a three-run homer -- his first in almost a month -- and Texas used a five-run fourth inning to rally past Seattle.
R.A. Dickey (4-3) allowed two hits over three scoreless innings of relief as the Rangers handed Seattle a rare road loss. The Mariners' 30-14 road record is the best in the majors. Ugueth Urbina got two outs for his American League-leading 24th save in 28 chances.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rockies 8, Brewers 6
MILWAUKEE -- Jay Payton and Juan Uribe drew bases-loaded walks from Leo Estrella in the eighth inning as Colorado rallied past Milwaukee.
With the bases loaded and one out, left fielder Geoff Jenkins made a spectacular diving catch near the line to rob Larry Walker of a hit. But Estrella (2-1) then walked Payton and Uribe.
Luis Vizcaino replaced Estrella, who was ejected along with manager Ned Yost as they separately exchanged words with plate umpire Mark Carlson while leaving the field.
Marlins 2, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Derrek Lee hit a go-ahead single off Jose Mesa with two outs in the ninth inning.
Florida, which has won three of its last four games, was held to one hit -- a Juan Pierre single leading off the game -- over the first eight innings. The Marlins scored a run in the fourth off Kevin Millwood on a walk, a steal and a groundout.
Mets 7, Reds 2
CINCINNATI -- Tom Glavine pitched seven strong innings for his first victory since May 18, and Jeromy Burnitz hit a long three-run homer for New York.
Burnitz had three hits, including one of the longest homers in Great American Ball Park's inaugural season. His decisive drive in the seventh inning was estimated at 444 feet.
The Mets, who had 14 hits, batted around in the seventh for four runs off Jimmy Haynes (1-8) and two relievers, sending the Reds to their ninth loss in 13 games. Cincinnati had four errors, pushing its major league-leading total to 80.
Glavine (6-8) emerged from his deep slump by giving up only four hits, including the first of Jose Guillen's two solo homers.
Braves 8, Expos 6
ATLANTA -- Andruw Jones homered for the second straight game and Russ Ortiz won his fourth straight start to lead Atlanta.
Jones had four hits, Rafael Furcal added two RBIs, and Robert Fick and Javy Lopez had two hits apiece for the Braves, who won for only the fourth time in 10 games. They beat the Expos for the first time in five tries this season at Turner Field.
Ortiz (11-4) moved into a tie with Colorado's Shawn Chacon for the most victories in the NL. He fell behind 4-1, then settled down and retired 10 of his last 12 batters. John Smoltz pitched the ninth for his 31st save in 33 chances.
-- Associated Press