AROUND THE HORN Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 17, Royals 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Detroit had 27 hits to tie a team record and Carlos Pena went 6-for-6 with two home runs. Pena matched the club mark for hits in a game, sharing the accomplishment with Ty Cobb and two others. The Tigers last got 27 hits on Sept. 29, 1928, against the New York Yankees. Detroit also hit eight doubles in setting the major league high for hits this season. Pena hit a solo homer in the eighth inning, added a three-run shot in the ninth against Nate Field and finished with five RBIs.
Devil Rays 5, Twins 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rocco Baldelli hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and reliever John Halama threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings for Tampa Bay. Danys Baez pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save in seven chances. Corey Koskie and Jacque Jones homered for Minnesota.
Yankees 18, Orioles 5
BALTIMORE -- Alex Rodriguez homered and Hideki Matsui had two hits during an eight-run fifth as New York had a season-high 21 hits and completed a three-game sweep. Enrique Wilson homered and drove in four runs, and Tony Clark also had four RBIs for the Yankees. Miguel Tejada, Rafael Palmeiro and Jose Leon homered for the Orioles, who have lost seven straight.
Athletics 15, Red Sox 2
BOSTON -- Eric Chavez and Scott Hatteberg homered to lead Oakland's best offensive game of the season. Mark Mulder (6-2) allowed two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, issuing a career-high seven walks.
Blue Jays 3, Angels 2
TORONTO -- Roy Halladay (5-4) took a three-hit shutout into the ninth, and Toronto completed a three-game sweep. Jarrod Washburn (7-2) lost for the first time in eight starts since April 12, allowing all three runs and eight hits in seven-plus innings. Frank Menechino hit a two-run triple for the Blue Jays, who have won 10 of their last 12 against Anaheim.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Marlins 5, Reds 2
CINCINNATI -- Alex Gonzalez drove in a pair of runs and Brad Penny won his third straight start. Armando Benitez earned his 18th save and set a team record of 26 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run. Gonzalez, batting only .208, had an RBI single and drove in another run with one of Florida's five doubles.
Brewers 3, Dodgers 1
MILWAUKEE -- Ben Sheets allowed one run on four hits over seven innings as Milwaukee sent Los Angeles to its 11th loss in 13 games. Jeff Weaver (3-6) allowed just three hits and struck out eight over seven innings. But he was charged with two unearned runs in the first when the Dodgers made two errors.
Padres 4, Rockies 3, 10 innings
DENVER -- Khalil Greene hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth inning and Phil Nevin had a sacrifice fly in the 10th. Greene doubled earlier and finished with three RBIs.
Braves 6, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Andruw Jones hit a grand slam and Jaret Wright took a shutout into the eighth inning. Kevin Millwood (4-3) allowed six runs in four innings, falling to 0-5 with an 8.66 ERA in five starts against his former team. Wright (3-5) gave up one run and six hits in 7 1/3 innings, his longest outing of the season.
Giants 5, Diamondbacks 4, 10 innings
SAN FRANCISCO -- Damon Minor singled in Barry Bonds with one out in the 10th inning to lead San Francisco to its season-high sixth straight win. Tyler Walker (4-0) pitched a perfect 10th with two strikeouts for the win. Minor went 2-for-3 with two walks -- getting his first hit in the majors since 2002. Arizona tied it on Danny Bautista's solo home run off Matt Herges with two outs in the ninth.
-- Associated Press
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