MLB ROUNDUP \ Saturday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox 10, Yankees 1

BOSTON — Josh Beckett pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, as Boston regained a 51⁄2-game lead in the East. In a physical game that featured a bruising home-plate collision and couple more hit batters, David Ortiz went 3-for-3 with a two-run double and Eric Hinske homered. Beckett (19-6) allowed one run and a walk while striking out seven, winning his third straight start. Chien-Ming Wang (18-7), who had won his previous five starts, allowed five runs, nine hits and three walks in 52⁄3 innings.

Tigers 4, Twins 3

MINNEAPOLIS — Carlos Guillen and Ivan Rodriguez quickly got to Johan Santana and Joel Zumaya (2-3) pitched 1 2-3 hitless innings for the victory in relief of Yorman Bazardo. Todd Jones got around a two-out walk in the ninth, retiring Jason Bartlett on a game-ending grounder for his 36th save this season and the 299th of his career.

Blue Jays 8, Orioles 3

TORONTO — Frank Thomas hit his 509th career home run, one of a club-record seven consecutive hits to begin the game. Roy Halladay worked seven innings to win for the first time in six starts. Halladay (15-7) allowed one run and five hits, walked two and struck out two.

Angels 2, White Sox 1

CHICAGO — Jered Weaver allowed four hits in six innings to get his 12th victory and the Angels kept Jim Thome stuck at 499 homers. Weaver (12-7) allowed one run, walked one and struck out eight to surpass the win total of his rookie season a year ago, as he outpitched Chicago starter Jon Garland.

Athletics 7, Rangers 3

OAKLAND, Calif. — Nick Swisher homered for the third straight game, and Dan Johnson connected twice and had a two-run single to help Joe Blanton win his third straight start. Mark Ellis doubled in a run and Jack Cust added an RBI single for the A’s.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

ST. LOUIS — Alfonso Soriano’s two-run homer in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Kerry Wood (1-1) struck out one in a perfect seventh in relief of Ted Lilly, who worked six innings and gave up two runs and four hits. It’s Wood’s first victory since May 29, 2006. Pinch-hitter Cliff Floyd drew a leadoff walk and Sam Fuld pinch-ran before Soriano hit his 26th homer into the left-field stands on a 3-2 pitch from Ryan Franklin. Soriano has two homers in the last three games, and eight in the last 18 games since returning from the 15-day disabled list for a strained right quad.

Brewers 5, Reds 3

MILWAUKEE — Prince Fielder hit his NL-leading 46th homer, setting a Brewers franchise record. Fielder’s solo homer in the third off Kirk Saarloos (1-5) gave the Brewers a 3-1 lead and surpassed the previous team home-run mark he shared with Gorman Thomas (1979) and Richie Sexson (2001, 2003). Fielder extended his career-best hitting streak to 13 games and is batting .422 with seven homers and 12 RBIs in September.

Phillies 5, Mets 3

NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran misplayed Jimmy Rollins’ line drive into a two-run triple, helping the Phillies win their seventh straight over the Mets. New York wasted another terrific start by Pedro Martinez, who struck out nine and held the Phillies to one run in six innings.

Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 2

LOS ANGELES — Derek Lowe, who missed a start after being injured while playing catch, allowed one run in seven innings, Luis Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run first, and the Dodgers won their second straight over Arizona. Lowe (12-12) gave up four hits while walking one and striking out five before being relieved by Joe Beimel to start the eighth. It was the Dodgers’ fourth straight win. The Dodgers took a quick 4-0 lead against Livan Hernandez (10-10).

Nationals 7, Braves 4

WASHINGTON — Two players hit their first homers of the season, another player hit No. 2, and Chipper Jones clobbered No. 26 as the Nationals beat the Braves at hitter-unfriendly RFK Stadium. Jason Bergmann (5-5) pitched 62⁄3 innings to win his third straight start, and D’Angelo Jimenez took advantage of a rare spot in the lineup to get three hits. The Nationals beat Atlanta starter Lance Cormier (2-6) for the second time in less than a week.

Associated Press