MLB ROUNDUP \ Friday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 6, Devil Rays 0
NEW YORK -- Chien-Ming Wang shut down Tampa Bay for the second time this month, pitching a two-hitter for his first career shutout. Wang (12-4) struck out one and walked two to win his fourth straight start and earn his second career complete game. The sinkerball pitcher recorded 18 outs on grounders. Bernie Williams homered, Derek Jeter had three hits and Alex Rodriguez reached base three times for the Yankees, who have won four straight and five of six.
White Sox 6, Orioles 4
BALTIMORE -- Ross Gload hit a grand slam in the ninth inning off Chris Ray, ruining Erik Bedard's bid to win his eighth consecutive start. Gload entered in the sixth inning as a replacement for Paul Konerko, who bruised his left shin when he fouled a pitch off of it in the fifth. The seldom-used Gload came in with six RBIs in 43 games. Matt Thornton (4-1) got the last out in the eighth and Bobby Jenks worked the ninth for his 27th save.
Tigers 3, Twins 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Craig Monroe's sharp single down the third-base line in the 10th inning lifted Detroit past Minnesota. Chris Shelton singled off Juan Rincon (3-1) and took second on a sacrifice bunt by Vance Wilson. After Curtis Granderson struck out, Placido Polanco reached on a high-bouncing single to shortstop. Then came the hit by Monroe. Todd Jones pitched the 10th for his 28th save, preserving a victory for Fernando Rodney (5-3).
Royals 11, Rangers 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Newly acquired All-Star slugger Carlos Lee went 2-for-4 in his Texas debut, not nearly enough to keep the Rangers from extending their losing streak to five games. Mark Teahen had three hits, including a solo home run to cap Kansas City's five-run second and an RBI single that chased Vicente Padilla (10-7) in the fourth. Andres Blanco had a pair of RBI hits, and Emil Brown a two-run single.
Angels 8, Red Sox 3
BOSTON -- Kelvim Escobar pitched six innings to win for only the second time in 12 starts, and Garret Anderson went 3-for-4 with two hits in Los Angeles' six-run seventh. In his second start since going on the disabled list with right elbow inflammation, Escobar (7-9) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks, striking out eight in six innings. Howie Kendrick was 3-for-5 with three RBIs to help the Angels, who sent 11 batters to the plate in the seventh, improve to 18-5 in July.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Mets 6, Braves 4
ATLANTA -- Pedro Martinez surrendered four runs in the first inning but didn't give up any more in his return from the disabled list, and New York stretched its already commanding lead in the East. Jose Reyes and David Wright homered for the Mets, who increased their advantage over the Braves to 13 games. Martinez (8-4), who had been on the DL since June 29 with an inflamed right hip, retired the last 12 hitters he faced before turning it over to the bullpen.
Marlins 4, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Rookie Ricky Nolasco didn't allow a hit through 6 2/3 innings and combined with two relievers for a three-hitter. Nolasco (9-6) allowed only an infield single off his glove to light-hitting Abraham Nunez and walked five in 7 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out three and hit one batter.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 5
CHICAGO -- Juan Pierre's bases-loaded triple highlighted a six-run fourth inning and Chicago capitalized on an error by St. Louis third baseman Scott Rolen. The score was tied at 3 with two outs in the fourth when Chicago starter Carlos Marmol hit a grounder to Rolen. The six-time Gold Glover threw high to first, pulling Albert Pujols off the bag and loading the bases for Pierre. St. Louis pitcher Jason Marquis (12-8) came into the game leading the National League in wins, but couldn't make it out off the fourth. He gave up eight hits, walking one and striking out one in 3 2/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season.
Reds 4, Brewers 3
MILWAUKEE -- Ryan Freel doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Eric Milton bounced back from a shaky first with six scoreless innings. Milton (7-6) had allowed four runs or more in five of his last seven outings, but was sharp against the Brewers. Brewers starter Tomo Ohka went five innings and allowed two runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Matt Wise (5-5) lost.
Rockies 3, Padres 1
DENVER -- Byung-Hyun Kim allowed five hits in 7 2/3 innings, baffling San Diego with his stop-and-go delivery, striking out seven in the longest outing of his career. Kim (6-6) got his first win since June 25. Brian Fuentes pitched the ninth for his 17th save in 21 chances. Cory Sullivan made a diving catch in center on Mike Piazza's line drive with a man on first for the final out. Matt Holliday greeted Scott Linebrink with his 18th home run of the season on the first pitch of the eighth.
Diamondbacks 8, Astros 7, 11 innings
HOUSTON -- Luis Gonzalez doubled in the 11th inning off reliever Andy Pettitte and scored on Johnny Estrada's sacrifice fly to lift Arizona over Houston and Luke Scott, who hit for the cycle. Scott became the first Astros rookie to hit for the cycle, a night that included a three-run homer and five RBIs. He was the sixth Astros player to hit for the cycle and the first since Craig Biggio in 2002.
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