MLB ROUNDUP \ Sunday’s other games
INTERLEAGUE
Tigers 15, Mets 7
DETROIT — Gary Sheffield contributed to one of Tom Glavine's worst outings with a homer and an RBI triple. Brandon Inge hit a two-run single in the four-run ninth, giving him a career-best five RBIs and helping the Tigers surpass their previous season high of 14 runs. Glavine (5-4) gave up nine earned runs for just the second time in his stellar career and for the first time in eight years. Andrew Miller (2-0) allowed a three-run homer to David Wright in the first inning before settling down — giving up four runs, five hits and three walks over 5 1-3 innings. Miller made his second major league start in place of Nate Robertson, who is on the disabled list with a tired arm. Ivan Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the third inning and the Tigers scored six runs in the fifth to take a 10-3 lead. Glavine gave up a season-high 11 hits and lasted just 4 1-3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. The only other time Glavine gave up nine earned runs was May 24, 1999, for Atlanta against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Athletics 2, Giants 0
SAN FRANCISCO — Marco Scutaro homered to break up a scoreless game in the eighth inning and Oakland shut out its Bay Area rivals for the second straight day to complete a three-game sweep. Barry Bonds had a chance to tie the game with one out and one on in the ninth against Alan Embree and flew out to left. Lenny DiNardo pitched six scoreless innings, Santiago Casilla (2-0) retired all six batters he faced and Embree finished Oakland's fourth shutout this month with his seventh save in eight chances. Oakland has won 10 of its last 13 games. The Giants have lost 12 of 16.
Mariners 4, Padres 3
SAN DIEGO — Trevor Hoffman gave up an unearned run in the ninth inning and Seattle completed a three-game sweep of the NL West leaders. Hoffman (2-3), who got his 500th career save on Wednesday night, started the ninth with the score tied at 3. Willie Bloomquist reached on a throwing error by rookie third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff, advanced on pinch-hitter Jose Vidro's sacrifice and stole third. Ichiro Suzuki was intentionally walked to bring up Jose Lopez, whose grounder to second scored Bloomquist. The win went to Miguel Batista (7-4), who started Friday night and made his first relief appearance of the season when he started the eighth.
White Sox 6, Astros 3
CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle pitched eight strong innings for his 100th career victory and Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak. Paul Konerko had three hits — including a solo homer — and drove in two runs as Chicago won for just the third time in 15 games. Luis Terrero and Juan Uribe added solo shots during a three-run fifth. Buehrle (3-3) did his part after failing in his first seven attempts at win No. 100, allowing six hits and a run while striking out four and walking one. It was his first win since April.
Royals 17, Phillies 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mark Grudzielanek homered and drove in five runs and Kansas City scored its most runs in a game since 2005 to take a series from Philadelphia, which was visiting for the first time since the 1980 Fall Classic. Grudzielanek was 3-for-5 and tied his career-high for RBIs. Tony Pena Jr. homered for the Royals, the first of his career. It was the most runs the Royals scored since a 17-8 win at home against the Texas Rangers on Sept 4, 2005. For the Phillies, it was the most runs allowed since a 17-3 loss at Houston on May 13, 2002.
Blue Jays 11, Dodgers 5
LOS ANGELES — Roy Halladay settled down after a rocky start, Troy Glaus had two homers and Toronto handed Los Angeles its fifth loss in six games. Halladay (6-2) allowed five hits and three runs in seven innings, in his third start since undergoing an appendectomy that sidelined him for three weeks. He walked three and struck out two. Halladay also had the first regular-season multi-hit game by a Toronto pitcher, and drove in the first run of his career with an RBI single in the second that snapped a 2-2 tie and put the Blue Jays ahead for good.
Cardinals 9, Angels 6
ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols had two home runs and five RBIs for his 19th career multiple homer game and his second in eight days. Pujols got his first Sunday against starter Jered Weaver in the third inning, driving a hanging breaking ball to left field to score So Taguchi and tie the game 3-3. His three-run homer in the fifth came against Weaver's replacement, Chris Bootcheck. Weaver, who had won his previous four decisions and five of six, left after the third inning with tightness in the his lower back.
Devil Rays 9, Marlins 4
MIAMI — Tampa Bay rookie Andy Sonnanstine struck out 10, including seven straight at one point, and got his first career victory. Brendan Harris had a career-high five RBIs and Raul Casanova homered for the second straight day for the Devil Rays, who went 4-2 on its first winning road trip of six or more games since July 14-20, 2005. Sonnanstine (1-0) allowed two runs and seven hits, walking none in seven innings in his second career start. He struck out seven straight, one shy of the American League record of eight. That mark has been achieved six times, most recently by Blake Stein of Kansas City on June 17, 2001.
Rockies 6, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE — Ryan Spilborghs homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, and Jason Hirsh won for the first time in nine starts for Colorado. Hirsh (3-6), who was 0-5 in eight starts since April 22, limited the Orioles to one run on five hits in his first career complete game. He struck out two and walked one as the Rockies won for the sixth time in eight games. Spilborghs hit a solo homer off Baltimore starter Erik Bedard in the fourth, then stroked a two-run single the next inning to snap a 1-all tie. He capped his career day with a three-run blast off reliever John Parrish in the seventh.
Twins 6, Nationals 3
MINNEAPOLIS — Torri Hunter and Jason Bartlett each had three hits to help the Twins avoid being swept at home for the first time by a National League team since interleague play began in 1997. Bartlett drove in two runs after going 0-for-6 in the first two games of the series and 3-for-24 over his last six games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves 5, Cubs 4
ATLANTA — Willie Harris scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Chicago closer Ryan Dempster with two outs in the eighth inning. The game got off to a scrappy start. Cubs starter Ted Lilly was ejected in the first inning after hitting Edgar Renteria with a pitch, causing the benches and bullpens to empty. Moments later, Renteria retaliated. He smacked Cubs second baseman Mike Fontenot in the face with his right hand while stealing second. The teams stayed calm after the play, and it was peaceful the rest of the night.
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