AROUND THE HORN | Tuesday's other games

Twins 5, White Sox 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brad Radke beat Esteban Loaiza for the second time in six days as the Minnesota Twins stretched their AL Central lead. Radke (13-10) scattered eight singles over seven innings, allowing one run -- on Carl Everett's RBI single in the sixth. He won his fifth straight decision. Loaiza (19-8) gave up four runs, four hits and five walks in 21/3 innings. Torii Hunter and rookie Michael Ryan each had two hits for the Twins.
Blue Jays 6, Tigers 6
DETROIT -- Frank Catalanotto singled home the go-ahead run in a four-run seventh, and Detroit lost its 112th game. Detroit (38-112), which has dropped four straight, moved within five of the AL record for losses, set by the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117). The Tigers need five or more wins in their last 12 games to avoid the post-1900 major league mark, set by the 1962 Mets. Jason Kershner (2-3) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. Nate Cornejo (6-16) allowed six runs -- five earned -- and eight hits in 61/3 innings.
Yankees 6, Orioles 3
BALTIMORE -- Roger Clemens (15-9) moved into a tie for 17th place on the career victory list with Hoss Radbourn at 308, allowing three runs -- two earned -- and seven hits in seven innings. Alfonso Soriano hit his third homer in two nights and Hideki Matsui drove in three runs for the Yankees. Mariano Rivera worked the ninth for his 38th save. New York went up 4-1 with a three-run sixth against Jason Johnson (10-8).
Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 2
BOSTON -- Pedro Martinez (13-4) pitched a six-hitter for his 100th win with Boston, which opened a 21/2-game lead over Seattle in the wild-card race. Martinez, in his sixth year with the Red Sox, struck out six and walked one in his second complete game this season. With the score 1-all in the eighth, Nomar Garciaparra doubled off Travis Harper (4-8), David Ortiz hit an RBI single against Joe Kennedy and Bill Mueller added a sacrifice fly. With the potential tying run on second with two outs in the ninth, Julio Lugo popped out.
Rangers 10, Mariners 5
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 44th homer, his fifth in six games, and rookie Laynce Nix homered twice. Hank Blalock had a three-run homer for Texas, which opened a 9-0 lead in the fourth. Seattle has lost three straight and is 6-8 in September. Gil Meche (15-11) allowed eight runs and seven hits -- four of them homers -- in 21/3 innings. John Thomson (13-13) gave up three runs and nine hits in eight innings.
Angels 6, Athletics 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Scott Spiezio hit a three-run homer with one out in the ninth to give Anaheim a victory over Oakland. Spiezio's 16th home run, on the first pitch he saw from Jim Mecir, ended Oakland's seven-game winning streak. The A's scored twice in the eighth to take a two-run lead. Mecir (2-3) started the ninth in his first save situation of the season and gave up a one-out single to Garret Anderson. Mecir then walked Tim Salmon before Spiezio lined a fastball into the seats in right field.
Braves 5, Expos 4
MONTREAL -- The Atlanta Braves became the first major league team to clinch a playoff berth this season despite wasting a three-run lead and losing to Montreal. Atlanta was assured of at least the wild-card berth when Los Angeles lost to Arizona. Greg Maddux was denied his 15th win when Atlanta's bullpen failed to hold a 4-1 lead, and Montreal won on Orlando Cabrera's run-scoring double in the 10th off Roberto Hernandez (5-3). Maddux, trying to become the first pitcher to win 15 or more games in 16 consecutive seasons, allowed one run and four hits in seven innings. Rocky Biddle (5-8) pitched the 10th.
Phillies 14, Marlins 0
PHILADELPHIA -- Mike Lieberthal hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, and Vicente Padilla (14-10) allowed five hits in eight innings. The Phillies closed within a half-game of the NL wild card-leading Marlins, who had won eight straight against Philadelphia. Carl Pavano (11-12) gave up six runs and nine hits in 51/3 innings in his first loss since July 9.
Astros 14, Rockies 4
DENVER -- Richard Hidalgo hit three homers and drove in five runs. The Astros, who have won 10 of their last 12, remained 11/2 games ahead of the Cubs in the NL Central. Adam Everett added a three-run homer, and Jeriome Robertson (15-7) set a Houston rookie record for wins. Jeff Kent and Morgan Ensberg also hit solo homers for the Astros. Colorado starter Chin-hui Tsao (2-3), activated from the disabled list before the game, went four innings, allowing five runs -- four earned -- and four hits.
Cubs 3, Mets 2
CHICAGO -- Sammy Sosa homered for the first time in more than a week, and Mark Prior struck out 13 in 82/3 innings. Sosa drove in all of Chicago's runs, including a two-run homer in the third off Jae Weong Seo (8-12) that put the Cubs ahead. Prior reached double-digits in strikeouts for the sixth time this season as he improved to 8-1 since returning from the disabled list Aug. 4.
Cardinals 6, Brewers 5
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols had three hits to increase his major league-leading total to 202 for St. Louis. Sterling Hitchcock (3-1) improved to 9-2 against the Brewers, allowing four runs, three hits and five walks in 51/3 innings. Four relievers finished the five-hitter, with Jason Isringhausen pitching the ninth for his 18th save. Luis Martinez (0-2), making his third major league start, allowed six runs and eight hits in 31/3 innings.
Giants 4, Padres 2
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds hit his 656th career homer, his 43rd this season and third in four days. San Francisco won for the 12th time in 16 games and lowered its magic number for clinching the NL West to two. Rookie Jerome Williams (7-4) pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, and Tim Worrell got three outs for his 35th save. Adam Eaton (8-11) allowed four runs, seven hits and five walks in six innings.
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 2
LOS ANGELES -- Curt Schilling (8-8) won for the first time since Aug. 17, allowing one run and eight hits in seven innings with eight strikeouts. Junior Spivey drove in two runs for Arizona, which dropped the Dodgers 21/2 games behind Florida in the NL wild-card race. Matt Mantei gave up a solo homer to Jeromy Burnitz in the ninth before finishing for his 24th save. -- Associated Press