AROUND THE HORN | Friday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
White Sox 3, Twins 1
CHICAGO -- Jose Contreras pitched a six-hitter for his first career complete game, and Jermaine Dye hit a three-run homer in the first inning to lead the White Sox and stop Chicago's slide for at least one night. Contreras (14-7) matched a season high with nine strikeouts and walked one to win his seventh straight start. Kyle Lohse (9-13) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings.
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 0
NEW YORK -- Shawn Chacon (6-3) improved to 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA in three starts against the Blue Jays this season, allowing three hits in eight inning as New York maintained a one-game lead over second-place Boston in the AL East with nine games left. The Yankees have won five straight and 11 of 12. Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano hit back-to-back homers off Ted Lilly (9-11) leading off a four-run first, which also included RBIs by Hideki Matsui and Tino Martinez.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 3
BALTIMORE -- Manny Ramirez hit his 40th homer and drove in three runs, and Boston took advantage of a key error by Miguel Tejada to hand Baltimore its sixth straight loss. Bronson Arroyo (14-9) overcame a sluggish start to improve to 4-0 in his last five starts, allowing three runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings. Mike Timlin worked the ninth for his 10th save. Boston scored three unearned runs off Daniel Cabrera (10-12) in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead. With two on and two outs, Ramirez hit a bouncer to deep shortstop. Tejada made a high and wide throw to first that allowed a run to score, and Trot Nixon followed with a two-run double.
Mariners 2, Tigers 1
DETROIT -- Ryan Franklin (7-15) won for the first time in eight starts since July 30, allowing one run and five hits in seven innings.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 11, Reds 10
CINCINNATI -- David Bell completed Philadelphia's comeback with a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning that tightened the NL playoff race. The Phillies' victory moved them within a game of first-place Houston in the wild-card race. The Phillies wasted a five-run lead, but homers by Chase Utley, his second of the game, and Bell in the ninth off David Weathers (7-4) accounted for the five-run inning. Rheal Cormier (4-2) got the victory, and Billy Wagner pitched the ninth for his 35th save.
Cubs 5, Astros 4
CHICAGO -- Derrek Lee went 3-for-3 and made a spectacular defensive play at first base that preserved the victory for Chicago. Nomar Garciaparra drove in two runs for the Cubs, who handed the Astros only their second loss in the last 10 games. Houston's lead in the wild-card race was cut to one game over Philadelphia. Trailing 5-1 after four innings, the Astros rallied tied it on an RBI double by Craig Biggio, an RBI single by Lance Berkman, an error by center fielder Corey Patterson that let a run score and Jeff Bagwell's RBI when he was hit with a pitch with the bases loaded.
Braves 4, Marlins 3
ATLANTA -- Jeff Francoeur, Ryan Langerhans and Brian McCann had RBIs in the eighth inning and Atlanta moved a step closer to a 14th straight division title. McCann's two-out single off closer Todd Jones (1-5) capped the rally that reduced the Braves' magic number to five for winning the NL East.
Mets 5, Nationals 2, 10 innings
WASHINGTON -- Carlos Beltran's three-run homer in the 10th lifted New York, which led 2-0 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth when pinch-hitter Carlos Baerga hit a two-run homer off reliever Roberto Hernandez, who has blown six of seven save opportunities this season. Beltran hit his 16th homer off Gary Majewski (4-4) with two outs in the 10th. He also had a single and double. Cliff Floyd also had three hits, including a 380-foot single off the wall that drove in the Mets' first two runs.
Giants 7, Rockies 6
DENVER -- Barry Bonds, who had his streak of four straight games with a homer stopped, drew a key walk in San Francisco's rally from four runs down in the eighth inning. The Giants (72-81) improved to 7-1 with Bonds in the starting lineup and pulled within 41/2 games of first-place San Diego in the NL West. San Diego, which entered the day with a magic number of six, played at Arizona later Friday. Bonds finished with two singles, a walk and an RBI. The unintentional four-pitch walk came off Mike DeJean (5-4) with the Giants trailing by four and two men on. Moises Alou followed with a two-run double and Ray Durham followed with a two-run single to tie it. Pinch-hitter J.T. Snow singled in the go-ahead run to complete the five-run inning.
Brewers 9, Cardinals 6
MILWAUKEE -- Bill Hall had four hits and Lyle Overbay hit a tiebreaking double as Milwaukee overcame a four-run deficit and sent Chris Carpenter to his first loss in more than three months.
-- Associated Press