Brian Roberts led off the inning with a single and Luis Matos followed with a single. Matos took a wide turn after his hit and had to hustle back to first -- and when second-base umpire Jerry Layne called him safe, Piniella flew into a rage.
Piniella charged out of the first-base dugout, threw his hat and started arguing.
"I told Jerry he was out position, and he didn't appreciate it," Piniella said. "That and a couple of expletives."
Baltimore made it 5-all when Roberts scored on a double-play grounder by B.J. Surhoff.
In the Tampa Bay 10th, Rocco Baldelli singled with one out off B.J. Ryan (3-1) and scored easily on Lee's opposite-field double to left. Lance Carter (6-3) struck out two during a perfect 10th for the victory.
Royals 11, Yankees 0
In Kansas City, Missouri, Kevin Appier reintroduced himself to the Kauffman Stadium crowd with six innings of three-hit ball as Kansas City routed New York and won their first home series from the Yankees since 1993.
Mike Sweeney drove in four runs and Brent Mayne had four hits and two RBIs for the Royals. By taking two of the three games, the surprise leaders in the American League Central won their first home series from the Yankees since Sept. 10-12, 1993.
The Yankees have lost four of five. This was their most lopsided loss of the year.
National League
Moises Alou hit a three-run homer and Chicago's bullpen didn't allow a run over the final 4 2-3 innings as the Cubs beat the Houston Astros 6-4 Wednesday.
"Last year was a terrible year for me and the team," Alou said. "I was hurting most of the time and we were playing badly. It was a nightmare ...This year is different."
Houston lefty Jeriome Robertson (11-6), bidding to become the first rookie this season with 12 wins, entered the fifth with a 4-3 lead before giving up singles to Kenny Lofton and Alex Gonzalez.
Dan Miceli relieved and struck out Sammy Sosa before Alou lofted a long drive to left for his 18th homer, sending the Cubs ahead 6-4.
Cubs starter Shawn Estes lost control in the fifth, walking in the tying run before Lance Berkman greeted reliever Mark Guthrie (1-3) with a one-out sacrifice fly to make it 4-3. But Guthrie got the final out of the inning and Antonio Alfonseca, Kyle Farnsworth, Mike Remlinger and Joe Borowski combined to hold Houston scoreless the rest of the way. Borowski pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 26 chances.
Mets 9, Giants 2
In New York, Mike Piazza homered and drove in five runs in his long-awaited return to the lineup, propelling New York over San Francisco.
Steve Trachsel shut down Barry Bonds and the Giants, but Piazza was the star of the show.
Playing his first game since severely straining his groin May, he connected for a two-run shot off Jerome Williams in the third inning. It was Piazza's eighth homer of the season.
Expos 6, Rockies 5
In Montreal, Brian Schnieder and Javier Vazquez provided the power for Montreal in a win over Colorado after an electrical failure briefly plunged the ballpark into complete darkness.
Schneider hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and Vazquez had an RBI triple in the fourth after a delay of 1 hour, 16 minutes.
Todd Helton hit his 26th homer, a two-run shot in the fifth.
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