AROUND THE HORN | Friday's other games

INTERLEAGUE
Devil Rays 2, Marlins 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dewon Brazelton took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won their 12th straight interleague victory. Brazelton (1-0) lost his no-hit bid when Mike Lowell lined a ground-rule double with two outs in the eighth. The 24-year-old right-hander walked six, struck out five and hit a batter in his 15th major league start. Danys Baez got four outs for his 14th save, allowing a single to Hee Seop Choi in the ninth before finishing the two-hitter. The victory was the 14th in 15 games for the Devil Rays, who at 35-35 overall -- joined the 1899 Louisville Colonels as the only major league teams to reach .500 after being 18 games below at any point during a season.
Tigers 2, Diamondbacks 1
DETROIT -- Jason Johnson allowed one hit in eight sharp innings, and the Tigers sent the Diamondbacks to their season-high seventh straight loss. Johnson (5-7) set down the first 12 in order before Luis Gonzalez's triple to lead off the fifth inning. He struck out five and walked one in his first win since June 2. The game was completed in 1 hour, 54 minutes, matching the shortest in the majors. The Chicago White Sox and Montreal played their game in 1:54 on last Sunday. It also tied for the shortest in Diamondbacks' history.
Orioles 5, Braves 0
BALTIMORE -- Rookie Daniel Cabrera pitched a four-hitter for his first major league shutout, leading the Orioles past the slumping Braves. Melvin Mora homered in his return to the Baltimore lineup but had to leave in the fifth after experiencing pain in his foot. Larry Bigbie hit three doubles and scored twice, helping the Orioles to only their third win in 12 games. Cabrera (4-3) struck out six and walked two for his first complete game in his ninth big league start. Paul Byrd (1-1) gave up three runs and six hits in 61/3 innings for the Braves, who have lost seven of nine.
Cubs 7, White Sox 4
CHICAGO -- Mark Grudzielanek hit his first homer and drove in his first runs of the season to lead the Cubs over the White Sox in the opener of their spirited interleague series. A sellout crowd of 39,596 watched Grudzielanek's three-run shot give the Cubs the lead and Mark Prior (2-1) the victory on a sunny and cool day at U.S. Cellular Field, where the Sox made three errors. Trailing 6-1, the White Sox made a game of it when Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer off Kyle Farnsworth with two outs in the eighth. Jon Garland (5-5) got roughed up in the loss.
Blue Jays 3, Expos 1
TORONTO -- Josh Towers allowed one run in seven-plus innings and Reed Johnson had two RBIs for the Blue Jays. Towers (2-2) allowed six hits, struck out three and walked one a day after Toronto's pitchers were rocked in a 19-13 loss to Tampa Bay. Jason Frasor pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save. Zach Day (5-8) allowed three runs on eight hits in 61/3 innings.
Red Sox 12, Phillies 1, 8 innings
BOSTON -- Manny Ramirez hit his AL-best 20th homer, drove in five runs and made an impressive diving catch late to rob Mike Lieberthal of a hit in the Red Sox's rain-shortened win. Pedro Martinez (8-3) allowed one run -- Jim Thome's major league-leading 25th -- on two hits in seven innings for Boston. The game was called after a 49-minute rain delay with one out and no runners in the bottom of the eighth. Kevin Youkilis hit two two-run doubles and David Ortiz homered to start an eight-run sixth -- Boston's biggest of the season.
Paul Abbott (0-2) took the loss.
Rangers 3, Astros 1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kenny Rogers threw a three-hitter to become the AL's first 10-game winner and the Texas Rangers spoiled Carlos Beltran's Houston debut, beating the Astros for their seventh straight victory. Rogers (10-2) retired 13 straight batters before Beltran hit a leadoff double in the seventh. After a flyball moved him to third, Beltran scored the Astros' only run on Jeff Kent's sacrifice fly. Rogers joined Houston's Roger Clemens as the majors' only 10-game winners with his 35th career complete game. Beltran went 2-for-4 a day after he was traded to the Astros from the last-place Kansas City Royals in a three-way deal that also sent reliever Octavio Dotel from Houston to Oakland.
Cardinals 5, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Scott Rolen's homer and three-run double added four RBIs to his major league-leading total, and Matt Morris (8-6) pitched eight strong innings for St. Louis. It was the fifth four-RBI game of the season for Rolen, who leads the majors with 75 RBIs. He also had a single and was 3-for-4 to raise his average to .341. Zack Greinke (1-4), the youngest player in the majors at 20 years old, allowed six hits and four runs in five innings in the Royals' first game since trading star center fielder Carlos Beltran to Houston.
Twins 6, Brewers 3
MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana won his fourth straight start, and Cristian Guzman homered and scored four runs to lead Minnesota to its third consecutive victory. Santana (6-4) gave up one run and four hits in seven innings, and picked up right where he left off after striking out 12 Brewers on Sunday. He struck out the first four batters he faced Friday, finished with 10 overall and leads the American League in strikeouts with 100. Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 23 opportunities.
Source: Associated Press