AROUND THE HORN \ Monday's other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 8, Red Sox 3
DETROIT -- Carlos Pena broke a tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning and added a solo shot in the eighth to help Detroit win for the sixth time in eight games. Jeremy Bonderman (4-2) allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings.
Yankees 6, Devil Rays 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mike Mussina pitched seven innings and Gary Sheffield went 3-for-4 with an RBI as New York extended Tampa Bay's losing streak to a eight games. Rey Sanchez had a two-run single and Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada also drove in runs for New York. New York's Andy Phillips struck out all five times he went to the plate, tying a major league record set 43 times previously.
Blue Jays 6, Orioles 2, 12 innings
BALTIMORE -- Gregg Zaun snapped a tie with a two-run single in the 12th inning as Toronto ended Baltimore's eight-game winning streak. The Blue Jays held Baltimore without a hit over the final six innings. Scott Schoeneweis (1-1) struck out Larry Bigbie with the bases loaded and two outs in the 11th, and Miguel Batista worked a perfect 12th.
Rangers 3, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kenny Rogers pitched eight shutout innings to improve to 21-4 in 41 career starts in Oakland, and David Dellucci homered and scored twice for Texas. Rogers (2-2) retired the first 14 batters, and finished with five strikeouts. Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth for his AL-leading ninth save. The A's loaded the bases against Cordero with two outs, and Marco Scutaro hit a two-run single to right. Cordero then struck out Mark Kotsay looking on a 3-2 pitch to end it.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cardinals 10, Reds 9
CINCINNATI -- Jim Edmonds hit a three-run homer off closer Danny Graves, and John Mabry added a two-run shot to complete the biggest ninth-inning comeback in St. Louis history. Ken Griffey Jr.'s disputed homer -- a drive that hit the top of the wall and bounced back -- helped Cincinnati pull ahead 9-3 after eight innings. The Cardinals then sent 12 batters to the plate and scored seven runs in the ninth. The last time the Reds blew a six-run lead in the ninth was June 29, 1952, when an 8-2 lead turned into a 9-8 loss to the Cubs. David Weathers let in the first two, and Edmonds cut it to 9-8 with a two-out homer, his sixth. After first baseman Sean Casey's fielding error prolonged it, Mabry homered off Graves (1-1), who blew a save for the first time in nine chances. The Reds appeared to have the game well in hand after they scored four runs in the eighth, which ended with Randy Flores (1-0) striking out Adam Dunn. Julian Tavarez pitched the ninth for his second save. So Taguchi also homered for the Cardinals, and Dunn and Rich Aurilia added homers for the Reds.
Mets 5, Phillies 1
NEW YORK -- Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, carrying New York and Pedro Martinez past Philadelphia. Beltran's fourth homer of the season broke a 1-1 tie and rewarded Martinez (3-1) for seven innings of four-hit pitching. New York's Cliff Floyd had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.
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