MLB ROUNDUP Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 7, Yankees 6
DETROIT -- Carlos Guillen singled in the winning run to cap a ninth-inning rally off Kyle Farnsworth as Detroit avoided a four-game sweep. The Yankees were without All-Star closer Mariano Rivera, who injured his back while putting on his spikes before the game. Detroit trailed 6-5 going into the ninth, but rallied off former teammate Farnsworth (1-3). With one out, Marcus Thames walked, and took second on Ivan Rodriguez's base hit. Magglio Ordonez followed with a game-tying single, giving him four RBIs on the night, and Guillen lined Detroit's 13th hit of the game to right field as Rodriguez scored easily from second. Fernando Rodney (4-1) got the win in relief as Detroit ended New York's five-game winning streak.
Devil Rays 8, Orioles 6
BALTIMORE -- Jonny Gomes homered, Carl Crawford tripled in two runs and scored twice as Tampa Bay ended a six-game losing streak. Ty Wigginton had two hits and two RBIs for the Devil Rays, who averted a three-game sweep and salvaged the finale of a 2-8 road trip. Kevin Millar homered for the Orioles, who were denied their season-high fourth straight win. After rain delayed the game for 1 hour, 32 minutes, the Devil Rays jumped on Baltimore starter Erik Bedard (5-5) for three runs in the third inning to take a 5-3 lead.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Diamondbacks 2, Braves 1
ATLANTA -- Juan Cruz pitched seven shutout innings and Arizona broke a 24-inning scoreless streak with two unearned runs in the eighth. Shawn Green lined a two-out, two-run single off Mike Remlinger after the Braves' bullpen almost got out of a bases-loaded jam set up by starting pitcher Horacio Ramirez's throwing error. Cruz (3-3) gave up five hits in his career-long outing. Ramirez (1-1) held the Diamondbacks to three hits over seven innings, but his defensive miscue in the eighth was costly. Pinch-hitter Jeff DaVanon started the inning with a walk and Ramirez's underhanded toss on a sacrifice bunt sailed over the head of second baseman Marcus Giles, who was covering first, putting runners at second and third. Ramirez left after an intentional walk.
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