AROUND THE HORN | Tuesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1, 12 innings
TORONTO -- Jason Varitek hit a go-ahead single in the 12th inning. Johnny Damon led off with a double off Jeff Tam (0-3) and Varitek, who had entered as a pinch-hitter in the 10th, singled to center to drive in the tie-breaking run. Boston manager Grady Little removed the struggling Damon from the leadoff spot before the game. Damon, who batted eighth, went 3-for-4 with a walk after entering in a 4-for-37 slump. Todd Jones (1-0) pitched two hitless innings, and new closer Byung-Hyun Kim got three straight outs for his second save in two chances. Boston managed just one run off Roy Halladay, who has won 12 straight decisions since April 15. He allowed four hits in nine innings.
Tigers 2, White Sox 1
DETROIT -- Carlos Pena hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning and Chris Spurling got his first major league victory. Spurling (1-1), making his 36th major league appearance, won in relief of Wilfredo Ledezma, who made his first major league start and allowed five hits in five shutout innings. Chris Mears pitched two innings for his first career save. Jon Garland (6-7) gave up both runs and six hits in seven innings as Chicago lost for the third time in four games. Chicago's Magglio Ordonez was ejected in the ninth inning by plate umpire Chris Guccione for arguing after he struck out on a checked-swing.
Rangers 8, Twins 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Juan Gonzalez hit a tie-breaking homer. Rafael Palmeiro hit his 511th career homer, his 21st this season, and Michael Young had three hits for Texas, which overcame a 5-0 deficit. Jay Powell (2-0) pitched 21/3 innings in relief of starter Tony Mounce. Ugueth Urbina pitched the ninth for his AL-leading 25th save in 29 opportunities. Kyle Lohse (6-7) gave up seven runs and 10 hits in three-plus innings. Texas' Kevin Mench left after the fifth with a broken left wrist and will miss at least a month. He was hit by a pitch earlier in the inning. Both teams scored five times in the second when the starters combined to throw 83 pitches.
Royals 4, Angels 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Aaron Guiel hit a two-run homer and Darrell May (3-4) allowed four hits in seven innings, winning a third straight decision for the first time in his career. Jason Grimsley pitched a 1-2-3 eighth, and D.J. Carrasco was perfect in the ninth as the AL Central-leading Royals won for the sixth time in seven games. John Lackey (6-8) allowed four runs and six hits in seven innings.
Devil Rays 9, Athletics 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Travis Lee had three hits and three RBIs, and Ben Grieve doubled and drove in two runs as Tampa Bay stopped a five-game losing streak. Barry Zito (8-6) gave up a career-high 15 hits and seven runs in 51/3 innings. Rob Bell (1-2) won in his fifth start since being called up from Triple-A Durham on June 14, giving up three runs and four hits in six innings. An 8-year-old boy watching the game sustained burns on one of his legs when a fan tossed an explosive device from the upper deck. The boy was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Mariners 6, Orioles 5
SEATTLE -- Joel Pineiro (10-5) won his fifth straight start, allowing five hits and four walks in six innings and leaving with a 6-1 lead. He joined Jamie Moyer (11-5) and Gil Meche (10-4) as the Mariners' third 10-game winner. Ichiro Suzuki hit a leadoff homer off Jason Johnson (7-4), helping drop the Orioles to 1-15 at Safeco Field. With eight homers, he's matched his totals for each of his first two years in the AL. Shigetoshi Hasegawa got four outs for his fourth save.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Marlins 4, Cubs 3
CHICAGO -- Ivan Rodriguez and Luis Castillo hit back-to-back solo homers in the seventh inning, and Florida withstood a ninth-inning rally. Dontrelle Willis was impressive again, allowing four hits and striking out seven in 52/3 scoreless innings against the team that drafted him. He left after a rain delay of 1 hour, 24 minutes in the bottom of the sixth. Nate Bump (2-0) won and Braden Looper pitched the ninth for his 16th save. Mike Remlinger (5-3) allowed two homers and a walk in two-thirds of an inning. Sammy Sosa hit his 14th homer.
Giants 8, Cardinals 3
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jose Cruz Jr. homered off Dan Haren (0-2) in the first inning and drove in four runs. Jim Brower (5-1), pitching after starter Kirk Rueter strained his left shoulder, allowed one run and two hits in 41/3 innings as San Francisco completed a two-game sweep.
Braves 5, Mets 3
NEW YORK -- Shane Reynolds (6-4), who had lost his previous three starts, allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings against the team that tried to sign him earlier this season. Vinny Castilla homered and drove in three runs for the Braves, who won their fifth straight. John Smoltz worked the ninth for his 33rd save. Rookie Jason Roach (0-2), promoted from Triple-A Norfolk a day earlier when Al Leiter was put on the disabled list, made his second major league appearance and gave up five runs and eight hits in six innings.
Phillies 13, Expos 6
MONTREAL -- Mike Lieberthal had three doubles and four RBIs, and Bobby Abreu hit a three-run homer as Philadelphia stopped a four-game losing streak. Placido Polanco had four hits, including his seventh homer. Marlon Byrd, who batted leadoff for the first time this season, had three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer. Brett Myers (9-6) won his fourth straight start, allowing four runs -- three earned -- and eight hits in 61/3 innings. Claudio Vargas (6-4) gave up six runs and eight hits in seven innings.
Astros 6, Reds 3
HOUSTON -- Tim Redding stopped his four-game losing streak and Morgan Ensberg hit a two-run homer as Houston handed Cincinnati its sixth straight loss. Redding (5-8) allowed two runs and four hits in 52/3 innings to win, and Billy Wagner pitched the final 11/3 innings for his 23rd save. Jimmy Haynes (1-9), who lost his fourth straight decision, gave up six runs, six hits and five walks in 52/3 innings. He struck out six.
Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 3
PHOENIX -- Pinch-hitter Carlos Baerga broke a seventh-inning tie with a three-run homer, and Arizona beat Colorado for its 17th win in 20 games. Shea Hillenbrand went 2-for-3 with a double. He has 10 hits in his last 12 at-bats, raising his average with the Diamondbacks to .364. Steve Reed (5-2) took the loss. Brandon Webb (6-2) allowed three runs, seven hits and a walk in seven innings, striking out nine.
Padres 8, Dodgers 5
SAN DIEGO -- Mark Loretta went 4-for-4 with three runs and Sean Burroughs had three RBIs as San Diego beat Los Angeles for the fifth straight time. The Dodgers, whose .240 team batting average is better only than Detroit's, have lost 13 of their last 15. It was just the third time in that span that the Dodgers scored more than three runs. All-Star Rondell White drove in two runs as the Padres piled it on against Wilson Alvarez (0-1), who was making his first start since last July 14. Adam Eaton (4-7) beat the Dodgers in consecutive starts and improved to 4-1 in his career against LA. It was just his third win in his last nine decisions. Rod Beck pitched the ninth for his eighth save in eight chances.
-- Associated Press