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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 7, Mariners 6
BOSTON -- Mark Loretta hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as Boston rallied past Seattle in the Patriots Day game. David Ortiz homered twice for Boston. Carl Everett connected for Seattle, which took a 6-5 lead in the ninth on pinch-hitter Roberto Petagine's RBI grounder. Mariners reliever Eddie Guardado struck out the first two batters in the ninth. Kevin Youkilis then hit a grounder up the middle and second baseman Jose Lopez made a diving stop, but his throw to first was a shade late. Youkilis raised his arms after beating the play for an infield single, and Loretta followed with his first home run for the Red Sox. Loretta's shot landed in the Monster Seats, where moments earlier many fans turned around to watch the women's leader of the Boston Marathon running through Kenmore Square. Mike Timlin (1-0) got the win and Guardado (0-1) took the loss. Ortiz hit his fifth and sixth homers for the Red Sox, the second a two-run shot that tied it at 4 in the sixth. Trot Nixon doubled twice and singled for Boston. The Red Sox tied it at 5 against J. J. Putz in the eighth when Nixon doubled and Jason Varitek hit an RBI single. Everett's two-run homer gave Seattle a 4-2 lead in the sixth.
Orioles 4, Angels 2
BALTIMORE -- Miguel Tejada hit a two-run homer and Daniel Cabrera allowed one run in seven innings for Baltimore. Brian Roberts drove in two runs for the Orioles, who built a 4-0 lead in the first two innings against Jeff Weaver (0-2). Baltimore took three of four from Los Angeles after going 2-4 against the Angels a year ago. Cabrera (1-1) came in with an 11.37 ERA after issuing 16 walks over 61/3 innings during his first two starts. The right-hander struck out six, did not allow an earned run and yielded his only walk with two outs in the seventh. Chris Ray got three outs for his fifth save in five tries.
White Sox 9, Royals 0
CHICAGO -- Jose Contreras and two relievers combined on a one-hitter, sending Kansas City to its eighth straight loss. Paul Konerko and Joe Crede homered in a five-run first off Joe Mays (0-2) as Chicago sailed to its seventh win in eighth games. Contreras (2-0), now 6-0 in his career against Kansas City, retired the first 10 batters before Mark Grudzielanek doubled past third base with one out in the fourth. Contreras, who won his final eight starts of the 2005 regular season to lead the White Sox into the playoffs, walked one and struck out six in seven strong innings. Boone Logan and Cliff Politte completed the shutout with one inning each.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Mets 4, Braves 3
NEW YORK -- Pedro Martinez became the seventh active pitcher with 200 victories, and the New York Mets edged the Atlanta Braves 4-3 Monday night in the first of 18 meetings this season between the NL East rivals. Carlos Delgado and Xavier Nady each homered against Jorge Sosa to help the Mets (10-2) improve the best record in baseball and extended the fastest start in franchise history. They did it without star center fielder Carlos Beltran, who sat out with a tight right hamstring. New York also lost left fielder Cliff Floyd to a strained muscle in his rib cage. Andruw Jones hit his fifth homer and second in two days for the Braves, missing injured third baseman Chipper Jones and shortstop Edgar Renteria. Martinez (3-0) struck out eight in 62/3 innings, allowing three runs and six hits. He is 200-84, the fewest losses for any pitcher with 200 wins. Duaner Sanchez struck out two of his four batters, and Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his fourth save.
Reds 9, Marlins 1
CINCINNATI -- Adam Dunn hit his eighth homer and Brandon Claussen pitched seven shutout innings, leading the Cincinnati to a victory over Florida. Dunn extended his week-long power surge with a two-run homer in the first inning -- his last six hits have been homers. Austin Kearns also had a solo shot, and Brandon Phillips drove in four runs with a double and a pair of singles. Claussen (1-1) gave up five hits and striking out seven in seven innings. Brian Moehler (0-3) gave up eight runs in five-plus innings. Center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. was out of the Reds' lineup for the fifth straight game because of tightness behind his right knee.
Astros 8, Brewers 7
HOUSTON -- Jason Lane hit a three-run homer in Houston's five-run seventh inning. Back-to-back RBI-singles by Lance Berkman and Morgan Ensberg got the Astros within one before Lane hit his third homer deep into left-field bleachers off Matt Wise to put Houston up 8-6. Prince Fielder's RBI double in the eighth cut the lead to 8-7, but Dan Wheeler pitched out of further trouble, and Brad Lidge worked the ninth for his fourth save. Ensberg also had a solo home run in the sixth inning. Carlos Lee, Geoff Jenkins and Gabe Gross homered for Milwaukee. Ezequiel Astacio (1-0), who was recalled from the minors on Friday, faced one batter to get the win. Wise (1-1) allowed four hits and five runs in one inning. Milwaukee starter David Bush pitched six innings and allowed nine hits and three runs while striking out five.
Padres 5, Rockies 2
DENVER -- Chris Young pitched seven innings and added an RBI double, and Josh Barfield hit his first career homer to lift San Diego over Colorado. Young (2-0) allowed two runs and five hits to win his second straight start after coming to San Diego in a six-player trade from Texas in the off-season. Barfield hit his homer to the deepest part of Coors Field in the first inning, putting him 240 behind his father, former AL home run champ Jesse Barfield. Trevor Hoffman pitched the ninth for his second save in two tries. Garrett Atkins homered and drove in both of Colorado's runs, but had two errors. Starter Jeff Francis (0-2) didn't have his best stuff -- again -- leading to Colorado's fifth loss in seven home games.
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