MAJOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP

MAJOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP
Thursday's other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 5, Yankees 3
NEW YORK -- Hideki Matsui's broken wrist left the Yankees without another power-hitting outfielder, and the Boston Red Sox rallied past New York on Mark Loretta's two-run infield single. Loretta finished with four hits. His first sent Matsui to a hospital, and his last put the Red Sox ahead in the seventh.
Boston's No. 2 hitter sent a blooper into left field in the first inning, and Matsui landed hard on his wrist in an unsuccessful bid to make a diving catch. He immediately left the game, was put in an ambulance while still in uniform and was to have surgery today.
Blue Jays 8, Athletics 3
TORONTO -- Troy Glaus homered twice and drove in four runs and Ted Lilly pitched effectively into the eighth inning to beat his former team. Glaus hit a three-run homer off Kirk Saarloos (1-1) in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth for his third multihomer game this season and the 21st of his career. Acquired from Arizona in the offseason, Glaus has 12 home runs and 30 RBIs. Gregg Zaun also homered for the new-look Blue Jays (19-15), who moved four games over .500 for the first time this season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants 9, Cubs 3
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds remained one home run shy of Babe Ruth's 714, going 0-for-3 with two walks that keyed a pair of rallies. The slugger will resume his pursuit tonight against the Dodgers and pitcher Brad Penny, who has allowed three homers to Bonds. Bonds' homerless stretch reached three games and the banners to honor him were still rolled up and waiting to be unfurled from two light towers in center field on each side of the main scoreboard.
Astros 4, Dodgers 2
LOS ANGELES -- Wandy Rodriguez took a shutout into the seventh inning, Dan Wheeler escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and Houston snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over Los Angeles. All-Star closer Brad Lidge gave up an RBI single to pinch-hitter Willy Aybar in the ninth and loaded the bases with two outs before he was pulled. Wheeler then retired Kenny Lofton on a routine fly for his first save.
Mike Lamb and Eric Munson each had an RBI single for Houston. Rogriguez (5-1) prevented the Astros from being swept on a road trip of at least seven games for the first time since September 1996. The only run against him came on a homer by Jeff Kent, his third in three days.
Padres 8, Brewers 5
SAN DIEGO -- Jake Peavy matched his career high with 13 strikeouts and allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings to lead San Diego past Milwaukee for its 11th victory in 12 games. The Padres took two of three from the Brewers, who ended San Diego's nine-game winning streak Tuesday night. The Padres won six of seven on the homestand.
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