AROUND THE HORN Sunday's other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Blue Jays 11, Red Sox 8
TORONTO -- Roy Halladay won his seventh straight start and Toronto rallied from a 6-0 deficit to complete a three-game sweep. Frank Catalanotto went 3-for-4 and matched a career high with four runs for the Blue Jays. The Red Sox have lost five straight for the first time since a nine-game skid in 2001. Byung-Hyun Kim made his first appearance for Boston in the seventh inning, allowing two runs on three hits.
Mariners 9, Twins 5
MINNEAPOLIS -- Edgar Martinez homered and had four hits, and Seattle scored six times in the first inning to finish a four-game sweep. Bret Boone hit his 15th home run for the Mariners, who roughed up Kenny Rogers and have won six straight overall. Freddy Garcia (5-6) went seven innings for the win. Jacque Jones, A.J. Pierzynski and Lew Ford homered for the Twins.
Athletics 6, Royals 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ramon Hernandez and Terrence Long hit RBI singles in the eighth inning for Oakland. Eric Byrnes extended his hitting streak to 22 games by leading off the game with a home run. Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer for the Athletics.
Angels 9, Devil Rays 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jeff DaVanon homered twice and drove in four runs for Anaheim. Toby Hall went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer for the Devil Rays, who have lost nine of 12.
Orioles 5, Rangers 4
BALTIMORE -- Jeff Conine singled in the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning after a costly throwing error by Hank Blalock. Down 4-3, Baltimore put runners at first and second with two outs in the eighth against Francisco Cordero (2-5). B.J. Surhoff then hit a smash down the third-base line that Blalock dived for and gloved, but his throw to first was wild, allowing Deivi Cruz to score the tying run. Conine followed with a single to left, his second RBI of the game.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 4, Expos 1Phillies 4, Expos 3
PHILADELPHIA -- Tomas Perez hit a two-run double to help back another impressive outing by Brett Myers in the second game. Jose Mesa saved both games for the Phillies, who won the opener behind six strong innings from Randy Wolf and Ricky Ledee's two-run double. Myers (5-4) worked six innings, allowing one run on five hits and lowering his ERA to 2.76. He walked one and struck out three.
Giants 4, Rockies 0
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds hit a two-run double, and Kirk Rueter pitched into the eighth inning as San Francisco won its fifth straight. The Rockies hadn't been shut out in 82 games -- the longest active streak in the majors. Colorado fell one game short of the franchise record for consecutive games without a shutout loss.
Astros 9, Cubs 3
CHICAGO -- Lance Berkman and Morgan Ensberg homered as Houston kept Kerry Wood winless since April. Wood (4-4) failed for a sixth straight start to get his fifth win this season and the 50th of his career.
Diamondbacks 10, Padres 4
SAN DIEGO -- Luis Gonzalez homered and drove in four runs for the second straight game, and Edgar Gonzalez won his major league debut. Edgar Gonzalez (1-0), the youngest player in the majors at 20 years old, allowed three runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Shea Hillenbrand went 0-for-3 with two walks in his debut with the Diamondbacks after being acquired Thursday from Boston.
Reds 9, Marlins 6
MIAMI -- Sean Casey homered, doubled and drove in three runs for Cincinnati. Casey got the key hit in a seven-run fourth inning, delivering a two-run double with the bases loaded. He was mired in a 2-for-22 slump entering the game.
Brewers 4, Dodgers 3
LOS ANGELES -- Richie Sexson hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning and Wes Helms also homered for Milwaukee. Sexson also had a sacrifice fly, helping the Brewers take two of three to win consecutive road series for the second time this year.
Mets 10, Braves 4
NEW YORK -- Jeromy Burnitz capped an eight-run sixth inning with a three-run homer. Burnitz also doubled to start the inning. Al Leiter (6-2) allowed four runs, seven hits and four walks in six innings.
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