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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 6, Mariners 1

NEW YORK — Johnny Damon homered and doubled twice to help Mike Mussina win his third straight start. One day after co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said he was “disappointed with the way the season has gone,” the Yankees (16-16) rapped out 13 hits and beat Seattle for the second consecutive day following a three-game sweep by the Detroit Tigers in New York. Damon scored three times and Mussina outpitched Felix Hernandez (2-2), 17 years his junior, for his 254th win.

Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2

TORONTO — Vernon Wells drove in three runs and Marco Scutaro homered to lead the Blue Jays to the victory. Jesse Litsch (4-1) gave up two runs and five hits in 71‚Ñ3 innings for Toronto, which has won three straight after losing eight of nine. Wells went 3-for-5 with three singles. Scott Downs got two outs in the eighth and B.J. Ryan worked the ninth for his fourth save.

Angels 3, Orioles 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jon Garland pitched three-hit ball for eight innings, Gary Matthews Jr. drove in two runs and the Angels beat Baltimore with slumping slugger Vladimir Guerrero on the bench. Only four Orioles reached base against Garland (4-3), who allowed one run and retired 18 of his last 19 batters. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th save, breaking a tie with Baltimore’s George Sherrill for the major league lead. Los Angeles pulled ahead 2-1 with a pair of runs in the seventh against Daniel Cabrera (2-1). Matthews started in right field for the Angels in place of Guerrero, who was given the day off by manager Mike Scioscia.

Twins 4, Tigers 1

MINNEAPOLIS — Craig Monroe hit a two-run homer off Justin Verlander and Brian Bass picked up his first major league win in relief of injured starter Scott Baker, leading the Twins. Bass (1-0) allowed three hits in four scoreless innings, Pat Neshek and Jesse Crain combined to work the eighth, and Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his 10th save in as many chances. Michael Cuddyer also drove in two runs for the Twins.

Red Sox 12, Rays 4

BOSTON — Manny Ramirez singled in two runs in the first inning to end his longest RBI drought with Boston and Josh Beckett pitched eight innings to help the Red Sox beat the Rays. Ramirez also had an RBI double and threw out a runner at the plate. Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz each had three hits and Jason Varitek drove in three runs for Boston, which has won four of five after a five-game losing streak.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Diamondbacks 10, Mets 4

PHOENIX — Brandon Webb became the majors’ first seven-game winner and Augie Ojeda drove in a career-high six runs to lead Arizona. Webb (7-0) matched Randy Johnson in 2000 for the fastest start by a Diamondbacks pitcher. On the day he was selected NL pitcher of the month for April, Webb went six innings, allowing a season-high four runs. He gave up five hits, walked two and struck out three. Webb was sailing along with a 5-1 lead when Ryan Church singled and Carlos Beltran walked in the sixth. With two out, Carlos Delgado hit a 1-1 delivery deep into the right-field seats to cut Arizona’s lead to 5-4. The Diamondbacks responded with five runs in the eighth against Duaner Sanchez.

Cubs 9, Cardinals 3

ST. LOUIS — Ted Lilly worked seven solid innings, recorded his 1,000th strikeout and added his second career extra-base hit, leading Chicago over St. Louis. Mike Fontenot hit a three-run homer and had a career-best four RBIs for Chicago, which finished with 12 hits and won for only the third time in nine games. Geovany Soto had a two-run double in a six-run fourth. Kyle Lohse (3-1) faced 10 batters in the fourth and allowed eight runs overall in six-plus innings, entering the game with a 2.36 ERA and exiting at 3.79. Albert Pujols hit his sixth homer for St. Louis and has reached base in all 31 games, two shy of his career-best start in 2005. Yadier Molina also went deep.

Braves 9, Reds 1

ATLANTA — Jo-Jo Reyes gave up one run in 51‚Ñ3 innings, and the Atlanta Braves broke open a close game with a six-run seventh to beat the Reds. Reyes (1-0), recalled from Triple-A Richmond for the start in place of the injured John Smoltz, gave up four hits. He walked three and struck out five. Reds starter Matt Belisle (1-2) gave up eight hits and two runs in 51‚Ñ3 innings.

Padres 7, Marlins 2

MIAMI — Jake Peavy won for the first time in more than three weeks and Tadahito Iguchi hit the go-ahead two-run double to help the Padres. Peavy allowed two runs, five hits, walked two and struck out eight in 52‚Ñ3 innings. It was the 2007 National League Cy Young Award winner’s first win since April 11. Mike Jacobs homered and Jeremy Hermida had three hits for the Marlins, who have dropped four of five.

Giants 3, Phillies 2, 10 innings

PHILADELPHIA — Bengie Molina singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to lift the Giants. Chase Utley hit his major league-leading 13th homer and Geoff Jenkins had a solo shot for the Phillies, who had won nine of 12. Fred Lewis had a solo homer for the Giants, who already are 71‚Ñ2 games behind Arizona in the NL West.

Astros 6, Brewers 2

HOUSTON — Pitcher Brandon Backe and Michael Bourn hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run fifth inning for Houston. It was the second night in a row the Astros have hit consecutive home runs, after they hit three straight in the series opener. Backe pitched 52‚Ñ3 solid innings for his first win since April 12.

Associated Press