AROUND THE HORN | Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Blue Jays 3, Devil Rays 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Roy Halladay became the first 20-game winner in the majors this season, pitching a five-hitter. Halladay (20-6) has seven complete games this year, including his past three starts. Halladay struck out three, walked two and needed only 93 pitches. Greg Myers homered for the Blue Jays.
Twins 5, White Sox 2
CHICAGO -- Brad Radke pitched a complete game to win his most important start of the season and Minnesota beat Esteban Loaiza. Shannon Stewart and Denny Hocking each drove in two runs as the Twins salvaged a split of the key four-game series. Radke (12-10) gave up nine hits, walked none and struck out five in his third complete game this season. It was his fourth straight victory. Loaiza (19-7) gave up five runs and seven hits over seven innings, striking out nine.
Yankees 5, Tigers 2
NEW YORK -- Roger Clemens got his 307th career victory, and Jorge Posada hit a go-ahead, two-run single and made a nifty tag at home plate. Nick Johnson and Bernie Williams added solo homers for the Yankees. Detroit (37-108), which has dropped six straight, has lost the most games in the major leagues since the 1998 Florida Marlins went 54-108.
Mariners 8, Rangers 2
SEATTLE -- Gil Meche pitched eight innings for his 15th win and Randy Winn had three hits. Winn and Mark McLemore each drove in two runs.
Athletics 14, Angels 4
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eric Chavez hit two of Oakland's six homers and the Athletics won their third straight. Eric Byrnes and pinch-hitter Billy McMillon hit three-run homers, and Ramon Hernandez and Mark Ellis also homered. Miguel Tejada and Jose Guillen also had RBI singles for Oakland.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brewers 5, Astros 3
MILWAUKEE -- Ben Sheets (11-12) matched his career high for wins and defeated the Astros for the sixth straight time. Sheets allowed three runs and eight hits in eight innings. Dan Kolb pitched the ninth for his 17th save. Ron Villone (6-4) pitched six innings for Houston. He allowed three earned runs on five hits.
Expos 3, Cubs 2
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Tomo Ohka took a two-hit shutout into the ninth inning and Orlando Cabrera hit two doubles and a triple. Ohka (9-12) outpitched Mark Prior (15-6). Chicago trailed 3-0 when Sammy Sosa and Moises Alou opened the ninth with singles. Rocky Biddle relieved and walked Aramis Ramirez, loading the bases. Eric Karros followed with an RBI single, but Alex Gonzalez then grounded into a double play as another run scored. Joey Eischen relieved and retired pinch-hitter Randall Simon on a grounder with a runner on second for his first save.
Rockies 9, Cardinals 4
ST. LOUIS -- Sterling Hitchcock struggled for the first time since joining St. Louis, surrendering four solo home runs in 31/3 innings. Miguel Cairo hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals. Darren Oliver (11-11) allowed three runs in 62/3 innings to end a five-game losing streak.
Phillies 8, Braves 3
ATLANTA -- Bobby Abreu had three hits and Chase Utley homered -- all in the first three innings -- as Philadelphia denied Greg Maddux his 15th win. Marlon Byrd finished 3-for-5, and Pat Burrell had two hits and two RBIs. Brett Myers (14-7) went seven innings, allowing a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Matt Franco in the fifth. Myers won his third straight decision.
Diamondbacks 2, Dodgers 0
PHOENIX -- Chris Capuano allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings while starting in place of Curt Schilling. The 25-year-old left-hander struck out four, walked none and hit a batter in his fourth major league start. Capuano (2-3) was on the mound because Schilling had a sore neck.
Padres 5, Giants 4, 10 innings
SAN DIEGO -- Keith Lockhart hit a pinch-hit, two-run single with the bases loaded in the 10th. Lockhart's hit off Tim Worrell helped the Padres avoid a three-game sweep. J.T. Snow homered in the top of the 10th to give San Francisco a 4-3 lead. Snow hit a 2-2 pitch off Rod Beck for his seventh home run. Mike Matthews (6-4) got the final out of the 10th for the win. In the bottom of the inning, Brian Giles hit a leadoff single, Phil Nevin walked and the runners advanced on Gary Matthews Jr.'s groundout. Mark Kotsay was intentionally walked, and Lockhart followed with a single to right on a 3-2 pitch from Worrell (4-4).
-- Associated Press