Even Pedro Martinez is beating the New York Yankees.
Martinez dominated for eight innings, Cliff Floyd and Carlos Beltran homered and the Mets hit four sacrifice flies in a 6-4 Subway Series victory Friday.
Ramon Castro, Jose Reyes and Mike Cameron set a National League record by hitting three sacrifice flies in the second inning, a rally fueled by a pair of errors. Reyes added another sacrifice fly in the ninth.
Mike Mussina (8-5) failed to revive the on-and-off Yankees, who have lost four of five after starting their 13-game homestand with six straight wins.
After going 0-3 in his previous six starts against the Yankees, Martinez (8-2) was greeted by a "Still Your Daddy!!" sign hanging from the second deck on the third-base side, a reminder of his frustrations against New York while pitching for the Boston Red Sox last year.
White Sox 12, Cubs 2
At Chicago, Freddy Garcia pitched seven strong innings, A.J. Pierzynski and Joe Crede each homered and drove in three runs and the White Sox won their eighth straight.
Playing before their largest home crowd of the season -- 39,610 -- the White Sox got off to a quick start on Frank Thomas' solo homer in the first inning -- tying him with Luke Appling for the team record in career runs scored with 1,319.
Garcia (7-3) allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked one before Neil Cotts took over in the eighth. Cubs starter Sergio Mitre (2-3) allowed seven runs on seven hits in 4 2-3 innings.
Braves 7, Orioles 5
At Atlanta, Marcus Giles and Andruw Jones hit first-inning home runs and the Braves knocked the Orioles out of first place in the AL East.
The Braves led 7-1 after three innings before Baltimore closed the gap with homers by Larry Bigbie and Brian Roberts.
The Orioles had been in sole possession of first place in the AL East for 62 consecutive days since April 23. But with Boston's win, the Red Sox moved a half-game ahead.
Chris Reitsma got four outs for his sixth save in eight chances. Atlanta's Kyle Davies (3-2) outpitched Baltimore's Hayden Penn (2-1) in a matchup of rookies.
Nationals 3, Blue Jays 0
At Washington, Esteban Loaiza hit a two-run double and pitched six shutout innings for the Nationals in a game attended by President Bush.
The win was the Nationals' 11th straight at home.
Loaiza (3-5) allowed six hits, walked one and struck out five, combining with three relievers on the club's fourth shutout of the season. Chad Cordero worked the ninth for his major league-leading 24th save.
Josh Towers (5-7) lost his sixth straight decision.
Brad Wilkerson homered for the Nationals, whose 25 home victories are the most in the NL. Washington won for the 13th time in 14 games at RFK Stadium and improved to 2-0 with the president in attendance.
Marlins 7, Devil Rays 4
At St. Petersburg, Florida, Juan Pierre tripled with the bases loaded in a four-run eighth inning that carried Florida.
Al Leiter took a three-hitter into the seventh inning, and reliever Guillermo Mota (1-1) worked two-thirds of an inning and got the win, despite allowing a run-scoring single that gave Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead.
The Marlins loaded the bases in the eighth on Paul Lo Duca's one-out double off Doug Waechter (3-5) and two walks. Pierre then tripled off Lance Carter.
Todd Jones worked the ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances.
Reds 5, Indians 4
At Cleveland, Felipe Lopez doubled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the ninth and Ken Griffey Jr., hit two homers and the Reds moved to 3-0 under interim manager Jerry Narron.
Narron replaced Dave Miley, who was fired earlier in the week.
Jose Hernandez hit two homers for Cleveland, which lost its fourth straight and fell to 13-3 in interleague play after winning nine straight against NL teams.
Wily Mo Pena singled to open the ninth against Bob Howry (4-2) and was sacrificed to second. After Edwin Encarnacion struck out, Lopez hit a 1-1 pitch the opposite way off the left-field wall to score Pena.
Kent Mercker (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth and David Weathers got his third save.
Red Sox 8, Phillies 0
At Philadelphia, Tim Wakefield pitched eight sharp innings, and Doug Mirabelli and Manny Ramirez hit three-run homers.
Wakefield (6-6) allowed just two hits, struck out six and walked two.
David Ortiz hit a two-run shot for the Red Sox, who have won five straight and 10 of 11.
Jon Lieber (8-7) allowed six runs and nine hits in five innings.
Brewers 3, Twins 1
At Milwaukee, Chris Capuano pitched 6 2-3 shutout innings and Damian Miller snapped an 0-for-16 streak with a solo home run.
Capuano (7-6) allowed five hits and four walks with two strikeouts. Derrick Turnbow pitched the ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances.
Brad Radke (5-7) lost his third straight game.
Astros 5, Rangers 2
At Houston, Roy Oswalt pitched 7 1-3 strong innings and Jason Lane broke out of a slump with a two-run homer.
Rookie outfielder Chris Burke went 3-for-3, Brad Ausmus went 2-for-2 with an RBI and two walks and Brad Lidge got the final three outs for his 18th save in 21 chances.
Oswalt (9-7) won his seventh consecutive start at home, allowing two runs and six hits. Oswalt hasn't given up more than two earned runs in eight of his last nine outings, yielding just eight runs in 52 1-3 innings.
Ricardo Rodriguez (2-1) lost.
Rockies 12, Royals 4
At Denver, Preston Wilson drove in three runs and Dustan Mohr ended a 2-for-26 slump with a two-run homer, helping Colorado end a five-game losing streak.
Brad Hawpe added three hits and two RBIs, and Byung-Hyun Kim (2-6) won for just the second time since last October to help the Rockies spoil the return of former manager Buddy Bell.
D.J. Carrasco (2-3) had his worst outing of the season.
His teammates made two costly errors behind him and the Royals stranded eight runners to lose their fourth straight game.
Angels 7, Dodgers 0
At Anaheim, California, John Lackey struck out nine and combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, and Garret Anderson and Dallas McPherson homered for the Angels.
Lackey (6-2) allowed three hits in seven innings and won his third straight decision over a span of eight starts.
Jeff Weaver (6-7) gave up four runs -- two earned -- and five hits in seven innings.
The Dodgers took their ninth loss in 11 games.
Diamondbacks 2, Tigers 1
At Phoenix, Tony Clark had an RBI single and Shawn Green hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly as Arizona rallied in the sixth.
Shawn Estes (6-5) worked 6 1-3 effective innings, allowing one run and six hits to help the Diamondbacks win for the third time in four games since snapping a five-game losing streak.
Brian Bruney pitched the ninth for his eighth save in 11 opportunities.
Mike Maroth (5-8) had a run-scoring single and gave up two unearned runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings.
Athletics 4, Giants 3
At Oakland, California, Bobby Kielty hit a two-run homer, Bobby Crosby also connected and Joe Blanton won his third straight start.
San Francisco's Pedro Feliz hit a three-run homer in the seventh, his 10th of the season.
Blanton (4-6), who is finally living up to expectations after having a rough time early, retired the first 10 Giants before Omar Vizquel lined a single to right in the fourth. Jeff Fassero (1-5) lost.
Mariners 14, Padres 5
At San Diego, Bret Boone hit a three-run triple and Richie Sexson, playing while he appeals a two-game suspension, had a two-run homer.
The Mariners hit three triples in a five-run fifth against Darrell May (1-2) -- the first time in franchise history.
Seattle tied season-highs in runs and hits (17), and every Mariners regular, plus starter Gil Meche, had at least one hit. Meche also had his first career RBI.
Meche (8-4) struck out a season-high seven in five innings. He allowed five runs, four earned, and seven hits.
Jeff Suppan took a two-hitter into the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals backed him with five home runs in an 8-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
Jim Edmonds hit two two-run homers and So Taguchi also connected twice to help the Cardinals end a three-game losing streak that matched their longest of the season. St. Louis has beaten the Pirates 13 times in the last 14 meetings dating to last year.
Suppan (7-6) allowed a bloop single by Jack Wilson leading off the third and then retired 15 batters before Humberto Cota singled leading off the eighth. He was lifted with one out in the ninth after hitting a batter and giving up three hits, including Freddy Sanchez's RBI single.
Wearing long sleeves despite scorching heat, Suppan struck out five and walked one, giving the Cardinals' bullpen a much-needed breather.
In the previous three games, starters Jason Marquis, Mark Mulder and Matt Morris had totaled 9 1-3 innings and allowed 23 runs -- 16 earned -- and 26 hits. During the losing streak, the Cardinals were outscored 29-17.
Suppan is 6-1 for his career against the Pirates, for whom he pitched in 2003. His shutout on July 28, 2003 against the Cardinals was a deciding factor in St. Louis signing him as a free agent the following offseason.
Taguchi's third homer with one out in the fifth was the Cardinals' first hit off Kip Wells (5-7). Left fielder Jason Bay missed by inches on a leaping attempt at the wall on Taguchi's first homer since May 2.
Yadier Molina had the other St. Louis homer.
Hirotoshi Kitagawa drove in four runs to lead the Orix Buffaloes to a 9-2 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Kitagawa hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the third inning at Skymark Stadium and then added a solo shot in the seventh as the Buffaloes handed the Marines their third straight loss. Karim Garcia also hit a solo homer in the seventh.
The Marines went into yesterday's game with a one-game lead over the Softbank Hawks in the Pacific League standings.
Former New York Mets pitcher Masato Yoshii, who improved to 4-0, picked up the win.
Golden Eagles 11, Lions 7
At Nagano Olympic Stadium, Daisuke Masuda drove in the go-ahead run with a single to left in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Rakuten Golden Eagles to an 11-7 win over the Seibu Lions.
Seibu held a 6-4 lead after eight innings before Yuji Yoshioka and Koichi Isobe both homered in the top of the ninth as the Eagles took a 7-6 lead.
Carp 16, Dragons 12
In the Central League, Shigenobu Shima hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Takahiro Arai added a two-run blast in the eighth as the Hiroshima Carp downed the Chunichi Dragons 16-12 in a slugfest at Hiroshima Stadium.
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