MLB ROUNDUP \ Thursday's other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 5, Orioles 2
BALTIMORE -- Wily Mo Pena hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, Josh Beckett became the majors' first five-game winner, and the Red Sox rallied to beat Baltimore. Boston trailed 2-1 before Pena hit a shot to center off Chris Ray that traveled an estimated 430 feet. Pena came into the game batting .120, including 1-for-20 against right-handers. Beckett (5-0) allowed two runs and eight hits in eight innings, helping Boston to a two-game sweep. Despite giving up five doubles, the right-hander became the 11th Red Sox pitcher to win his first five starts in a season. He joins a list that includes Babe Ruth, Roger Clemens, Lefty Grove and Pedro Martinez. Jonathan Paplebon pitched the ninth for his seventh save in seven tries. Manny Ramirez opened the Boston eighth with a walk off John Parrish. Ray (2-2) entered with one out and promptly gave up a double to Mike Lowell, then issued an intentional walk to Jason Varitek to bring up Pena, who slammed a 2-1 fastball for his second homer of the season. Before that at-bat, Boston was 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Melvin Mora had two doubles and drove in a run for the Orioles, who have lost four straight. Baltimore is 3-17 against Boston since the start of the 2006 season.
Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0
NEW YORK -- Phil Hughes received a rough welcome to the big leagues from the hard-hitting Blue Jays and a valuable lesson in power pitching from A.J. Burnett. Toronto's hard-throwing right-hander dominated the struggling Yankees and outclassed their prized young prospect on the mound, sending last-place New York to its sixth straight loss. Missing injured Derek Jeter, the Yankees (8-12) are on their longest skid since also dropping six in a row from May 28 to June 3, 2005. They managed only four singles and are percentage points behind fourth-place Tampa Bay in the AL East. Next up, a three-game series at home against the rival Red Sox, who swept New York last weekend in Boston. The first-place Red Sox already have a 51/2-game cushion over the Yankees. Vernon Wells went 3-for-3 with two walks for Toronto, giving him seven hits in his last two games. Frank Thomas drove in two runs, and leadoff batter Alex Rios scored three times and knocked in a run.
Angels 11, Devil Rays 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Bartolo Colon struck out 11 and Vladimir Guerrero homered during a five-run first inning for the Angels. Colon (2-0) allowed four hits in seven innings, including a two-run homer by Carlos Pena in the fourth. The 2005 AL Cy Young Award winner had plenty of gas left at the end of his second start this season, striking out the side in the seventh and reaching 94 mph with his 103rd and final pitch. His strikeout total was his highest since June 4, 2005, when he fanned 11 in six innings of a 13-6 victory at Boston. Jae Seo (1-2) lasted 11/3 innings for Tampa Bay. He was charged with six runs and seven hits.
Twins 1, Royals 0, 11 innings
MINNEAPOLIS -- Mike Redmond hit a run-scoring single in the 11th inning and Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak. Justin Morneau and Jason Tyner had back-to-back singles off Todd Wellemeyer (0-1) with one out in the 11th to put runners on first and second. Redmond, who finished 2-for-5, then hit a line drive to right-center field to bring home Morneau. Juan Rincon (1-0) pitched a scoreless 11th for Minnesota, which also ended a four-game home losing streak. Twins star Torii Hunter received three stitches to close a cut on the inside of his mouth after he was hit by a pitch from Zack Greinke in the second inning. Hunter said he would play Friday when Minnesota visits Detroit.
Mariners 4, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jose Lopez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Mariners beat the A's for the fourth time in five meetings this season. Richie Sexson hit an RBI double in the seventh that snapped an 0-for-20 streak, giving Seattle an unearned insurance run. The Mariners went 2-17 against Oakland last season. Lopez, the Mariners' No. 9 hitter, connected against Kiko Calero (0-2) to put Seattle ahead 3-2. The Mariners won their third straight following a six-game skid. Miguel Batista (2-2) went 5 1-3 innings for Seattle, allowing two runs and five hits. He struck out six and walked two. J.J. Putz recorded the final five outs for his second save in as many chances.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cardinals 7, Reds 5
ST. LOUIS -- Skip Schumaker had a career-best three hits and two RBIs to help the Cardinals rally for the win. Adam Kennedy's second double of the game snapped a sixth-inning tie for the Cardinals, who won consecutive home games for the first time this season. St. Louis is 3-7 overall at Busch Stadium. Kyle Lohse (1-1) allowed five runs and 11 hits in six innings for Cincinnati, which is 3-7 in its last 10. Brandon Phillips and David Ross homered. Russ Springer (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning to get the win and Jason Isringhausen got three outs for his sixth save in seven chances. The game was delayed for 49 minutes with one out in the ninth because of rain. When it resumed, Isringhausen got Josh Hamilton to ground out and struck out Juan Castro to end it.
Nationals 4, Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Shawn Hill gave up two runs and four hits in eight-plus innings and Washington snapped Philadelphia's five-game winning streak. Dmitri Young homered for the Nationals and Chad Cordero got three outs for his second save in four chances. Hill (2-2), who hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his five starts this season, struck out three. The right-hander missed the 2005 season after having a ligament replaced in his elbow and was shut down after only six starts last year because of elbow problems. Aaron Rowand hit a solo shot for the Phillies to extend his career-best hitting streak to 14 games. Coming off a complete-game, 15-strikeout performance at Cincinnati last Saturday, Cole Hamels (2-1) had his shortest outing this season. The left-hander allowed four runs and eight hits in 51/3 innings.
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