AROUND THE HORN Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics 4, White Sox 2
CHICAGO -- Mark Redman pitched seven innings and Billy McMillon homered to lead Oakland. Redman (10-10) became the fourth Oakland pitcher to reach double digits in wins, allowing four hits and two runs. He retired his final 13 batters, and the AL West-leading A's won for the 14th time in 16 games.
Orioles 13, Devil Rays 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Miguel Tejada drove in three runs and Erik Bedard pitched seven innings, leading Baltimore. Tejada increased his AL-leading total to 121 RBIs for the Orioles, who have won four straight.
Red Sox 4, Angels 3
BOSTON -- Derek Lowe pitched effectively into the eighth inning and Boston won its season-high ninth straight. The Red Sox completed a three-game sweep and won for the 15th time in 16 games.
Blue Jays 8, Mariners 6
TORONTO -- Ichiro Suzuki got three more hits, but Orlando Hudson and Vernon Wells homered to lead Toronto. Suzuki, chasing George Sisler's major league record for hits in a season, went 3-for-5 and has 217 hits. He has 29 games left to break Sisler's mark of 257 hits set in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns.
Twins 2, Rangers 0
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brad Radke struck out a season-high nine in eight shutout innings to give Minnesota a three-game sweep of Texas. Radke (10-7) allowed five hits and walked one.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Marlins 9, Mets 6
NEW YORK -- Carl Pavano moved into a tie for the NL lead with his 16th win, helping Florida gain ground in the wild-card chase. Damion Easley and Juan Encarnacion each drove in three runs for the Marlins, who swept the four-game series and have won seven in a row overall.
Cardinals 7, Padres 2
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds homered in the first inning and Jeff Suppan won his fifth straight start, leading St. Louis to a three-game sweep. Larry Walker also homered for the Cardinals. Suppan (14-6) topped his previous career best for victories set last year and tied Matt Morris and Chris Carpenter for the staff lead this year.
Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 4
PHOENIX -- Adrian Beltre hit his 43rd homer and Milton Bradley, who'll leave the team briefly following the death of his grandfather, doubled in the go-ahead run off Shane Nance (1-1) in the eighth inning.
Rockies 6, Giants 5
SAN FRANCISCO -- Vinny Castilla hit a two-run homer and Matt Holliday drove in two runs as Colorado beat Jason Schmidt. Joe Kennedy (7-6) allowed five runs on nine hits in 71/3 innings as the Rockies won their second straight. Shawn Chacon pitched the ninth for his 32nd save. Schmidt (15-6) allowed six runs in 41/3 innings.
Associated Press