Curtis Granderson hit a go-ahead RBI double in a three-run eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-1 victory on Sunday.
The Tigers have won nine of 10, maintaining the best record in Major League Baseball and holding off the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central.
St. Louis has lost six straight for the first time since 2002.
Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman allowed one run, seven hits and a walk over seven innings, throwing a season-high 116 pitches. Wilfredo Ledezma (1-0) got the win and Todd Jones pitched the ninth for his 20th save in 23 opportunities.
Sidney Ponson (4-3) gave up two runs and six hits over 7 1-3 innings.
Astros 10, White Sox 9, 13 innings
At Chicago, after Brad Lidge gave up a tying grand slam to Tadahito Iguchi with two outs in the ninth inning, Willy Taveras' RBI single in the 13th helped Houston avoid a three-game sweep in this World Series rematch.
The Astros blew an eight-run lead but recovered to end Chicago's nine-game win streak.
Adam Everett led off the 13th with a triple down the right-field line and Taveras singled to left off Brandon McCarthy (3-4) to break the tie.
The White Sox hit grand slams in three consecutive games for the first time, and they became the first team to do so since the Detroit Tigers from Aug. 10-12, 1993. This was Chicago's biggest comeback since rallying from down 8-0 to beat the Cubs on June 28, 2002.
Fernando Nieve (3-3) struck out Paul Konerko to end the 12th and worked the 13th.
Mets 7, Blue Jays 4
At Toronto, Jose Reyes had four hits again, including a leadoff homer, and Carlos Beltran hit a three-run shot off Josh Towers (1-9).
*Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees reached a pitching milestone on Sunday when he recorded the 2,500th strikeout of his career.
* Mussina, ninth on the career list for strikeouts in the American League, came into the game against the Florida Marlins with 2,494 and reached 2,500 when he got Cody Ross in the seventh inning.
* Chuck Finley is eighth on the AL list with 2,527 strikeouts.
The streaking Reyes went 4-for-5 for the second consecutive game and the third time in five days. He extended his hitting streak to 13 games and is on a 32-for-57 (.561) tear that's raised his batting average from .246 to .302.
It was his fifth game this season with at least four hits, tying Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki for tops in the major leagues. Reyes also got his big league-leading 34th stolen base and scored twice.
Steve Trachsel (6-4) won his fourth straight start, allowing four runs and six hits in five innings. He struck out two and walked three. Billy Wagner pitched a scoreless ninth for his 15th save in 19 chances.
Reds 4, Indians 2
At Cleveland, Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn each hit a two-run homer to help Cincinnati claim its first series victory over Cleveland in nine years.
Griffey and Dunn both connected in the fourth inning to ruin the major league debut of Jeremy Sowers (0-1). Griffey's 549th homer broke a tie with Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt and gave him sole possession of 11th place on the career list, 14 behind Reggie Jackson.
Elizardo Ramirez (3-6) pitched 6 1-3 innings to earn his first win in six starts since May 23 as the Reds took two of three in the series. Todd Coffey needed only five pitches to throw a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
Yankees 2, Marlins 1, Game 1
Marlins 5, Yankees 0, Game 2
At New York, Anibal Sanchez won his impressive major league debut, Miguel Cabrera homered and Florida beat New York to split a doubleheader.
In the opener, Mike Mussina outpitched Dontrelle Willis in a marquee matchup that lived up to its billing, and Johnny Damon homered to snap a seventh-inning tie as New York won its fourth straight game.
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