MLB ROUNDUP \ Wednesday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Twins 8, Red Sox 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jason Kubel homered again and Justin Morneau hit a grand slam as Minnesota routed Boston. Kubel hit a two-run shot in the second off Matt Clement (5-5). Morneau's slam in the sixth was the sixth of the season for Minnesota and the fourth in eight days. The team record is eight, set in 1961.
Blue Jays 6, Orioles 3
TORONTO -- Alex Rios, Frank Catalanotto and Vernon Wells homered to lead Toronto over Baltimore. Rios and Catalanotto hit back-to-back homers in the first off Rodrigo Lopez (4-8) -- the first two batters the right-hander faced. It was the seventh time this season Toronto has hit consecutive home runs. Wells hit a solo shot off Lopez in the third for the Blue Jays, who have won two straight following a three-game losing skid. Vinny Chulk (1-0) pitched an inning for the win. B.J. Ryan pitched two hitless innings for his 16th save in 17 chances.
Rangers 8, White Sox 0
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Getting a turn as the Texas designated hitter, Hank Blalock snapped out of his offensive slump with a homer and an RBI double. Vicente Padilla (6-4) struck out seven and allowed only three singles over eight shutout innings. After allowing runners in each of the first four innings, the right-hander retired 14 of the last 16 batters he faced. He walked three and twice hit A.J. Pierzynski with pitches while throwing 109 pitches. Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth to wrap up the Rangers' fifth shutout of the season. Blalock led off the second with his 10th homer -- a 416-foot blast into the second deck of seats in right field -- that put the Rangers ahead to stay. His double an inning later was part of a four-run outburst in which they batted around to go up 5-0. Javier Vazquez (7-4) struck out seven over six innings, but allowed six runs and 10 hits to end his three-game winning streak.
Devil Rays 5, Tigers 1, 12 innings
DETROIT -- Jorge Cantu hit a three-run double in the 12th inning. Toby Hall and Travis Lee both singled off Todd Jones (1-5) with no outs in the 12th. Jones got Julio Lugo to bunt into a force at third and Carl Crawford to pop out but then hit Rocco Baldelli to load the bases. Cantu followed Baldelli with a bases-clearing liner into right-center field. Damon Hollins added an RBI double to give Tampa Bay a four-run lead. Brian Meadows (2-1) threw two scoreless innings to get the win for Tampa Bay, which snapped Detroit's four-game winning streak.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds 3, Brewers 0, 11 innings
CINCINNATI -- Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer in the 11th inning and the Reds got an outstanding start from Elizardo Ramirez to beat Milwaukee. The Reds, who had lost seven of their previous 11 at home, salvaged the finale of a three-game series. Ramirez struck out a career-high 10 in eight sharp innings, his longest outing in the majors. The Brewers wasted a strong effort from Carlos Villanueva, who pitched six shutout innings in his first big league start. Ken Griffey Jr. grounded a single to center field with one out in the 11th against Dan Kolb (2-1) and moved to second on Rich Aurilia's infield single. Dunn followed with his 23rd homer of the season and first game-ending shot. He is tied with Alfonso Soriano for second in the majors in home runs, two behind Albert Pujols. Chris Hammond (1-1) pitched a hitless 11th to get the win.
Astros 5, Cubs 4
CHICAGO -- Roy Oswalt returned from the 15-day disabled list to get his first win since May 3 and the Astros collected 11 hits off Greg Maddux to beat the Cubs. Oswalt (6-3), who'd been on the DL with a strained back and hadn't pitched since May 29, allowed eight hits and three runs in six innings. It was the right-hander's first win in his last six starts, a stretch that had included two losses and three no-decisions. Maddux (7-6), who started the season 5-0, gave up five runs and the 11 hits in seven innings. Craig Biggio and Preston Wilson drove in two runs each and Oswalt had two hits for the Astros, who have won seven of eight.
Rockies 14, Nationals 8
WASHINGTON -- Jamey Carroll hit a tie-breaking home run in the sixth inning, Garrett Atkins had four RBIs and Colorado beat Washington. Carroll went 3-for-4 and Atkins had three hits to extend his hitting streak to 13 games for the Rockies, who finished with 18 hits. Todd Helton homered and Matt Holliday went 4-for-6 with four RBIs. The 22 combined runs were the most at RFK Stadium since the Nationals moved from Montreal last year. Colorado's Cory Sullivan also became the eighth player in baseball history with four sacrifice bunts in game. Sullivan had sacrifices in the first, third, fourth and seventh innings to give him a major league-high 10 for the year.
Marlins 6, Braves 5, 10 innings
MIAMI -- Pinch-runner Reggie Abercrombie scored on reliever Mike Remlinger's throwing error in the bottom of the 10th inning. With runners on first and second and no outs, Remlinger fielded Jeremy Hermida's bunt and tried to get the lead runner at third. His throw went past third baseman Chipper Jones allowing Abercrombie to score easily.
Phillies 9, Mets 3
PHILADELPHIA -- David Wright homered and Carlos Delgado knocked in three runs as New York won its seventh straight. Jose Reyes had four of the Mets' 16 hits. Each starter had a hit and scored. The Phillies made three errors for the second straight game and have lost five of six.
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