AROUND THE HORN Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics 5, Devil Rays 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Mark Mulder pitched a five-hitter for his AL-leading seventh complete game. Mulder (12-6) tied Toronto's Roy Halladay and Atlanta's Russ Ortiz for the most wins in the majors. Mulder improved to 6-0 in six career starts against the Devil Rays. He struck out five and walked one. Eric Chavez drove in two runs and Scott Hatteberg had three hits and an RBI for the A's.
Angels 7, Royals 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Garret Anderson hit a pair of two-run homers, both following two-out walks to Tim Salmon, and Adam Kennedy also homered. Aaron Sele (6-6), still limited to five innings per start by manager Mike Scioscia, won his third straight outing.
Tigers 1, White Sox 0
DETROIT -- Nate Cornejo came within three outs of his first career shutout, leading Detroit to its first home sweep in a year. Cornejo allowed seven hits before leaving after issuing a leadoff walk in the ninth to Frank Thomas. Jamie Walker retired Carl Everett and Chris Mears got two outs for his third save to finish the Tigers' third shutout of the season.
Rangers 9, Twins 4
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Juan Gonzalez homered twice, including a three-run shot in the first inning, and Texas hit four home runs to complete a three-game sweep of stumbling Minnesota. Michael Young added a three-run homer and rookie Mark Teixeira also connected for the Rangers, who've won four in a row, six of seven and 11 of 16. The Twins have lost five straight and 12 of 17.
Orioles 4, Mariners 1
SEATTLE -- Sidney Ponson pitched his fourth complete game of the season, and Luis Matos and David Segui homered for Baltimore. Ponson threw a seven-hitter, winning for the 11th time in 14 starts, and the Orioles won a series at Safeco Field for the first time. They are 3-16 since the Seattle ballpark opened in mid-1999. Ponson (12-5) ranks third in the American League, throwing all of Baltimore's complete games this season. He struck out six and walked one, needing only 89 pitches to hold off Seattle's potent lineup. Freddy Garcia (9-8), who won six straight starts from May 27 to June 29, lost for the second straight time. He pitched into the eighth inning, allowing three runs on seven hits.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves 13, Cubs 3
CHICAGO -- Vinny Castilla homered and drove in four runs as Atlanta beat slumping Chicago, extending its season-high winning streak to seven. Greg Maddux (7-8) pitched six solid innings, and the Braves broke open the game with three runs in the sixth and five more in the eighth.
Padres 14, Diamondbacks 2
PHOENIX -- Sean Burroughs hit a three-run homer, doubled twice and scored three runs as San Diego routed Arizona, ending the Diamondbacks' 11-game home winning streak. Mark Kotsay, Mark Loretta and pitcher Kevin Jarvis (2-2) each drove in two runs for the Padres, who snapped Arizona's four-game winning streak. San Diego won for the ninth time in 12 games.
Phillies 7, Mets 2
NEW YORK -- Jim Thome and Mike Lieberthal capped a four-run first inning with back-to-back homers, and Vicente Padilla pitched into the ninth inning for Philadelphia.
Astros 11, Reds 2
HOUSTON -- Richard Hidalgo hit a three-run double and Houston jumped out to the biggest first inning in franchise history, scoring nine runs to beat slumping Cincinnati. Houston sent the Reds to their eighth straight loss and outscored them 36-8 during a four-game sweep.
Dodgers 9, Cardinals 4
ST. LOUIS -- Shawn Green had four hits and scored four as Los Angeles beat St. Louis. Jolbert Cabrera had two hits and three RBIs and Adrian Beltre drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who swept the two-game series. Scott Rolen homered, doubled twice and had three RBIs for the Cardinals. St. Louis has lost four in a row for the first time since June 13-16.
Rockies 11, Giants 3
DENVER -- Preston Wilson had two homers and a career-high six RBIs, and Darren Oliver hit his first major league homer and won his fourth straight decision as Colorado beat San Francisco. Barry Bonds homered for the second straight night to give him 641 in his career, 19 shy of Willie Mays for third on the all-time list.
-- Associated Press