Eric Gagne's streak of 84 consecutive saves ended against the same team he couldn't hold off two years ago: the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Gagne's major league-record streak ended Monday night when he blew a two-run lead for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who came back to win 6-5 in 10 innings.
Gagne relieved with a 5-3 lead at the start of the ninth but allowed pinch-hitter Luis Gonzalez's RBI double and Chad Tracy's run-scoring single on an 0-2 pitch that went past the glove of a diving first baseman Olmedo Saenz. Both hits came off changeups.
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Dave Roberts singled in the 10th off Greg Aquino (0-1), making his second big league appearance. Cesar Izturis sacrificed, Milton Bradley was intentionally walked, and Adrian Beltre walked, loading the bases.
Randy Choate relieved and gave up Shawn Green's sacrifice fly.
Giovanni Carrara (1-0) got the win by getting the final out of the 10th.
Pirates 3, Marlins 1
In Miami, World Series MVP Josh Beckett went back on the disabled list after leaving his start against Pittsburgh early in the Florida Marlins' 3-1 loss.
Beckett (4-5), who hadn't started since June 17 because of a lower back strain, was pulled after four innings because of a blister. He allowed two earned runs on five hits in his 73-pitch outing.
It's the second time he's come off the DL only to promptly return. He was making just his second start since May 30, a day before he went on the disabled list because of a blister on his right middle finger.
Wells (4-5) won for the first time since May 1, allowing four hits and striking out eight for his first win in eight starts.
Jose Mesa pitched the ninth for his 21st save in 22 chances, allowing an RBI double to Alex Gonzalez.
Brewers 1, Cubs 0
In Milwaukee, All-Star Ben Sheets struck out 12 and Craig Counsell hit his second home run of the season in the first inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Monday.
Sheets (8-5) gave up four hits in seven innings to beat Matt Clement (7-7), who walked a season-high six. Clement struck out 10 in seven innings and allowed just three hits -- only one after the first.
The Brewers, who struck out 17 in all, stopped a season-high four-game losing streak and also ended the Cubs' four-game winning streak. Counsell's homer was his first since April 6.
Cardinals 4, Reds 1
In St. Louis, Edgar Renteria and Scott Rolen drove in two runs each, and Albert Pujols had three hits.
Backed by his trio of All-Star infielders, Chris Carpenter (9-3) struck out eight and walked none in seven-plus innings. Carpenter allowed five hits, including an RBI single in the sixth to All-Star Barry Larkin.
Jason Isringhausen got three outs for his 19th save. St. Louis is an NL-best 50-32.
Cory Lidle (6-6) took a shutout into the fifth, then gave up Renteria's two-run double and Rolen's two-run single.
Rockies 7, Giants 4
San Francisco, Jeromy Burnitz hit a two-run double and the Colorado stretched a winning streak to four for the first time last July 25-29.
Burnitz, who hasn't homered in nearly a month, is batting .462 (6-for-13) this season at San Francisco, where Colorado had lost nine straight games.
Aaron Cook (3-3), backed by a five-run first against Brett Tomko (3-5), allowed four runs and six hits in five innings, and Shawn Chacon pitched the ninth for his 18th save.
Phillies 6, Mets 5
In Philadelphia, Pat Burrell had two hits and two RBIs and Ryan Madson (6-2) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of an ineffective Paul Abbott.
The NL East-leading Phillies improved to a season-best seven games over .500 (44-37), including 6-2 during a season-high 14-game homestand.
One day after being selected to his ninth NL All-Star team, Tom Glavine (7-6) gave up six runs and 10 hits in six innings in his worst outing this season.
Richard Hidalgo set a team record by homering in his fifth consecutive game, and Cliff Floyd also homered for New York, which fell three games behind the Phillies.
Tim Worrell pitched a scoreless eighth, and Billy Wagner finished with a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances.
Braves 11, Expos 4
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Andruw Jones hit a three-run homer in a six-run first inning and Chipper Jones had four RBIs.
A day after scoring nine runs in the fifth inning of a 10-4 win over Boston, Atlanta sent 16 batters to the plate in the first two innings and built an 8-0 lead.
Zach Day (5-9) was chased after 47 pitches, allowing eight runs and eight hits in 1 1-3 innings.
Paul Byrd (2-1) gave up three runs _ two earned _ and 10 hits in seven innings as Atlanta (41-41) reached .500 for the first time since June 12 (30-30).
Padres 2, Astros 1
In San Diego, Ryan Klesko singled in the go-ahead run with one out in the eighth inning and Brian Lawrence outlasted Roger Clemens.
Klesko, who moved into the cleanup spot after Phil Nevin went on the disabled list on Monday, singled to right off Dan Miceli (3-4) to bring in Sean Burroughs from second to break a 1-1 tie.
Lawrence (10-5) held the Astros to one run and five hits in eight innings, struck out three and walked three. Trevor Hoffman pitched the ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances.
Clemens was facing San Diego for the first time, and held the Padres to three hits and one run in seven innings. He struck out six and walked four.
Dave Borkowski took a shutout into the ninth inning of his first major league appearance since 2001, and Jerry Hairston had four hits and four runs, leading the Baltimore Orioles past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-2 Monday night for a doubleheader sweep.
In the day game, Daniel Cabrera and two relievers limited Tampa Bay to four hits, and Baltimore used successive two-out RBI doubles in the seventh by Luis Matos and Tim Raines Jr. in a 4-2 victory over Dewon Brazelton (2-1).
Tampa Bay, which has lost three straight after winning 19 of 23, had just 10 hits in the doubleheader.
Borkowski (1-0) came within two outs of his first complete game in 14 career starts. He was replaced after consecutive one-out homers by Rocco Baldelli and Aubrey Huff in the ninth. Jeremi Gonzalez (0-5) gave up three runs in the first.
B.J. Ryan (3-2) won the opener, and Jorge Julio worked the ninth for his 12th save.
Yankees 10, Tigers 3
In New York, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Bernie Williams and Ruben Sierra homered for the Yankees, who had been swept at the New York Mets over the weekend.
Jason Giambi, who hadn't started since June 26 because of intestinal parasites, put the Yankees ahead with an RBI single in the first, and the Yankees led 7-0 by the second.
Jon Lieber (6-5) pitched shutout ball into the seventh and sent Detroit to its fifth straight loss. Tigers reliever Esteban Yan was ejected for throwing over the head of Rodriguez, who hit his 20th homer in a six-run second off Nate Robertson (7-4).
Twins 9, Royals 0
In Minneapolis, Brad Radke (5-4) pitched a four-hitter for his ninth career shutout and first win since May 22. He had been 0-2 in his previous seven starts.
Kansas City has lost six straight for the second time this year and, at 29-51 have the franchise's worst record after 80 games.
Jacque Jones and Nick Punto hit two-run homers for Minnesota, which scored six runs in the second and won for the third time in four games.
Jimmy Gobble (4-6) allowed six runs and nine hits in 4 1-3 innings, dropping to 0-2 with an 8.05 ERA in four starts against the Twins this season.
Rangers 8, Indians 5
In Cleveland, Kenny Rogers (12-2) became the first 12-game winner in the major leagues, allowing five runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings. He has won eight straight decisions since May 9, a career high.
Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth for his 25th save.
C.C. Sabathia (5-4), rusty in his first start since June 26, gave up six runs and eight hits in three innings. Sabathia, who missed a turn because of a sore left shoulder, entered with a league-leading 2.77 ERA but it rose to 3.23.
Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run homer for the Rangers, 12-5 since June 18.
For Curt Schilling, starting next week's All-Star game would be a bonus -- a US$50,000 bonus.
The Boston Red Sox pitcher would receive that amount if American League manager Joe Torre selects him to start against the National League in Houston on July 13, according to a survey of contracts by AP.
"Maybe I could split it with him," Torre said Monday with a playful smirk.
Oakland's Mark Mulder, 11-2 with a 2.95 ERA, remains the most likely AL starter, with Houston's Roger Clemens the probable starter for the NL.
Schilling, 11-4 with a 3.08 ERA, already is a winner at the bank for making the AL All-Star team.
Under the contract he personally negotiated last November when he was traded from Arizona to Boston, Schilling receives a US$100,000 bonus for his selection to the AL squad. The deal calls for the six-time All-Star to receive an additional US$50,000 if he starts the game.
"I'm sorry you told me that," Torre, the New York Yankees manager, said Monday. "I never like to know a player's incentives."
Schilling, who receives a US$12 million salary this year, has many incentive clauses in his deal, including one that would raise his 2005 salary from US$12.5 million to US$14.5 million if the Red Sox win the World Series. Boston, which was off Monday, is 43-37, beginning the night 7 1/2 games behind the Yankees in the AL East.
Cincinnati first baseman Sean Casey, who will miss the All-Star game because of a strained right calf, had a vested interest in his selection. Casey's contract calls for the Reds' US$8.5 million 2006 option to become guaranteed if he becomes an All-Star twice from 2002-2005. If he is an All-Star next year, that would trigger the clause.
Forty-three players in all earned US$2.05 million in bonuses. Six players will receive US$100,000 each: San Francisco's Barry Bonds, Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero, the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez, Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia and Schilling.
Among the original picks for last year's All-Star game, 47 players received US$2.25 million in bonuses.
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