AROUND THE HORN | Tuesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rangers 5, Devil Rays 2
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and Joaquin Benoit pitched seven strong innings as Texas extended its winning streak to a season-high four games.
Hank Blalock went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for the Rangers, who opened a six-game homestand following a three-game sweep of the Yankees in New York last weekend. Blalock leads the majors with a .365 average.
Benoit (2-1) allowed two runs and four hits, struck out a career-high eight and walked two. Ugueth Urbina got three straight outs for his 13th save in 14 chances.
The Rangers broke the game open against rookie Dewon Brazelton (0-3) with four runs in the second inning.
White Sox 4, Blue Jays 1
CHICAGO -- Bartolo Colon cooled off Toronto's bats and Chicago ended a four-game losing by beating the Blue Jays.
Colon (5-3) won his third straight start, allowing nine hits and getting a great catch from left fielder Carlos Lee to shut off a Blue Jays' potential rally in the fifth. Colon pitched his third complete game of the season and 22nd of his career, striking out six and walking two.
Toronto entered the game leading the majors in batting average, runs, hits, total bases and doubles. The Blue Jays had won four straight, scoring 41 runs.
Struggling offensively most of the season, Chicago scored four unearned runs, thanks to a pair of errors by first baseman Carlos Delgado.
Delgado's low throw led to two unearned runs in the third off Doug Davis (1-3).
Frank Thomas, in a 1-for-15 skid, doubled in a run in the seventh after Delgado allowed Valentin's grounder to go through his legs for another error.
Mariners 7, Royals 4
SEATTLE -- Randy Winn hit a two-run homer, and Bret Boone and Mike Cameron doubled off the wall as Seattle scored four times in the eighth inning to beat Kansas City.
Winn and Cameron each hit the first pitch they saw from rookie reliever D.J. Carrasco (3-2). So did Edgar Martinez, who singled in Boone to break a 3-3 tie.
Jeff Nelson (3-0) pitched the eighth for the Mariners, who won their fifth straight and improved the best record in the American League to 29-15.
Raul Ibanez homered twice for the Royals.
Angels 7, Orioles 6
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Troy Glaus homered twice, and Scott Spiezio tripled and scored the winning run on shortstop Deivi Cruz's throwing error in the ninth inning as Anaheim rallied past Baltimore.
Brad Fullmer tied it with an RBI single off Baltimore closer Jorge Julio (0-3) after Glaus doubled leading off the ninth. Fullmer was thrown out at second trying to stretch his hit into a double.
Tony Batista and Jay Gibbons homered, and Jeff Conine hit a pair of RBI doubles for the Orioles, who lost for the eighth time in nine games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Expos 6, Marlins 4
MONTREAL -- Brian Schneider homered and Orlando Cabrera hit a two-run double to key a four-run fourth inning, leading Montreal over Florida.
Javier Vazquez (4-2) won for the first time in five starts since April 24, allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings. Rocky Biddle pitched the ninth for his 13th save, and Montreal won for the sixth time in eight games.
Phillies 11, Mets 7
NEW YORK -- Pat Burrell hit a solo homer in the sixth off Jae Seo and a tying three-run shot off David Weathers in a seven-run seventh as Philadelphia overcame a 4-0 deficit. The Phillies have won four of five.
Graeme Lloyd (1-1) gave up a single to the only batter he faced, Bobby Abreu, and Pat Strange walked Mike Lieberthal, gave up a go-ahead single to David Bell, walked Ricky Ledee and gave up an RBI single to Nick Punto.
Reds 9, Braves 8
CINCINNATI -- Ken Griffey Jr. homered for the first time since returning from a dislocated shoulder, and Jason LaRue hit a tiebreaking two-run shot.
The Reds blew a 7-2 lead before LaRue connected in the eighth off Roberto Hernandez (3-1) for yet another late win.
Vinny Castilla hit a pair of homers, including a three-run shot off Scott Sullivan (5-0) that tied it in the eighth. Scott Williamson gave up a solo homer to Rafael Furcal in the ninth before finishing it off for his 11th save in.
Greg Maddux gave up seven runs and nine hits in four innings.
Astros 3, Cardinals 2
HOUSTON -- Wade Miller (2-5), whose only win in nine previous starts this season was May 5, hit a two-run double and allowed three hits over seven innings.
Adam Everett drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth as St. Louis lost for the ninth time in 14 games. Houston moved past the Cardinals into sole possession of second place in the NL Central.
Billy Wagner allowed St. Louis to load the bases in the ninth, then retired pinch-hitter Edgar Renteria on a game-ending grounder for his 11th save, competing a four-hitter.
Brewers 8, Padres 7
MILWAUKEE -- John Vander Wal homered in the ninth off Matt Herges (1-1), and the Padres' losing streak stretched to a season-high seven.
San Diego, which has lost 15 of 17, tied it on Sean Burroughs' two-out RBI triple in the ninth off closer Mike DeJean (2-3).
Wes Helms hit a three-run homer for the Brewers.
Giants 6, Diamondbacks 5
PHOENIX -- Barry Bonds hit his 12th homer and Kirk Rueter (5-1) took a shutout into the eighth, increasing his streak of scoreless innings against Arizona to 30.
Bonds also drew a bases-loaded walk, Rich Aurilia homered and Benito Santiago doubled in two runs for the Giants, who led 6-0.
Rueter allowed three runs and eight hits in 71/3 innings. After Junior Spivey made it a one-run game with a three-run homer off Joe Nathan, Tim Worrell pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save.
Dodgers 3, Rockies 1
LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Brown (5-1) allowed three hits in seven innings, giving up one earned run for his fifth straight start.
Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Justin Speier in the seventh as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to a season-high five and sent Colorado to its 13th loss in 19 games.
-- Associated Press