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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 3, Tigers 2
DETROIT -- Kevin Youkilis' two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning gave Boston the victory. It was the second loss in four days for closer Todd Jones. With Detroit leading 2-1, Jones (0-3) retired the first two batters in the ninth. But Mike Lowell singled and Youkilis drove an 0-1 pitch into the bullpen in left for his sixth homer. Rudy Seanez (1-0) got the win with a scoreless inning of relief, and rookie Jonathan Papelbon pitched the bottom of the ninth for his 20th save in as many tries. Detroit has lost five of six, while the Red Sox improved to 2-2 at the start of a 10-game road trip. Kenny Rogers allowed one run and five hits in seven innings for the Tigers. He struck out a season-high seven and walked one. Curt Schilling allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings for Boston. He struck out eight without walking a batter.
Yankees 6, Orioles 5
BALTIMORE -- Derek Jeter singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, and New York got homers from Andy Phillips and Jason Giambi. Returning from a two-day absence because of a hand injury, Jeter went 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs. The Yankees finished with 12 hits, giving them nine straight games with at least 10 for the first time since July 1958, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. With the score 5-all, Johnny Damon hit a one-out single in the ninth off Chris Ray (1-1). With two outs, Damon tried to steal second and was called out when tagged by Brian Roberts, but the second baseman was charged with an error when the ball popped from his glove. Jeter followed with an opposite-field single to right, assuring the Yankees their sixth win in seven games. Miguel Tejada, Ramon Hernandez and Javy Lopez all had three hits for the Orioles. After Luis Matos hit an RBI double off former Oriole Scott Erickson in the eighth, Kyle Farnsworth (2-3) entered with the bases loaded and one out. Melvin Mora drove in the tying run with a groundout. Farnsworth, who had blown two straight save chances, worked a perfect ninth.
Blue Jays 13, Devil Rays 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Reed Johnson homered twice, including a three-run shot to cap Toronto's nine-run ninth inning. Johnson, who came in with just one home run this season, had his second career multi-homer game. Frank Catalanotto had an RBI triple to start the ninth-inning outburst, and Aaron Hill added a two-run single to help Toronto stretch its lead to 13-3. Johnson hit a leadoff homer in the first and Shea Hillenbrand had a solo shot one inning later as the Blue Jays took a 2-1 lead. Hillenbrand had an RBI double and Gregg Zaun a sacrifice fly to put Toronto ahead 4-1 in the sixth.
Rangers 4, White Sox 3
CHICAGO -- Gary Matthews Jr. doubled home the go-ahead run off Bobby Jenks in the ninth inning, and Texas handed Chicago its fourth straight loss. The winning rally started when Chicago's Brandon McCarthy (2-3) walked Ian Kinsler with one out. Jenks, the White Sox's closer, came on and gave up a double to Matthews on the first pitch.
Mariners 4, Royals 0
SEATTLE -- Jamie Moyer pitched a two-hitter and Jose Lopez and Raul Ibanez hit home runs on successive pitches in the seventh to lead Seattle. Lopez, Seattle's new No. 3 hitter, added a two-run double that scored Ichiro Suzuki and Adrian Beltre in the eighth inning to push his team-leading RBI total to 45 -- tops among second basemen in the majors.
Twins 2, Athletics 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Minnesota's Johan Santana pitched eight innings of two-hit ball, Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer in the eighth to spoil the chance of three straight shutouts by Oakland. Santana gave up both hits in the second inning. After Bobby Kielty's two-out single, Santana retired the final 19 batters he faced before Joe Nathan finished for his seventh save in as many chances.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds 14, Astros 3
HOUSTON -- Edwin Encarnacion and Austin Kearns each had four RBIs and Cincinnati scored nine runs over the first three innings. Brandon Phillips homered and Ken Griffey Jr. had two hits and scored two runs. The first seven Reds reached base against starter Wandy Rodriguez (6-3), who was yanked by manager Phil Garner trailing 7-0 after just 11/3 innings. Lance Berkman and Preston Wilson homered for the Astros, who have lost eight of their last 10.
Nationals 10, Brewers 4
MILWAUKEE -- Jose Vidro had three hits and two RBIs and Brian Schneider had a three-run double that broke the game open. Ramon Ortiz (4-4) won his fourth straight game after losing his first four decisions of the season. He gave up two earned runs and six hits in 62/3 innings for Washington. It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Brewers (26-29). Dana Eveland (0-3) took the loss, giving up five runs and six hits in four innings.
Marlins 4, Rockies 2
DENVER -- Dontrelle Willis ended his longest career winless skid at eight starts, tossing seven innings for Florida. Willis (2-6) surrendered two runs on seven hits in winning for the first time since April 14 against Washington. He had lost six straight decisions since then despite allowing just six earned runs his previous three starts. This time he got just enough run support, including a solo homer by Jeremy Hermida, who went 3-for-4.
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