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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 2, Mariners 1
BOSTON -- Pitching at home for the first time this season, Curt Schilling allowed one run and three hits in eight innings to win his first three starts for the first time since 2002. He struck out seven and didn't allow a walk. Alex Gonzalez drove in both runs with a double in the fourth and went 3-for-4 with two doubles off Jamie Moyer (0-2). Jonathan Papelbon finished the four-hitter for his fifth save. Seattle's Jamie Moyer threw 51 pitches in the first two innings and left after six. Richie Sexson got Seattle's second hit, a leadoff double in the fifth, and scored on Carl Everett's one-out groundout.
Orioles 6, Angels 5
BALTIMORE -- Ramon Hernandez hit a tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning for Baltimore. Los Angeles trailed 5-4 in the ninth when LaTroy Hawkins entered for Baltimore, seeking his first save. He struck out Tim Salmon and Casey Kotchman and went to 3-2 on Jeff Mathis before the rookie drove a fastball into the left-field seats for his first major league homer. Jay Gibbons, David Newhan and rookie Nick Markakis homered for the Orioles. The Angels' Garret Anderson, Juan Rivera and Adam Kennedy all homered in the first two innings against Baltimore starter Rodrigo Lopez.
Devil Rays 7, Royals 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jorge Cantu hit a go-ahead, three-run double with two outs in the seventh inning for Tampa Bay. Trailing 2-0, Tampa Bay loaded the bases against Scott Elarton with one out in the seventh on two walks and a bunt single. Elmer Dessens relieved and retired Carl Crawford on a grounder, and Cantu doubled to center for a 3-2 lead. Travis Harper (1-0) threw three shutout innings for Tampa Bay.
Twins 5, Yankees 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Scott Baker (1-1) gave up one run, three hits and one walk in seven innings while striking out four as Minnesota extended its winning streak to four. Juan Castro's two-out RBI single pushed the Twins' lead to 3-1 in the seventh and chased Mike Mussina (1-1). Justin Morneau added an RBI single in the eighth against Kyle Farnsworth and scored on Tony Batista's double. New York lost a run in the fifth when plate umpire Ed Montague called out Jorge Posada at the plate trying to score on Bernie Williams' flyout. Replays showed he eluded the tag by catcher Joe Mauer.
Blue Jays 13, White Sox 7
CHICAGO -- Troy Glaus put Toronto ahead with a two-run double in a five-run fifth and added a two-run homer in the third. Vernon Wells homered for the third straight game. Pete Walker (1-1) pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Scott Downs, who started in place of Roy Halladay, who has a tender forearm. Javier Vazquez (0-1) failed to hold a 5-2 lead and allowed seven runs and nine hits in six innings.
Rangers 6, Athletics 3
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kevin Millwood struck out seven in his first win for Texas. Millwood took a one-hitter into the fifth inning. Frank Thomas broke up the shutout with his 450th career homer leading off the fifth. Millwood (1-2) struck out seven, allowed seven hits and did not walk a batter as he beat the A's for the third time in three career starts. D'Angelo Jimenez drove in a pair of runs for the Rangers. Rod Barajas and Mark DeRosa also had RBIs for Texas and Michael Young had two hits.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves 5, Padres 4
ATLANTA -- Jeff Francoeur homered for the second night in a row, hitting a two-out shot in the eighth inning. Francoeur had three hits, including a liner off Scott Linebrink (0-1) that barely cleared the left-field wall. Oscar Villareal (4-0) became the first four-game winner the majors with a scoreless eighth. Chris Reitsma worked around two hits in the ninth to earn his fourth save. Edgar Renteria homered in the first for Atlanta. San Diego starter Chan Ho Park was lifted after five innings. He gave up four runs and seven hits.
Marlins 5, Nationals 3
MIAMI -- Dontrelle Willis got his first win of the season and also drove in a run with a bunt for Florida. Josh Willingham homered, Chris Aguila had a two-run double and Miguel Cabrera an RBI single for the Marlins. Willis (1-0) gave up three runs (two earned) and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Joe Borowski worked the ninth for his first save. Ryan Drese (0-2) left because of a sore right elbow with two outs and two on in the fifth. The Nationals plan to place Drese on the 15-day disabled list today.
Reds 1, Cardinals 0
ST. LOUIS -- Aaron Harang allowed four hits in seven-plus innings and drove in his fourth career run for Cincinnati. Harang (2-1) allowed four hits with four strikeouts and one walk. He got the only RBI off Chris Carpenter on a fifth-inning bloop single. Carpenter (1-1) allowed one run on four hits in eight innings. He struck out six and walked three, while holding the Reds to one hit in 12 at-bats with runners in scoring position. David Weathers pitched the ninth for his third save.
Mets 4, Brewers 3
NEW YORK -- Tom Glavine struck out 11 batters over six innings for New York. Glavine (2-0) limited the Brewers to six singles for his 277th career victory. The only run he allowed was unearned, just the 35th run scored by the Brewers in 10 games this season. Billy Wagner pitched a perfect ninth for this third save. Xavier Nady homered after Chris Capuano (1-2) retired the first five New York hitters.
Diamondbacks 5, Astros 1
PHOENIX -- Brandon Webb (1-0) allowed seven hits in eight innings to beat Andy Pettitte (1-2), who gave up three runs -- two earned -- and seven hits in six innings. Craig Counsell hit an RBI groundout in the fourth for a 2-1 lead.
Phillies 10, Rockies 8
DENVER -- Chase Utley hit his third career grand slam and homered twice for the second straight day. He doubled in the first, followed Pat Burrell in the third to give the Phillies consecutive homers off Zach Day (1-1), then hit a grand slam on Sunny Kim's first pitch to him in the fourth. Aaron Rowand also homered for the Phillies, who outhit Colorado 16-14. Trailing 10-4, Colorado closed when Matt Holliday hit a three-run double in the ninth off Julio Santana.
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