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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tigers 5, Mariners 3

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning and Rick Porcello had a career-high eight strikeouts, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a victory over the Seattle Mariners. Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu took out starter Felix Hernandez after he struck out nine and gave up only a run through seven innings and Detroit took advantage.

Alex Avila hit the second pitch from Mark Lowe (1-6) over the fence to pull the Tigers within one and pinch-hitter Ramon Santiago followed with a single. Seattle shortstop Josh Wilson was charged with an error on a one-out chopper by Placido Polanco and Carlos Guillen drew a walk to load the bases, setting up Cabrera’s clutch hit.

Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 9

TORONTO — David Ortiz homered and scored three times, including the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays. Jason Bay also homered for the Red Sox, while left-hander Hideki Okajima (4-0) pitched one perfect inning for the win. Marco Scutaro hit a two-run single off Jonathan Papelbon in the eighth but the Boston closer got Adam Lind to fly out to the warning track in left, leaving the bases loaded. Papelbon pitched around a leadoff single and a two-out walk in the ninth to earn his 29th save in 32 chances. Casey Janssen (2-4) took the loss for the Blue Jays. Gross hits 2-run homer in Rays’ win

Rays 5, Orioles 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gabe Gross hit a two-run homer, and Pat Burrell and B.J. Upton added solo shots to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the Baltimore Orioles 5-4. Gross gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead with his fourth-inning drive. Burrell and Upton homered in the sixth to make it 5-2. Baltimore got a two-run homer from Matt Wieters. The Orioles are 8-23 since the All-Star break and dropped to a season-high 23 games under .500 (48-71). Rays left-hander David Price (6-5) threw 102 pitches in five innings, allowing two runs and seven hits. J.P. Howell pitched the ninth for his 13th save. Baltimore starter Jason Berken (2-11) gave up five runs and 11 hits in 52‚Ñ3 innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phillies 5, Diamondbacks 1

PHILADELPHIA — Jamie Moyer pitched six scoreless innings in relief of Pedro Martinez, who took his spot in the Philadelphia starting rotation. A 66-minute rain delay ruined Martinez’s home debut with the Phillies. The three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed one run in three innings in his second start since returning to the majors. He struck out three and retired the last eight batters he faced, but left after the long delay.

Pitching in a steady rain, Moyer (11-9) gave up two singles and struck out five in his first relief appearance in five years. He chipped in with two hits. Jayson Werth hit his career-best 25th homer and Carlos Ruiz also connected, helping the NL East-leading Phillies win for the sixth time in seven games.

Marlins 6, Astros 2

HOUSTON — Ricky Nolasco struck out 10 in his second complete game of the season and Florida had 10 hits for the 14th consecutive game. Dan Uggla, Jorge Cantu and Jeremy Hermida hit solo homers for the Marlins, who have won nine of 11. Florida’s streak of 10-hit games is the longest since the 1937 St. Louis Browns reached that figure in 15 straight, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Nolasco (9-8) retired 23 in a row after Carlos Lee’s two-run homer in the first inning. He threw 115 pitches for the Marlins’ fifth complete game.

Mets 9, Braves 4

NEW YORK — Gary Sheffield doubled twice in an eight-run fourth inning and New York battered Atlanta’s Derek Lowe. Luis Castillo had two hits and two RBIs during the big outburst off Lowe (12-8), who squandered a 4-0 lead against New York’s injury-depleted lineup. The Mets pounded out 10 hits in the fourth, setting a franchise record for one inning. Oliver Perez (3-3) won for the first time in seven starts since July 8. He gave up a three-run homer to Matt Diaz and a solo shot to Adam LaRoche, but walked only one in five innings.

Rockies 4, Nationals 3

WASHINGTON — Colorado’s Carlos Gonzalez homered for the third consecutive game, breaking a tie in the eighth inning. Brad Hawpe and Clint Barmes also homered for Colorado, which leads the NL wild-card race. Ubaldo Jimenez (11-9) went eight innings to win his fifth consecutive decision, allowing two runs and seven hits. Houston Street earned his 30th save, allowing three hits in the ninth, including Cristian Guzman’s RBI single. Last-place Washington’s three-game winning streak ended. Gonzalez greeted lefty reliever Sean Burnett (2-3) with the homer that put Colorado ahead 3-2. It was his seventh of the season.

Giants 8, Reds 5, 10 innings

CINCINNATI — Ryan Garko’s two-run double in the 10th completed San Francisco’s comeback from a four-run deficit. With Pablo Sandoval on second and Randy Winn on first, Garko hit a line drive up the left-center field gap off Francisco Cordero (1-3). He finished with four RBIs, as many as he had in his first 17 games after being acquired by San Francisco from Cleveland on July 27. Juan Uribe added a sacrifice fly as the Giants sent the Reds to their fourth straight loss and fifth in the last six games.

Associated Press