Joba Chamberlain was dominant in his first major league win as a starter as the New York Yankees bounced back from one of their worst losses of the season, routing the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Wednesday.
Derek Jeter went 3-for-3 and scored three runs, Bobby Abreu had a three-run homer among his three hits and Robinson Cano added a solo shot as the Yankees got 16 hits to shake off a 12-5 loss Tuesday that prompted manager Joe Girardi to say they “stunk.”
The Yankees, winning their ninth in 12 games, were helped by two throwing errors by normally reliable Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson while taking a 3-0 lead in the third against Zach Duke (4-5). Abreu and Cano both went deep in a four-run sixth against reliever T.J. Beam.
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Red Sox 5, Diamondbacks 0
At Boston, the 41-year-old Tim Wakefield outpitched 44-year-old Randy Johnson in a matchup for the aged and Boston beat Arizona.
And it was the youngest player in the Red Sox lineup, 24-year-old rookie Brandon Moss, who drove in the two runs Johnson (4-6) allowed in six innings.
The Big Unit has lost his last five starts.
Not since Sept. 26, 1965, when 59-year-old Satchel Paige made a one-game comeback after a 12-year absence from the majors, had two pitchers of the combined age of Wakefield and Johnson started against each other in a Red Sox game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Kevin Cash hit a three-run homer in the eighth off Juan Cruz, his first homer since June 21, 2005, with Tampa Bay. Coco Crisp hit three doubles for Boston, while Arizona managed just three hits.
Rays 15, Marlins 3
At Miami, Carl Crawford had two home runs and a career-high five RBIs, and the first nine Tampa Bay batters reached and scored in what became a 10-run fifth inning against Florida.
Evan Longoria had three hits, including his 13th homer, and drove in three runs for the Rays, who came within one run of matching the biggest inning in franchise history.
Ben Zobrist also homered for Tampa Bay, which remained one game behind Boston in the AL East.
Mike Jacobs hit his 18th home run for Florida, which has lost eight of 12. Marlins starter Ryan Tucker (2-2) gave up seven runs and eight hits in four-plus innings.
Cubs 7, Orioles 4
At Chicago, Geovany Soto drove in three runs, Jim Edmonds homered and Chicago jumped on spot starter Matt Albers early and went on to beat Baltimore.
Jay Payton hit a pair of two-run homers off Cubs starter Ted Lilly (8-5) to lead the Orioles, who snapped Chicago’s 14-game home winning streak Tuesday night.
Lilly went seven innings and gave up four runs. Kerry Wood struck out the side in the ninth for his 20th save in 24 chances.
Giants 4, Indians 1
At Cleveland, Barry Zito finally got an interleague win for San Francisco, pitching the Giants to a victory over Cleveland.
Zito (3-11) allowed one run and four hits in 6 2-3 innings, striking out four without a walk in his best start of the season.
He bounced back from one of the shortest outings of his career last Wednesday when he lasted only two innings in a 7-2 loss to Detroit.
Jose Castillo had three hits, including a homer, for the Giants, who improved to 4-10 in interleague action, the same record Cleveland has against NL clubs this season.
Nationals 5, Angels 4
At Washington, Jesus Flores hit an RBI single off Scot Shields (3-2) with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give Washington a victory over Los Angeles.
The injury-riddled Nationals snapped a four-game skid and ended the Angels’ five-game winning streak. Washington had lost seven of eight overall.
Lastings Milledge hit a two-run homer for the Nationals, ending an 0-for-14 slide. Jon Rauch (4-1) threw 1 2-3 perfect innings for the win.
Mets 8, Mariners 2
At New York, David Wright homered in his first two at-bats a night after getting his first day off this season, helping John Maine and the Mets rebound from two lackluster losses to lowly Seattle.
Jose Reyes added a three-run homer and Maine (8-5) didn’t allow a hit until Jeremy Reed singled leading off the fifth inning.
Rangers 3, Astros 2
At Houston, Max Ramirez got his first two major league hits and the second one, a two-run homer, sent Texas to a win over Roy Oswalt and Houston.
Before the game, pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team after he reportedly grabbed Houston general manager Ed Wade by the neck and threw him to the ground.
Reds 6, Blue Jays 5, 10 innings
At Toronto, Ken Griffey Jr hit his 602nd homer in the first inning and Jay Bruce drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th to help Cincinnati beat Toronto.
Jared Burton (4-1) worked two scoreless innings for the win and Francisco Cordero earned his 15th save as the Reds won for the third time in 10 games.
Griffey opened the scoring with a two-run homer off Roy Halladay, his ninth of the season.
Royals 4, Rockies 2
At Kansas City, Missouri, Luke Hochevar pitched a career-high eight innings, Ross Gload drove in two runs and Kansas City beat Colorado for its fifth straight victory.
The last-place Royals swept the three-game series and improved the majors’ best interleague record to 12-3. Kansas City has won 10 of 11, all against National League teams.
Hochevar (5-5), born in Colorado, held the Rockies to two runs and seven hits.
In other games it was:
• Twins 9, Padres 3
• Tigers 8, Cardinals 7
• Phillies 4, Athletics 0
• Dodgers 5, White Sox 0
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Kelly Johnson drove in three runs to back Jorge Campillo, as the banged-up Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 and avoid getting swept in the three-game National League series on Wednesday.
Run-scoring doubles by Mike Rivera and Rickie Weeks put Milwaukee ahead in the third. Atlanta, which scored two runs in the first two games of the series, tied it in the bottom half on Johnson’s two-run double.
Gregor Blanco’s RBI single put Atlanta ahead in the fifth, and Johnson followed with an RBI single.
Campillo (3-2) gave up two runs and four hits in seven innings.
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