MAJOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP | Sunday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 4, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE -- Tim Wakefield pitched six innings without allowing an earned run, leading Boston to a three-game sweep. Adam Stern drove in two runs for the Red Sox, whose 5-1 start is their best since 1999. Boston outscored Baltimore 20-10 in the series and has won eight straight against the Orioles. Wakefield (1-1) retired the side in order only once. The knuckleballer twice worked out of bases-loaded jams, and stranded 10 runners before leaving with a 4-1 lead. Mike Timlin worked the seventh, Keith Foulke pitched a perfect eighth and Jonathan Papelbon got three outs for his third save.
Yankees 10, Angels 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jorge Posada homered twice and had five RBIs, Alex Rodriguez added a solo shot and New York beat up Bartolo Colon to avert a sweep. New York avoided starting the season 1-5 for the first time since 1989. Mike Mussina (1-0) was as dominant as Colon was awful. The right-hander retired six of the first seven batters he faced en route to allowing one run on five hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked two.
White Sox 3, Royals 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mark Buehrle pitched eight strong innings and Joe Crede drove in two runs as Chicago snapped a four-game losing streak. Buehrle (1-0) gave up just six singles, walked one and struck out one. The Royals did not have a runner reach second base until the seventh inning. The White Sox took a 2-0 lead in the second. Jermaine Dye walked with one out and advanced to third on A.J. Pierzynski's single to center. Crede's broken-bat double to left scored both. Jim Thome homered with two out in the eighth inning off Scott Elarton (0-2). Bobby Jenks gave up a one-out homer to Reggie Sanders in the ninth, but finished up for his first save.
Devil Rays 5, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO -- Scott Kazmir came within an out of his first career complete game, outpitching Toronto's Roy Halladay. Kazmir (1-1) allowed 12 hits, struck out six and walked one. Travis Lee homered and Russell Branyan hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth for the Devil Rays.
Texas 5, Detroit 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas' Brad Wilkerson ended a stretch of six strikeouts in seven at-bats with a tiebreaking, two-run double off the wall in right-center field to hand Detroit its first loss of the season. Wilkerson struck out in his first three at-bats against Detroit starter Kenny Rogers (1-1), and then again in the eighth, making him 14-for-32 -- for Ks -- on the season. Vicente Padilla (2-0) allowed runs in his first two innings, but settled down to help Texas avoid the fourth 1-6 start in franchise history. Francisco Cordero pitched a perfect ninth, sealing the win in his first save chance this season.
Athletics 6, Mariners 4
SEATTLE -- Rich Harden gave Oakland another top mound performance, combining with four relievers on a five-hitter. Harden (1-0) gave up four hits, struck out eight and walked one in seven-plus innings. The Mariners were held scoreless for 27 2/3 innings -- four outs shy of the team record -- and trailed 6-0 before getting one run in the eighth and three in the ninth. With runners at second and third, Huston Street retired Jose Lopez on a game-ending grounder for his second save.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rockies 10, Padres 4
SAN DIEGO -- Cory Sullivan tied a major league record by hitting two triples during a seven-run fifth inning, helping Colorado rout San Diego for a three-game sweep. He hit a leadoff triple off Jake Peavy (1-1) and the other off Chan Ho Park after left fielder Terrmel Sledge fell down while trying to catch his fly ball at the warning track. It was the 11th time a big leaguer hit two triples in an inning, the first since Gil Coan of the Washington Senators on April 21, 1951. Jason Smith homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs, and Brad Hawpe drove in three runs on a homer and a triple. Peavy tied career highs by giving up eight runs and 11 hits in four-plus innings.
Diamondbacks 7, Brewers 0
MILWAUKEE -- Claudio Vargas and three relievers combined on a four-hitter to help Arizona send Milwaukee to its first loss of the season. Damion Easley and Tony Clark homered for the Diamondbacks, who had six hits. Vargas (1-0) gave up two singles and a walk in six innings, and Greg Aquino, Luis Vizcaino and Jose Valverde finished. Chris Capuano (1-1) allowed four runs -- three earned -- three hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings.
Mets 3, Marlins 2
NEW YORK -- David Wright hit a tying triple in the seventh off Dontrelle Willis and a sacrifice fly against Carlos Martinez (0-1) in the ninth. New York got hitless relief from Duaner Sanchez and Billy Wagner (1-0) after Tom Glavine gave up a two-run double to Josh Willingham in the sixth.
Phillies 6, Dodgers 3Dodgers 6, Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Bobby Abreu hit a three-run homer off Tim Hamulack (0-1) in the ninth inning of the opener as Philadelphia avoided its first 0-5 start since 1934. Tom Gordon (1-1) earned his first win for Philadelphia, striking out two in the ninth. Gordon and two other relievers did not allow a hit in three scoreless innings. In the second game, Brad Penny (2-0) threw four-hit ball over seven innings and put the Dodgers ahead 2-1 in the fourth with a broken-bat bloop single off Jon Lieber (0-2). Los Angeles outhit Philadelphia 15-7.
Giants 6, Braves 5
SAN FRANCISCO -- Randy Winn blooped a single to shallow right field to score the winning run after Lance Niekro led off the ninth with a homer off Chris Reitsma (0-1). Chipper Jones sprained his right ankle and twisted his right knee in the eighth. The Braves' third baseman charged in on Mike Matheny's slow roller with two outs, appearing to get his spikes caught in the soggy field. Barry Bonds walked twice, grounded out and struck out looking, remaining stalled at 708 home runs one week into the season.
Astros 7, Nationals 3
HOUSTON -- Andy Pettitte (1-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. Pettitte also had an RBI single and scored a run. Adam Everett had three RBIs. Ryan Drese (0-1) allowed one run and five hits in four innings, his first action since shoulder surgery in September.
Cubs 8, Cardinals 4
CHICAGO -- Michael Barrett hit a grand slam off Jason Isringhausen in the eighth inning as Chicago completed a three-game sweep. With St. Louis leading 4-3, Ricardo Rincon walked Todd Walker to open the inning. Isringhausen (0-1) relieved and walked Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez on eight pitches to load the bases for Barrett, who homered for the second straight day.
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