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Wang pitches New York past Orioles

The New York Yankees' Wang Chien-ming pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday. Wang got the win as the Yankees beat the Orioles 10-6. PHOTO: EPA

At Baltimore, Wang Chien-ming (12-5) of Taiwan gave up three runs and nine hits in six innings to help New York avoid a three-game sweep and pull within four of the wild-card lead. Wang is 5-1 in his last six starts.

Johnny Damon had three hits, scored four runs and had two RBIs for the Yankees as they beat the Orioles 10-6.

The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, seeking his 500th home run, went 0-for-2 with a run-scoring grounder and three walks. Since hitting No. 499 on Wednesday in Kansas City, Rodriguez is 0-for-12, including a groundout in the June 28 suspended game that was completed on Friday night.

New York shortstop Derek Jeter went 2-for-3 with two walks. He now has 7,218 at-bats, moving past Babe Ruth into fifth place on the Yankees' career list.

Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 3

Dioner Navarro, B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena homered during a five-run seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays stopped an eight-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Boston Red Sox and its Japanese star Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Matsuzaka (12-8) took a six-hit shutout into the seventh before being lifted after allowing Navarro's solo homer on an 0-2 pitch and a single to Josh Wilson with one out. Matsuzaka was charged with two runs and eight hits.

Twins 4, Indians 1

At Cleveland, Josh Barfield made two errors on one play to help Minnesota score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Twins rallied to beat C.C. Sabathia.

Sabathia (13-6), coming off a hard-luck 1-0 loss to Boston's Matsuzaka last Tuesday, tied a career high with 11 strikeouts, but lost for the fourth time in five starts in this month.

Blue Jays 4, White Sox 1

At Chicago, Shaun Marcum outpitched Javier Vazquez as Toronto downed Chicago. Marcum (7-4) struck out eight and retired nine straight to start the game.

Jeremy Accardo pitched a scoreless ninth for his 17th save in 20 chances.

Mariners 14, Athletics 10

At Seattle, Ben Broussard, playing for the ejected Richie Sexson, hit a two-run homer in the seventh to tie the game and Jason Ellison scored the go-ahead run on an errant throw an inning later for the Mariners.

The Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki also became the third-fastest player in major league history to reach 1,500 hits when he singled in the second against Oakland's Lenny DiNardo.

Royals 10, Rangers 0

At Kansas City Missouri, Leo Nunez pitched six scoreless innings in his second start as the Royals completed a three-game sweep.

Nunez (1-0), who was recalled from Triple-A Omaha, gave up three singles with a walk and a strikeout before departing after 85 pitches, 53 for strikes.

Angels 13, Tigers 4

At Anaheim, Garret Anderson and Casey Kotchman each had two RBIs and Gary Matthews Jr drove in three runs as Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep of defending AL champion Detroit.

This was only the second time in the Angels' 47-year history that they scored at least 10 runs in three consecutive games and the first time against one opponent.

Carlos Zambrano became the first 14-game winner in the major leagues and finished with three hits to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 on Sunday.

Derrek Lee homered for the third time in four days for Chicago, which finished off a 4-2 road trip. Alfonso Soriano of the Dominican Republic also had two hits and scored a run.

Marlins 8, Giants 5

At San Francisco, Barry Bonds was 1-for-4 with an infield single on the final day of the Giants' homestand, failing to come close to a home run.

Still one homer from tying Hank Aaron's record of 755, Bonds takes his quest to a place where his reception figures to be anything but friendly -- Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Mets 5, Nationals 4

At New York, John Maine shut down Washington, David Wright drove in two runs and the Mets salvaged a four-game split in a game shortened by rain.

Ryan Castro made sure the Mets didn't miss All-Star catcher Paul Lo Duca, who strained a hamstring on Saturday night. The backup catcher had a home run, a double and two RBIs.

Phillies 5, Pirates 1

At Philadelphia, Jimmy Rollins had three hits and Kyle Kendrick tossed seven strong innings as the Phillies completed a three-game sweep.

Philadelphia, winners in eight of their last nine, improved to a season-high six games over .500 (55-49) and swept the Pirates for the first time since 2001.

Padres 18, Astros 11

At Houston, Mike Cameron and Adrian Gonzalez hit two-run homers during an 11-run first inning off Jason Jennings, as the Padres' bats came alive on the day franchise hits leader Tony Gwynn was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Brian Giles had a two-run double and starting pitcher Tim Stauffer, called up from the minors on Saturday, had a two-run single as San Diego put together its biggest first inning since scoring 13 against St. Louis on Aug. 24, 1993.

Cardinals 9, Brewers 5

At St. Louis, Ryan Ludwick's bases-loaded walk broke an eighth-inning tie, Albert Pujols followed with a three-run double and the Cardinals rallied from a five-run deficit.

Milwaukee, which led the NL Central by eight-and-a-half games before play on June 24, is just a half-game ahead of the Chicago Cubs, the Brewers' smallest margin since April 22.

Rockies 9, Dodgers 6

At Denver, Matt Holliday homered and drove in three runs and Ubaldo Jimenez went six innings for his first major league victory.

Jimenez (1-0) gave up two runs and four hits, striking out three after getting no-decisions in his first two starts this season.

He hasn't allowed more than three runs in four career starts, including his big-league debut last season.

Braves 14, Diamondbacks 0

At Phoenix, Chipper Jones drove in five runs, Tim Hudson allowed three hits in seven innings and the Braves ended the Diamondbacks' eight-game winning streak.

Andruw Jones and Scott Thorman also homered for the Braves, who pounded out 17 hits and snapped a four-game losing streak. Jeff Francoeur went 3-for-5 and scored two runs.

Atlanta matched a season high for runs and handed Arizona its worst loss of the season.
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