ROUNDUP | Wednesday's other games



NATIONAL LEAGUE
Marlins 8, Phillies 7, 12 innings
PHILADELPHIA -- Mike Lowell became the first Florida player to hit three homers in a game, and the Marlins beat Philadelphia for the eighth time in a row. Florida won when Luis Castillo hit a sacrifice fly off Ryan Madsen (0-1). Lowell, 4-for-6 with four RBIs, led off the ninth inning with a game-tying homer off Billy Wagner, who blew his first save for the Phillies. Jim Thome and Ricky Ledee homered for the Phillies.
Padres 11, Giants 0
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds failed to tie a major league record by hitting a home run in an eighth straight game. Brian Giles and Mark Loretta homered for San Diego. Bonds struck out and was walked twice on four pitches as he tried to become the fourth player in history to homer in eight straight games. Jake Peavy (1-1) allowed four hits in six innings. Giles drove in four runs and Loretta three as the Padres pounded Jason Schmidt (0-2) for seven runs in four innings.
Expos 2, Mets 1
NEW YORK -- Livan Hernandez pitched into the eighth inning, and center fielder Brad Wilkerson made a key throw in Montreal's victory. The Expos scored twice in the fifth against Tom Glavine, helped by an error by center fielder Mike Cameron.
Braves 9, Reds 5, 10 innings
CINCINNATI -- Andruw Jones and Rafael Furcal homered in the 10th inning for Atlanta. Marcus Giles tied the score with a two-out single in the ninth off Cincinnati closer Danny Graves. Sean Casey hit a solo homer in the sixth and a two-out, two-run shot that put the Reds ahead 5-4 in the eighth.
Cardinals 12, Astros 6
HOUSTON -- Jim Edmonds hit a grand slam, one of five St. Louis home runs. Reggie Sanders hit a three-run homer and Scott Rolen a two-run shot. Ray Lankford and Marlon Anderson also connected. Matt Morris (3-1) held Houston to three runs and four hits in six innings with four strikeouts and no walks.
Brewers 10, Diamondbacks 6
MILWAUKEE -- Scott Podsednik chased Randy Johnson with a go-ahead triple in an eight-run seventh inning for Milwaukee. Keith Ginter opened the bottom half with a double and capped the inning with a two-run homer.
Dodgers 9, Rockies 4
DENVER -- Paul Lo Duca drove in three runs, and Adrian Beltre homered and had two RBIs to lead Los Angeles. Lo Duca went 3-for-4. Beltre hit his second homer in two games and Dave Roberts went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs scored for the Dodgers, who had 13 hits. Hideo Nomo (3-1) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Devil Rays 7, Orioles 3
BALTIMORE -- Tino Martinez and Rocco Baldelli homered as Tampa Bay ended Baltimore's five-game winning streak. Paul Abbott (2-1) allowed three runs on two hits in six innings. He was perfect through four innings, but walked two batters in the fifth before Jay Gibbons hit a three-run homer.
Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO -- Doug Mirabelli homered twice and Tim Wakefield had another solid outing as Boston dealt Toronto its fifth straight defeat. Mirabelli had a solo shot off Ted Lilly (0-2) in the third inning and added a two-run shot in the fourth. Wakefield (2-0) allowed two runs on six hits in 62/3 innings.
Yankees 3, White Sox 1
CHICAGO -- Alex Rodriguez homered and Jorge Posada hit a tie-breaking shot in the seventh inning for New York. Javier Vazquez (2-1) allowed five hits in eight innings -- retiring his final 10 batters. Gary Sheffield singled in the seventh off Jon Garland (1-1) before Posada homered to increase his team-leading RBI total to 18.
Tigers 11, Twins 8
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ivan Rodriguez had four hits, and Detroit ended Minnesota's six-game winning streak. Craig Monroe had three hits and scored three runs, and Alex Sanchez drove in three runs for the Tigers. Brad Radke (2-1) lasted only two innings in his shortest start in nearly two years. Shannon Stewart homered for the Twins, and Lew Ford had had a two-run triple among three hits.
Rangers 4, Angels 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Michael Young hit a tie-breaking two-run triple and Texas rookie catcher Gerald Laird threw out three baserunners.
Athletics 7, Mariners 4
SEATTLE -- Jermaine Dye hit a two-run double in a three-run ninth inning for Oakland. The rally spoiled a dramatic comeback by the Mariners, who had won four straight games.
-- Associated Press
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.