Kenny Rogers, making his first start of the season after a blood clot was removed from his pitching shoulder, allowed two hits over six innings on Friday to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Atlanta Braves 5-0.
The Braves were shut out for the third straight game, stretching their scoreless streak to 28 innings. It was the first time since 1988 that Atlanta has been the victim of three straight shutouts.
The 42-year-old Rogers played a vital role in Detroit's run to the World Series last year, but needed surgery late in spring training when the clot was discovered in his left shoulder.
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After two rehabilitation outings in the minor leagues, Rogers breezed through a Braves lineup that's having trouble scoring.
Rogers (1-0) gave up singles in the fourth and sixth innings.
Cubs 5, White Sox 1
At Chicago, Carlos Zambrano matched a career-high with 12 strikeouts as the Cubs handed their crosstown rival its 20th loss in 25 games.
Alfonso Soriano homered off Mark Buehrle leading off the game and Aramis Ramirez, activated from the disabled list earlier in the day, added a solo shot two outs later.
Marlins 5, Twins 4
At Miami, Hanley Ramirez hit a tie-breaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lead Florida past Minnesota for its third straight win.
Dan Uggla hit his 14th home run and had three RBIs for Florida, while Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth to earn his 14th save in as many chances.
Nationals 4, Indians 1
At Washington, Brandon Watson went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Washington past Cleveland just a few days after earning a promotion based on a 43-game minor league hitting streak.
Watson got his first multi-RBI game in the majors with a fourth-inning single and a sixth-inning hit that he stretched into a double.
Mets 9, Athletics 1
At New York, Tom Glavine picked up his 296th victory by ending a five-start winless streak as the New York Mets trounced Oakland.
Glavine pitched into the ninth inning and added two hits and two RBIs. Shawn Green hit a solo home run and a two-run double and Carlos Beltran homered and drove in two runs for the Mets, who won for the fifth time in 19 games in June.
Dodgers 6, Devil Rays 3
At St. Petersburg, Florida, Luis Gonzalez homered and had two RBIs and Russell Martin hit a two-run single to lead Los Angeles past Tampa Bay.
Gonzalez hit a solo homer in a two-run second and added an RBI triple in a two-run eighth that put the Dodgers ahead 6-3.
Martin's single gave the Dodgers a 4-0 lead in the fifth.
Blue Jays 9, Rockies 8
At Toronto, John McDonald's two-run single in the 10th inning tied it and Curtis Thigpen scored the winning run on catcher Chris Iannetta's throwing error to give Toronto the wild victory over Colorado.
Troy Tulowitzki's two-run homer gave the Rockies an 8-6 lead in the top of the 10th, but Toronto loaded the bases in the bottom half on three straight singles from Matt Stairs, Aaron Hill and Thigpen.
Brewers 11, Royals 6
At Milwaukee, Corey Hart homered and drove in four runs and rookie Ryan Braun had four hits for Milwaukee against Kansas City.
Jeff Suppan struggled but won for the third time in nine starts to lead the first-place Brewers to their eighth win in nine games since being no-hit by Detroit's Justin Verlander on June 12.
Rangers 11, Astros 3
At Arlington, Texas, Sammy Sosa hit career home run No. 601, the first of three Texas hits in an eight-run fifth inning against Houston.
Kevin Millwood (4-6) won his second straight start after going seven games without a victory since April 13 with two stints on the disabled list.
Craig Biggio singled in the fifth inning for his 2,993rd career hit and Mike Lamb went 2-for-4 for Houston.
Orioles 7, Diamondbacks 1
At Phoenix, Brian Roberts tripled and homered and drove in three runs and Baltimore took advantage of three Arizona errors for the Orioles' third straight win. The Diamondbacks swept the Orioles last weekend in Baltimore.
Daniel Cabrera (6-8) held the Diamondbacks hitless for five innings until Eric Byrnes led off the sixth with a double to left.
Red Sox 2, Padres 1
At San Diego, Daisuke Matsuzaka escaped a first-inning jam to outpitch Greg Maddux and lead Boston in a matchup of two of baseball's top teams.
Matsuzaka walked the first three batters but gave up just one run. Matsuzaka (9-5) allowed one run and five hits in six innings, striking out nine and walking five.
Reds 16, Mariners 1
At Seattle, David Ross and Brandon Phillips both hit two homers and Aaron Harang worked eight strong innings for Cincinnati on the night Ken Griffey Jr. was honored by the city where he became a star.
Playing his first game in Seattle since being traded after the 1999 season, Griffey, who was received with adulation and appreciation from the fans, went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
Harang (8-2) won his third straight decision, allowing two hits and a run in eight innings.
Ross and Phillips homered in the third and again in the sixth.
Angels 5, Pirates 4
At Anaheim, California, Orlando Cabrera homered and had three RBIs, including a run-scoring single in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Los Angeles Angels edged Pittsburgh.
With one out in the 11th, Chone Figgins tripled into the right-field corner against Jonah Bayliss (4-3). Cabrera lofted a 1-0 pitch into the right-field corner. The ball bounced into the seats, but was scored a single because Cabrera never touched second base.
Yankees 7, Giants 3
At San Francisco, Alex Rodriguez had four hits and two RBIs for the New York Yankees, who downed San Francisco to snap a three-game losing streak.
Barry Bonds hit his 749th career home run and 15th of the season in the eighth for the Giants, who lost their season-high eighth straight.
Rodriguez's double started a three-run second inning and he also had RBI singles in the fifth and ninth.
Matt Cain (2-8) allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings and dropped to 0-5 in his last seven starts.
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