MLB ROUNDUP | Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rangers 15, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE -- Mark Teixeira hit a career-high three homers and drove in seven runs, and Texas hit six home runs. Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning, a solo homer in the sixth, a two-run shot in the eighth and a three-run drive in the ninth. The seven RBIs tied a career high. Teixeira has 12 homers, including four in his last two games. It was his 12th career multihomer game, the first this season. Texas totaled 19 hits, seven in the six-run sixth, and matched a season-high in home runs. Brad Wilkerson hit his 14th homer and drove in four runs, and Rod Barajas also homered for the Rangers, who got at least one hit from every starter. Mark DeRosa went 3-for-3 with a home run and two walks. Vicente Padilla (9-5) gave up one run and four hits in seven innings to win his third straight start.
Tigers 6, Royals 4
DETROIT -- Ivan Rodriguez homered and Detroit used a five-run fifth inning to rally past Kansas City. Jeremy Bonderman (9-4) struggled to the win for Detroit, which owns baseball's best record at 60-29. Kansas City got home runs from Tony Graffanino and Mark Teahen, who also tripled. But third baseman Teahen committed two errors on the same play during the decisive fifth inning. Bonderman allowed four runs and seven hits in 52/3 innings, walking a season-high five and striking out eight. Todd Jones pitched the ninth for his 24th save in 27 opportunities. Kansas City starter Brandon Duckworth (1-2) allowed six runs -- three earned -- and six hits in 42/3 innings.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 4
BOSTON -- Bobby Kielty's tie-breaking single drove in Jason Kendall in the 11th inning for Oakland. Kielty stole second and scored on Frank Thomas' single off Julian Tavarez (1-3) to send Boston to its first home loss in 10 games since June 11. The Red Sox left at least one runner on base in 10 of the 11 innings. Huston Street (3-3) pitched 1 2-3 innings, striking out two, for the win. Kirk Saarloos got the last two outs for his second save, although he allowed Jason Varitek's run-scoring single that made it 5-4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Astros 5, Marlins 1
MIAMI -- Aubrey Huff hit a three-run home run in his Houston debut and Lance Berkman had three hits to lead the Astros. Huff, who was acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday, homered to right-center in the eighth off reliever Randy Messenger (1-5) to give the Astros a 5-1 lead. Houston broke a three-game road losing streak, while the Marlins lost for the fourth time in their last 13 home games. Huff's homer was part of a four-run eighth. Willy Taveras singled to lead off the inning and advanced to third as Chris Burke reached when first baseman Mike Jacobs failed to handle a low throw by shortstop Hanley Ramirez. Berkman drove in Taveras with a single to right, and Huff followed with his homer, his second hit of the game. Astros starter Roy Oswalt pitched 61/3 innings, allowing one run and six hits while striking out four. Florida starter Dontrelle Willis went seven innings, allowing one run and six hits while striking out five. Reliever Chad Qualls (4-2) got the win.
Reds 9, Rockies 7
CINCINNATI -- Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 555th homer, and Adam Dunn singled home two runs hours after close friend Austin Kearns was traded to spark Cincinnati. Juan Castro added a three-run homer as Cincinnati pulled away in the seventh inning, then watched the bullpen struggle once again to hold a six-run lead. Left-hander Eric Milton (6-4) pitched six solid innings and singled home a run as well. Dunn had a two-run single in the first inning off Jeff Francis (6-8). Griffey's solo homer in the seventh off Scott Dohmann made it 5-3 and left him eight behind Reggie Jackson for 10th place on the career list. Reliever Jason Standridge gave up an RBI double and a two-run single in the ninth to make it 9-6. Guardado relieved and got the last two outs around a run-scoring double, to convert his first save chance for Cincinnati.
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