Reds 7, Cardinals 4, 14 innings
In St. Louis, pinch-hitter Kelly Stinnett's two-run single snapped a 14th-inning tie as Cincinnati beat St. Louis for the seventh time in eight games this season.
Tino Martinez homered twice for the Cardinals. He hit a solo shot in the eighth that made it 2-all, then had a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth to tie it at 4.
Rockies 5, Padres 2
In San Diego, Darren Oliver retired the first 13 batters and Larry Walker homered for the second straight game as Colorado beat San Diego for its fourth successive win.
Oliver (5-5), who's been awful on the road and crisp at home, took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning before allowing a bloop single with one out to pitcher Adam Eaton, pinch-hitting for starter Brian Lawrence (4-9).
Diamondbacks 12, Astros 5
In Phoenix, Alex Cintron homered for the second straight game as Arizona beat Houston to win its season-high seventh in succession.
Cintron also singled and doubled, driving in three runs and scoring twice.
Carl Everett hit a three-run homer and Mario Ramos earned his first major league victory as the Texas Rangers halted an eight-game losing streak by holding off the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the Rangers reached agreement to trade two-time American League Most Valuable Player Juan Gonzalez to Montreal -- but his attorney, Jeff Moorad, said the slugger "in all likelihood" would reject the deal.
"I think it's pretty impressive that we won a game on a day when all this was swirling around," Rangers manager Buck Showalter said.
Expos general manager Omar Minaya, who has a long history with Gonzalez, was to meet with the slugger yesterday in Texas.
Gonzalez has 72 hours to exercise his no-trade clause. His window of decision begins at 14:00 GMT Wednesday. He did not appear in Tuesday's game.
"He has that prerogative," Showalter said. "We knew that going in. We'll see what the next 72 hours brings. Right now it's up to Juan and his people."
Red Sox 10, Tigers 1
In Boston, Nomar Garciaparra went 5-for-5 and Derek Lowe pitched eight strong innings to lead Boston over Detroit.
Garciaparra singled five times and scored three runs before he was removed for a pinch-runner in the seventh. The only other time in his career he has had at least five hits in a game was Saturday, when he went 6-for-6 in a 13-inning game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Yankees 10, Devil Rays 9
In St. Petersburg, Florida, Juan Rivera hit a three-run homer and Todd Zeile added an RBI double as New York scored four times in the ninth inning to beat Tampa Bay.
White Sox 2, Twins 1
In Minneapolis, Esteban Loaiza pitched eight impressive innings to move into a tie for the major league lead in wins, as Chicago beat Minnesota.
Loaiza (11-2) allowed only an unearned run and six hits, striking out six and walking one. He joined Toronto's Roy Halladay and Colorado's Shawn Chacon as the only pitchers in the majors with 11 wins.
Royals 3, Indians 1
In Cleveland, Chris George pitched out of trouble for most of his 5 2-3 innings as Kansas City beat Cleveland.
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 4
In Toronto, Jeff Conine and Tony Batista homered as Baltimore ended an eight-game losing streak to Toronto.
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