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May 25, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Padres 7, Cubs 2

SAN DIEGO — Kevin Kouzmanoff homered and had four RBIs, capping the Padres’ first 9-0 homestand. San Diego’s nine-game winning streak is the longest in the NL this season. Even so, it merely pulled the Padres back to .500. The Cubs, whose offense disappeared during an 0-6 trip, lost their season-high seventh straight and tumbled to .500.

INTERLEAGUE

Red Sox 12, Mets 5

BOSTON — Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer two innings after his long foul ball was upheld by a replay review, Mike Lowell also had a three-run shot and the Boston Red Sox avoided being swept at home for the first time this season. J.D. Drew went 4 for 5 and Nick Green had a tiebreaking two-run single as the Red Sox rebounded from a rough loss Saturday night when Omir Santos’ replay-reversed homer against closer Jonathan Papelbon gave the Mets a 3-2 win.

Rangers 5, Astros 0

HOUSTON — Brandon McCarthy scattered nine hits in his first career complete game and the Rangers completed a three-game sweep. Josh Hamilton, Ian Kinsler and Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered as the AL West leaders moved nine games above .500 and extended the Astros’ losing streak to four.

Phillies 4, Yankees 3, 11 innings

NEW YORK — Carlos Ruiz hit a two-out RBI double in the 11th inning and Philadelphia overcame another blown save by Brad Lidge. Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Raul Ibanez each drove in a run for Philadelphia, and Ruiz neatly blocked the plate to stop Johnny Damon from scoring early. The Phillies went 8-2 on their three-city, 10-day trip and improved to a major league-best 16-6 on the road.

Nationals 8, Orioles 5

WASHINGTON — Adam Dunn hit two home runs, including a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, for a career-high six RBIs and the Nationals rallied for a victory.

Marlins 5, Rays 4, 11 innings

MIAMI — Ross Gload drove in the winning run with a one-out, bases-loaded single in the 11th inning against Lance Cormier (0-1), and the Marlins snapped a four-game losing streak. The Marlins had lost eight in a row at home to the Rays, and were outscored 25-5 in the first two games of the series.

Rockies 3, Tigers 1

DETROIT — Todd Helton drove in two runs, Jason Hammel pitched into the seventh inning for his first win this season and Colorado beat Dontrelle Willis and the Tigers 3-1. Hammel (1-3) was making his sixth start since joining the rotation in late April. He allowed one run on six hits and three walks in six-plus innings. Three relievers finished the Rockies’ interleague series win, with Huston Street pitching the ninth for his seventh save in as many tries. Willis (1-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in 62‚Ñ3 innings.

Royals 3, Cardinals 2

ST. LOUIS — Brian Bannister worked six strong innings and drove in a run and pinch-hitter Mike Jacobs’ RBI single snapped a seventh-inning tie, helping the Royals avoid a three-game sweep in the I-70 interleague series. The Royals ended a 24-inning scoreless drought and finally got to St. Louis pitching, which shut them out 5-0 each of the first two games.

Braves 10, Blue Jays 2

ATLANTA — Brian McCann homered twice, pinch-hitter Chipper Jones drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning and the Braves beat Toronto to cap a three-game sweep. The sweep was the Braves’ first in eight series with Toronto. The Blue Jays’ six-game losing streak is their longest since dropping seven straight last June. Jeff Bennett (2-1), Atlanta’s third of five relievers, recorded one out in the seventh. Shawn Camp (0-2) gave up the first three runs in the seventh.

Mariners 5, Giants 4

SEATTLE — Adrian Beltre and Ken Griffey Jr. homered, leading Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. Beltre hit a three-run homer in the fifth off Barry Zito (1-5) to give the Mariners a 5-3 lead. Franklin Gutierrez walked and Ichrio Suzuki singled prior to Beltre’s second home run of the year. Griffey hit a two-run homer in the first. It was his 616th career home run and fifth of the season.

Athletics 6, Diamondbacks 2

At OAKLAND, Calif. — Jason Giambi homered a day after reaching the 400 milestone and Landon Powell hit a tiebreaking shot for his first career home run as the Athletics avoided a sweep. Giambi, who on Saturday night became the 44th player in major league history with 400 homers, provided an insurance run with his seventh-inning solo drive.

Angels 10, Dodgers 7

LOS ANGELES — Torii Hunter drove in three runs after a frightening collision with the center-field fence, and the Angels won the rubber game of the Freeway Series.

Twins 6, Brewers 3

MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Morneau hit a grand slam, Scott Baker pitched into the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep. Joe Mauer and Joe Crede also homered for Minnesota, which has scored 43 runs in its last four games.

Associated Press