MLB ROUNDUP Friday's other games

Orioles 2, Nationals 1
BALTIMORE -- Rodrigo Lopez allowed one run in seven innings and Chris Ray bounced back from his first blown save of the season to help Baltimore beat Washington. Melvin Mora drove in a run and scored one for the Orioles. Ray blew a four-run lead by yielding two ninth-inning homers in that game, but he pitched a perfect ninth in this one to earn his 19th save in 20 chances.
Tigers 10, Cardinals 6
DETROIT -- Brandon Inge and Curtis Granderson homered to lift Detroit, which lost catcher Ivan Rodriguez to a wrist injury. Albert Pujols went 4-for-4 with his 26th homer and a walk in his second game since coming off the disabled list for St. Louis. He had been sidelined since June 3 with a strained oblique muscle. Rodriguez was hit with a foul tip. X-rays were negative and his status is day-to-day.
Mets 6, Blue Jays 1
TORONTO -- Tom Glavine became baseball's first 11-game winner and New York set a club record with its ninth straight road win. David Wright and Lastings Milledge homered for the Mets to support the pitching of Glavine (11-2), who allowed one run and eight hits in seven innings to win his ninth consecutive decision. Duaner Sanchez, a key member of New York's bullpen, left after only two pitches with an apparent arm injury in the eighth inning.
Yankees 6, Marlins 5
NEW YORK -- Jorge Posada drove in three runs to help the Yankees cool off surprising Florida. Making their first trip to Yankee Stadium since winning the 2003 World Series, the young Marlins lost for only the second time in 12 games. Managed by ex-Yankee catcher and coach Joe Girardi, they are 20-8 since May 22 after starting the season 11-31. Chien-Ming Wang (8-3) allowed four runs and nine hits in seven innings.
Red Sox 10, Phillies 2
BOSTON -- Josh Beckett retired the first 16 batters and Manny Ramirez drove in five runs with two homers and a double to lead Boston to its seventh straight win. After rain delayed the start of the game by 43 minutes, Beckett (9-3) worked eight innings, allowing three hits -- including Chase Utley's two-run homer in the seventh -- with eight strikeouts and no walks. Mike Timlin worked the ninth.
Twins 7, Cubs 2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana threw eight strong innings to help Minnesota move two games above .500 for the first time this year. Justin Morneau homered and had three RBIs, and Michael Cuddyer and Luis Castillo each drove in two runs to support Santana (8-4), who struck out six and walked one while giving up five hits. Heeasily outpitched Cubs rookie Carlos Marmol (1-2) and sent the Twins to their 12th win in 14 games.
Braves 4, Devil Rays 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Todd Pratt's RBI grounder in the 11th inning helped Braves end their longest losing streak in 18 years at 10 games. The victory stopped Atlanta's longest losing streak since they lost the first 10 games of the 1988 season. The win came with a cost, though, as starting pitcher John Smoltz left with a strained right groin in the second inning. Andruw Jones drove in three runs for the Braves with a two-run homer off Casey Fossum in the first and a sacrifice fly in the eighth that wiped out a 3-2 lead Tampa Bay.
Rangers 8, Rockies 6
DENVER -- Mark Teixeira and Hank Blalock hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies. It was the sixth time this season the Rangers have hit back-to-back homers. For Blalock, it was his 100th career home run. Jeff Francis (5-7) cruised through the first 5 2-3 innings before unraveling. The Rangers strung together five hits and a walk to turn a three-run deficit into a 5-4 lead. Teixeira started the rally with a double and was singled home by Blalock. Kevin Mench had an RBI single and Gerald Laird added an RBI double to tie the game. Francis intentionally walked Ian Kinsler and then was relieved by Scott Dohmann, who gave up a single to pinch hitter Jason Botts.
John Koronka (6-4) earned the victory, pitching five innings, giving up seven hits and three earned runs while striking out six.
White Sox 7, Astros 4
CHICAGO -- Jose Contreras won his team-record 16th straight decision, Scott Podsednik hit his first career grand slam and the Chicago White Sox won a World Series rematch by beating the Houston Astros for their eighth straight win. Eight months after helping the White Sox sweep Houston for their first World Series championship since 1917, Podsednik and Contreras again found themselves in the middle of the action.
Podsednik, who ended Game 2 of the World Series at U.S. Cellular Field with a home run, went deep against Andy Pettitte with two out in the fourth to make it 6-0. The four RBIs tied a career high for Podsednik, who also tripled. Contreras (8-0), who won Game 1 of the Series, left to a standing ovation after allowing an RBI double off the left-field wall by Chris Burke that cut the lead to 6-4 with one out in the seventh. Reliever Neal Cotts retired Lance Berkman on a grounder and struck out Mike Lamb. Contreras, 16-0 in his last 21 regular-season starts since losing to Minnesota last Aug. 15, took sole possession of the club record for consecutive wins, surpassing LaMarr Hoyt and Wilson Alvarez. It is the majors' longest streak since the Twins' Johan Santana won 17 consecutive decisions from July 2004 to April 2005.
Brewers 7, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Dave Bush pitched effectively into the eighth inning and Geoff Jenkins drove in three runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past the Kansas City Royals. Corey Koskie homered for Milwaukee and Bush (5-6) earned his second victory since May 12. He scattered nine hits, struck out eight and walked none in 71/3 innings.
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