MLB ROUNDUP \ Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Twins 7, White Sox 6

MINNEAPOLIS — Torii Hunter walked with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, forcing in the winning run and Minnesota completed a three-game sweep. Facing Mike MacDougal (1-2) in the ninth, Jason Tyner drew a one-out walk and moved to second when Nick Punto hit a chopper to Paul Konerko for a possible double play. Konerko’s throw appeared to graze Tyner before hitting shortstop Alex Cintron in the right knee for an error on the first baseman. Cintron fielded Michael Cuddyer’s grounder deep in the hole, but his throw to second was not in time to force Punto. Boone Logan came in, and Justin Morneau popped out behind the plate on the first pitch. David Aardsma was summoned from the bullpen to face Hunter, who walked on four pitches to end the game.

Yankees 10, Blue Jays 5

TORONTO — Alex Rodriguez helped New York end its five-game losing streak with his bat — and his mouth, apparently. Rodriguez appeared to distract Toronto third baseman Howie Clark on a key popup late in the game, touching off arguments all over the field. Rodriguez hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth that made it 7-5. Jorge Posada followed with a high pop and Rodriguez ran hard, cutting between Clark and shortstop John McDonald. It seemed as if Rodriguez said something, and Clark backed off at the last second. McDonald was only a few steps behind Clark, but couldn’t make the catch and ball dropped for an RBI single. McDonald started jawing with Rodriguez, and third base umpire Chad Fairchild got between them. Toronto manager John Gibbons came out to argue, and exchanged words with Rodriguez and third base coach Larry Bowa before leaving the field as plate umpire Eric Cooper intervened. As Jason Giambi stepped up to hit, he seemed to get into it with catcher Jason Phillips and Cooper settled them down.

Athletics 6, Rangers 1

OAKLAND, Calif. — Dan Haren won his sixth straight decision and Dan Johnson drove in three runs for Oakland. Haren (6-2) gave up four hits in eight innings, Sammy Sosa went 0-for-4 and remained two home runs from becoming the fifth player to reach the 600 mark.

Devil Rays 5, Tigers 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — James Shields settled after a shaky first inning to throw the second complete game of his career, Elijah Dukes and Brendan Harris backed the right-hander with solo homers for Tampa Bay.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Marlins 9, Cubs 0

CHICAGO — Dan Uggla homered twice, and Miguel Cabrera and Josh Willingham went deep to lead Florida, but Marlins starter Sergio Mitre left early with a hamstring injury. Uggla and Cabrera hit solo shots in the first inning, and Uggla added a two-run drive in the seventh off Cubs starter Ted Lilly (4-3).

Reds 4, Astros 3

HOUSTON — Aaron Harang pitched a six-hitter for his first complete game of the season, and Cincinnati handed Houston its 10th consecutive loss.

Braves 9, Brewers 3

MILWAUKEE — Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a seven-run eighth inning, and Atlanta sent Milwaukee to its seventh loss in eight games. Tim Hudson (6-3) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings for the Braves, who trailed 2-1 before rallying.

Phillies 4, Diamondbacks 3

PHILADELPHIA — Randy Johnson returned from tendinitis to toss one-hit, shutout ball over six innings, and Eric Byrnes homered twice to lead Arizona to its seventh straight win. The 43-year-old Johnson (3-2) missed his last start with tendinitis in his forearm, though it was tough to tell anything was ever bothering him. He allowed Pat Burrell’s single in the second, walked none and struck out six.

Giants 3, Mets 0

NEW YORK — Barry Zito outpitched Tom Glavine over seven innings and San Francisco snapped a four-game losing streak. Pedro Feliz drove in three runs and Rich Aurilia tied a career high with four hits for the Giants. Glavine (5-3) went seven innings but was denied in his second attempt at career win No. 296. Paul Lo Duca led off the seventh with a double for his 1,000th career hit.

Dodgers 5, Nationals 0

WASHINGTON — Derek Lowe pitched seven scoreless innings, reached base three times and scored once as Los Angeles shut out Washington for the second straight game. Lowe (5-5) had little trouble in his seven-inning stint. He gave up three hits, struck out five and walked two while allowing only one batter past first base.

Associated Press