AROUND THE HORN | Friday's other games

Braves 6, White Sox 4
CHICAGO -- Jaret Wright pitched two-hit ball for seven scoreless innings and Eli Marrero hit a three-run double in the Atlanta Braves' win over the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox rallied for four runs against John Smoltz in the ninth on Carlos Lee's RBI double and Jose Valentin's three-run homer. But Smoltz struck out pinch-hitter Timo Perez with a runner on to end it. Wright (5-5) won his third straight decision and struck out a season-high eight. The right-hander fanned six of nine at one point and set down 14 of 15 batters before leaving the game.
Devil Rays 8, Rockies 7, 10 innings
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rey Sanchez hit an inside-the-park homer in the 10th inning to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a victory over the Colorado Rockies. Sanchez hit a liner to right field off Shawn Chacon (0-3) that went all the way to the wall after Jeromy Burnitz missed a shoestring catch attempt. Center fielder Choo Freeman backed up the play and retrieved the ball, but Sanchez was already headed home with the winning run. Jose Cruz Jr. and Robert Fick homered for the Devil Rays, who are 14-6 in their last 20 games -- the best stretch in team history.
Padres 10, Yankees 2
NEW YORK -- Adam Eaton pitched seven sharp innings, Phil Nevin hit a three-run homer and the San Diego Padres capitalized on Mike Mussina's early departure to beat the New York Yankees. Mussina left after just three innings because of tightness in his right groin. He came out as a precaution, the Yankees said. His injury occurred just two days after teammate Kevin Brown left his start against Colorado with a strained back. Nevin connected in the ninth inning, and Mark Loretta had two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored for the Padres, who jumped on reliever Felix Heredia (0-1) in the fourth to snap a 1-all tie.
Diamondbacks 3, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO -- Danny Bautista hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. With the Diamondbacks down 2-0 in the ninth, Chad Tracy doubled off rookie reliever Jason Frasor (2-2) before Alex Cintron hit an RBI double. After Frasor struck out Doug DeVore for the first out, pinch-hitter Tim Olson singled to center for his first major league hit, tying it at 2 and ending a 0-for-15 slump. One out later, Toronto reliever Terry Adams walked Steve Finley before Bautista singled to center, giving Arizona the lead.
Red Sox 2, Dodgers 1
BOSTON -- David Ortiz singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning after homering in the seventh, and the Boston Red Sox won in the Los Angeles Dodgers' first game ever at Fenway Park. After left fielder Manny Ramirez's error gave the Dodgers an unearned run in the top of the ninth, Johnny Damon started the bottom of the inning by walking against Tom Martin (0-1). Damon went to third on Mark Bellhorn's double to left, and scored on Ortiz's single just inside the right-field line. Keith Foulke (2-0) got the win after Derek Lowe pitched seven scoreless innings and Mike Timlin also threw a shutout inning.
Tigers 8, Marlins 4
DETROIT -- Ivan Rodriguez homered in his first game against his former team, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Florida Marlins. Dmitri Young hit a three-run shot for his first homer of the year, and Carlos Guillen added a two-run drive for the Tigers. Rodriguez, the star catcher who helped Florida to a surprising World Series title last October, went 2-for-4 with a single. The 10-time All-Star signed a $40 million, four-year contract with Detroit in the offseason -- and he's a big reason the Tigers have improved so quickly after losing an AL-record 119 games in 2003.
Phillies 11, Twins 6
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ricky Ledee's three-run homer, his second of the night, capped a five-run ninth inning for the Philadelphia Phillies in a victory that ended the Minnesota Twins' four-game winning streak. Lew Ford's two-run homer in the seventh for the Twins tied it at 6, but Jim Thome gave the Phillies the lead back with a two-run double in the ninth against J.C. Romero. Ledee, who hit a two-run homer in the fourth, then broke the game open with a three-run shot in just his seventh start of the season.
Brewers 9, Astros 3
MILWAUKEE -- Scott Podsednik hit a three-run homer and an RBI double to back a solid outing by Doug Davis in the Milwaukee Brewers' victory over the Houston Astros. Geoff Jenkins and Junior Spivey also homered for the Brewers, who have beaten Tim Redding three times this season. Jeff Kent extended his career-best hitting streak to 25 games -- a franchise record and the longest in the majors this season -- with a leadoff double in the second inning.
Cardinals 12, Rangers 7
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Albert Pujols returned from a hamstring injury and drove in a run, and John Mabry homered and had five RBIs in the St. Louis Cardinals' victory over the Texas Rangers. Reggie Sanders homered had three hits for the Cardinals, who have a major league-best 22-11 record on the road. Jeff Suppan (6-5) gave up four runs, two earned, in six innings to improve to 5-0 lifetime against Texas. Brad Fullmer, Laynce Nix and Alfonso Soriano hit solo homers for Texas, whose three-game winning streak ended.
Royals 7, Mets 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Matt Stairs doubled and tripled to help Darrell May avoid becoming the majors' first nine-game loser, and the Kansas City Royals beat the slumping New York Mets. In their first appearance in Kauffman Stadium, the Mets lost their fourth in a row and their sixth in seven games. May (3-8), one of only two pitchers with eight losses, gave up a double to Gerald Williams on the first pitch of the game. The veteran left-hander allowed 11 hits and five runs in six innings, with five strikeouts. He won for just the second time in 11 decisions.
-- Associated Press