Rookie Scott Moore hit a grand slam to cap a seven-run third inning against Daisuke Matsuzaka, and the Baltimore Orioles ended a record 11-game home losing streak by beating the Boston Red Sox 11-5 on Saturday night.
Tike Redman and Nick Markakis also homered for the Orioles, who won for only the third time in 18 games. The 11 consecutive home losses were the most for Baltimore since the franchise moved from St. Louis in 1954.
David Ortiz homered and hit two doubles for the Red Sox. The AL East-leaders led 4-1 before the Orioles rallied against Matsuzaka (14-12).
Gustavo Molina led off with a single and took third on a double by Brian Roberts before a walk to Redman loaded the bases. Matsuzaka walked Markakis to force in a run, Miguel Tejada hit an RBI single and Kevin Millar walked to push across another run.
Matsuzaka then got two straight outs before Moore drove a 2-2 pitch into the center-field seats.
Orioles starter Jon Leicester (1-1) allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings to earn his first big league win since Sept. 19, 2004, with the Cubs.
Yankees 11, Royals 5
In Kansas City, Missouri, Alex Rodriguez reached 50 home runs for the first time in five seasons, and promptly added to his total.
A-Rod homered in consecutive at-bats against Royals rookie Brian Bannister (12-8) to set a single-season record for a third baseman. Rodriguez just missed homering in three straight at-bats, flying out to the center field wall in the sixth, and was hit by a pitch from rookie Luke Hochevar in the seventh before coming out for a pinch runner.
He became the first Yankees player to reach 50 homers in a season since Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle did it in 1961. A-Rod joined Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa as the only players in history to hit 50 homers in three different seasons.
White Sox 8, Twins 7
In Chicago, Jim Thome hit his 497th career home run and added the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning to lead the White Sox.
After blowing a six-run lead in the ninth on Friday night, the Twins couldn't hold on to a two-run lead in the seventh.
Juan Uribe doubled off Twins reliever Kevin Slowey, then with two-outs, A.J. Pierzynski hit a pinch-hit homer off Carmen Cali (0-1) on the first pitch. After Jerry Owens walked, Scott Podsednik singled and Thome followed with an RBI-single to put the White Sox ahead 8-7.
In other games, it was: Tigers 12, Mariners 6; Devil Rays 5, Blue Jays 4; Rangers 7, Athletics 3; Indians 6, Angels 1.
Tom Glavine carried a perfect game into the sixth and allowed one run over seven-plus innings to lead the New York Mets past the slumping Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday.
David Wright matched his career high with his 27th homer for the NL East-leading Mets, who have won seven of eight to improve to a season best 19 games above .500. Paul Lo Duca had an RBI double and Luis Castillo scored on a wild pitch.
Houston has lost six of its last seven games.
Glavine (13-6) departed to a hearty ovation after allowing singles to Carlos Lee and Mark Loretta with no outs in the eighth. Aaron Heilman came in and allowed Ty Wigginton's RBI single before striking out three straight to get out of the inning.
Billy Wagner pitched the ninth for his 31st save in 35 opportunities.
Woody Williams (8-14) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings.
Phillies 9, Marlins 1
In Philadelphia, Greg Dobbs tied the game with a two-out triple in the fourth and Chris Coste lined the next offering from Florida starter Rick VandenHurk into the left-field seats as the Phillies snapped a two-game losing streak.
Clay Condrey (5-0), who has spent the season shuttling back-and-forth to Triple-A Ottawa, pitched 2 1-3 innings of relief to earn the victory. He now has as many wins as stints with the big league club this season.
VandenHurk (4-6) took the loss for Florida, which fell to 5-18 in its last 23 games.
Dodgers 6, Giants 2
In San Francisco, David Wells took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Luis Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the first, leading the Dodgers past the Giants.
Kevin Frandsen's one-out single to left in the sixth broke up Boomer's bid. Scott McClain then reached on a fielder's choice in his Giants debut and scored on an error when Shea Hillenbrand's wild throw hit McClain as he rounded second on Rajai Davis' single.
Cubs 5, Pirates 1
In Pittsburgh, Carlos Zambrano pitched himself out of a slump with one of his best starts of the season, limiting the Pirates to two hits and a run over six-plus innings as Chicago got a much-needed win.
The Cubs had lost four of five and were in danger of falling out of the NL Central lead before Zambrano (15-12) and four relievers combined on a two-hitter. Zambrano was 0-5 with an 8.29 ERA over six starts since last winning on July 29.
In other games, it was: Braves 9, Nationals 2; Brewers 4, Reds 3; Padres 3, Rockies 1; Diamondbacks 9, Cardinals 8.
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