American LeagueAlex Rodriguez homered twice, and Kelly Stinnett drove in four runs to lead the New York Yankees to a 15-4 hammering of the Kansas City Royals Saturday.
Miguel Cairo and Melky Cabrera also had three RBIs apiece for the Yankees, who jumped out to an 8-0 lead after three innings. Cairo tied a career high with four hits.
Tony Graffanino had two hits and drove in a run for Kansas City, which beat the Yankees on Friday to snap a 13-game losing streak.
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Rodriguez enjoyed his first multihomer game of the season and the 41st of his career. He also moved into a tie with Dave Kingman for 33rd place on Major League Baseball's career list with 442 homers.
Yankees starter Wang Chien-ming (
Jeremy Affeldt (2-5) took the loss.
Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2
At Toronto, Shea Hillenbrand homered in the 11th inning for the Toronto Blue Jays to edge the Chicago White Sox 3-2.
With one out, Hillenbrand homered to left off Jeff Nelson (0-1). It was Hillenbrand's seventh homer of the season.
Scott Schoeneweis (1-0) got the last out of the top of 11th for the victory.
Toronto closer B.J. Ryan blew his first save of the season in the ninth after converting his first 11 chances. Juan Uribe's infield single tied the game 2-2.
The White Sox wasted a fine start from Jose Contreras, who got a no-decision despite allowing just one run and five hits in seven innings.
Toronto rookie Casey Janssen also pitched well, allowing just one run and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings. He lowered his ERA to 3.25.
Tigers 3, Indians 1
At Detroit, Justin Verlander pitched seven impressive innings and Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer to help Detroit win its eighth straight game.
It was the Tigers' 15th victory in its last 16 games. Detroit owns the major league's best record at 35-14. That win total is just eight less than Detroit had during the entire 2003 season, in which it lost 119 games.
Verlander (7-3) won his fourth-consecutive decision as he allowed a run and seven hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out five. He had his 20-inning scoreless streak halted by Grady Sizemore's home run leading off the fourth inning.
Fernando Rodney pitched the eighth and Todd Jones took over in the ninth for his 16th save in 17 opportunities.
Cleveland starter Paul Byrd (4-3) took the loss. He gave up two unearned runs and five hits in six innings.
Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 4
At Boston, Curt Schilling pitched seven up-and-down innings to become the 104th member of the 200-win club and give Boston a win over Tampa Bay.
Schilling (8-2) allowed four runs and eight hits while striking out seven for his fourth victory in five starts. When he left to a standing ovation after seven, he tipped his cap to the crowd and waved to his family, which was cheering him on from a radio booth upstairs.
It was the 11th birthday of Schilling's son Gehrig; during the second inning, the scoreboard displayed a picture of the two and "Happy Birthday" message. The family held up a sign that said, "Go Dad!"
Soon after Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 18 tries, Schilling came back out of the dugout to wave his hat and again acknowledge fans who chanted, "We want Curt!"
Twins 9, Mariners 5
At Minneapolis, Michael Cuddyer and light-hitting shortstop Juan Castro hit home runs and Minnesota turned the majors' second triple play in 13 days to end a serious threat in the eighth inning.
Cuddyer's two-run shot in the third off Jamie Moyer (2-5) helped erase a 4-1 deficit and give rookie Boof Bonser (1-0) his first career win.
With Seattle trailing 8-4 to start the eighth inning, Richie Sexson doubled, Carl Everett walked and Adrian Beltre singled to load the bases with no outs against Jesse Crain.
Juan Rincon entered the game to face Kenji Johjima, who hit a grounder to second base on the first pitch. Luis Castillo scooped up the ball and chased down Beltre to tag him out, then threw to first to get Johjima.
First baseman Justin Morneau noticed Everett leaning the wrong way off third and fired a strike to Tony Batista at the base.
Athletics 6, Rangers 3
At Arlington, Texas, Barry Zito pitched 7 1-3 strong innings and continued his success against Texas to help Oakland snap a season-high seven-game losing streak.
Zito (4-3) allowed three runs and four hits. He struck out seven and walked five while improving to 10-1 for his career in Arlington. Zito is 16-3 overall against the Rangers.
He has allowed six earned runs in his six starts in May for an ERA of 1.32.
Huston Street got five outs for his eighth save in 10 chances.
Angels 10, Orioles 1
At Anaheim, California, Jered Weaver pitched seven shutout innings in his major league debut with older brother Jeff watching from the Los Angeles dugout.
Jered Weaver (1-0) gave up three hits, walked one and struck out five for Los Angeles, which won its season-high fourth straight game.
Garret Anderson had two RBIs as he played in his 1,662nd regular-season game with the Angels, breaking Brian Downing's franchise record.
The Weavers became the first pair of brothers to pitch for the Angels in their 46-year history. Jered, a 23-year-old right-hander, threw 64 of his 97 pitches for strikes. He held the Orioles to one hit after the second inning -- a bloop single by Melvin Mora.
National League
Tom Glavine threw 7 2-3 strong innings to help the New York Mets beat the Florida Marlins 7-4 and avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season on Saturday.
Glavine (8-2) struck out nine and walked none in winning his 283rd career game, tying him with Jim Kaat for 28th all-time in Major League Baseball. He left after allowing a two-run home run to Joe Borchard and a double to Hanley Ramirez in the eighth.
New York's David Wright returned after sitting out Friday's 5-1 loss to Florida with back spasms to match a career-high with four hits, including two doubles. He drove in two runs and scored another.
Florida starter Dontrelle Willis (1-6) allowed three hits, struck out four and walked three. He has gone eight consecutive starts without a victory, the longest stretch of his career.
Braves 2, Cubs 1
At Chicago, Horacio Ramirez made his second start of the season a strong one, allowing seven hits and a run over seven innings to lead Atlanta.
Atlanta's Marcus Giles hit a two-run double in the second inning for all the scoring Ramirez would need.
Ramirez (1-0), who hurt his left hamstring running out a bunt single in his season debut on April 4 at Los Angeles, didn't appear rusty after a long layoff. He made four rehab starts before coming off the disabled list before Saturday's game.
The Cubs put runners on first and second with two outs in the ninth, before Mike Remlinger got Ronny Cedeno to bounce back to the mound for the final out. It Remlinger's second save in four chances.
Sean Marshall (3-3) lasted six innings for the Cubs, giving up seven hits and two runs with two strikeouts and two walks.
Dodgers 3, Nationals 1
At Washington, Derek Lowe allowed one run over seven innings to win his second straight start, and Nomar Garciaparra singled in the deciding run in the eighth inning for Los Angeles.
Lowe (3-3) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out three, the latest in a spate of impressive outings that has helped the Dodgers win seven of their last eight. He prevailed in a pitcher's duel that spoiled the return of Washington starter Shawn Hill from Tommy John surgery, and snapped Washington's season-high four-game winning streak.
Hill, making his first start in two years, allowed five hits and one run over seven innings, with two walks and three strikeouts. The game was tied 1-1 when he left, but the Dodgers put together a rally in the eighth against relievers Mike Stanton (1-5) and Gary Majewski.
The Dodgers added an insurance run in the ninth. Andre Ethier led off the inning with a single and scored on a throwing error by Damian Jackson, who had moved from center field to shortstop at the start of the inning.
Brewers 9, Phillies 6
At Philadelphia, Rickie Weeks and Bill Hall homered in the eighth inning to help Milwaukee beat Philadelphia and win its third straight road game.
Carlos Lee also homered and Hall drove in four runs for the Brewers, 5-0 against the Phillies this season.
Jimmy Rollins had three hits with a homer and three runs scored for Philadelphia, which has lost nine of 11 since going 13-1 at the start of the month.
Weeks, who is hitting .500 (12 for 24) in his last seven games, launched a two-run homer into the left-field seats off reliever Ryan Franklin (1-4) for his fifth homer of the season.
Franklin has now given up six homers in just 23 2-3 innings.
Diamondbacks 7, Reds 0
At Cincinnati, Juan Cruz scattered four hits over six shutout innings for the second straight outstanding performance by an Arizona starting pitcher and Orlando Hudson hit his first National League.
Hudson, in his first season with Arizona after four with Toronto, had three hits as the Diamondbacks earned their seventh win in their last eight games. His three-run home run in the eighth inning sealed the victory.
Cruz (2-3) followed Brandon Webb's complete-game 3-0 win in Friday's series opener by striking out five and walking two to earn his first win in his last four starts. He had been 0-3 since beating Chicago 6-0 on May 4.
Cardinals 4, Padres 3
At San Diego, Sidney Ponson beat the team he almost joined last year and Scott Rolen hit a two-run double in the decisive third inning to lead the St. Louis over San Diego.
Although the Padres lost for the eighth time in 11 games, they kept Albert Pujols in the yard for the second straight game. Pujols, who leads the majors with 23 homers, went 0-for-4, including popping up with the bases loaded in the third. He was intentionally walked in the seventh with a runner on second and one out.
Jason Isringhausen pitched the ninth for his NL-leading 16th save in 18 chances.
Giants 4, Rockies 1
At San Francisco, Barry Bonds went without a home run for his fifth straight game, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run in San Francisco's victory over Colorado.
The slugger remained at 714 home runs a week after hitting his last homer, and is one from moving past Babe Ruth and into sole possession of second place behind Hank Aaron's 755.
Giants manager Felipe Alou wasn't sure whether Bonds would play in Sunday's series finale before the team heads out of town for three games at Florida followed by three against the Mets in New York.
Pirates 8, Astros 7, 18 innings
At Pittsburgh, Jason Bay became the first Pirates player in 50 years to homer in five consecutive games, then ran over Houston catcher Eric Munson to score the winning run on Jose Bautista's short sacrifice fly in the 18th inning.
The game was the longest in Pittsburgh since PNC Park opened in 2001 and the Pirates' longest at home since a 4-3, 18-inning win over the Cubs on Aug. 6, 1989. The Astros beat Atlanta last year in an 18-inning NL playoff game, the longest postseason game in history.
The Astros lost their fifth in a row and have dropped 16 of 22 since starting the season 19-9.
Houston took a 7-6 lead on Willy Taveras' two-out single up the middle in the 17th against Ryan Vogelsong -- the first run since Jeromy Burnitz's pinch-hit homer for Pittsburgh tied it at 6 in the eighth. But Jose Castillo greeted Mike Gallo, Houston's sixth reliever, with his second homer in as many games to lead off the bottom of the inning. Castillo's fourth homer of the season ended a streak of eight shutout innings by Astros relievers.
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