AROUND THE HORN Sunday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 6, Rangers 5
BOSTON -- Curt Schilling pitched into the ninth inning for his major league-leading 18th win and David Ortiz hit his 35th homer. The Red Sox, who had their 10-game winning streak snapped Saturday, completed a 9-1 homestand and remained 2 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East. Boston, which opens a seven-game road trip today at AL West-leading Oakland, has won 17 of its last 19 overall, and 12 of its last 13 at Fenway Park. Schilling (18-6) allowed three runs and five hits in 8 1/3 innings, struck out 10 and didn't walk a batter in winning his fifth straight start. It was his third game this season with 10 or more strikeouts, and 89th of his career. Michael Young homered twice for the Rangers, who fell seven games behind the AL wild card-leading Red Sox. Ryan Drese (11-8) took the loss, allowing four runs and seven hits in six innings.
Yankees 4, Orioles 3
NEW YORK -- Jorge Posada drew a bases-loaded walk from Jorge Julio (2-3) in the ninth inning. Derek Jeter reached base four times and scored three runs for the Yankees, who rallied from a three-run deficit for their major league-leading 53rd comeback win. Bernie Williams had his first sacrifice bunt since 1996, moving Jeter to third in the ninth. Rafael Palmeiro hit a three-run homer in the first inning for the Orioles, who had their six-game winning streak snapped.
Blue Jays 13, Athletics 5
TORONTO -- Rookie Gabe Gross' first career grand slam and Russ Adams' first major league homer led Toronto. Carlos Delgado also homered for the last-place Blue Jays, who avoided a three-game sweep. Ryan Glynn (1-0) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings for his first win since May 5, 2001. It was a big day for rookies on both teams. Gross had five RBIs, Adams drove in three runs, and Bobby Crosby and Nick Swisher homered for the AL West-leading A's, who have lost just three of their last 19 games.
Royals 12, Twins 3
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jimmy Gobble pitched a six-hitter for his first career complete game and Joe Randa went 4-for-5 with a homer for Kansas City. David DeJesus hit a two-run homer, and the top five batters in Kansas City's lineup each had two RBIs in the Royals' first win in nine games at the Metrodome.
White Sox 6, Mariners 2
CHICAGO -- Joe Borchard and Paul Konerko each hit two-run homers to back a strong outing by Felix Diaz and the White Sox won their third straight. Ichiro Suzuki went 1-for-4 to give him a major league-leading 224 hits, 33 short of the all-time single-season record. He has 26 games remaining to reach the record of 257 hits, set by George Sisler in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cardinals 6, Dodgers 5
ST. LOUIS -- Reggie Sanders hit a pinch-hit RBI single off Giovanni Carrara (4-2) in the 11th inning and St. Louis completed a three-game sweep of Los Angeles for the Cardinals' ninth straight victory. Ray King (5-2) struck out one in a scoreless 11th for the Cardinals. They hadn't trailed during the winning streak until Adrian Beltre hit his NL-leading 44th homer in the second inning. John Mabry homered and Jim Edmonds tied a career high with three doubles for St. Louis, which entered the ninth with a 5-2 lead. The Dodgers tied it with three runs on four hits off Jason Isringhausen. St. Louis' Larry Walker sprained his right knee when he slipped while fielding Jose Hernandez's single in the fifth. Walker had an MRI exam that revealed a small bone bruise but no structural damage.
Giants 4, Diamondbacks 1
SAN FRANCISCO -- Edgardo Alfonzo hit a two-run homer off Randy Johnson in the sixth inning, and the Giants tied the Chicago Cubs atop the NL wild-card standings with a three-game sweep of Arizona. Brett Tomko (9-6) pitched seven innings on a sprained right ankle, getting eight strikeouts in his fourth straight victory.
Rockies 5, Padres 2
SAN DIEGO -- Vinny Castilla hit his 30th homer, and Jeromy Burnitz and Matt Holliday also connected for Colorado, which handed the Padres their fifth loss in six games. The Padres were beaten by rookie lefty Jeff Francis (1-2), who came in with a 13.50 ERA, but got his first win in his third big league start. Francis held the Padres to five hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Francis, who lowered his ERA to 8.59, allowed just one runner as far as third base. He struck out three and walked one.
Phillies 4, Mets 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Brett Myers threw three-hit ball over seven innings to help the Phillies sweep New York and send the Mets to their ninth straight loss. Mike Lieberthal and Jimmy Rollins homered for the Phillies. Tim Worrell got three outs for his 17th save. The Phillies backed Myers with a four-run fourth inning off Steve Trachsel (10-13).
Expos 4, Braves 3, 12 innings
MONTREAL -- Tony Batista hit a one-out RBI double in the 12th inning and the Expos ended a three-game losing streak. Endy Chavez drew a one-out walk off Juan Cruz (4-2) in the 12th. Batista followed with a drive high off the wall in left-center as Chavez trotted home with the winning run while his teammates spilled out of the dugout to greet him. Brad Wilkerson homered and Brian Schneider tied a career high with four hits for the Expos. T.J. Tucker (4-2) allowed one hit and struck out one in the 12th to pick up the win. J.D. Drew hit his career-high 30th homer for Atlanta, which had its five-game winning streak end.
Reds 9, Brewers 2
MILWAUKEE -- Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer and Luke Hudson pitched six innings for Cincinnati. Ryan Freel went 3-for-5 with a home run for the Reds, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Freel finished a triple short of the cycle and scored three runs.
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