AROUND THE HORN Tuesday's other games
INTERLEAGUE
Red Sox 1, Padres 0
BOSTON -- Pedro Martinez outpitched David Wells, allowing two hits over eight innings. Martinez (6-3) rebounded from an 11-hit, seven-run outing in his previous game with his best outing of the year, striking out eight, walking one and hitting a batter. Wells allowed six hits and struck out two before he was lifted after 81 pitches. Keith Foulke pitched the ninth for his 12th save. In the seventh, Gabe Kapler hit a one-out double, then moved to third on Brian Daubach's fly ball. Akinori Otsuka gave up a double down the right-field line to Johnny Damon for the game's only run.
Yankees 2, Rockies 1
NEW YORK -- Javier Vazquez (7-3) won his fourth straight start, retiring the first 13 batters, striking out six and giving up five hits in seven-plus innings. Jason Giambi hit a two-run single as the Yankees won for the 12th time in 14 games. Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his 24th save. The game ended when pinch-runner Denny Hocking was caught stealing at second by Posada following Vinny Castilla's single. The AL East leaders, playing their first interleague game this season, have the best record in the major leagues at 36-20.
Blue Jays 7, Dodgers 1
TORONTO -- Ted Lilly (5-2) won his fifth straight decision and Howie Clark hit his first major league home run and drove in a career-high four runs. Lilly allowed one run and seven hits in 71/3 innings, striking out seven. Hideo Nomo (3-6), activated from the 15-day disabled list before the game, lost his fifth straight decision, allowing five runs and six hits in five innings.
Diamondbacks 8, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE -- Randy Johnson (8-4) won his fifth straight start, allowing one run and three hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and one walk. Sidney Ponson (3-7) gave up six runs, five earned, and 11 hits over seven-plus innings in losing his fourth straight start.
Braves 4, Tigers 3
DETROIT -- In Atlanta's first visit to Detroit, Danny Patterson (0-3) made a 10th-inning throwing error that allowed the go-ahead run to score following Mark De Rosa's double.
Giants 7, Devil Rays 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Michael Tucker hit a two-run homer, and Barry Bonds went 1-for-2 with two walks in his first visit to Tropicana Field. He drove in a run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the seventh, then added a RBI single in the ninth.
Royals 4, Expos 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Rookie Zack Greinke (1-1) pitched seven shutout innings for his first major league victory, and Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer. Greinke, at 20 the youngest player in the majors, dropped his ERA in four starts to 1.73. Wielding a baffling array of sharp breaking pitches and tantalizing off-speed stuff, Greinke gave up just three singles. He struck out five and walked none. Jeremy Affeldt got four outs for his seventh save in eight opportunities.
White Sox 14, Phillies 11
CHICAGO -- Juan Uribe and Paul Konerko both homered twice to help Chicago overcome a pair of three-run homers by Jim Thome. Frank Thomas and Carlos Lee also connected for Chicago, whose six homers were one shy of the team record set in 1955 against Kansas City.
Twins 2, Mets 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Pinch-hitter Michael Cuddyer hit a game-winning RBI infield single in the ninth. Jacque Jones singled off Mike Stanton (0-3) leading off the inning. Cuddyer hit a grounder up the middle that second baseman Ty Wigginton dived for and stopped. He threw to first, but Cuddyer was safe. Meanwhile, Jones kept running around third and first baseman Jason Phillips bounced his throw to the plate.
Astros 1, Mariners 0
SEATTLE -- Roger Clemens (9-0) became the oldest pitcher to win his first nine decisions, allowing three hits in 62/3 shutout innings. The 41-year-old Clemens, backed by Morgan Ensberg's seventh-inning sacrifice fly off Joel Pineiro (1-8), got his 319th win to move past Phil Niekro into sole possession of 14th place on the career list. The six-time Cy Young Award winner struck out seven, increasing his total to 4,187, and walked a season-high five. Clemens improved to 23-14 against Seattle, the most wins by a pitcher against the Mariners. A crowd of 34,238 gave Clemens a standing ovation when he left in the seventh.
Athletics 10, Reds 6
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ken Griffey Jr. failed to homer for the second straight game, remaining at 498, and Damian Miller tied a career high with five RBIs as Oakland won its fourth straight. Miller hit a bases-loaded double in a five-run first off Jung Keun Bong (0-1) and a two-run double in the fourth.
Brewers 1, Angels 0, 17 innings
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Scott Podsednik doubled home the go-ahead run in the 17th inning, long after Ben Sheets lost his bid for a perfect game. Ramon Ortiz (2-5) walked Craig Counsell with two outs in the 17th, and Podsednik drove a 1-0 pitch over Vladimir Guerrero in right, ending the game that matched the longest in interleague play. Sheets didn't allow any runners until Guerrero singled with two outs in the seventh.
National League
Cubs 7, Cardinals 3
CHICAGO -- Derrek Lee went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Matt Clement (7-4) improved to 3-0 against St. Louis. Todd Hollandsworth had a pair of RBIs, and Aramis Ramirez and Ramon Martinez each drove in a run. Clement scattered three runs and five hits in eight innings, and struck out nine. Scott Rolen homered twice and drew a walk. But the Cardinals, playing without NL batting champion Albert Pujols, managed only four other hits -- two in the final five innings.
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