ROUNDUP \ Wednesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 8, Rays 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez’s ninth-inning homer was upheld in baseball’s first use of instant replay. Rodriguez, who went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs, hit a towering two-run shot off Troy Percival that third base umpire Brian Runge immediately ruled a homer when it bounced off the catwalk behind the foul pole in left field. Rays catcher Dioner Navarro protested, bringing manager Joe Maddon out of the dugout. After convening, the umpires left the filed to review the tape, a process that took 2 minutes, 15 seconds to back the onfield call.

Red Sox 5, Orioles 4

BOSTON — AL batting leader Dustin Pedroia homered in the seventh inning to begin Boston’s comeback from a four-run deficit. Pedroia, hitting cleanup for the fourth time in five games, went 3-for-4 and raised his average to .333. He is 21-for-34 (.618) in his last eight games.

Rangers 1, Mariners 0

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas fill-in starter Dustin Nippert allowed seven hits in seven innings and Milton Bradley hit a sacrifice fly for Texas.

Blue Jays 5, Twins 4, 11 innings

TORONTO — John McDonald singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and Toronto posting its eighth straight victory over Minnesota.

Tigers 9, Angels 6

DETROIT — Placido Polanco had three hits and drove in three runs to lift Detroit over Los Angeles. Mike Hessman homered for Detroit, which won for only the third time in 10 games. Mark Teixeira hit a home run for Los Angeles, which saw its magic number to clinch the A.L. West remain at eight.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Marlins 5, Braves 3

MIAMI — Hanley Ramirez homered and doubled to lead Florida past Atlanta in front of an incredibly sparse crowd of just 600 fans. Jeremy Hermida added two hits and an RBI for the Marlins.

Mets 9, Brewers 2

MILWAUKEE — Ryan Church hit a grand slam and Brian Schneider added a homer in a six-run first inning that provided all the offense New York needed to beat Milwaukee and complete a three-game sweep. Starter Oliver Perez (10-7) benefited from the highest-scoring first inning by the Mets in more than a year by scattering two runs off five hits and five walks and working out of several jams until leaving in the seventh.

Giants 9, Rockies 2

DENVER — Barry Zito won for the third time in four starts and Nick Schierholtz had a career-high four hits for San Francisco. Zito (9-16), who lost his first nine decisions this year, allowed two runs and four hits in eight innings, throwing a season-high 123 pitches.

Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 3

PHOENIX — Adam Dunn doubled home the winning run in the ninth inning for Arizona. For the second time in three games, the Diamondbacks rallied against the Cardinals’ tattered bullpen, whose 29 losses are most in the majors.

Nationals 9, Phillies 7

WASHINGTON — Cristian Guzman set a Washington franchise single-season record with his eighth consecutive multi-hit game, capping it with a bases-clearing double in the decisive eighth inning. Guzman went 3-for-5, scored twice and had three RBIs. He is batting .538 (21-for-39) during a streak that has made him first Washington-based player to get at least two hits in eight straight games in one season since Joe Cronin of the old Senators in 1933.

Astros 4, Cubs 0

CHICAGO — Randy Wolf pitched a six-hitter for his eighth career shutout and Ty Wigginton homered as Houston won its eighth straight. Chicago has lost a season-high five in a row.

Associated Press