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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox 6, Yankees 4

NEW YORK — Mike Lowell hit a go-ahead, three-run homer two innings after Kevin Youkilis’ shot squirted out of Johnny Damon’s glove, bounced off the top of the left-field wall three times, and sat on the fence for several tantalizing seconds. Youkilis’ ball rolled back to the field for a tying, two-run triple, helping spark the Red Sox to a soggy come-from-behind victory. Damon bruised and sprained his left shoulder on Youkilis’ triple and left the game, and the Yankees lost for the fifth time in six games.

Athletics 7, White Sox 1

CHICAGO — Jack Cust hit a two-run homer and Joe Blanton pitched seven solid innings to lead the Athletics to the win. Emil Brown and Wes Bankston both had three hits for Oakland, which finished with 17 hits. The White Sox dropped their second consecutive game after winning seven straight, and their lead in the AL Central fell to one game with the Twins’ victory over Cleveland.

Mariners 4, Tigers 1

SEATTLE — Raul Ibanez clanged a solo home run off the windows of a restaurant in right field and a pair of Seattle relievers helped finish what Erik Bedard started. Jose Lopez added a key two-run double late to help the Mariners win for the eighth time in 11 games. Ibanez’s 10th homer of the season broke a 1-all tie in the fourth, and Lopez sealed the victory with a two-out, two RBI double off Detroit starter Kenny Rogers (6-6) in the eighth.

Orioles 10, Rangers 4

BALTIMORE — Freddie Bynum tied a career high with three RBIs, and the Orioles roughed up 10-game winner Vicente Padilla. Adam Jones and Brandon Fahey both drove in two runs and scored twice for Baltimore, which built an 8-1 lead in the third inning. The victory moved Baltimore percentage points ahead of the New York Yankees into third place in the AL East.

Rays 11, Royals 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Edwin Jackson took a two-hitter into the eighth inning and Carlos Pena homered and drove in five runs to help AL East-leading Tampa Bay win its fifth straight. Jackson (5-6) matched his win total for last season, limiting the Royals to David DeJesus’ first-inning single and Mark Grudzielanek’s solo homer in the seventh before giving up two singles and an unearned run in the eighth.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Reds 3, Nationals 0

CINCINNATI — Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run drive for career homer No. 604 and Bronson Arroyo worked six innings to lead the Reds. Griffey’s 11th homer of the season came on a 1-0 pitch from rookie Jason Bergmann (1-6) and gave the nine-time All-Star 5,001 total bases for his career, becoming 18th player to reach that level. Arroyo (6-7) was sharp after the game started following a 1-hour, 2-minute rain delay. He gave up five hits to earn his second consecutive win after three straight losses. David Weathers and Jared Burton each pitched an inning before Francisco Cordero finished the eight-hitter for his 17th save in 20 tries. Washington, which has been shut out 10 times this season, had runners at first and second with one out in the ninth but Cordero got Willie Harris to fly out to right and struck out Cristian Guzman to end the game.

Dodgers 10, Giants 7

SAN FRANCISCO — Andre Ethier homered and hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth, Derek Lowe won for the first time in three starts and Los Angeles rallied for its fourth straight victory. Giants rookie reliever Osiris Matos (0-1) allowed five unearned runs in the sixth. Left fielder Fred Lewis made a costly mistake when he dropped a routine line drive by Nomar Garciaparra to start the inning. Pinch-hitter Delwyn Young hit a tying RBI single two batters later, then one out later Ethier began a stretch of three straight doubles that scored runs. Los Angeles had nine extra-base hits to help Lowe’s cause — getting two doubles and two RBIs by Garciaparra in his return from the disabled list. Lowe (6-8) won for just the second time in five starts, going five innings for the decision. Takashi Saito worked the ninth for his 15th save in 18 chances.

Phillies 3, Mets 2

PHILADELPHIA — Shane Victorino’s two-out RBI single in the ninth inning lifted the Phillies. Duaner Sanchez (3-1) retired the first two batters before Pedro Feliz doubled to left field. Victorino followed with a liner to right on a 1-2 pitch to score Feliz and send a sellout crowd into a frenzy. The NL East-leading Phillies have won four straight after losing 13 of 18. Brad Lidge (2-0) pitched a perfect ninth, capping the Philadelphia bullpen’s 4 1/3 scoreless innings.

Braves 6, Astros 2

ATLANTA — Jason Perry hit a run-scoring triple in his first major league at-bat, Tim Hudson gave up only one run in seven innings and Atlanta ended a five-game losing streak. Mark Kotsay’s run-scoring fly to center field in the second inning gave the Braves a 1-0 lead, and Perry followed with a triple to the right-field wall that drove in Brian McCann from first base.

Associated Press