Lowly D-Rays dispose of O's

Baltimore's Sidney Ponson may be headed to San Diego.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Scott Kazmir pitched seven strong innings and Alex Gonzalez hit a solo homer off Sidney Ponson, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
Damon Hollins snapped a seventh-inning tie with an RBI single off Ponson (7-9), subject of trade talks between the Orioles and San Diego Padres despite being 0-5 in six starts since last winning on June 18.
Kazmir (5-7) allowed one run and four hits, struck out seven and walked three. Joe Borowski pitched the eighth, and All-Star closer Danys Baez allowed Miguel Tejada's 21st homer in the ninth before striking out Sammy Sosa and pinch-hitter Rafael Palmeiro to earn his 19th save in 25 opportunities.
The NL West-leading Padres are interested in acquiring Ponson in exchange for first baseman Phil Nevin, but had not yet asked the San Diego slugger about waiving a limited no-trade clause in his contract.
BALTIMORETAMPA BAY
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BRbrts 2b4110Gthrght cf4010
Mora 3b3000Crwfrd lf4000
Tejada ss4121Lugo ss4010
SSosa dh2011Cantu 2b4000
Mrrero rf3000Huff dh3120
RPlmo ph1000Hollins rf3111
Surhoff lf3000TLee 1b3020
Gomez 1b3000THall c3011
Matos cf3010ASGzlz 3b3111
Fasano c2000
Bigbie ph1000
Whtsde c0000
Totals29252Totals31393
Baltimore100000001--2
Tampa Bay00100020x--3
E--BRoberts (5). DP--Baltimore 2, Tampa Bay 2. LOB--Baltimore 3, Tampa Bay 4. 2B--BRoberts (27), Huff (14). HR--Tejada (21), ASGonzalez (5). SB--Hollins (6). CS--SSosa (1), Matos (4).
IPHRERBBSO
Baltimore
Ponson L,7-9793304
Ray100000
Tampa Bay
Kazmir W,5-7741137
Borowski100000
DBaez S,19111102
PB--Fasano. Umpires--Home, Tim Welke; First, Brian O'Nora; Second, Bill Welke; Third, Ed Hickox. T--2:14. A--20,571.
Tigers 2, Twins 1Twins 5, Tigers 2
DETROIT -- Scott Baker allowed five hits in seven innings and Justin Morneau homered and drove in two runs as Minnesota beat Detroit in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.
Mike Redmond also had two RBIs for Minnesota.
Curtis Granderson's first major league homer broke a seventh-inning tie and led Detroit over Minnesota in the first game.
After the Twins tied it at 1 in the top of the inning, Granderson lined a pitch from Carlos Silva into the right-field stands with two outs in the home half. The rookie outfielder had a nine-game audition with Detroit last September and was called up for the first time this season on Friday.
Sean Douglass (3-0) picked up the win, allowing one run on five hits in seven innings. He walked four and struck out one batter. Fernando Rodney pitched the eighth and Kyle Farnsworth finished for his fourth save in six tries.
First game
MINNESOTADETROIT
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LFord cf4000Inge 3b4010
Punto 3b3010CGillen ss4010
ShStwrt lf4010Shltn 1b4020
Mauer c3120MOrdz rf4110
THnter dh4000Logan cf0000
JJones rf4011DYong dh3010
BBoone 2b3000IRdrgz c4000
Mrneau 1b2000Monroe lf2010
JCastro ss3010Infante 2b3011
Grndsn cf3111
Totals30161Totals31292
Minnesota000000100--1
Detroit01000010x--2
DP--Minnesota 2, Detroit 2. LOB--Minnesota 6, Detroit 7. 2B--Mauer (15), Shelton (8), DYoung (20). HR--Granderson (1). CS--Punto (5).
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
CSilva L,7-4782214
JRincon110010
Detroit
Douglass W,3-0751141
Rodney110000
Farnsworth S,4100002
Umpires--Home, Tim Tschida; First, Kevin Kelley; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Dale Scott. T--2:23. A--20,206.
Second game
MINNESOTADETROIT
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ShStwrt lf5020Inge 3b4000
Punto ss4110Grndsn cf4110
Mauer dh4021Shltn 1b4000
THnter cf4110MOrdz rf4011
JJones rf4110RoWhte dh3110
Mrneau 1b3222Monroe lf3010
Cddyer 2b4000Infante 2b3011
JCastro ss0000VWilsn c3000
Rdmnd c4012JMcDld ss3010
LRdrgz 3b3010
Totals355115Totals31262
Minnesota100301000--5
Detroit100000100--2
DP--Minnesota 2, Detroit 2. LOB--Minnesota 7, Detroit 3. 2B--Mauer (16), Morneau (11), MOrdonez (7), RoWhite (18). HR--Morneau (12).
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
Baker W,1-1752215
Crain110000
Nathan S,27100000
Detroit
Verlander L,0-2685523
JWalker220010
Dingman110000
HBP--by Verlander (LRodriguez). Umpires--Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Kevin Kelley. T--2:12. A--34,388.
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