AROUND THE HORN Tuesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 7, White Sox 0
CHICAGO -- Jason Giambi hit a grand slam in the ninth inning, and Jose Contreras struck out a career-high nine as the Yankees clinched their sixth straight AL East title with a victory over the Chicago White Sox. Nick Johnson and Juan Rivera hit solo homers, and Hideki Matsui drove in his team-high 106th RBI for the Yankees, who last Saturday assured themselves of no worse than the wild-card berth. Chicago was eliminated from contention with the loss, its ninth in 13 games.
Athletics 4, Rangers 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Athletics clinched their second straight AL West title behind Adam Melhuse's RBI single in the 10th off Francisco Cordero (5-8), who blew his league-high 10th save. Oakland wrapped up the division about 20 minutes later when second-place Seattle lost 2-1 in 11 innings at Anaheim. The A's will be going to the playoffs for the fourth straight year.
Tigers 15, Royals 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Detroit (39-118) stopped a 10-game losing streak but still must win four of its last five to avoid tying the post-1900 loss record of 120 held by the 1962 New York Mets. Warren Morris, Craig Monroe and A.J. Hinch all homered for the Tigers, who scored their most runs since getting 19 against Texas on Aug. 8, 2001. Tigers manager Alan Trammell missed the game to attend his mother's funeral.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 5
BOSTON -- Todd Walker tied the game with a three-run homer off Jorge Julio with two outs in the ninth and David Ortiz won it with a solo shot against Kurt Ainsworth (0-1) in the 10th. Byung-Hyun Kim (8-5) pitched a scoreless 10th for Boston, which improved to 31/2 games ahead of Seattle in the AL wild-card race. Any combination of Boston victories or Seattle losses totaling two would clinch a playoff spot for the Red Sox.
Angels 2, Mariners 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Tim Salmon homered off former teammate Shigetoshi Hasegawa (2-4) in the 11th to eliminate Seattle from the AL West. Randy Winn had tied the score in the ninth with an RBI single off Troy Percival. Francisco Rodriguez (8-3) pitched a hitless 11th for the victory.
Blue Jays 8, Devil Rays 5
TORONTO -- Carlos Delgado hit his 299th homer, breaking a 4-all tie in the fifth against Victor Zambrano (11-10), and Reed Johnson added a two-run shot. Josh Towers became the second straight Toronto pitcher to be ejected, getting tossed for throwing behind Aubrey Huff in the fifth. Roy Halladay was ejected for hitting Rocco Baldelli with a pitch Monday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 6, Reds 0
CINCINNATI -- Kerry Wood struck out 12 and limited the Cincinnati Reds to one infield single in seven innings, leading the Chicago Cubs to a victory and sole possession of first place in the NL Central. The Houston Astros dropped a game back with a loss to San Francisco. The Cubs had not been alone in first place so late in a season since 1989, the last time they won a division title.
Giants 10, Astros 3
HOUSTON -- Edgardo Alfonzo hit a grand slam in a 10-run second inning, and San Francisco knocked Houston out of first place in the NL Central. The Giants roughed up Wade Miller (14-13) and sent the Astros to their fourth consecutive loss, matching a season high. Houston had held at least a share of the division lead since Sept. 8
Marlins 5, Phillies 4
MIAMI -- Jeff Conine's three-run homer off Kevin Millwood highlighted a five-run seventh inning, and Florida rallied to beat fading Philadelphia. The Marlins overcame a shaky start by rookie Dontrelle Willis. They were on the verge of falling into a tie with Philadelphia in the wild-card race, but instead moved two games ahead with five to go -- including two more between the teams.
Braves 2, Expos 0
ATLANTA -- John Smoltz got his first save since coming off the disabled list after Rafael Furcal's two-out single in the eighth inning broke a scoreless tie, and Atlanta defeated Montreal. Gary Sheffield added a run-scoring double off Javier Vazquez (13-12), who dominated the Braves for seven innings before tiring in the eighth. Sheffield has 128 RBIs, breaking the Atlanta record held since 1966 by Hank Aaron.
Cardinals 5, Brewers 1
MILWAUKEE -- Woody Williams mastered Milwaukee for the second time in a week as St. Louis beat the Brewers. The Cardinals stayed 31/2 games behind Chicago in the NL Central race with four left. They snapped a five-game road losing streak. Williams (17-9) scattered three hits over seven innings, walking none and striking out six as the Cardinals improved to 12-3 against Milwaukee.
Rockies 20, Diamondbacks 9
DENVER -- Ronnie Belliard homered twice and drove in a career-high eight runs, and Larry Walker hit a grand slam and had six RBIs as Colorado eliminated Arizona from postseason contention. The loss, coupled with Florida's 5-4 win over Philadelphia, put the Diamondbacks six games behind Florida in the NL wild-card race with five remaining. Belliard's eight RBIs matched the Colorado record, shared by Andres Galarraga and Walker. The 20 runs set a Rockies mark -- they scored 19 twice before. It was the most runs ever scored against Arizona.
Dodgers 2, Padres 1
SAN DIEGO -- Alex Cora doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, lifting Los Angeles over San Diego. Adrian Beltre homered and Eric Gagne got another save for the Dodgers, who remained 31/2 games behind Florida in the NL wild-card race with six to play. Cora doubled off Rod Beck (3-2) with one out in the ninth, scoring Jeromy Burnitz from first base. Los Angeles won for just the third time in eight games since sweeping the Padres at home Sept. 12-14.