AROUND THE HORN | Wednesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics 6, Devil Rays 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- David McCarty doubled twice and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of his Oakland debut. McCarty, starting in place of Scott Hatteberg at first base, was called up Tuesday from Triple-A Sacramento when Jermaine Dye went on the 15-day disabled list with a separated right shoulder. The A's are 4-5 on their season-long 13-game homestand. Ricardo Rincon (5-3) pitched a perfect seventh for the win and Keith Foulke pitched the ninth for his 23rd save. Jesus Colome (2-5) got the loss.
Tigers 4, White Sox 2
DETROIT -- Jeremy Bonderman won for the first time since May 4, and Warren Morris had three hits and scored twice as Detroit beat Chicago. Detroit has won two straight and three of four, while Chicago has lost four of five. The Tigers clinched just their second home series win of the year. Bonderman (3-13) ended an 11-start winless streak, allowing two runs on three hits in 61/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three. Rookie Chris Mears pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second career save. He picked up his first save Tuesday against the White Sox. Bartolo Colon (6-8) dropped to 0-3 in his last six starts. He gave up four runs on 11 hits and a walk in six innings, striking out four.
Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 7
TORONTO -- David Ortiz hit a go-ahead double in the ninth inning as Boston rallied past Toronto. Manny Ramirez led off the ninth with a long fly to left-center, and left fielder Shannon Stewart nearly ran into center fielder Vernon Wells, who allowed the ball to tick off his glove for a triple. Ortiz followed with his double off Jeff Tam (0-4). Down 7-3 in the eighth, the Red Sox batted around to tie it, and Brandon Lyon (4-5) pitched the bottom half for the win. Byung-Hyun Kim struck out three in the ninth for his third save in three chances. Frank Catalanotto homered and tied a career high with five hits for the Blue Jays. Carlos Delgado went 3-for-5 and knocked in his major league-leading 94th run.
Rangers 4, Twins 1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and Joaquin Benoit pitched seven strong innings as Texas beat Minnesota. Rookie Mark Teixeira also homered for the Rangers, who've won three in a row and 10 of 15. Rodriguez snapped a 1-all tie in the sixth with his 22nd home run off former Rangers' pitcher Kenny Rogers. Rodriguez is 8-for-16 with three homers and seven RBIs all-time against Rogers (7-5), who allowed four runs and seven hits over seven innings.
Angels 5, Royals 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shawn Wooten hit a three-run homer and catcher Bengie Molina withstood a violent collision at the plate as Anaheim ended Kansas City's five-game road winning streak. Down 3-2, the Angels scored three in the sixth against Jeremy Affeldt (5-5). Tim Salmon and Garret Anderson opened the inning with singles, and Wooten snuck a 2-2 pitch just inside the left-field pole one out later.
Orioles 7, Mariners 2
SEATTLE -- Tony Batista hit a two-run homer and Rick Helling pitched six strong innings as Baltimore improved to 2-16 at Safeco Field. Helling (6-6) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. This time, he was steady for five innings and escaped a sixth-inning jam with only one run allowed. Melvin Mora went 2-for-5 with two singles, raising his AL-leading average to .358. Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, second in the race, went 1-for-4 and is hitting .349. Ryan Franklin (6-8) lost his fourth straight start.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves 6, Mets 3
NEW YORK -- Tom Glavine lost to his old team for the third time this season, and Russ Ortiz became the National League's first 12-game winner. Glavine (6-9), who let three of his first four batters score, allowed five runs and seven hits in 51/3 innings and tied a season high with five walks. He dropped to 0-3 against Atlanta this season and has allowed 16 runs in 152/3 innings against the Braves -- a 9.19 ERA. Atlanta, which leads the NL East at 58-31, has won six straight.
Cubs 5, Marlins 1
CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood pitched a three-hitter, striking out 12, and Sammy Sosa hit a two-run homer as Chicago beat Florida. Jose Hernandez also hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who won their first series since taking two of three from Baltimore June 10-12. Wood (9-6) threw 129 pitches -- 79 strikes -- in his second complete game of the season, the other coming on June 18 at Cincinnati. It was the seventh time this season and 34th in his career that Wood has struck out 10 or more. He walked three. Carl Pavano (6-10) allowed seven hits and three runs in seven-plus innings.
Phillies 2, Expos 0
MONTREAL -- Kevin Millwood pitched a three-hitter and Bobby Abreu homered as Philadelphia beat Montreal. Tomo Ohka (7-9) took a no-hitter into the seventh before Placido Polanco's infield single. Abreu followed with his 14th homer. Millwood (10-6) threw his second shutout of the season. The other one came April 27 when he pitched a no-hitter against San Francisco. He struck out six and walked four in his fourth career shutout and third complete game of the season.
Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5
ST. LOUIS -- David Ross and Cesar Izturis drove in two runs apiece as Los Angeles, enjoying another rare burst of offense, beat St. Louis. The Dodgers got to Brett Tomko (5-6) for five runs in the fourth and scored six runs for the first time since June 25. They've totaled 11 runs the last two games, after scoring 20 in the previous 11. Scott Rolen homered and had two RBIs for the Cardinals, who have lost three in a row. Bo Hart singled, walked, stole a base and drove in a run. Kazuhisa Ishii (8-3) gave up four runs in 51/3 innings, winning for the first time in four starts.
Astros 12, Reds 2
HOUSTON -- Jeriome Robertson became the first Houston rookie to win seven straight decisions and Adam Everett hit his first career grand slam. Everett's shot highlighted a six-run first inning as the Astros won their third in a row and sent Cincinnati to its seventh straight loss. Lance Berkman and Richard Hidalgo hit consecutive homers for Houston and Gregg Zaun also connected. Robertson (8-3) hasn't lost since April 25, a span of 13 starts.
Rockies 11, Giants 7
DENVER -- Preston Wilson had four hits and four RBIs and Juan Uribe hit a three-run homer as Colorado snapped San Francisco's three-game winning streak. Barry Bonds drove in four runs for the Giants, including a three-run homer, his 27th of the season and 640th of his career. Colorado's Aaron Cook (3-6) went 61/3 innings, allowing eight hits and five runs. San Francisco's Jesse Foppert (5-8) lasted just 22/3 innings, allowing five hits and eight runs, four earned. The Rockies scored four runs in the first and four more in the third off Foppert.
Diamondbacks 8, Padres 3
PHOENIX -- Shea Hillenbrand homered again and drove in four runs as Arizona tied a team record with its 11th straight home victory. Craig Counsell, Luis Gonzalez and Steve Finley also homered for Arizona, making it easier for Chris Capuano (1-2) to earn his first major league victory. Hillenbrand set a franchise record Monday with 15 total bases in a 14-6 rout of Colorado, hitting three home runs. He now has 11 hits in his last 14 at-bats, and is hitting .362 in 18 games with Arizona since being acquired from Boston. Jake Peavy (8-7) took the loss.