AROUND THE HORN Monday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Orioles 9, Red Sox 6
BOSTON -- B.J. Surhoff hit a grand slam, and Baltimore capitalized on the third straight poor start by a Boston pitcher. Tim Wakefield (11-10) lost his control after three innings and fell to 0-3 in his last four starts. The Red Sox lost their third straight, their first such streak since dropping four in a row from June 29 to July 2. Jason Grimsley (5-6) got the win after starter Matt Riley was replaced with two outs in the fifth and runners at second and third. Todd Williams replaced Riley, but pitched poorly and Grimsley was given the win by the official scorer. Jorge Julio pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.
Blue Jays 6, Yankees 3
NEW YORK -- Gustavo Chacin became the first left-handed starter to win his major league debut against the Yankees in the Joe Torre era. Chacin (1-0) held the AL East leaders to four hits before leaving in the eighth. Javier Vazquez (14-10) took the loss, the Yankees' fourth defeat in 15 games. He allowed four runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. A crowd of only 10,732 saw a game rescheduled less than two weeks ago. The three-game series was supposed to open Tuesday night, but was pushed up to accommodate a makeup against Tampa Bay caused by Hurricane Frances. Russ Adams had a homer and three RBIs for Toronto.
Royals 6, Devil Rays 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Calvin Pickering hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth inning. Brian Anderson (5-11) allowed three runs and seven hits over 7 2/3 innings to win his third straight decision. Jeremy Affeldt pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 15 opportunities. Aubrey Huff and Carl Crawford homered for Tampa Bay, which has lost 17 of 21. Jorge Sosa (4-5) took the loss.
Angels 5, Mariners 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Dallas McPherson had three hits and an RBI in his first major league start. Angels' right fielder Vladimir Guerrero was hit in the head by a pitch in the first inning. X-rays at a hospital were normal, and Guerrero returned to the dugout during the game. Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a walk. His two singles gave him 238 hits this season, 19 short of George Sisler's major league record set in 1920. The Mariners have 12 games remaining. Winning pitcher John Lackey (13-12) gave up two runs in six innings. Troy Percival earned his 29th save. Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy left after spraining his right knee in the fifth. Guerrero came out after he was hit by a pitch from Ryan Franklin (4-16). Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia was ejected after yelling and pointing at Franklin. Seattle's bench emptied, but no punches were thrown.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 5, Marlins 1Marlins 5, Cubs 2
MIAMI -- David Weathers, making his first start in six years, limited Chicago to two hits and one run in five innings in the second game. Mark Prior allowed just five hits in 7 2/3 innings and outpitched Carl Pavano (17-7) in the opener. Corey Patterson's two-run double put the Cubs ahead to stay, and Prior (6-4) allowed one run in the first. He threw a season-high 129 pitches. Prior gave up a run in the first but didn't allow a runner to reach third after that. He struck out nine and walked one. Pavano gave up five runs and 12 hits in six innings and lost his second start in a row. In the second game, Damion Easley hit a three-run shot off Matt Clement (9-13). Michael Barrett hit his 16th home run for the Cubs. Florida made it 5-1 in the third on RBI doubles from Miguel Cabrera and Easley, ending Clement's afternoon after just 2 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 2-9 over his past 17 starts.
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