Luis Gonzalez homered and drove in four runs for the second straight game, and Edgar Gonzalez won his major league debut as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 10-4.
Gonzalez (1-0), the youngest player in the majors at 20 years old, allowed three runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings. He was called up from Triple-A Tucson earlier in the day.
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"I was impressed with Edgar," Arizona manager Bob Brenly said. "His stuff is really good. He's sneaky quick with his fastball. His fastball seems to jump on the hitters."
Shea Hillenbrand went 0-for-3 with two walks in his debut with the Diamondbacks after being traded Thursday by the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Kim Byung-hyun.
Phillies 4, Expos 1
In Philadelphia, Tomas Perez hit a two-run double to help back another impressive outing by Brett Myers as Philadelphia completed a doubleheader sweep of Montreal.
Jose Mesa saved both games for the Phillies, who won 4-3 in the opener behind six strong innings from Randy Wolf and Ricky Ledee's two-run double. They swept the three-game series and have won four of five overall.
Giants 4, Rockies 0
In San Francisco, Barry Bonds hit a two-run double, and Kirk Rueter pitched into the eighth inning as the San Francisco Giants won their fifth straight, beating the Colorado Rockies.
The Rockies hadn't been shut out in 82 games -- the longest active streak in the majors. Colorado fell one game short of the franchise record for consecutive games without a shutout loss.
Astros 9, Cubs 3
In Chicago, Lance Berkman and Morgan Ensberg homered as the Houston Astros kept Kerry Wood winless since April by beating the Chicago Cubs.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 4
In St. Louis, Edgar Renteria hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning as the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
JD Drew homered for the second straight game for the Cardinals, who avoided a three-game sweep. St. Louis is just 3-4 during a 13-game homestand, the longest of the season.
Joe Beimel (1-1) took the loss.
Reds 9, Marlins 6
In Miami, Sean Casey homered, doubled and drove in three runs, leading the Cincinnati Reds over the Florida Marlins.
Casey and the Reds had struggled at the plate before getting 13 hits off five pitchers. Casey went 3-for-3 as Cincinnati won for only the third time in 10 games.
Casey got the key hit in a seven-run fourth inning, delivering a two-run double with the bases loaded. He was mired in a 2-for-22 slump entering the game.
Reds starter John Riedling was staked to a 9-0 lead, but was the Marlins rallied. Scott Sullivan (6-0) got the win in relief and Scott Williamson earned his 13th save in 14 chances.
Brewers 4, Dodgers 3
In Los Angeles, Richie Sexson hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning and Wes Helms also homered as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Sexson also had a sacrifice fly, helping the Brewers take two of three to win consecutive road series for the second time this year.
Mets 10, Braves 4
In New York, Jeromy Burnitz capped an eight-run sixth inning with a three-run homer as New York rallied to beat Atlanta and take two of three games from the NL East leaders.
Roger Clemens remained one victory short of career win No. 300 when the Detroit Tigers rallied from a six-run defecit Sunday to spoil history.
The Yankees salvaged something, however, as Alfonso Soriano and Jorge Posada homered off Steve Sparks (0-2) in the 17th inning to give New York a 10-9 win.
``You've got a 7-1 lead and Roger on the hill, that's icing on the cake,'' teammate David Wells said. ``It's just a shame because we thought it was in the bag.''
Clemens and the Yankees' defense unraveled in the fifth inning, allowing the Tigers to score five runs. He came out after six and watched helplessly as Detroit tied it at 8-8 in the seventh inning.
Clemens' chase will continue next weekend in Chicago. The six-time Cy Young winner is scheduled to start Saturday at Wrigley Field against Cubs ace Kerry Wood, who struck out 20 batters in 1998 to tie the nine-inning record set twice by Clemens.
The Yankees haven't played at Wrigley since the 1938 World Series, and Clemens has never pitched in a game inside the ballpark's ivy-covered walls. That means his friends and family will be trying to secure some tough tickets.
Blue Jays 11, Red Sox 8
In Toronto, Roy Halladay won his seventh straight start and Toronto rallied from a 6-0 deficit to complete a three-game sweep of Boston.
Frank Catalanotto went 3-for-4 and matched a career high with four runs for the Blue Jays, who also swept a four-game series in New York last weekend and have won nine of 11 overall.
The Blue Jays are six games over .500 (32-26) for the first time since May 8, 2001. They had 19 hits and pulled within a half-game of Boston for second place in the AL East. The Red Sox have lost five straight for the first time since a nine-game skid in 2001. Kim Byung-hyun made his first appearance for Boston in the seventh inning, allowing two runs on three hits.
Halladay (7-2) won despite allowing seven runs on 10 hits in 6 2-3 innings. Matt White (0-1) was the loser.
Mariners 9, Twins 5
In Minneapolis, Edgar Martinez homered and had four hits, and Seattle scored six times in the first inning to finish a four-game sweep of Minnesota.
Bret Boone hit his 15th home run for the Mariners, who roughed up Kenny Rogers and have won six straight overall. Freddy Garcia (5-6) went seven innings for the win.
Athletics 6, Royals 4
In Kansas City, Missouri, Ramon Hernandez and Terrence Long hit RBI singles in the eighth inning as Oakland beat Kansas City.
Eric Byrnes extended his hitting streak to 22 games by leading off the game with a home run. Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer for the Athletics, who have won 14 of their last 17 games at Kansas City.
Angels 9, Devil Rays 4
In St. Petersburg, Florida, Jeff DaVanon homered twice and drove in four runs as Anaheim beat Tampa Bay. The World Series champions took three of four in the series and are 27-27 overall. Aaron Sele improved to 7-0 lifetime against Tampa Bay.
Toby Hall went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer for the Devil Rays, who have lost nine of 12.
DaVanon, filling in for a resting David Eckstein as the leadoff batter, hit solo homers in third and fifth innings off Carlos Reyes (0-2) and a two-run single in the sixth.
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