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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Blue Jays 8, White Sox 2
TORONTO -- Troy Glaus homered and made three plays in his first major league start at shortstop, and Alex Rios homered and had three hits for Toronto. Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson also connected for the Blue Jays, who have won five of six. The 6-foot-5 Glaus cleanly fielded two grounders and caught a popup in his 11th career appearance at shortstop and first since June 6, 2002, with the Angels. Ted Lilly (5-4) rebounded from his shortest outing of the season. He allowed two runs and five hits while striking out seven and walking four in 61/3 innings. Freddy Garcia (7-2) failed to win his eighth straight decision. He allowed five runs and 12 hits in 51/3 innings.
Twins 3, Mariners 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Rookie Francisco Liriano outpitched fellow young gun Felix Hernandez, and Joe Mauer homered to lead Minnesota. Liriano (3-0) pitched five scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing four hits against the Mariners' beleaguered offense. Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Hernandez (3-6) gave up three runs and five hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Red Sox 8, Devil Rays 4
BOSTON -- David Ortiz drove in four runs and Mike Lowell added a two-run homer as Boston lost David Wells to another knee injury. Jonathan Papelbon set a rookie record for most successful save opportunities to start a season with his 17th. Gregg Olson of Baltimore had 16 in 1989. Boston also overcame two homers by Carl Crawford, who went 2-for-5 and is 10-for-14 with three homers and six stolen bases in his last three games. Wells, activated before the game after being on the disabled list since April 14 with a sprained right knee, was hit on that knee by Travis Lee's liner in the fifth inning. Julian Tavarez (1-0) pitched 21/3 innings in relief for the win.
Rangers 5, Athletics 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Hank Blalock hit a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning, and Texas handed Oakland its seventh straight loss. Chad Gaudin (0-2), the third Oakland pitcher, struck out the first two batters in the eighth, then walked the bases loaded. Ron Flores relieved and surrendered the hit to Blalock. Gary Matthews Jr. had put Texas ahead 3-2 in the sixth with a solo homer to left-center off reliever Randy Keisler. Eric Chavez's sacrifice fly off Rangers reliever Francisco Cordero (4-3) tied the score 3-3 in the top of the eighth. Chavez hit the first pitch of the second inning for his 12th home run of the season.
Royals 7, Yankees 6
NEW YORK -- Angel Berroa hit a tie-breaking, three-run homer in the eighth inning and Andrew Sisco escaped a jam in the ninth as Kansas City stopped its 13-game losing streak. Derek Jeter got his 2,000th career hit for the Yankees, who had won 14 straight home games against Kansas City since Aug. 6, 2002.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves 6, Cubs 5
CHICAGO -- Atlanta rallied for three runs in the ninth inning, taking the lead when second baseman Neifi Perez mishandled a relay and then threw it away. Carlos Zambrano overcame early wildness and held Atlanta hitless for 62/3 innings before pinch-hitter Wilson Betemit lofted a fly that right fielder Jacque Jones lost in the glare for a double. Atlanta loaded the bases against closer Ryan Dempster (0-3) with no outs on two singles and a walk. Edgar Renteria drew a walk that pulled the Braves within 5-4. After an out, Andruw Jones hit a sacrifice fly to right. Perez dropped Jones' throw, allowing Marcus Giles to score from second, and made a wild throw home. Ken Ray pitched the ninth for the Braves for his first save. Mike Remlinger (2-2) got two outs in the eighth for the win.
Diamondbacks 3, Reds 0
CINCINNATI -- Brandon Webb became the first Arizona pitcher to open a season 8-0 when he threw his second straight shutout. Webb allowed seven hits and induced 17 groundball outs, including two double plays, to become the major leagues' first eight-game winner. Arizona's first run came in the second inning on an error by third baseman Edwin Encarnacion and Shawn Green added a two-run homer, his fourth, in the ninth.
Marlins 5, Mets 1
MIAMI, Fla. -- Josh Johnson out-pitched Pedro Martinez and had a career-high eight strikeouts to lead Florida to its fourth straight victory. The 6-foot-7 rookie allowed two hits in seven innings in his longest outing for the Marlins (15-31). The only run allowed by Johnson (4-2) was unearned. Martinez (5-1) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, striking out 10.
Nationals 10, Dodgers 4
WASHINGTON -- Brett Tomko was pounded by Washington in his worst outing of the season. Alfonso Soriano hit his 17th homer and two doubles, scored three runs and got his NL-leading ninth outfield assist, and Brian Schneider went 2-for-4 in his return from the disabled list as the Nationals won their fourth straight and stopped the Dodgers' seven-game winning streak.
Brewers 6, Phillies 5, 10 innings
PHILADELPHIA -- Prince Fielder's RBI single off Tom Gordon in the 10th inning sent Milwaukee over Philadelphia. Ryan Howard had a tying, two-run double in the ninth against Derrick Turnbow, who blew his second save in 16 chances. But the Brewers answered against Gordon (2-2). Carlos Lee started the inning with a double to left and scored on Fielder's liner off the right-field fence.
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