AROUND THE HORN | Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Orioles 9, Yankees 1
NEW YORK -- Sidney Ponson pitched a four-hitter for his third straight win and Javy Lopez homered. Melvin Mora drove in four runs, Lopez had three RBIs and Miguel Tejada hit a pair of RBI singles for Baltimore. Jose Contreras (8-5) pitched on three days' rest without success. The Orioles roughed him up for seven runs in 62/3 innings.
Athletics 7, Rangers 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Adam Melhuse hit a tie-breaking RBI single in the eighth and Erubiel Durazo went 3-for-4 and drove in a big insurance run to push Oakland into first place in the AL West. Texas led the division by 41/2 games after beating Oakland last Friday, but the A's have won six straight to erase the lead. Chad Bradford (5-4) pitched 11/3 innings for the win. Carlos Almanzar (7-2) took the loss.
Tigers 3, White Sox 2
DETROIT -- Jason Johnson allowed three hits over six innings, handing Chicago its fifth straight loss. Johnson (8-8) won for the fourth time in five decisions. Four relievers held the White Sox scoreless over three innings, with Ugueth Urbina pitching a perfect ninth for his 16th save in 18 chances.
Devil Rays 2, Royals 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rob Bell and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, and Tino Martinez had three hits and an RBI for Tampa Bay.
Mariners 6, Angels 5, 13 innings
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ichiro Suzuki had a career-high five hits and scored the game-winning run on Bret Boone's single in the 13th inning to snap the Mariners' club-record 15-game road losing streak. Suzuki, who extended his hitting streak to 21 games, doubled with one out against rookie Kevin Gregg (3-1). After Randy Winn struck out, Boone grounded a 1-2 pitch up the middle to score Suzuki.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Mets 10, Expos 1
MONTREAL -- Eric Valent became the eighth player in Mets history to hit for the cycle, and Mike Cameron homered twice to lead New York. Valent went 4-for-4 with a walk and drove in three runs and scored three times in becoming the fourth player in the majors this season to hit a single, double, triple and home run in a game. He joined Milwaukee's Chad Moeller, Pittsburgh's Daryle Ward and Philadelphia's David Bell in accomplishing the feat.
Marlins 10, Phillies 1
MIAMI -- Alex Gonzalez hit the first grand slam of his career, Dontrelle Willis pitched seven innings and the Florida Marlins swept the Philadelphia Phillies at home for the fourth time in a row. It was the Phillies' 14th consecutive loss in Miami, including seven this year. Most of the games have been close, but this time seven consecutive Marlins scored in the third inning against Paul Abbott (1-5), capped by Gonzalez's 15th homer for an 8-0 lead.
Cubs 4, Brewers 0
MILWAUKEE -- Carlos Zambrano gave up four hits over eight shutout innings and Sammy Sosa homered in the Cubs victory. Zambrano (10-6) walked two and struck out eight in snapping a personal three-game losing skid. He needed 31 pitches to get out of the first inning, but then allowed just two more hits. Kyle Farnsworth allowed a hit and walked a batter in the ninth before completing the five-hitter.
Dodgers 3, Rockies 2
DENVER -- David Ross and Jayson Werth homered and Wilson Alvarez pitched five solid innings for Los Angeles. Wilson (6-3) allowed two runs and four hits to win his third straight decision, combining with Duaner Sanchez, Darren Dreifort, Guillermo Mota and Eric Gagne on the four-hitter. The Dodgers have won 13 of their last 17, and 10 of 13 on the road. Gagne got the final out in the eighth, and pitched a perfect ninth for his 30th save in 31 chances.
Padres 7, Giants 4
SAN DIEGO -- Phil Nevin singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning to help the Padres overcome Barry Bonds' 684th career homer. The Padres won three in the four-game series and remain 21/2 games behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West. San Diego is 10-3 this season against the Giants, who fell 41/2 games out of first. Bonds hit a two-run shot, his 26th, in the fourth inning.
Diamondbacks 6, Astros 4
HOUSTON -- Lance Cormier won the first game of his brief major league career, and Shea Hillenbrand hit a two-run homer to lead Arizona to just its second win since the All-Star break. Cormier (1-2), making his third start in the big leagues, lasted six innings and allowed three runs on eight hits with five strikeouts.
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