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Hideki Okajima of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch to a New York Yankees batter during the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium in New York on Friday. Boston won 11-4. PHOTO: AP

National League

Tom Gordon blew another save for the Philadelphia Phillies, but this time his offense bailed him out.

Carlos Ruiz's infield single with the bases loaded in the ninth inning gave the Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday night. Philadelphia (10-12) has won six of seven after a terrible start.

Jimmy Rollins' NL-leading ninth homer tied it and Chase Utley connected one batter later to give the Phillies a 5-4 lead in the eighth.

But Gordon couldn't hold the lead again. Mike Jacobs started the ninth with his fourth hit, a double. With one out, Cody Ross doubled to tie it at 5. Gordon (1-1) has blown three saves in seven chances.

Philadelphia's Aaron Rowand was 4-for-5 with a solo homer, extending his career-best hitting streak to 15 and falling a triple short of the cycle.

Jacobs was 4-for-4 with a solo homer and Miguel Cabrera also hit a solo shot for the Marlins.

Randy Messenger (0-1) took the loss.

Cubs 5, Cardinals 3

At St. Louis, Jason Marquis beat his former team for the second straight time and Felix Pie hit his first career home run in Chicago's victory over St. Louis.

Brewers 4, Astros 1

At Houston, J.J. Hardy's two-run double off Roy Oswalt capped a three-run seventh inning and Milwaukee handed Houston its seventh consecutive loss.

Nationals 4, Mets 3

At Washington, the Washington Nationals actually scored in the first inning, the only time they've managed to do that all season.

Pirates 3, Reds 1

At Pittsburgh, Ian Snell limited Cincinnati to six hits over seven shutout innings in another excellent start and Jason Bay's two-run double in the first got Pittsburgh going.

Braves 9, Rockies 7

At Denver, Andruw Jones hit a three-run homer and Atlanta scored eight runs with two outs against Colorado.

Diamondbacks 3, Giants 2

At Phoenix, Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin intentionally walked Barry Bonds three times with runners in scoring position as Arizona snapped San Francisco's eight-game winning streak.

Dodgers 6, Padres 5

At San Diego, Trevor Hoffman disappointed a sellout crowd at Petco Park by giving up four runs in the ninth inning as Los Angeles rallied to stun San Diego.

American League

The Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuzaka overcame control problems to defeat the New York Yankees for the second time in six days and Kevin Youkilis and Julio Lugo homered in a come-from-behind 11-4 victory on Friday night that improved Boston to 4-0 against its longtime rival this season.

Twins 5, Tigers 3

At Detroit, pinch-hitter Joe Mauer's two-run single capped a four-run eighth inning, helping Minnesota rally over Detroit.

Rangers 5, Blue Jays 3

At Toronto, Sammy Sosa hit his 595th career home run and Mark Teixeira and Brad Wilkerson both had two-run shots as Texas beat Toronto.

Indians 5, Orioles 4

At Cleveland, Grady Sizemore hit an inside-the-park home run, Jake Westbrook got his first win in five starts and the Indians won their sixth straight game.

White Sox 7, Angels 3

At Chicago, Jermaine Dye homered twice for the White Sox and Darin Erstad hit a go-ahead double against his former team.

Devil Rays 4, Athletics 1

At Oakland, California, James Shields struck out nine in eight innings as Tampa Bay downed Oakland. Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton each hit an RBI double in Tampa Bay's ninth win in 35 games at the Oakland Coliseum -- still the team's worst record in any opposing stadium.

Mariners 7, Royals 4

At Seattle, Horacio Ramirez pitched into the seventh inning, Jose Lopez homered for the second straight day and Seattle beat Kansas City to pick up its season-high fourth straight victory.

Ramirez (2-1) allowed one run and seven hits in six innings.

He struck out four and walked two.
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