AROUND THE HORN Sunday's other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Orioles 3, Red Sox 2
BALTIMORE -- Miguel Tejada drove in his major league-leading 150th run for Baltimore. Bruce Chen (2-1) pitched three innings of one-hit relief. B.J. Ryan got four outs for his third save. Baltimore took a 3-2 lead in the fifth with an unearned run off Scott Williamson (0-1). Johnny Damon's double in the fourth was Boston's 373rd of the season, matching a major league record.
Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO -- Bernie Williams hit a tie-breaking homer off Josh Towers (9-9) in the eighth inning. Jason Giambi was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts -- fanning with the bases loaded and two outs in the first -- and is 4-for-33 (.121) since he was activated from the disabled list.
White Sox 5, Royals 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jose Contreras took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning. Contreras (13-9) did not allow a hit until Ruben Gotay singled to right leading off the seventh. The right-hander allowed two hits in eight innings, struck out four and walked two. Kansas City set a team record for losses by going 58-104.
Devil Rays 7, Tigers 4
DETROIT -- Tampa Bay set a franchise record with their 70th victory. Detroit (72-90) bounced back with a relatively respectable season -- improving by 29 victories -- after losing an AL-record 119 games in 2003. Matt Diaz hit a two-run triple in a four-run third inning.
Athletics 3, Angels 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rookie Nick Swisher singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Aaron Sele pitched into the seventh inning, and Jeff DaVanon hit an RBI triple for the Angels. The A's tied the game in the seventh on a two-run double by Adam Melhuse that followed Swisher's leadoff single and a double by Jermaine Dye.
Rangers 3, Mariners 0
SEATTLE -- Ichiro Suzuki got two final hits and Edgar Martinez grounded into a double play in his last at-bat. Chan Ho Park (4-7) pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and Laynce Nix homered for Texas. Suzuki pushed his major league record for hits in a season to 262.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Astros 5, Rockies 3
HOUSTON -- Brandon Backe (5-3) filled in for ailing Roger Clemens, pitching five innings and driving in two runs. The Rocket was all set to start on three days' rest, but he was scratched in the morning after coming down with a stomach virus overnight.
Mets 8, Expos 1
NEW YORK -- The Expos lost their final game before moving to Washington, and Todd Zeile hit a three-run homer in his final at-bat. The game was also the last for Art Howe as the Mets' manager. He was fired Sept. 15, but chose to stay on to finish out a dismal season in which the Mets went 71-91.
Cardinals 9, Brewers 4
ST. LOUIS -- Ray Lankford hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in what could've been his final game with St. Louis. Albert Pujols doubled twice, So Taguchi doubled and tripled and Yadier Molina homered for the NL Central champions. Lyle Overbay and Keith Ginter had RBI doubles for the Brewers.
Cubs 10, Braves 8
CHICAGO -- Greg Maddux beat Atlanta in his first appearance against the Braves in 12 years. Maddux (16-11) worked six innings and gave up a pair of homers to Charles Thomas while yielding six runs.
Phillies 10, Marlins 4
PHILADELPHIA -- Bobby Abreu hit his 30th homer and Jimmy Rollins had a grand slam. Marlins outfielder Juan Pierre became just the third player since 1971 to play every one of his team's innings in the field, joining Detroit's Travis Fryman (1995) and Baltimore's Cal Ripken Jr. (1983-86).
Giants 10, Dodgers 0
LOS ANGELES -- Jason Schmidt (18-7) pitched six innings and Ray Durham and Pedro Feliz hit first-inning homers. Barry Bonds hit .362 to win his second batting title in three seasons. He shattered his own on-base percentage and walk records, finishing with a .610 on-base percentage and 232 walks. His 120 intentional walks obliterated his previous record of 68.
Diamondbacks 4, Padres 1
PHOENIX -- Doug DeVore, Robby Hammock and Juan Brito hit rare home runs, and the Diamondbacks ended a miserable season on a positive note. Three years after Arizona beat the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the World Series, the Diamondbacks went a major league-worst 51-111.
Source: Associated Press
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