AROUND THE HORN Sunday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 2, Rangers 1
NEW YORK -- Mike Mussina took a shutout into the ninth inning and Jason Giambi homered in his return from the disabled list. Bernie Williams, batting leadoff for the first time in eight years because Derek Jeter sat out for the second straight day with a pulled right groin, homered on the first pitch of the fourth inning from Ryan Drese (2-3) to help the Yankees win for the 11th time in 13 games. Mussina (7-4) won his sixth straight decision and struck out a season-high 10. After he allowed a leadoff triple in the ninth, Mariano Rivera gave up an RBI groundout to Michael Young before retiring Mark Teixeira with runners at the corners for his 23rd save.
Red Sox 5, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Johnny Damon hit a tie-breaking double in a five-run sixth inning. Mike Sweeney hit a two-run homer for the Royals, who lost first baseman Ken Harvey and reliever Jason Grimsley (3-2) when they were hurt in a violent collision in the sixth. Grimsley and Harvey stayed on the ground and appeared to be in considerable pain before they were taken to a hospital for X-rays. The team said Grimsley's right jaw and left forearm would be examined, as well as Harvey's right wrist and forearm. Damon had three doubles, and Derek Lowe (5-5) gave up three runs in five innings. Mike Timlin worked three hitless innings, and Keith Foulke pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Twins 6, Tigers 5
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Mauer hit his first major league homer, a three-run shot with two outs in the eighth inning, for Minnesota. J.C. Romero (3-1) won despite giving up a tying single to pinch-hitter Brandon Inge in the eighth, and Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his 15th save. Nathan allowed a leadoff homer to Jason Smith and an RBI single by Ivan Rodriguez, snapping his 21-inning scoreless streak. Lew Ford and Matthew LeCroy also homered for Minnesota.
Orioles 5, Devil Rays 4
BALTIMORE -- Rodrigo Lopez won his second straight start and Rafael Palmeiro and Javy Lopez both had two hits and scored twice. B.J. Surhoff drove in two runs for the Orioles. Lopez (5-2), making his fourth start since leaving the bullpen, gave up three runs and 10 hits in 61/3 innings. Rocco Baldelli homered for the Devil Rays.
Athletics 8, Blue Jays 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eric Byrnes' leadoff homer sparked a four-run first inning for Oakland. Damian Miller added a two-run single off Jason Kershner (0-1) in the first and Scott Hatteberg broke the game open with a three-run double in the seventh. Mark Redman (4-3) allowed three runs in five innings for the win, and Oakland closed it out with stellar relief. Justin Duchscherer pitched three hitless innings to lower his ERA to 1.08, and Arthur Rhodes finished.
Mariners 5, White Sox 4
SEATTLE -- Billy Koch walked Jolbert Cabrera with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning. The Mariners rallied for three runs in the ninth off Koch (1-1), who blew his second save in three games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds 6, Expos 5
CINCINNATI -- Ken Griffey Jr. homered twice to increase his career total to 498, and Cincinnati rallied with three runs in the ninth inning. Pinch-hitter Jacob Cruz hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth that tied the score against Rocky Biddle (0-4), and the Reds won the game on singles by pinch-hitter Barry Larkin, Ryan Freel and D'Angelo Jimenez. Cruz's homer was his first since May 29, 2002. Griffey has nine homers in his last 14 games, tying teammate Adam Dunn and the Cardinals' Albert Pujols for the major league lead with 17.
Braves 6, Phillies 4
ATLANTA -- Staked to a 4-0 lead, Kevin Millwood (4-4) allowed a go-ahead, three-run homer to J.D. Drew in a six-run fifth inning. Millwood, who allowed six runs, eight hits and three walks in 42/3 innings, dropped to 0-6 with a 9.10 ERA in six starts against Atlanta, which traded him to Philadelphia in December 2002.
Giants 16, Rockies 4
DENVER -- Barry Bonds hit career homer No, 674, his 16th this season. Dustin Hermanson (2-2) won for the first time in seven starts, allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings. Michael Tucker and Damon Minor each had three RBIs for the Giants, who set a season high for runs and matched their best with 16 hits.
Astros 3, Cardinals 2
ST. LOUIS -- Roy Oswalt (4-4) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings, and Raul Chavez hit an RBI double off Jeff Suppan (5-5) that broke a sixth-inning tie. St. Louis finished the game without Pujols, who strained his left hamstring running the bases in the sixth and probably will be sidelined for at least several days.
Mets 5, Marlins 2
NEW YORK -- Mike Piazza hit his third homer in two days and drove in four runs. Al Leiter (2-2) pitched two-hit ball for 52/3 scoreless innings and worked around six walks.
Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 5
PHOENIX -- Danny Bautista hit a go-ahead single off Darren Dreifort (1-1) as Arizona scored three times to overcome a 4-2 deficit in the seventh.
Padres 8, Brewers 3
SAN DIEGO -- Adam Eaton (2-6) stopped his six-game losing streak, retiring 15 of 16 batters after allowing two runs in the first. Scott Linebrink, Akinori Otsuka and Trevor Hoffman finished the five-hitter. Phil Nevin hit a three-run homer, Ramon Hernandez also connected and Sean Burroughs hit a two-run double for the Padres.
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