AROUND THE HORN Friday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rangers 8, Yankees 5, 12 innings
NEW YORK -- Hank Blalock hit his second three-run double of the game in the 12th inning and the Rangers denied Roger Clemens his 299th career win. Blalock also connected off Clemens in the second to give him a career-high six RBIs. The Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak after being swept in Boston. Texas got to the Rocket early, breaking out to a 5-1 lead and handed the Yankees their fourth loss in five games. The Yankees tied it at 5 in the eighth on Raul Mondesi's RBI single. New York almost won it in the ninth, but left fielder Donnie Sadler threw out Bernie Williams at the plate on John Flaherty's single. R.A. Dickey (3-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the win and Ugueth Urbina got his 11th save.
Angels 6, Red Sox 5
BOSTON -- Brad Fullmer was 3-for-4 with an RBI double in the seventh that gave Anaheim its first lead of the game after the Angels rallied from a four-run deficit. Francisco Rodriguez (4-1) blew a 5-4 lead in the seventh but got the win when the Angels took the lead back in the eighth. Troy Percival pitched the ninth for his sixth save in as many opportunities. Alan Embree (2-1) gave up one run on two hits and a walk in one inning.
Twins 18, White Sox 3
MINNEAPOLIS -- Torii Hunter and Bobby Kielty each hit a three-run homer in Minnesota's rout of Chicago and struggling lefty Mark Buehrle. Kielty drove in a career-high five runs, Hunter had four RBIs and A.J. Pierzynski went 4-for-4 for the Twins, who roughed up Buehrle for a career-worst 10 runs in his sixth straight loss. Buehrle (2-7) gave up 10 hits, nine earned runs and two walks in 31/3 innings. Minnesota hit four homers and got 20 hits in support of Brad Radke (5-3), who allowed three runs in seven innings to win his fourth straight start. Tom Prince hit a solo shot and Doug Mientkiewicz added a two-run homer for the Twins.
Mariners 6, Tigers 3
DETROIT -- Edgar Martinez homered in his third straight game and drove in three runs, leading Gil Meche and Seattle over Detroit. John Olerud scored twice for the AL West-leading Mariners, who have won nine of 13. The Tigers dropped 21 games below .500 at 9-30. Meche (5-2) won for the fourth time in five starts, allowing three runs on six hits in six-plus innings. Kazuhiro Sasaki got his fifth save in nine chances. Jeremy Bonderman (2-6) gave up four runs on five hits and a career-high five walks over five-plus innings in his eighth career start. He struck out a career-high seven.
Devil Rays 5, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE -- Aubrey Huff doubled twice, singled and drove in two runs as Tampa Bay handed Baltimore its sixth consecutive loss. Seth McClung (4-1) pitched 61/3 innings of four-hit ball for the last-place Devil Rays, who have won two straight and five of seven. Jason Johnson (4-2) took the loss.
Blue Jays 18, Royals 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Vernon Wells homered, doubled twice and singled as Toronto collected 22 hits and trounced Kansas City. Wells drove in four runs and scored three. Every Toronto starter had at least one hit and scored a run. The Blue Jays set season highs for runs and hits. Kansas City hurt itself by throwing five wild pitches, three of them allowing runs to score. Shannon Stewart and Tom Wilson each had three hits. Stewart left after seven innings and his replacement, Reed Johnson, had two hits. Mark Hendrickson (4-4) limited the Royals to one run in seven innings. Chris George (4-3) gave up five runs on seven hits in five innings, and was hit by two line drives.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cardinals 7, Cubs 4
ST. LOUIS -- J.D. Drew hit a mammoth two-run homer off the top of the right-field video board as St. Louis ended Chicago's five-game winning streak. Woody Williams (5-0) went eight innings for the Cardinals, who won for only the third time in 10 games. But they're 9-1 the last two seasons at Busch Stadium against the Cubs. Chicago manager Dusty Baker let starter Matt Clement (2-5) bat in the sixth with runners at the corners even though he'd thrown 96 pitches and was trailing 5-4 -- Cubs relievers threw 10 innings in a 17-inning victory over the Brewers on Thursday. Clement gave up a two-run single to Fernando Vina in the bottom of the sixth, and the Cardinals held on in the opener of a four-game series. Vina was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Cal Eldred worked a perfect ninth for his second career save in two days.
Brewers 12, Reds 3
MILWAUKEE -- Wes Helms went 4-for-5 with a grand slam and Geoff Jenkins also drove in four runs as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating Cincinnati. Adam Dunn homered in his fifth straight game for the Reds. Wayne Franklin (2-4) struck out nine, three more than his previous career high and the most by a Milwaukee pitcher this season, in six innings. Franklin had a 7.56 ERA in his first eight starts, and Milwaukee manager Ned Yost served notice that the left-hander's spot in the rotation was not assured if he continued to pitch poorly.
Astros 4, Phillies 2
HOUSTON -- Lance Berkman hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and the Houston bullpen was brilliant again as the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies. Geoff Blum hit a two-run homer for the Astros. With the score tied at 2 in the eighth, Jeff Bagwell doubled to the left-field corner and Jeff Kent singled to left field off Turk Wendell (0-1). Octavio Dotel (3-1) got the win. Billy Wagner worked a perfect ninth for his 10th save in 11 opportunities.