MLB ROUNDUP Friday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 2, Athletics 0
NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez and Bernie Williams homered, and Chien-Ming Wang pitched three-hit ball for eight innings. Rodriguez, booed in his first two at-bats after striking out, pulled an off-speed pitch from Barry Zito (2-3) over the wall in left-center, near the 399-foot sign. Williams added his second homer of the season in the eighth, a drive off former Yankee Randy Keisler. Wang (3-1), helped by four double plays, had the best of his 25 career starts, never allowing a runner past first.
Devil Rays 4, Blue Jays 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Seth McClung pitched seven innings and Tampa Bay won consecutive games for the first time in nearly a month. Jonny Gomes and Julio Lugo drove in runs off rookie right-hander Casey Janssen (1-3), who also hurt his chances by allowing one runner to score from third on a balk and another to race home on a wild pitch. McClung (2-4) gave up a third-inning RBI single to Vernon Wells, but was barely threatened after that.
Orioles 6, Royals 5
BALTIMORE -- Corey Patterson homered, had four RBIs and scored the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning. Patterson hit a three-run homer in the second inning and drove in a run in the sixth with a groundout before leading off the eighth with a single against Elmer Dessens (2-3). He stole second as Kevin Millar struck out and went to third on a grounder before scoring on single by rookie Brandon Fahey. Todd Williams (1-0) pitched two innings of one-hit relief and Chris Ray got three outs for his ninth save. Emil Brown homered and drove in two runs for the Royals.
Rangers 6, Red Sox 0,5 1/2 innings, rain
BOSTON -- Hank Blalock was 2-for-3 with a homer and Kameron Loe earned his first career complete game. Loe (2-3) allowed five hits and a walk, striking out four before the game was called in the bottom of the sixth with a 2-2 count on leadoff hitter David Ortiz. Matt Clement (3-3) gave up four runs and six hits, walking two and striking out four in five innings.
Twins 10, White Sox 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana struck out 10 in seven innings and Minnesota hit three home runs. Justin Morneau, Tony Batista and Joe Mauer homered for the Twins, who have won three straight and five of six as they try and climb out of a big hole left by a 9-15 April. Santana (4-3) scattered five hits and struck out at least one batter in all seven of his innings to win his fourth straight start. The Venezuelan left-hander reached double-digit strikeouts for the third time in four starts and 26th of his career. He has allowed just four runs in three starts this month.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Padres 10, Cubs 5
CHICAGO -- Mike Piazza had four hits and San Diego won for the 12th time in 13 games. Piazza doubled in the go-ahead run in the fourth, and the Padres scored five runs in the fifth, an inning in which there were three errors by the Cubs, who have lost 12 of 14 games. San Diego's Dave Roberts extended his hitting streak to 10 games, going 3-for-4 and scoring three runs. Brian Sweeney (2-0) allowed one run in three innings of relief, after starter Woody Williams strained his left calf running the bases in the second. Chicago's Glendon Rusch (1-5) allowed six runs, five earned, in 1 2/3 innings of relief.
Braves 6, Nationals 2
ATLANTA -- John Smoltz pitched a four-hitter and Atlanta won for the fourth win in five games. The Braves broke open a 3-2 game with three runs in the seventh. Andruw Jones had a run-scoring single that knocked out Washington starter Ramon Ortiz (0-4), and Jeff Francoeur drove in two more with a bases-loaded single that extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Francoeur had three RBIs overall. Smoltz (3-2) made his only big mistake in the fifth, surrendering a two-run homer to Ryan Zimmerman. The right-hander pitched his second complete game of the season and struck out seven, moving past Chuck Finley for 21st place on the career list with 2,611.
Phillies 8, Reds 4
CINCINNATI -- Left-hander Cole Hamels threw five shutout innings in his major league debut and Shane Victorino's four hits sent Philadelphia over Cincinnati. Victorino and Ryan Howard had two-run homers that helped the Phillies win for the 11th time in 12 games. Hamels, 22, gave up one hit -- Felipe Lopez's double with two outs in the fifth -- and struck out seven on a raw night, meeting the grand expectations for Philadelphia's top pitching prospect.
Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3
ST. LOUIS -- Jim Edmonds homered and drove in three runs, helping Mark Mulder beat Arizona. Albert Pujols drove in his major league-leading 44th run and David Eckstein singled twice for his 15th multihit game. The Cardinals have won six of seven overall and are 13-4 against the Diamondbacks the last four seasons. Mulder (4-1) gave up six hits in six innings, the only damage Eric Byrnes' two-run homer in the fifth.
Astros 12, Rockies 2
HOUSTON -- Morgan Ensberg had four RBIs, including a tie-breaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, for Houston. Craig Biggio and Mike Lamb also had home runs for the Astros, who came up one run shy of their season high. The loss gave Colorado its first three-game losing streak of the season.
Brewers 9, Mets 6
MILWAUKEE -- Prince Fielder homered twice, Geoff Jenkins hit a three-run double and Milwaukee finally figured out Jose Lima. The Brewers scored their first seven runs with two outs, including six in the fifth inning to deal the NL East-leading Mets their fourth loss in five games. Carlos Delgado homered and David Wright drove in two runs for New York. Lima (0-2) came in with a 10-0 record and 1.92 ERA in 14 appearances against Milwaukee
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