MLB Roundup \ Friday’s other games

INTERLEAGUE

Blue Jays 6, Phillies 1

TORONTO — Ricky Romero held Philadelphia hitless for six innings and Aaron Hill hit a two-run double for Toronto. The rookie left-hander gave up a hit to Chase Utley leading off the seventh and Jayson Werth followed with an infield single for the Phillies, losers of 11 of 13. Romero got Ryan Howard to hit into a double play and John Mayberry to fly out to center to finish the inning. Romero (5-3) allowed two hits, walked one and struck out seven.

Yankees 9, Mets 1

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit his 564th home run to pass Reggie Jackson on the career list, three errors by Mets infielders led to a four-run second inning and CC Sabathia pitched the Yankees to a win in the first Subway Series game at Citi Field.

Red Sox 4, Braves 1

ATLANTA — Josh Beckett threw seven more scoreless innings against Atlanta and David Ortiz homered for Boston. Beckett (9-3) has faced the Braves twice in the past seven days — and still hasn’t given up a run. He threw a five-hit, no-walk shutout at Fenway Park last weekend. This time, he allowed six hits, struck out six and didn’t walk anyone.

Orioles 11, Nationals 1

BALTIMORE — Rookie Brad Bergesen allowed four hits in six innings to win his fourth straight decision and Melvin Mora had four RBIs for Baltimore. Aubrey Huff drove in three runs, and Nick Markakis, Adam Jones and Nolan Reimold all had three hits for the Orioles, who used an eight-run sixth inning to turn the game into a rout.

Cubs 5, White Sox 4

CHICAGO — Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Cubs broke a four-game losing streak. Milton Bradley of the Cubs went after the Gatorade cooler in the dugout after he flied out in the top of the sixth, had an angry exchange with manager Lou Piniella in the tunnel and was told to go home. Ryan Freel replaced him in right field in the bottom half. Fresh off the revelation that he tested positive for marijuana at the World Baseball Classic, Soto hit a three-run homer off Jose Contreras (2-7) in the seventh to give the Cubs a 5-2 lead.

Rays 7, Marlins 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — B.J. Upton’s three-run double snapped an eighth-inning tie and lifted Tampa Bay. Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford also drove in runs as the AL champions ended Florida’s five-game winning streak. J.P. Howell, the fifth Tampa Bay pitcher, worked 11‚Ñ3 innings for the victory. Hanley Ramirez homered for the third time in four games for the Marlins, hitting a solo shot that made it 3-all in the seventh.

Twins 3, Cardinals 1

ST. LOUIS — Glen Perkins worked seven dominant innings in 92-degree heat and the Twins got key hits from Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer in a victory over slumping St. Louis. Joe Mauer was 1 for 2 with two walks and is batting .396 for the Twins, who are 38-37 overall but 11-5 in interleague play. Kubel and Cuddyer each had two hits and an RBI, and Perkins, whose previous three career at-bats were strikeouts, contributed a pair of sacrifices.

Rangers 12, Padres 2

ARLINGTON, Texas — David Murphy and Hank Blalock homered to pace a suddenly resurgent Rangers offense and Kevin Millwood won his fifth straight decision at home. Murphy’s three-run homer, a towering 404-foot shot into the second deck in right field, put Texas up 6-1 against Walter Silva (0-1), who gave up nine runs in 21‚Ñ3 innings. It was Murphy’s third homer in eight games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brewers 5, Giants 1

MILWAUKEE — Yovani Gallardo outdueled Matt Cain and Ryan Braun drove in a pair of runs, lifting Milwaukee. Slumping shortstop J.J. Hardy homered for the Brewers, who had lost five of their previous six games. It was only the second loss in seven games for the Giants.

Associated Press