AROUND THE HORN | Wednesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 6, Red Sox 5
NEW YORK -- Brandon Lyon walked Jorge Posada with the bases loaded in the ninth inning after Mariano Rivera blew a four-run lead in the top half. New York led 5-0 after seven innings behind Mike Mussina. Boston spoiled the shutout bid on Shea Hillenbrand's solo homer in the eighth. The Red Sox knocked out Mussina when the first two batters reached in the ninth. Todd Walker singled off Rivera to load the bases and Nomar Garciaparra hit a two-run single. Rivera (1-0) retired the next two batters before Hillenbrand's RBI single and Bill Mueller's tying infield single. The Yankees won it in the bottom half against Lyon (1-2) after Hideki Matsui doubled to left with one out and went to third on Manny Ramirez's throwing error.
White Sox 8, Blue Jays 0
TORONTO -- Jon Garland pitched eight scoreless innings and Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run homer as part of a six-run ninth inning as Chicago ended Toronto's six-game winning streak. Garland (3-4) won for the first time since May 1, a span of four starts.
Twins 6, Athletics 5
MINNEAPOLIS -- Doug Mientkiewicz, Jacque Jones and Dustan Mohr homered as Minnesota extended its winning streak to four. Joe Mays (6-3) won his third straight start, allowing four runs and eight hits in six innings. Eddie Guardado pitched the ninth for his 15th save in as many chances, and his 20th straight extending to last year. Chris Singleton homered for Oakland, which has lost eight of its last 14 games.
Mariners 5, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jamie Moyer won his fifth straight start, and Dan Wilson went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead Seattle. Moyer (8-2) allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings, tying Toronto's Cory Lidle for the AL lead in wins. Kazuhiro Sasaki worked the ninth, finishing the five-hitter for his eighth save. Wilson, the No. 9 hitter, hit a two-run double in the second inning and added an RBI single in the sixth.
Orioles 6, Angels 2
BALTIMORE -- Brian Roberts hit his second grand slam in seven days and Melvin Mora went 3-for-3 with two walks for Baltimore. Roberts has hit safely in all seven games since being recalled and has driven in 10 runs. Deivi Cruz also homered for the Orioles. Jason Johnson (5-2), who gave up two runs on eight hits in six innings, has already matched his win total of last year.
Devil Rays 6, Rangers 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Ben Grieve homered twice and drove in four runs to lead Tampa Bay. Grieve hit a solo shot in the second inning, his first homer at home since Sept. 22, and added a three-run drive in the fourth. Grieve went 3-for-3 and had his fourth two-homer game, his first since April 12, 2002. Jeremi Gonzalez (2-1) gave up four runs in five-plus innings, but became just the second Devil Rays starter to win back-to-back starts this season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves 15, Reds 3
ATLANTA -- Atlanta became only the second team in major league history to start a game with three straight homers. Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield began the game with back-to-back-to-back homers against Jeff Austin. Javy Lopez also hit a two-run homer in the first. The only other team to start a game with three straight homers was the San Diego Padres on April 13, 1987.
Marlins 4, Expos 3
Marlins 6, Expos 0
MIAMI -- Michael Tejera pitched six shutout innings in the second game. Florida has won six in a row, its longest winning streak since 2000. Tejera (1-3) gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. Zach Day (4-3) took the loss in the second game, giving up six runs on eight hits in 52/3 innings. Mike Lowell had three hits, including a two-run double in the first inning, and Alex Gonzalez hit a two-run triple in the sixth. The Marlins won the opener thanks to Tommy Phelps (2-0), a 29-year-old left-hander, who gave up three runs and four hits in 51/3 innings.
Phillies 11, Mets 3
PHILADELPHIA -- Ricky Ledee and Bobby Abreu hit three-run homers and Vicente Padilla pitched seven solid innings for Philadelphia. Jim Thome, Jimmy Rollins and Placido Polanco each had solo homers for the Phillies, who stopped a three-game losing streak.
Cardinals 3, Astros 1
ST. LOUIS -- Jason Simontacchi pitched a six-hitter for the first complete game of his career, but St. Louis lost center fielder Jim Edmonds with bruised ribs on his right side while making a lunging catch of Brad Ausmus' sinking liner to end the second inning. Simontacchi (2-3) walked none and struck out five in his 34th major league start.
Rockies 6, Dodgers 0
DENVER -- Shawn Chacon allowed two hits over eight innings and hit a two-run single for Colorado. Mark Sweeney hit a two-run homer for Colorado. Chacon (7-2) allowed only two hits to Paul Lo Duca and struck out seven in setting a career high for wins in a season. He walked one.
Giants 10, Diamondbacks 2
SAN FRANCISCO -- Benito Santiago homered twice, Barry Bonds also connected and Damian Moss snapped a three-game losing streak for San Francisco. Santiago hit his eighth and ninth homers of the season off Arizona starter John Patterson (0-2). Bonds hit his 626th career homer -- and 13th of the season -- in the seventh. Moss (6-3) began the season 5-0 before dropping three straight.
Padres 8, Brewers 6
SAN DIEGO -- Gary Bennett hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning for San Diego. Bennett's first homer of the season, on a 1-1 pitch from Luis Vizcaino (1-3), barely cleared the left-field fence. It was the catcher's first homer in 163 at-bats dating to July 21 while with Colorado. San Diego's Brian Buchanan tied his career-highs with four hits and four RBIs, and started the winning rally with an infield single.
-- Associated Press