AROUND THE HORN Sunday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
White Sox 2, Twins 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Contreras (13-7) won his sixth straight start, allowing one run and five hits in eight innings. Juan Rincon (6-6) gave up consecutive two-out singles to Paul Konerko and A.J. Pierzynski in the eighth, and Jermaine Dye hit a bouncer to second that Nick Punto tried to backhand unsuccessfully, allowing pinch-runner Ross Gload to score from second on the error. Damaso Marte got the first two outs in the ninth, and Bobby Jenks finished for his third save.
Athletics 12, Red Sox 3
BOSTON -- Eric Chavez had two homers and five RBIs for Oakland, which remained two games back of the AL West-leading Angels. Oakland got four runs in the first off Matt Clement (13-6) and three in the second, then added five in the fifth off Jeremi Gonzalez for a 12-0 lead. Kirk Saarloos (10-7) allowed three runs and eight hits in 62/3 innings for Oakland, which had lost four of its previous five.
Blue Jays 6, Yankees 5
TORONTO -- Jaret Wright left in the third inning after being hit on the right elbow by Eric Hinske's broken bat and was unsure whether he would take his next scheduled turn in New York's rotation. Alex Rodriguez hit his AL-leading 44th homer and Derek Jeter also connected for the Yankees.
Angels 5, Tigers 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Juan Rivera and Darin Erstad each drove in two runs, and Vladimir Guerrero hit an RBI double. Paul Byrd (12-10) allowed a run and seven hits in 62/3 innings. Scot Shields gave up a two-run single to pinch-hitter Dmitri Young in the ninth before Francisco Rodriguez got two outs for his 38th save. Matt Ginter (0-1) allowed five runs and 10 hits over 41/3 innings.
Rangers 8, Mariners 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mark Teixeira homered twice, and Rod Barajas, David Dellucci and Alfonso Soriano also connected for Texas, which set a major league record with 152 homers at Ameriquest Field. The previous mark for home runs at home was 149 by Colorado at Coors Field in 1996. Texas completed a four-game sweep and reached .500 for the first time since Aug. 9.
Devil Rays 6, Orioles 5
BALTIMORE -- Alex Gonzalez broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth on a throwing error by catcher Sal Fasano after singling off Todd Williams (5-5). Williams' next pitch was wild, allowing another run to score. Travis Harper (4-6) pitched a scoreless seventh, and Danys Baez got three outs for his 37th save, retiring Fasano on a lineout with a runner on third to end the game.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants 5, Dodgers 3
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds splashed a home run into McCovey Cove for the first time this season, a leadoff drive in the eighth inning that helped the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Sunday. Bonds' second homer this year and No. 705 of his career followed a tiebreaking solo drive by Mike Matheny in the sixth and Randy Winn's third homer in three days. Matheny's homer off Franquelis Osoria (0-1) broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth as the Giants won their third straight.
Padres 2, Nationals 1
SAN DIEGO -- Miguel Olivo scored on a ninth-inning error as the Padres (74-74) reached .500, a day after rallying from a five-run deficit in the ninth for an 8-5 win. Olivo beat out an infield single against Joey Eischen (2-1) leading off the ninth. Eischen hit Robert Fick with an 0-2 pitch, and Dave Roberts sacrificed. Eischen's throw to second baseman Deivi Cruz carried into the baseline and deflected off Roberts as Cruz tried to make the catch, allowing Olivo to score.
Astros 6, Brewers 1
HOUSTON -- Wandy Rodriguez (10-8) allowed one run and four hits in a career-high 71/3 innings, and Lance Berkman put Houston ahead to stay with a two-run double in the first off Chris Capuano (17-10). Eric Bruntlett went 3-for-3 with four runs and two stolen bases as the Astros extended their winning streak to five. Houston began the day with a half-game lead over Philadelphia in the wild-card race. The Phillies played Sunday night at Florida, which started Sunday 21/2 games back of the Astros.
Cubs 7, Cardinals 4
CHICAGO -- Carlos Zambrano (14-5) won his sixth consecutive decision, allowing 10 hits and two earned runs in a complete game. Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter and Cubs manager Dusty Baker yelled at each other near the Chicago dugout in the second inning. Baker thought the argument stemmed from a series in St. Louis earlier this month, when a Cardinals hitter thought a Cubs pitcher had stared at him whenever he got a hit. Matt Murton homered off Anthony Reyes (1-1) in the sixth to break a 4-all tie, and Todd Walker connected against Cal Eldred leading off the seventh.
Mets 4, Braves 1
NEW YORK -- Tom Glavine (11-3) pitched a six-hitter to beat his former team, and Cliff Floyd hit his career-high 32nd homer. Victor Diaz and Carlos Beltran each added an RBI double during a four-run sixth. Glavine entered 1-8 with a 7.85 ERA in 11 games against Atlanta, which went 13-6 against the Mets to take the season series for the fifth straight year. John Thomson (3-5) gave up four runs and six hits in seven innings.
Rockies 7, Diamondbacks 1
PHOENIX -- Jeff Francis (13-12) faced the minimum 18 batters through six scoreless innings, and Garrett Atkins drove in three runs for Colorado. Todd Helton and Cory Sullivan each had an RBI double. Chad Tracy homered for the Diamondbacks. Russ Ortiz (5-11) allowed two runs in five innings and dropped to 1-9 in his last 12 starts.
Associated Press