AROUND THE HORN Sunday's other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 3, Red Sox 1
NEW YORK -- David Wells took a shutout into the eighth inning, and Bernie Williams broke a scoreless tie in the seventh with his first home run since mid-August. Wells (13-6) sparkled for 71/3 innings -- and he needed to the way Jeff Suppan (1-2) was pitching for the Red Sox. New York's sputtering offense forced Boston's outfield to handle just four balls in the first six innings -- Derek Jeter's single in the fourth and three weak flyouts.
Twins 5, Rangers 4, 10 innings
MINNEAPOLIS -- Torii Hunter hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning off Francisco Cordero (4-7) to give Minnesota its fifth straight win. Rick Reed (6-12) pitched two innings of scoreless relief the day he was activated from the 15-day disabled list. He gave up one hit and retired six of the seven batters he faced.
Royals 3, Angels 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Paul Abbott and Jeremy Affeldt combined on a five-hitter and Aaron Guiel and rookie Ken Harvey homered for Kansas City. In his fifth start since undergoing shoulder surgery last summer, Abbott (1-0) allowed five hits over seven innings. He struck out three and walked none. Affeldt pitched two innings for his third save.
Devil Rays 11, Athletics 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Victor Zambrano pitched his first career complete game and Tampa Bay once again roughed up Barry Zito. Zambrano (10-8) gave up nine hits, walked none and struck out eight in his 35th major league start. He became just the fourth Tampa Bay pitcher ever to win 10 or more games in a season. Zito (11-12), the 2002 AL Cy Young winner, was tagged for seven runs and six hits over 51/3 innings.
Blue Jays 8, Tigers 0
TORONTO -- Frank Catalanotto homered twice and Josh Towers pitched seven scoreless innings for Toronto. The Tigers haven't scored a run in 22 innings and have been blanked an AL-high 15 times this season. Towers (5-1) allowed just four hits, while striking out five and walking none.
Orioles 2, Mariners 1
BALTIMORE -- Pat Hentgen allowed five hits in eight innings and Brian Roberts kept up his assault on Seattle pitching. Roberts went 2-for-4 and capped a two-run third inning against Freddy Garcia with an RBI single. Hentgen (6-7) struck out three and walked two.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cardinals 9, Reds 0
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Morris pitched no-hit ball into the seventh inning and finished with a three-hitter. Fernando Vina had a season-high four hits and Orlando Palmeiro and Mike Matheny homered for St. Louis. Morris (10-6) struck out eight and walked one in his third shutout and fifth complete game this season.
Padres 7, Astros 1
SAN DIEGO -- Brian Giles hit his first home run for San Diego. Giles homered off Wade Miller (12-12) in the first inning. Gary Bennett hit a three-run double in the sixth and Ramon Vazquez had an RBI single that gave San Diego a 7-1 lead.
Cubs 9, Brewers 2
MILWAUKEE -- Randall Simon homered twice and drove in five runs and Sammy Sosa added a solo shot to help Kerry Wood (12-11) win for the first time in a month. Wood gave up eight hits and two runs in seven innings and had six strikeouts. Sosa's home run was his 34th of the season.
Dodgers 6, Rockies 2
DENVER -- Adrian Beltre drove in three runs and had four hits to back Wilson Alvarez, and Los Angeles handed Colorado its season-high eighth straight loss. Shawn Green had two RBIs including a solo homer, his 14th of the season. Colorado has gone 1-13 in its past 14 games, including 1-8 at Coors Field.
Marlins 3, Expos 1
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Dontrelle Willis pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning. Willis (12-6) struck out six in seven-plus innings as the Marlins took two of three games in Hiram Bithorn Stadium. Braden Looper earned his 27th save in 31 chances.
Diamondbacks 9, Giants 6
SAN FRANCISCO -- Pinch-hitter Danny Bautista hit a tie-breaking two-run single to highlight a five-run eighth inning. Giants reliever Joe Nathan (9-4) walked the bases loaded with two outs before Steve Finley doubled to right off Chad Zerbe for his fourth hit of the game to tie it at 6. Bautista followed with his single off Matt Herges, and Luis Gonzalez followed with an RBI single.
Phillies 5, Mets 4, 11 innings
PHILADELPHIA -- Marlon Byrd hit a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning and Philadelphia won its sixth straight. The Phillies have won eight of 10 following a six-game losing skid. Byrd went 8-for-16 in the series and drove in the winning run twice.
-- Associated Press
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