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Perez beats Clemens as Mets win

The New York Yankees' Roger Clemens, left, pitches to the New York Mets' Carlos Delgado, right, during the first inning of their game on Friday at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Mets won 2-0. PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Oliver Perez outdueled Roger Clemens, giving the New York Mets a badly needed 2-0 victory on Friday and stopping the Yankees' winning streak at nine.

Perez allowed five hits in seven innings, Jose Reyes homered and Carlos Gomez leapt to prevent a three-run Yankees homer as the Mets took the opener of the season's second Subway Series at Yankee Stadium.

The NL East-leading Mets had lost nine of their previous 10 games, including five straight, while the Yankees were on their longest winning streak in two years. But the Mets have now beaten the Yankees three times in four meetings this year.

In his second start, Clemens allowed two runs, seven hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.

Braves 5, Indians 4

At Cleveland, Yunel Escobar's two-run double in the ninth inning gave Atlanta the victory.

C.C. Sabathia (10-2) yielded a double to Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the ninth and Escobar lined a shot over the head of left fielder David Dellucci for the win.

Red Sox 10, Giants 2

At Boston, Dustin Pedroia had five hits and five RBIs and J.D. Drew had three hits as Boston stopped a two-game losing streak.

Julian Tavarez (4-4) allowed two runs, six hits and two walks in seven innings.

Tigers 12, Phillies 8

At Philadelphia, Ivan Rodriguez drove in five runs and Sean Casey had four hits and three RBIs to help Detroit's Jeremy Bonderman stay unbeaten.

Jimmy Rollins hit two solo homers and Ryan Howard, Greg Dobbs and Shane Victorino also connected for the Phillies.

Pirates 4, White Sox 2

At Pittsburgh, Paul Maholm allowed three hits over seven innings as Pittsburgh handed Chicago its ninth loss in 10 games.

Maholm (3-9) broke a personal five-game losing streak and Jose Bautista and Xavier Nady each drove in two runs for the Pirates.

Diamondbacks 7, Orioles 3

At Baltimore, pinch-hitter Orlando Hudson homered with two on to cap a five-run eighth inning for Arizona, which ended a three-game losing streak.

Chris Snyder also homered in the eighth for the Diamondbacks, who started the inning trailing 3-0.

Blue Jays 7, Nationals 2

At Toronto, Troy Glaus and Adam Lind homered and Toronto's Roy Halladay won consecutive starts for the first time in more than a month as the Blue Jays beat Washington.

Halladay (7-2) gave up two runs and seven hits over seven innings. He hadn't won back-to-back starts since April 24 and 30.

Rangers 7, Reds 6

At Cincinatti, Sammy Sosa hit a grand slam for his 599th career homer to lead Texas to victory.

The 38-year-old slugger ended an 18-game homer drought with his first grand slam since 2004.

Astros 5, Mariners 1

At Houston, Mike Lamb had four hits, including a home run and a double, and drove in three runs as the Astros beat Seattle.

The Mariners lost their third straight after a season-high five-game winning streak.

Royals 6, Marlins 2

At Kansas City, Mike Sweeney hit a three-run double in the seventh inning to lead Kansas City to victory over Florida.

Gil Meche (4-6) went eight innings for his first win since May 3.

Brewers 11, Twins 3

At Minneapolis, Geoff Jenkins hit a grand slam and Prince Fielder had a two-run shot for Milwaukee.

The win extended the Brewers' winning streak to three games.

Rockies 12, Devil Rays 2

At Denver, Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe hit homers in the first inning as Colorado handed Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields his first loss.

It was the second straight night the Rockies beat an undefeated pitcher.

Athletics 14, Cardinals 3

At Oakland, Dan Haren won his eighth consecutive decision as the Athletics spoiled St. Louis manager Tony La Russa's return to Oakland.

Bobby Crosby and Jason Kendall both had two RBIs in a six-run third inning and Dan Johnson added a three-run homer in the seventh.

Dodgers 2, Angels 1

At Los Angeles, Derek Lowe allowed one run over seven innings to lead the Dodgers to victory against Anaheim.

Lowe (7-6) allowed four hits.

Cubs 4, Padres 1

In a National League game, Mike Fontenot and Alfonso Soriano homered off David Wells in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Friday, overcoming the efforts of two fans who reached over the outfield wall at Wrigley Field.

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