Roger Clemens matched his season high with 10 strikeouts over six shutout innings, and Morgan Ensberg, Jason Lane and Mike Lamb drove in three runs apiece to lead the Houston Astros past the Washington Nationals 14-1 Friday.
Houston collected season highs for runs and hits (19) and stretched its winning streak to a season-best six games. It was Washington's 12th loss in 16 games.
"You don't like to be embarrassed like that, no matter where you are, especially at home," Manager Frank Robinson said. "We've got to do something to get this ballclub back in the win column, No. 1, and in the winning mode. We're not in a winning mode right now."
Lane's career-high four hits included two doubles, Ensberg hit his 26th homer -- a two-run shot in the first -- and had an RBI single. Lamb added a three-run homer as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, and Willy Taveras had four singles.
Clemens (8-4) lowered his majors-best ERA to 1.40. He gave up just three hits, walked three and hit a batter.
"I shouldn't be in here. The hitters should be in here," the 42-year-old Clemens told reporters gathered in an interview room. "At my age I don't take anything for granted, that is for sure."
Nationals starter Ryan Drese (3-3) gave up six runs -- five earned -- on nine hits over 6 1-3 innings. He was followed by Kim Sun-woo, who allowed eight runs on 10 hits.
Rockies 5, Pirates 3, 10 innings
At Pittsburgh, Todd Helton hit a decisive two-run homer in the 10th inning off Jose Mesa after Pittsburgh had tied it in the ninth.
Aaron Miles singled off Mesa (1-6) with one out ahead of Helton's drive. David Cortes pitched the 10th for his first career save despite allowing singles to the first two Pittsburgh hitters.
All-Star closer Brian Fuentes (2-3) won after allowing Matt Lawton's game-tying single in the ninth. The Rockies are only 10-38 on the road.
Reds 11, Brewers 6
At Cincinnati, Ken Griffey Jr. tied Mickey Mantle on the career RBI list, and Adam Dunn drove in three runs with two homers as the Reds won their third straight game to tie a season high.
A blown transformer caused a power outage in the top of the seventh inning, leaving only security lights working at the ballpark. The game resumed after a 25-minute delay.
Dunn had a solo homer off Tomo Ohka (6-5) in the third and added a two-run shot in the seventh off Ricky Bottalico, his 27th.
Felipe Lopez and Joe Randa also had homers for the Reds. Griffey singled home a run in the bottom of the first, moving into a tie with Mantle for 42nd on the career list with 1,509.
Cincinnati's Ramon Ortiz (6-6) allowed three runs in seven innings. Geoff Jenkins reached him for a two-run double, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games.
Dodgers 6, Mets 5
At New York, Jeff Kent homered, doubled and singled, and Los Angeles got its third consecutive victory.
Jayson Werth drove in two runs as the Dodgers built a 6-0 lead for Jeff Weaver, who helped himself with an RBI single.
In six innings of work, Weaver (8-8) allowed five runs and six hits -- including a two-run homer by Doug Mientkiewicz and a three-run shot by Carlos Beltran.
Yhency Brazoban worked a perfect ninth for his 18th save, breaking the team's rookie saves record set by Steve Howe in 1980.
Victor Zambrano (4-9) allowed six runs on 10 hits in 4 2-3 innings.
Phillies 8, Padres 6, 11 innings
At Philadelphia, Chase Utley hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning for the Phillies.
Ryan Howard homered and drove in three runs for Philadelphia, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Mark Loretta and Brian Giles hit consecutive homers and Geoff Blum had a homer among three hits for the Padres, who lost their fifth straight game.
Aaron Fultz (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings. Paul Quantrill (1-1), retired the first two batters he faced in the 11th before allowing a pinch-hit single to Jason Michaels and Utley's 11th homer.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 1, 11 innings
At St. Louis, David Eckstein's 11th-inning squeeze bunt -- his second game-winning squeeze this month -- gave the Cardinals the victory over Chicago.
Pinch-hitter John Mabry led off the 11th with a triple off Sergio Mitre (2-5). With one out, Eckstein dropped a perfect bunt in front of the plate, scoring pinch-runner Hector Luna.
The Cardinals' Chris Carpenter and Carlos Zambrano of the Cubs dueled for nine innings, each allowing a run. Carpenter, who failed to become the majors' first 15-game winner, gave up eight hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
Zambrano allowed only three hits and matched his career high with 12 strikeouts while walking none.
Jerry Hairston tied a career high with four hits for the Cubs.
Al Reyes (3-1) got the last out in the 11th.
Giants 8, Marlins 5
At San Francisco, Pedro Feliz homered for the third straight game and drove in three runs, while Edgardo Alfonzo and Ray Durham both had two RBIs to lead the San Francisco over Florida.
Local product Dontrelle Willis suffered through yet another embarrassing loss in San Francisco as the Marlins lost for the eighth time in their last 11 games.
Willis (13-6) lasted a season-low three innings, giving up seven runs and six hits. He has allowed 23 runs in his last three starts to extend his season-worst losing streak to three.
Willis has given up 18 runs and 17 hits in a total of nine innings in San Francisco.
Brett Tomko (7-10) remained unbeaten in six career decisions against the Marlins. Tyler Walker worked the ninth for his 15th save as San Francisco won for the eighth time in 13 games.
Diamondbacks 6, Braves 5,
10 innings
At Phoenix, Alex Cintron homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning as Arizona snapped a two-game losing streak.
Cintron hit the third pitch from reliever Jim Brower (3-3) into the right-field bullpen, giving the Diamondbacks the win after they had squandered a five-run lead in the eighth and ninth innings.
Lance Cormier (6-1), the Diamondbacks' fourth pitcher, walked two and struck out two in 1 2-3 innings for the win.
Luis Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with two runs scored for the Diamondbacks, who moved within 3 1/2 games of San Diego in the National League West.
Craig Monroe had a career-high five hits and tied a career best with six RBIs, leading the Detroit Tigers past the Minnesota Twins 12-6 Friday.
Detroit had a season-high 18 hits, including three doubles by Monroe, and combined to score nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Monroe had a three-run double in the fifth and doubled in two more runs in the sixth.
Juan Castro homered and drove in a career-high four runs, and Jacque Jones homered for Minnesota.
Mike Maroth (8-10) got the win despite allowing six runs and eight hits in six innings. Joe Mays (5-5) gave up a season-high eight runs -- seven earned -- and 10 hits in four-plus innings.
Mariners 4, Indians 3
At Cleveland, Ichiro Suzuki's two-run homer in the eighth inning -- only Seattle's third hit off Scott Elarton -- gave Seattle the victory.
Suzuki's homer bailed out Jamie Moyer, six outs away from losing to Cleveland for the first time since 2000. But he got a no-decision and is 9-0 in his last 12 starts against the Indians.
Elarton (6-5) carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth when he walked pinch-hitter Chris Snelling before Suzuki's seventh homer.
Reliever J.J. Putz (3-3) worked two innings for Seattle. Eddie Guardado gave up a two-out walk and single in the ninth before striking out Casey Blake for his 22nd save.
Devil Rays 7, Orioles 5
At St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay's Aubrey Huff hit his first career grand slam and Seth McClung won for the first time in two years.
Damon Hollins hit a solo homer in Tampa Bay's five-run second when Huff's 11th gave the Devil Rays a 6-3 lead.
McClung (1-5), who underwent elbow ligament replacement surgery in June 2003, gave up four runs and five hits over five-plus innings. Danys Baez pitched the ninth for his 18th save, allowing a run-scoring single by Melvin Mora.
Bruce Chen (7-6) gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings.
Rafael Palmeiro hit an RBI single in Baltimore's two-run first. The hit was Palmeiro's 3,011th, moving him past Wade Boggs into 23rd place all-time.
Royals 5, Blue Jays 3
At Kansas City, Runelvys Hernandez, pitching while appealing a 10-game suspension, worked six solid innings to earn his third straight win.
Hernandez was suspended Thursday for his role in last Sunday's bench-clearing brawl in a game with Detroit. Hernandez hit Carlos Guillen in the head with a pitch, leading to the melee.
Hernandez (8-9) gave up three runs and seven hits. Mike MacDougal pitched the ninth for his 14th save.
Toronto's Pete Walker (3-3) lasted 3 1-3 innings, giving up five runs on four hits, including a two-run double by Matt Stairs in the first.
Vernon Wells hit his career 100th career home run -- a two-run shot in the Blue Jays' three-run third.
White Sox 8, Red Sox 4
At Chicago, A.J. Pierzynski and Juan Uribe hit two-out, three-run homers off Tim Wakefield in the sixth inning, helping Jon Garland become the majors' first 15-game winner.
Garland (15-4) gave up two runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings, including Johnny Damon's solo homer in the seventh, as the White Sox snapped a three-game losing streak.
Wakefield (8-9) gave up nine hits and seven runs in 5 2-3 innings.
Chicago's Scott Podsednik stole his major league-leading 50th base.
Boston's Adam Stern hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot in the ninth.
Athletics 11, Rangers 10
At Arlington, Texas, Nick Swisher drove in four runs with a homer and a double, and Danny Haren won his AL-best seventh straight decision for Oakland.
It was the Rangers' second 11-10 loss in five days, and this one ended with Michael Young being tagged out at home as he tried to score on a wild pitch.
The Rangers, who lost 11-10 to New York on Monday, scored two runs off reliever Justin Duchscherer in the ninth but he still earned his fifth save. Duchscherer's pitch to Alfonso Soriano got away from catcher Jason Kendall, who picked it up on a bounce and beat Young to the plate.
Haren (8-7) allowed three runs through the first five batters. He then got a double play, the first of three in four innings.
Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer, his 26th, and had a sacrifice fly for the Rangers. Richard Hidalgo was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer.
Bobby Kielty's go-ahead hit off Chris Young (8-6) in the third extended his batting streak to 14 games and put the A's ahead to stay at 5-3.
Angels 6, Yankees 3
At Anaheim, Adam Kennedy's two-run single keyed a four-run second inning for Los Angeles. Darin Erstad, Chone Figgins and Jose Molina had RBI singles for the Angels, who are 47-45 against New York in the regular season since Joe Torre became Yankees manager in 1996. No other team has a winning record against them during that stretch.
John Lackey (8-4) allowed three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in 5 1-3 innings with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Al Leiter (1-1) gave up six runs and 10 hits over six innings.
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