AROUND THE HORN Tuesday's other games

Red Sox 11, A's 0
BOSTON -- Tim Wakefield pitched seven innings of three-hit ball for his first win in six weeks, and Johnny Damon singled five times as Boston rebounded from a horrible trip. Wakefield (5-5) allowed only two batters to reach second base. He struck out six and walked one. Bill Mueller hit a three-run homer in the second, and the Red Sox scored four times in the fourth off Barry Zito (4-6). Zito allowed seven runs -- six earned -- on nine hits and three walks in four innings, walking in two runs in the fourth.
Tigers 9, Yankees 1
NEW YORK -- Jason Johnson pitched eight dominant innings and Rondell White and Bobby Higginson hit two-run homers to help the Tigers end a five-game skid. Dmitri Young had three doubles and scored two runs, Carlos Guillen had a two-run single, and White added an RBI single against his former team as the Tigers won for the first time at Yankee Stadium since Sept. 7, 2002. Johnson (6-7) retired his first 12 batters. He allowed six hits and a run without walking a batter. He struck out four.
Devil Rays 3, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE -- Mark Hendrickson pitched eight shutout innings and the Devil Rays halted a three-game losing streak. Hendrickson (6-6) allowed six hits, struck out two and walked one. He allowed only two runners to reach third base. Danys Baez pitched the ninth for his 17th save in 19 chances. Rodrigo Lopez (6-5) gave up three runs on eight hits in 62/3 innings. Rocco Baldelli had four hits and an RBI for the Devil Rays.
Blue Jays 7, Mariners 6
TORONTO -- Carlos Delgado doubled in his first at-bat off the disabled list, and Reed Johnson and Josh Phelps homered in a six-run first inning for Toronto. Delgado, who missed 33 games because of a strained ribcage, went 1-for-3. Toronto went 13-20 while he was sidelined. Miguel Batista (8-5) won this fourth straight start despite allowing four runs, six hits and six walks in six innings. Rookie Jason Frasor pitched the ninth for his ninth save in 10 chances.
Twins 4, Royals 0
MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana pitched a three-hitter for his first career complete game and tied his high with 13 strikeouts. Torii Hunter homered in the second inning and went 2-for-3 for the Twins, and the Royals lost for the 12th time in 13 games.
Angels 6, White Sox 2
CHICAGO -- Jeff DaVanon hit a three-run homer off Freddy Garcia, who lost his first home game with Chicago. The Angels had lost six of their last seven. Garcia (5-8) struck out his first four batters and seven in eight innings, but allowed seven hits, two walks and four earned runs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Dodgers 4, Diamondbacks 1
LOS ANGELES -- One night later, Eric Gagne started a new streak, pitching a scoreless ninth for Los Angeles. Gagne, whose major league-record streak of 84 consecutive saves ended when he blew a 5-3 lead in the Dodgers' 10-inning, 6-5 victory Monday night, retired Quinton McCracken and Robby Hammock before Roberto Alomar singled. But Gagne struck out pinch-hitter Tim Olson to end it, earning his 22nd save in 23 chances. Jose Lima (7-3) allowed a run and seven hits and struck out five as Los Angeles won for the fourth straight time.
Braves 1, Expos 0
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Russ Ortiz pitched seven scoreless innings to put the Atlanta Braves over .500 for the first time in nearly a month. After allowing back-to-back singles to Brad Wilkerson and Endy Chavez to start the game, Ortiz (9-6) retired 14 of the next 16 batters. He pitched seven innings, allowed three hits, walked three, and struck out three. John Smoltz got the final four outs for his 15th save.
Mets 4, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Al Leiter pitched seven solid innings and Kaz Matsui went 3-for-5, leading New York past Philadelphia. Leiter (5-2) won for the fourth time in six starts and helped the Mets pull within two games of the NL East-leading Phillies. New York has won five of its last six. After allowing two singles in the ninth, Braden Looper struck out Placido Polanco to get his 17th save in 19 chances.
Cardinals 5, Reds 3
ST. LOUIS -- Jim Edmonds homered and saved one with his glove, and Edgar Renteria hit a go-ahead, two-run drive in the seventh inning for St. Louis. Matt Morris (9-6) overcame a shaky second to work seven solid innings for St. Louis (51-32), which won its fifth straight to improve the NL's best record. The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 30-8 in the first five games of a nine-game homestand. They have won 12 of their last 14 at home, including seven straight.
Brewers 4, Cubs 2
MILWAUKEE -- Keith Ginter hit a two-run homer off Mark Prior (2-2) and Victor Santos (8-3) won for the sixth time in seven starts, allowing two runs and five hits in 62/3 innings. Milwaukee is 43-38, its first winning record at the halfway point since 1998. Dan Kolb pitched the ninth for his 26th save.
Padres 5, Astros 3
SAN DIEGO -- Brian Giles and Mark Loretta hit solo home runs to lead San Diego to its eighth straight home win. Terrence Long hit a two-run double in the first inning to spark the NL West leaders, who have won five in a row overall and 12 of their last 15. Houston has lost three straight, dropping nine games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.
Rockies 8, Giants 6
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeromy Burnitz homered and drove in three runs, including a go-ahead single in the ninth. Burnitz singled off Jason Christiansen (1-2) with two outs. Christiansen hit Larry Walker with a pitch and walked Matt Holliday ahead of Burnitz. Charles Johnson added an RBI single.
-- Associated Press