MLB ROUNDUP | Wednesday’s games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rays 5, Rangers 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over Texas.

Yankees 4, Orioles 3

BALTIMORE — Jason Giambi homered and drove in two runs to back an effective pitching performance by Andy Pettitte, and New York averted a three-game sweep. Pettitte (5-5) gave up two runs and eight hits in 62‚Ñ3 innings to improve to 24-6 lifetime against the Orioles, including 15-4 in Baltimore. He has more wins at Camden Yards than any visiting pitcher. Joba Chamberlain struck out three and allowed one hit in 11‚Ñ3 innings before Mariano Rivera got three outs for his 13th save in 13 tries. Melvin Mora had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Brian Roberts also had three hits for Baltimore. But the rest of the lineup went 3-for-27. Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie (2-6) allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings, striking out four and walking none.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phillies 6, Rockies 1

PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley hit his major league-leading 17th homer to help Adam Eaton earn his first win, and Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep. Eaton (1-3) allowed one run over six innings, Geoff Jenkins hit a two-run shot and the Phillies (31-24) moved a season-best seven games above .500 with their first sweep of the season. Philadelphia outscored Colorado 33-10 in the series. The reeling Rockies are a season-worst 13 games under .500. The defending NL champions, who swept Philadelphia in the NLDS last October, have been decimated by injuries this season. Eaton needed 11 starts to get his first win. He gave up four hits and struck out four in his best outing so far, lowering his ERA to 4.99.

Brewers 1, Braves 0

MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks delivered a run-scoring triple in the eighth inning to make a winner of Jeff Suppan, who baffled Atlanta over eight innings. Braves starter Jo-Jo Reyes (2-3) had given up just two hits and retired 14 batters in a row before walking J.J. Hardy on four pitches leading off the eighth. Blaine Boyer replaced Reyes, and Jason Kendall’s sacrifice bunt gave the Brewers their first runner in scoring position. After pinch-hitter Joe Dillon struck out, Weeks hit his second triple of the season down the left field line. Salomon Torres pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save in six opportunities, completing the four-hitter and giving the Brewers their fourth win in five games.

Cardinals 6, Astros 1

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright shackled Houston for eight innings and Yadier Molina had two hits and two RBIs to help spoil Wandy Rodriguez’s first start in more than a month. Cesar Izturis added a two-run triple for the Cardinals, who are 7-3 in their last 10 games against the Astros. Wainwright (5-2) matched his career high with eight strikeouts, allowed three hits and issued his only walk to Michael Bourn with two outs in the eighth.

Associated Press