AROUND THE HORN Tuesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 4, Royals 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading New York. Jason Giambi went 0-for-3 with a walk and a long drive to the right-field warning track in his first game for Yankees since July 23. Recovering from a benign tumor, intestinal parasite, strained groin and respiratory infection, the 2000 AL MVP is hitless in his last 24 major league at-bats. Derek Jeter hit a two-run single off Zack Greinke (8-10), helping New York increase its AL East lead to four games over second-place Boston.
Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 2
BOSTON -- Scott Kazmir (2-1) struck out a career-high nine in his fourth major league start, including five in a row, allowing three hits in six shutout innings to drop Pedro Martinez to 9-2 at Fenway Park this season. Martinez (16-6) struck out 10 but walked a season-high five and allowed solo homers to Carl Crawford and Rocco Baldelli. Boston, which leads the major leagues in runs, was shut out for a season-high 16 straight innings before pinch-hitter Trot Nixon's two-run homer in the eighth off Travis Harper. Danys Baez pitched the ninth for his 27th save.
Mariners 3, Angels 2
SEATTLE -- Bobby Madritsch (5-2) pitched shutout ball into the ninth, then allowed Garret Anderson's one-out RBI single. Chone Figgins then singled in a run off J.J. Putz, who got his seventh save. Ichiro Suzuki went 1-for-4 and with 232 hits is 25 shy of George Sisler's 84-year-old season record with 18 games left. Pinch-hitter Randy Winn hit a two-run, two-out homer in the seventh off Brendan Donnelly.
Rangers 12, Athletics 9
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Alfonso Soriano had three hits and two RBIs as the Rangers responded with their bats to beat Oakland, a night after Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a plastic chair into the stands and broke a woman's nose. Doug Brocail (4-1) pitched two perfect innings for the win. The right-hander was one of the most visibly agitated players during the altercation Monday, screaming at fans. He was booed loudly when he came in to pitch the seventh. Every Texas starter scored and had an RBI.
Twins 10, White Sox 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana (18-6) won his 10th straight start and 11th consecutive decision, allowing two hits in seven shutout innings as Minnesota extended its winning streak to seven. Lew Ford and Henry Blanco drove in two runs apiece for the Twins. Freddy Garcia (11-11) took a no-hit bid into the sixth but wound up allowing six runs -- five earned -- three hits and five walks in 51/3 innings.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants 3, Brewers 2
MILWAUKEE -- Barry Bonds went 0-for-2 with two walks, remaining at 699 home runs for San Francisco Giants. Bonds popped out to shortstop in the first and walked in the fourth. With the score tied at 2 and a man on second in the fifth, Bonds was intentionally walked, drawing boos from the crowd of 27,209. Edgardo Alfonzo followed with an RBI single off Doug Davis (11-11) that broke a 2-all tie. Bonds kept the Giants ahead in the sixth when he fielded Brady Clark's single to left and threw out Bill Hall at the plate, then grounded out in the eighth. Kirk Rueter (8-11) allowed two runs and five hits in 51/3 innings, and Dustin Hermanson pitched the ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances. San Francisco remained a half-game ahead of the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card race.
Astros 7, Cardinals 5
ST. LOUIS -- Roger Clemens (17-4) won his 327th game, allowing one run and five hits in seven innings and moving past Eddie Plank and tying John Clarkson for 10th on the career list. Lance Berkman matched a career high with four hits, including a three-run double that highlighted a five-run fourth. Jeff Suppan (15-7) lost for the first time in seven starts since July 23, allowing seven runs -- two earned -- and 10 hits in 32/3 innings.
Marlins 8, Expos 6
CHICAGO -- Alex Gonzalez, Miguel Cabrera and Jeff Conine homered in a six-run third inning, and Conine drew a bases-loaded walk from Luis Ayala (5-11) in the seventh to break a 6-all tie. Tony Batista had hit a three-run homer off Rudy Seanez (3-1) in the top half. Guillermo Mota got six outs for his fourth save. The Marlins, who remained two games back of the Giants, completed a two-game sweep of the Expos in games moved from Miami to U.S. Cellular Field because of Hurricane Ivan. The reams traveled to Florida for games Wednesday and Thursday.
Dodgers 6, Padres 3
LOS ANGELES -- Jose Lima (13-5) allowed three runs -- two earned -- and nine hits in 62/3 innings, and Jayson Werth homered for the third game in a row, dropping San Diego three games back in the wild-card race. Eric Gagne worked the ninth for his 41st save, tying St. Louis' Jason Isringhausen and Florida's Armando Benitez for the NL lead.
Reds 7, Phillies 6
CINCINNATI -- Felipe Lopez hit a tiebreaking two-run triple in the sixth off Ryan Madson (9-3) for Cincinnati. Jim Thome hit his 41st homer in the seventh. Ryan Wagner (3-1) allowed one hit over 12/3 inning, and Danny Graves got three outs for his 40th save.
Mets 7, Braves 0
NEW YORK -- Kris Benson (12-11) pitched a four-hitter for his first complete game since a six-hitter for Pittsburgh against Atlanta on June 15, 2000, his only other shutout. David Wright, Eric Valent and Cliff Floyd homered to send the Mets to just their fourth victory in 24 games.
Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 3
PHOENIX -- Shea Hillenbrand hit a run-scoring double off Steve Reed (3-7) in the 13th inning, his second RBI of the game. Randy Choate (2-3) allowed one hit in two innings for the Diamondbacks, who won for only the second time in 12 games.
Associated Press