AROUND THE HORN Sunday's other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 9, White Sox 2
CHICAGO -- Marcus Thames hit his first career grand slam and the Detroit Tigers overcame the ejections of starter Jeremy Bonderman and manager Alan Trammell.
Carlos Guillen had three singles -- he was 8-for-13 in the series -- as the Tigers avoided a three-game sweep and knocked the White Sox out of first place in the AL Central.
Mariners 6, Angels 2
SEATTLE -- Dave Hansen and Bucky Jacobsen homered to back Joel Pineiro, and the Mariners took advantage of Kevin Gregg's record-tying wildness to avoid a three-game sweep.
Gregg threw four wild pitches in the eighth inning, tying the post-1900 major league regular-season record, set by Walter Johnson in 1914 and matched by Phil Niekro in 1979. Bert Cunningham threw five wild pitches in one inning in 1890, and Rick Ankiel threw five in an NL playoff game in 2000.
Athletics 9, Rangers 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eric Chavez and Mark Kotsay both homered for the second straight day, and Rich Harden made another impressive start for the Athletics.
Eric Byrnes and Erubiel Durazo also homered for the A's, who took two of three from the first-place Rangers to cut Texas' division lead to 2 1/2 games. Scott Hatteberg went 4-for-5, matching his career high.
Blue Jays 5, Devil Rays 3
TORONTO -- Carlos Delgado hit a three-run homer to become the first Toronto player to drive in 1,000 runs, and David Bush got his first major league win.
Toronto completed a three-game sweep of the Devil Rays, who have lost six straight overall and nine in a row on the road. Since moving a season-high two games over .500 on July 3, Tampa Bay has gone 5-15.
Twins 8, Orioles 4
BALTIMORE -- Justin Morneau had three hits, including a long three-run homer, and Minnesota roughed up rookie Daniel Cabrera.
Mike Cuddyer also homered and had three hits for the Twins, who won two of three from the Orioles to capture a third straight series for the first time since May 19.
Cabrera (8-4) was 5-0 with a 1.90 ERA in eight starts since June 15, but fell behind 6-0 in the second inning and didn't make it out of the sixth. He gave up eight runs and 11 hits, both season highs, in five-plus innings.
Miguel Tejada had two hits and scored twice for the Orioles.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 3, Cubs 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Eric Milton pitched eight hitless innings before Michael Barrett blooped a double just in front of center fielder Doug Glanville, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs on Pat Burrell's run-scoring single in the ninth.
Philadelphia led 2-0 when Barrett was jammed by an 0-1 fastball leading off the ninth, Milton's 98th pitch of the game. Glanville, who replaced Ricky Ledee in the eighth, at first broke back, then charged in and just missed an attempt for a diving catch.
Milton then struck out pinch-hitters Jose Macias and Alex Gonzalez, giving him a season-high 12 strikeouts, but Mark Grudzielanek singled and Corey Patterson doubled, tying the score and chasing Milton. Ryan Madson (7-2) relieved and retired Sammy Sosa on a grounder.
LaTroy Hawkins (2-3) walked Jim Thome leading off the bottom half and Glanville sacrificed. Burrell drove the next pitch to deep right-center.
Chicago's Mark Prior, pitching for the first time since leaving a game July 15 because of a tender elbow, allowed two runs and five hits in six innings.
Expos 6, Marlins 4
MONTREAL -- Livan Hernandez threw six hitless innings and came within two outs of his second straight complete game.
Hernandez (7-10) was perfect through two outs in the sixth, retiring the first 17 batters he faced before walking pinch-hitter Josh Willingham. He didn't allow a hit until Mike Lowell's double on the first pitch of the seventh.
Cardinals 6, Giants 0
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Morris threw a seven-hitter for his seventh career shutout, and the St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of Jerome Williams' wildness in the fifth inning.
The Cardinals avoided a sweep after losing the first two games of the three-game series, and beat the Giants for only the second time in seven games at home the last two seasons. The NL Central leaders have won 16 of 20 overall and 13 of 16 at home.
Morris (11-6) threw his 15th career complete game, and John Mabry was 3-for-3 with a homer.
Braves 4, Mets 3
NEW YORK -- Fielding errors by rookies David Wright and Kaz Matsui led to three unearned runs for Atlanta, and Mike Hampton threw six strong innings.
J.D. Drew hit his 24th homer for the Braves, who have taken over first place in the NL East with 12 wins in their last 16 games.
Astros 9, Brewers 1
HOUSTON -- Pete Munro pitched seven shutout innings, and Mike Lamb drove in three runs with a pair of doubles for the Astros.
Padres 3, Dodgers 0
LOS ANGELES -- Adam Eaton allowed one hit in seven innings, Phil Nevin and Brian Giles homered and the Padres averted a three-game sweep.
Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2
PHOENIX -- Randy Johnson struck out a season-high 14 in what could be his final start for Arizona, and the Diamondbacks wasted a ninth-inning lead and extended their team-record losing streak to 14.
Associated Press