MLB ROUNDUP \ Monday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1

TORONTO — Frank Thomas hit three home runs, raising his total to 512 and tying Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for 18th on the career list. Dustin McGowan (11-9) pitched a five-hitter, struck out nine and walked none, sending the Red Sox to their third loss in four games. Thomas homered twice off knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (16-11), then hit his third against reliever Kyle Snyder. Thomas had three homers one other time — hitting all of them off Wakefield at Fenway Park on Sept. 15, 1996. Wakefield allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings with two walks and two strikeouts. He is 0-1 in three starts since missing a turn on Aug. 31 because of a sore lower back.

Yankees 8, Orioles 5

NEW YORK — Hideki Matsui broke out of a slump with a go-ahead homer, and Phil Hughes won his second straight start with help from a bullpen that escaped two bases-loaded jams. Alex Rodriguez tied his career high of 142 RBIs, Doug Mientkiewicz hit a two-run single, Robinson Cano had an RBI double, Jorge Posada got three hits and Bobby Abreu drove in two runs as New York waited out an inconsistent Daniel Cabrera (9-17). Derek Jeter singled and doubled, passing Bernie Williams for fourth place on the club’s career list with 2,337 hits.

White Sox 11, Royals 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jermaine Dye, Danny Richar and Josh Fields homered in an 11-run fifth inning for Chicago. It was the White Sox’s biggest inning since an 11-run third at St. Louis on June 20, 2006. It was the most runs in an inning off the Royals since an 11-run first at Cleveland on Aug. 13, 2006. Kansas City led 2-0 before Kyle Davies (2-6) gave up Richar’s leadoff homer, Fields’ two-run double and Dye’s three-run homer, which put Chicago ahead 6-2. Brandon Duckworth allowed Juan Uribe’s RBI double, Richar’s run-scoring triple, Alex Cintron’s sacrifice fly and Fields’ two-run homer. White Sox right-hander Javier Vazquez (13-8) worked eight innings and struck out a season-high 13, while allowing two runs and five hits without a walk.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Nationals 12, Mets 4

WASHINGTON — Washington’s Nook Logan had three hits and New York committed four errors as the Mets lost their fourth straight. The Mets had six errors against Philadelphia Sunday. The 10 errors over two games set a franchise record. Wily Mo Pena had two hits and two RBIs for the Nationals, while Brian Schneider added a two-run double and Ryan Church hit his second career pinch-hit homer. Jonathan Albaladejo (1-0) earned his first major league victory with 11⁄3 scoreless innings as he and four other relievers combined for five shutout innings after starter Tim Redding staked the Mets to a 4-0 lead. Carlos Beltran hit his 30th homer and Shawn Green hit his ninth for the Mets.

Braves 11, Marlins 6

ATLANTA — Andruw Jones hit a three-run homer, Jeff Francoeur reached 100 RBIs for the second straight year and John Smoltz pitched six strong innings for Atlanta. Jones hit his 25th homer to cap a five-run fifth inning that gave the Braves a 10-1 lead. Francoeur had a run-scoring single in the third and a two-run double in the fifth that gave the 23-year-old outfielder an even 100 RBIs. He drove in 103 last year, his first full season in the big leagues. Smoltz (14-7) gave up four hits and one run — Cody Ross’ homer in the second — in six innings. Byung-Hyun Kim (9-7) gave up a career-worst nine runs, allowing nine hits and hitting three batters in four-plus innings.

Brewers 6, Astros 0

HOUSTON — Yovani Gallardo dominated Houston for the second time in two weeks and Corey Hart hit a two-run double, helping Milwaukee beat the Astros. Gallardo (9-4) allowed seven hits and struck out five in a season-high eight innings to win his fourth consecutive start. He hasn’t allowed a run in 21 innings. Prince Fielder singled to extend his hitting streak to 15 games and Kevin Mench homered in the ninth off Mark McLemore for Milwaukee.

Cubs 7, Reds 6

CHICAGO — Mark DeRosa hit a go-ahead single against a five-man infield — his fifth hit of the game — as Chicago rallied for three runs in the ninth inning. The Cubs trailed 6-4 when Ryan Theriot worked out a leadoff walk off Reds closer David Weathers (2-6) and Derrek Lee followed with a single. Aramis Ramirez then drove a ball to right-center that center fielder Norris Hopper couldn’t reach with a dive, and the ball went all the way to the wall for a two-run triple. Pinch-hitter Daryle Ward was walked intentionally, and Cincinnati then used five infielders, bringing Hopper in from center field. DeRosa hit a sharp grounder to the right of the mound, and second baseman Brandon Phillips couldn’t come up with the ball as the winning run scored. The Cubs rushed out of the dugout to celebrate. Weathers blew his sixth save in 31 chances. Will Ohman (2-4) pitched the top of the ninth for the win.

Associated Press