INTERLEAGUE



INTERLEAGUE
Yankees 5, Cubs 3
CHICAGO -- Jason Giambi had three RBIs to back David Wells, and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs in their first game at Wrigley Field since sweeping the 1938 World Series.
Sammy Sosa's eight-game suspension for using a corked bat was the focus before the game, and then the Yankees took over.
Wells (8-2) allowed seven hits in 7 2/3 innings, including Ramon Martinez's two-run homer in the third and Corey Patterson's solo shot in the eighth. Mariano Rivera got three outs for his fifth save in six chances, striking out Hee Seop Choi to end the game with runners on second and third.
Giambi hit his 14th homer in the first, a two-run shot off Carlos Zambrano (5-5). Wells doubled for his first hit in three years.
Expos 13, Rangers 10
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Brian Schneider drove in a career-high five runs with a homer and a three-run double, sending Texas to its season-high seventh straight loss.
Ron Calloway homered for the second straight game in place of the injured Vladimir Guerrero, and Livan Hernandez (5-4) pitched seven innings and hit a two-run single.
Juan Gonzalez had three RBIs, giving him 1,363 in his career -- two shy of Orlando Cepeda's record for Puerto Rican natives. Colby Lewis (4-4) allowed seven runs, seven hits and four walks in three innings.
Athletics 7, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA -- Miguel Tejada broke out of a slump by tying a career high with four hits and drove in three runs as the Athletics returned to Philadelphia for the first time since they moved to Kansas City after the 1954 season. The A's then moved on to Oakland after the 1967 season.
Barry Zito (7-4) took a one-hitter into the sixth inning and got his first win since May 15. He gave up two runs and five hits in six-plus innings.
Brett Myers (5-5) allowed five runs and four hits in four-plus innings as Philadelphia lost its fourth straight.
Mets 3, Mariners 2
NEW YORK -- Cliff Floyd and Jason Phillips homered off Ryan Franklin (4-4) as New York broke Seattle's nine-game winning streak and 13-game road winning streak.
In the first meeting ever between the teams, Jae Seo (3-2) allowed two runs -- one earned -- and eight hits in seven innings. Armando Benitez pitched the ninth for his 17th save.
Blue Jays 9, Reds 2
CINCINNATI -- Roy Halladay (8-2) won his eighth straight start, matching Roger Clemens' team record, and Carlos Delgado hit his eighth career grand slam, breaking a tie with George Bell for the franchise record.
Vernon Wells added a three-run homer, and Frank Catalanotto had four hits -- two singles, a double and a triple.
Halladay gave up two runs -- one earned -- and eight hits in eight innings to beat John Riedling (0-3), who allowed six runs and seven hits in two innings.
Marlins 4, Angels 1
MIAMI -- Ivan Rodriguez hit a three-run homer to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth, and Carl Pavano (5-6) retired his final 18 batters, allowing three hits in eight innings as Florida won for the 10th time in 14 games.
Braden Looper pitched a scoreless ninth for his 11th save. Kevin Appier (4-3) lost for the first time in seven starts since April 14, allowing four runs and three hits in seven innings.
Astros 11, Devil Rays 8
HOUSTON -- Jeff Kent hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth off Travis Harper (0-4) after the Astros wasted a 7-0 lead. Houston moved past the Cubs into first place in the NL Central for the first time since April 15.
Tampa Bay went ahead 8-7 in the eighth on Marlon Anderson's RBI double off Octavio Dotel (5-1) -- which scored Julio Lugo, released from the Astros on May 9 after being charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly attacking his wife. Lugo was booed time he came to the plate and went 1-for-5.
Tampa starter Nick Bierbrodt allowed seven runs, failing to get any outs in the second. Billy Wagner pitched the ninth for his 17th save.
Brewers 9, Red Sox 3
MILWAUKEE -- Richie Sexson hit his 19th home run, and Wes Helms and Royce Clayton also homered as Milwaukee stretched a winning streak to four for the first time this season.
Boston starter Tim Wakefield left in the third inning with a bruised right ankle after he was hit by a pitch from Wayne Franklin. Manny Ramirez homered for the Red Sox, who lost for the eighth time in 11 games and dropped 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East.
Jayson Durocher (2-0) got one out for the win. Hector Almonte (0-1) gave up five runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings.
Cardinals 8, Orioles 6
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols capped a four-hit game with a three-run double in the eighth off Jorge Julio (0-4) as the Cardinals beat their former St. Louis rival and won their fifth straight. Pujols has seven straight hits, hiking his major league-leading average to .391.
Deivi Cruz doubled for the third time and scored for a 6-5 lead on Geronimo Gil's eighth-inning single as the Orioles recovered from a five-run.
Baltimore has lost four in a row. The St. Louis Browns left St. Louis to become the Orioles after the 1953 season.