AROUND THE HORN Wednesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics 3, White Sox 2, 10 innings
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Mark Kotsay hit Oakland's second straight game-ending home run. A day after Bobby Kielty's 12th-inning homer beat the White Sox 6-4, Kotsay connected against Jon Adkins (2-2) for his first homer since last Sept. 19 against Colorado. Oakland played without Gold Glove third baseman Eric Chavez, hit by a pitch on Tuesday and expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks with a broken bone in his right hand.
Yankees 6, Orioles 5
NEW YORK -- Gary Sheffield and Derek Jeter homered, and Ruben Sierra hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly for New York. Baltimore burst ahead with a five-run first inning, knocking out Jose Contreras just two outs into the game. But the Yankees' bullpen, led by Tanyon Sturtze, held the Orioles scoreless the rest of the way. Sheffield's three-run homer closed the early gap and Jeter's seventh homer pulled New York within a run. Jeter has driven in at least one run in a career-high nine straight games, but he also made a pair of errors at shortstop.
Tigers 2, Royals 0
DETROIT -- Jason Johnson pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and last-minute replacement Brandon Inge homered. Inge played after catcher Ivan Rodriguez was pulled from the starting lineup because of inflammation in his right wrist. Inge hit a two-run homer in the second inning.
Devil Rays 4, Twins 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Tampa Bay rookie Doug Waechter took a no-hit bid into the sixth. Waechter (3-5) gave up three hits, including Corey Koskie's two-run homer in the seventh. Rocco Baldelli went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, and Aubrey Huff had two RBIs for the Devil Rays. Danys Baez got five outs for his ninth save.
Blue Jays 5, Mariners 3
SEATTLE -- Josh Phelps hit his first career grand slam. Phelps had one hit in his last 14 at-bats before he homered in the second inning off Joel Pineiro (1-7). Ted Lilly (4-2) won his fourth straight decision, allowing two runs in 61/3 innings. Rich Aurilia homered for Seattle.
Angels 10, Red Sox 7
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Vladimir Guerrero set a club record with nine RBIs, hitting two homers and going 4-for-4. It was the most RBIs in the majors since Boston's Bill Mueller had nine at Texas last July 29. Guerrero leads the AL with 49 RBIs this season. Anaheim's David Eckstein went 5-for-5, scored four runs and drove in another. He extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games. Manny Ramirez hit his AL-leading 15th homer for Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Astros 5, Cubs 1
CHICAGO -- Roger Clemens won for the first time at Wrigley Field, keeping his perfect season intact. Clemens (8-0) allowed one run -- on Todd Hollandsworth's broken-bat single -- and five hits in seven innings. Adam Everett and Brad Ausmus had three hits each against Matt Clement (6-4), who allowed 11 hits in 62/3 innings. Chicago has lost seven of nine.
Reds 3, Marlins 1
MIAMI -- Sean Casey singled in the seventh to break up Dontrelle Willis' perfect-game bid, then hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the ninth off Matt Perisho as Cincinnati completed a three-game sweep. Brian Reith (2-1), who worked a scoreless eighth, got his second win in as many days. Danny Graves worked a perfect ninth for his major league-leading 26th save.
Padres 2, Rockies 1
SAN DIEGO -- Jay Payton hit an RBI single past the glove of diving second baseman Aaron Miles with two outs in the 10th inning. Padres closer Trevor Hoffman (1-0) came on with the score tied at 1 and pitched a perfect 10th, with two strikeouts.
Mets 5, Phillies 3, 10 innings
PHILADELPHIA -- Todd Zeile hit a tying, three-run homer in the eighth inning and a two-run drive in the 10th as New York completed a three-game sweep. Jim Thome grounded out with the bases loaded for the final out, and Braden Looper got his 10th save.
Expos 8, Braves 4
ATLANTA -- Backup catcher Einar Diaz drove in his first three runs of the season as Montreal avoided a three-game sweep. It was only the third win in 13 games for the Expos, who have the worst record in the majors (17-35). Orlando Cabrera, Tony Batista and Juan Rivera each had three of Montreal's season-high 17 hits.
Diamondbacks 8, Giants 6
PHOENIX -- Randy Johnson won his fourth start in a row and Shea Hillenbrand homered and drove in three runs. Robby Hammock also knocked in three runs with a pair of doubles for the Diamondbacks.
Dodgers 5, Brewers 2
LOS ANGELES -- Paul Lo Duca homered and drove in three runs, Edwin Jackson pitched five strong innings for Los Angeles. Jackson (1-0) was called up from the minors earlier in the day. He allowed one run, three hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Eric Gagne got four outs, extending his major league-record save streak to 76. He allowed an RBI single to pinch-hitter Brooks Kieschnick in the ninth.
-- Associated Press