TUESDAY’S OTHER MLB GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 5, Orioles 1

BALTIMORE

Cliff Lee allowed one run in 71/3 innings to earn his first win with Seattle, and the Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles in a matchup of last-place teams. Ryan Langerhans homered for the Mariners, who have won two straight following an eight-game skid. Seattle is 4-0 against Baltimore and 9-19 against everyone else. Lee (1-1) allowed eight hits, struck out two and walked none. After the left-hander gave up two consecutive singles in the eighth, Brandon League got Miguel Tejada to hit into a double play.

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1

BOSTON

Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed three hits in seven innings and the Red Sox capitalized on more wildness by Blue Jays pitchers. Matsuzaka struck out nine and allowed just three runners on a single and double by John Buck and a double by Fred Lewis. He walked none, while four Toronto pitchers issued eight bases on balls one night after the Red Sox drew seven walks in a 7-6 win.

White Sox 5, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS

The White Sox put together their biggest inning of the season in the fifth and Jenks rebounded for the save in a victory over the Twins. A.J. Pierzynski and Alexei Ramirez had two-run doubles in a five-run, seven-hit fifth inning for a team that entered the night with the worst batting average in the American League. Freddy Garcia (2-2) gave up two runs on nine hits in seven innings for the win. Joe Mauer had three hits and Justin Morneau homered for the Twins. But Kevin Slowey (4-3) gave up five runs on eight hits in 42/3 innings against Chicago’s anemic bats.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Astros 6, Cardinals 3

ST. LOUIS

Brett Myers worked six strong innings and pinch hitters Cory Sullivan and Humberto Quintero hit consecutive RBI singles in a four-run seventh for Houston.Brad Penny (3-3) allowed four hits in seven innings with all four runs unearned after shortstop Brendan Ryan bounced a throw to first for an error on Carlos Lee’s one-out grounder. Ryan Ludwick had three hits and an RBI for St. Louis.

Mets 8, Nationals 6

NEW YORK

Pinch-hitter Chris Carter, just called up from the minors, delivered a tiebreaking double in his first at-bat for the Mets and New York scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally past Washington. Jason Bay and David Wright led the charge, lifting New York out of its recent offensive doldrums with three hits apiece.

Marlins 3, Cubs 2

CHICAGO

Ricky Nolasco pitched seven sharp innings, and Cody Ross and Gaby Sanchez homered for Florida. Nolasco (3-2), a former Cubs farmhand, allowed one run on five hits for the Marlins, who have won two straight after losing five of its six previous games. Nolasco, who was traded for Juan Pierre in 2005, struck out three and walked one.

Associated Press