MLB ROUNDUP \ Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles 4, Yankees 0

BALTIMORE — Roger Clemens was denied his 350th victory by Baltimore, which used a four-run sixth inning and an overpowering pitching performance by Erik Bedard to beat New York. Clemens (1-3) was trying to become the eighth pitcher with 350 career wins. He blanked Baltimore through five innings, but his bid fell apart under a barrage of hits in the sixth, including a three-run homer by Aubrey Huff. Clemens’ run of 200 consecutive starts with at least one strikeout also ended. It was the third-longest run by an active major leaguer, behind Pedro Martinez (293) and Javier Vasquez (237). In his fourth start since joining the Yankees on June 9, the right-hander allowed four runs, seven hits and three walks in six innings. He has a 5.32 ERA. Clemens was outdone by Bedard (6-4), who gave up two hits and a walk in seven brilliant innings.

Royals 1, Angels 0

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jorge De La Rosa won for the first time since May 13 and Mark Teahen singled home a run in the third inning as Kansas City completed a three-game sweep. The Royals have won four straight for the first time since July 4-7 last year and at 14-11 is assured of a winning month for the first time since July 2003 (15-11). The Royals had not blanked an opponent since Sept. 5 against the New York Yankees. De La Rosa (5-9) gave up 10 hits in six-plus innings, and Octavio Dotel pitched the ninth for his eighth save in 10 chances, completing three perfect innings for Kansas City’s bullpen. Jered Weaver (6-4), who had won his prior five decisions, allowed four hits in seven innings, struck out six and walked one.

Mariners 2, Red Sox 1, 11 innings

SEATTLE — Jose Lopez drove in Ichiro Suzuki with a double in the 11th inning that eluded a leaping, twisting Manny Ramirez at the left-field wall. Suzuki drew a one-out walk off former Mariners starter Joel Pineiro (1-1), and Lopez then hit a 1-0 pitch off the wall. The ball bounded past center fielder Coco Crisp, who was backing up Ramirez, allowing Suzuki to score easily. Jason Davis (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings for Seattle, which tied its season high of nine games over .500. Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed one run and three hits in eight innings for Boston. He walked one and struck out eight, including Jamie Burke with a runner on second to end the eighth. Matsuzaka has allowed six runs in five starts this month.

White Sox 6, Devil Rays 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Andy Gonzalez and Jim Thome homered to back Jon Garland’s strong pitching. Gonzalez hit his first career homer — a two-run shot off James Shields in the fifth inning. Two pitches later, Thome hit the 482nd of his career for a 5-0 lead. Garland (5-5) allowed three singles, a double and Greg Norton’s home run in seven-plus innings. The right-hander walked two and struck out three, including Akinori Iwamura with the bases loaded to escape a jam in the seventh. Shields (6-3) won his first six decisions, but has dropped the past three while allowing 25 hits and 16 runs in 18 innings against the Rockies, Diamondbacks and White Sox.

Blue Jays 5, Twins 4

MINNEAPOLIS — Gregg Zaun hit a two-run homer and Toronto overcame four errors. The Blue Jays won for the fifth time in six games despite tying a season high for errors. Toronto designated hitter Frank Thomas went 1-for-2 with two walks and stayed at 499 career home runs.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Padres 3, Giants 2

SAN FRANCISCO — Greg Maddux earned his 340th career victory, outpitching someone nearly half his age. Maddux (7-4) won for the fourth time in five decisions. Jose Cruz Jr. lined a go-ahead single in the eighth inning against his former team after a two-out double by Marcus Giles. The 41-year-old Maddux gave up one run and five hits in seven innings. The soft tosser won an intriguing duel against one of the majors’ top up-and-coming power pitchers in 22-year-old Matt Cain (2-9). Trevor Hoffman finished for his 503rd career save and 21st in 23 chances this season. Barry Bonds was on deck as a pinch hitter when Mark Sweeney grounded out to end the game.

Cubs 6, Rockies 4

CHICAGO — Carlos Zambrano won for the fourth time in five starts, and the Cubs extended their longest winning streak in two years to six games. Mark DeRosa hit a three-run homer and Mike Fontenot added a solo shot for Chicago, on its longest winning streak since a seven-game run from May 27-June 2, 2005. Colorado has lost a season-high six straight since sweeping three games from the New York Yankees. Zambrano (9-6) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings, improving to 4-1 since his dugout and clubhouse fight with former teammate Michael Barrett on June 1.

Brewers 6, Astros 3, 11 innings

MILWAUKEE — Damian Miller hit his first homer of the season, a three-run shot that sailed into the Milwaukee bullpen in the 11th inning. The Brewers finished up an 8-1 homestand and improved the NL’s best record to 46-32. Miller launched a one-out homer to left-center off Dave Borkowski (1-3) that was speared on the fly by Brewers bullpen catcher Marcus Hanel. Dave Bush (6-6) pitched the final two innings in his first relief appearance of the season. He has made 15 starts. Houston’s Craig Biggio, three hits shy of 3,000, did not start. He pinch-hit in the 11th and popped up a bunt on a sacrifice try.

Braves 13, Nationals 0

ATLANTA — Chipper Jones drove in four runs to back a strong start from John Smoltz, helping Atlanta sweep a three-game series. Atlanta had a season-high 22 hits and scored in six of the first seven innings, snapping out of a five-game losing streak in which they scored just one run against Detroit and Boston. Smoltz (9-4) struck out seven and walked one, leaving for a pinch-runner in the fifth after throwing only 89 pitches.

Mets 2, Cardinals 0, 51⁄2 innings, rain

NEW YORK — Tom Glavine earned his 297th win, pitching one-hit ball for six innings. David Wright hit a two-run homer off winless Anthony Reyes in the first, and the NL East leaders made it stand up for their fifth victory in six games. Scott Rolen’s second-inning infield single was the only hit off Glavine (7-5), who walked two and struck out one in his 25th shutout. After walking Aaron Miles with two outs in the second, Glavine retired his final 13 batters.

Associated Press