AROUND THE HORN Sunday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rangers 5, Yankees 1
NEW YORK -- John Thomson held New York's sputtering offense to three hits, leading Texas to its first three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium. Thomson (3-4) gave up doubles to Alfonso Soriano in the first and third innings, and to Hideki Matsui in the sixth, winning for the first time since April 29. It was Thomson's eighth complete game, his second this season, and the lowest-hit complete game of his career. Juan Gonzalez hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Mike Mussina (7-2), who lost his second straight start after winning his first seven. The Rangers have won three straight, matching their longest winning streak this season. New York has lost six of seven and is 9-13 following an 18-3 start. The Yankees have dropped seven of their last eight games at home and were swept in the Bronx for the first time since Seattle took three games from May 3-5, 2002. Texas, which began Sunday with a major league-high 5.89 ERA, held New York to eight hits in winning the final two games of the series and outscored New York 18-8 in the three games. Thomson struck out a season-high nine and walked five, matching his career high. It was the first complete-game win for a Texas pitcher since Kenny Rogers last June 1. Mussina struck out Hank Blalock in the fourth inning for his 2,000th strikeout.
Red Sox 5, Angels 3
BOSTON -- John Burkett won for the first time in eight starts and Jason Varitek had two RBIs as Boston moved into a first-place tie with New York. Manny Ramirez homered and Bill Mueller had three hits for the Red Sox, who begin a three-game series against the Yankees at Fenway Park tonight. Nomar Garciaparra went 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 19 games, the longest current streak in the majors. Boston took a 4-0 lead in the second inning against John Lackey (2-4) and never trailed, avoiding a three-game sweep by the World Series champions. Burkett (2-2) allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings to win for the first time since his first start of the season.
Twins 3, White Sox 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Tom Gordon's wild pitch and shortstop Jose Valentin's throwing error let Minnesota score twice in the eighth inning and complete a three-game sweep. LaTroy Hawkins (3-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings for the win. Eddie Guardado pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 10 opportunities. Gordon (2-3) took the loss. Valentin's two-run homer had given Chicago a 2-0 lead, but his wild throw on a double-play relay put the Twins ahead.
Blue Jays 4, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Josh Phelps hit a three-run homer as Toronto completed a three-game sweep. The Royals have lost 15 of 23 and the Blue Jays have won 12 of 16. Tanyon Sturtze (4-4), who made his first relief appearance since May 2, 2001, with Tampa Bay, earned the victory. Cliff Politte allowed Carlos Beltran's first career pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth, but got Desi Relaford to foul out for his sixth save in eight opportunities.
Mariners 6, Tigers 2
DETROIT -- Mike Maroth became the second pitcher in Detroit history to lose his first nine decisions of the season. Bret Boone, Carlos Guillen and Greg Colbrunn homered for the Mariners, who swept the three-game series. Maroth gave up six runs and eight hits in five innings to join Ted Gray (1953) as the only Tigers pitchers to start the season 0-9. The major league record for consecutive losses to start a season by a pitcher is 14, by Joe Harris (1906) of the Boston Pilgrims and Matt Keough (1979) of the Oakland Athletics.
Devil Rays 9, Orioles 8
BALTIMORE -- Aubrey Huff doubled in the tie-breaking run in the ninth inning and Travis Lee went 4-for-5 with three RBIs. The Devil Rays have won three straight road series for the first time in club history. Jeff Conine, Deivi Cruz and Melvin Mora homered for the Orioles, who have lost seven of eight.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cardinals 6, Cubs 3
ST. LOUIS -- Scott Rolen drove in four runs and Albert Pujols snapped a seventh-inning tie with a run-scoring infield hit. Dustin Hermanson (1-1) worked out of a seventh-inning jam, allowing one run after entering the game with the bases loaded and nobody out. Cal Eldred got two outs for his third career save -- all in the last four days.
Rockies 4, Expos 0
DENVER -- Shawn Chacon pitched six scoreless innings and Jay Payton homered in the 22nd shutout at Coors Field. Chacon (5-2) allowed four hits. It was the Rockies' second shutout this season and 13th overall at Coors Field since 1995.
Mets 5, Giants 1
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tom Glavine took a shutout into the ninth inning and Jason Phillips homered a day after being recalled from the minors to replace the injured Mike Piazza. Glavine (5-3) allowed six hits, including a leadoff homer to Marquis Grissom in the ninth inning. He was replaced by Armando Benitez after Benito Santiago's one-out single in the ninth.
Dodgers 2, Marlins 1
LOS ANGELES -- Hideo Nomo pitched seven innings and Alex Cora drove in two runs as Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep. Nomo (5-4) allowed one run and five hits. Eric Gagne struck out the side in the ninth for his 15th save of the season, and his 23rd in a row. He saved all three games in the series.
Reds 6, Brewers 3, 10 innings
MILWAUKEE -- Aaron Boone hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning. Boone has homered three times in two days. Austin Kearns hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th to put Cincinnati ahead. Boone followed with his 13th homer, a two-run shot to left field off Mike DeJean.
Braves 6, Padres 3
SAN DIEGO -- Vinny Castilla homered for the third time in two games and Russ Ortiz won his fifth straight decision to lead Atlanta to the four-game sweep. The Braves have won 27 of their last 32 games. Marcus Giles drove in Atlanta's first three runs and Chipper Jones hit a solo homer. The Padres have lost 18 of their last 21.
Phillies 3, Astros 1
HOUSTON -- Kevin Millwood threw a six-hitter for his second complete game of the season. Millwood (6-1) struck out four and walked one. He is 4-0 in his last six starts, including his first career no-hitter on April 27 against San Francisco. He's pitched at least six innings in each of his last six starts and has an ERA of 1.64 in those games. Pat Burrell had an RBI triple, Jimmy Rollins had an RBI single and David Bell walked with the bases loaded for Philadelphia, which scored two runs in the first inning off Houston starter Tim Redding (3-3).
-- Associated Press