American League
Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees beat old nemesis Curt Schilling in their first victory over the Boston Red Sox this season.
Rodriguez, Jason Giambi and Jorge Posada homered off Schilling, sending New York to a 7-3 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday night.
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Mike Mussina (6-1) provided stability on a hectic day in the Bronx, settling down after a shaky start to become the American League's first six-game winner.
David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and got four hits, ending his 2-for-24 skid. Mike Lowell's solo shot gave Schilling a 3-0 lead, but he couldn't hold it and the Red Sox had their five-game winning streak snapped.
Johnny Damon added an RBI single for New York, his first hit in 11 at-bats against his former team. The Yankees bounced back from a 14-3 drubbing the night before and beat Boston for the first time in three meetings this season.
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Mussina won his fifth straight start, allowing three runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings for his 230th career win. He struck out five, walked one and departed to chants of "Mooooose!" Schilling (5-2) gave up eight hits and a season-high six runs in five innings, his shortest outing this year.
Twins 4, Rangers 3
At Arlington, Texas, Vicente Padilla forced in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when he walked two batters and hit two others, helping Minnesota beat Texas.
Kyle Lohse (2-3) allowed one run and six hits in six innings as Minnesota won for the fourth time in five games.
With the score 1-1, Padilla (3-3) walked Torii Hunter and Michael Cuddyer opening the seventh, then hit Justin Morneau and Mike Redmond with pitches.
Tony Batista hit a run-scoring, double-play grounder off Joaquin Benoit, and Hunter added an RBI single off Francisco Cordero in the eighth. Mark DeRosa hit a two-run double against Juan Rincon in the bottom half, but Joe Nathan struck out two in a perfect ninth for his fifth save.
Royals 10, Indians 8
At Kansas City, Missouri, Aaron Guiel and Angel Berroa hit solo homers in the eighth off Guillermo Mota (0-2) as Kansas City completed a three-game sweep and reached double digits in runs in consecutive games for the first time since June 2004.
Ambiorix Burgos (1-0) balked home Ramon Vazquez with the tying run in the eighth but got the victory. Every Royals starter had at least one RBI.
Devil Rays 1, Mariners 0
At Seattle, Scott Kazmir (5-2) allowed only three singles -- two of them infield hits -- and struck out nine in seven innings.
Ruddy Lugo pitched a perfect eighth, and Tyler Walker got his fourth save, allowing a leadoff double to Raul Ibanez. Walked struck out Richie Sexson and Carl Everett, then retired Adrian Beltre on a one-hop grounder to third baseman Tomas Perez, who nabbed the ball prone, got up and threw out to first.
Jamie Moyer (1-3) balked in the fifth with Toby Hall on third, Moyer's first balk since Aug. 19, 2000, at Cleveland.
Angels 12, White Sox 5
At Chicago, Garret Anderson hit a three-run double, Juan Rivera drove in three runs and Los Angeles Angels scored a season high in runs.
The Angels led 6-5 before scoring for a season-high six runs in the top of the ninth off four White Sox relievers.
Tim Salmon had an RBI single, Rivera a two-run double, Robb Quinlan an RBI double and Jose Molina a two-run homer, his first of the season. Los Angeles had managed only three runs and 11 hits in its three previous games, all losses.
Ervin Santana (3-1) gave up three runs and three hits in six innings, striking out seven. Francisco Rodriguez pitched 1 1-3 innings to earn his 10th save.
Charlie Haeger (0-1) was the loser in his major league debut.
Tigers 6, Orioles 3
At Baltimore, rookie Justin Verlander (4-3) took a five-hitter into the seventh, and Brandon Inge and Curtis Granderson hit successive homers in a four-run seventh.
Verlander gave up three runs, seven hits and three walks in 6 1-3 innings, and Todd Jones got three outs for his seventh save.
Rodrigo Lopez (1-5) allowed six runs and eight hits in six-plus innings, and is winless in seven starts since opening day.
Blue Jays 9, Athletics 7
At Toronto, Lyle Overbay hit a grand slam off Joe Blanton (3-4) as Toronto took a 6-0 lead in the first inning.
Reed Johnson tied a career-high with four hits and made a sprawling catch on pinch-hitter Dan Johnson near the left-field foul line to prevent the tying run from scoring.
Oakland led 7-6 in the fourth following home runs by Adam Melhuse, Mark Kotsay and Frank Thomas. Johnson doubled in the bottom half, and Toronto went ahead for good on Adam Melhuse's run-scoring passed ball and Frank Catalanotto's sacrifice fly.
Francisco Rosario (1-0) pitched two innings for his first major league victory, and B.J. Ryan got five outs for his eighth save.
National League
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Albert Pujols hit his major league-leading 18th homer and Jeff Suppan won his fourth-straight start, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Wednesday.
Juan Encarnacion also homered for the Cardinals, who took two of three from the National League West Division leaders and have won five of six overall.
Pujols, who hit a go-ahead three-run homer on Tuesday, followed John Rodriguez's first-inning single with a drive to left off Kim Byung-hyun (1-1). Pujols also leads the majors with 43 RBIs and the NL with 35 runs.
Suppan (4-2) struck out seven and walked none, allowing three runs and six hits in five innings. After going 0-2 in his first three starts, he has lowered his ERA from 9.00 to 4.58. Jason Isringhausen got three straight outs for his 10th save in 12 chances.
Kim gave up seven runs and 10 hits in 4 2-3 innings.
Mets 13, Phillies 4
At Philadelphia, Tom Glavine (5-2) allowed three runs and four hits in seven strong innings and drove in a pair of runs to win his third straight start and stop Philadelphia's nine-game winning streak -- the Phillies' longest since a 13-game run in 1991.
Cory Lidle (3-4) gave up eight runs -- five earned -- and seven hits in two-plus innings, and New York led 10-0 in the third, Jose Reyes homered for the Mets, who rebounded from a 5-4 loss in the series opener to win for the 10th time in 14 games.
Marlins 11, Braves 3
At Miami, rookie Josh Johnson (3-2) limited the Braves to four hits and an unearned run in six innings, and Florida had 17 hits in ending its streak of 11 consecutive home losses.
Miguel Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored. Joe Borchard hit a home run and had a career-high four RBIs, and Mike Jacobs also homered for Florida. NL batting leader Edgar Renteria went 0-for-4, ending his 23-game hitting streak to start the season.
Kyle Davies (2-3) gave up four runs and eight hits in four-plus innings.
Diamondbacks 7, Pirates 4
At Pittsburgh, Brandon Webb (6-0) gave up three runs and 10 hits despite constantly being in trouble over six innings. Webb also was 6-0 last season before finishing 14-12 for Arizona.
Chad Tracy had four hits and Shawn Green drove in three runs for the Diamondbacks, who had 16 hits and won for the eighth time in 10 games. Jose Valverde pitched the ninth inning for his 10th save.
Johnny Estrada's run-scoring single against the pitching of Damaso Marte (0-2) broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh.
Reds 9, Nationals 6
At Cincinnati, Scott Hatteberg broke a 6-6 tie with a two-run double in the eighth against Mike Stanton (1-4).
Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and Felipe Lopez stole a career-high four bases as the Reds (22-12) stayed in first place in the NL Central. Austin Kearns went 4-for-4 with two RBIs.
David Weathers (1-1) gave up the tying hit to Matt LeCroy in the eighth inning, then worked a scoreless ninth.
Cubs 8, Giants 1
At San Francisco, Barry Bonds saw more good pitches than most nights and it didn't make a difference. The San Francisco slugger remained stuck at 713 home runs and one shy of tying Babe Ruth for second on the career list, and the Chicago Cubs ended their eight-game losing streak behind a two-run homer and four RBIs from Jacque Jones.
Bonds went 0-for-3 with a five-pitch walk and a strikeout.
Carlos Zambrano (1-2) pitched eight strong innings, allowing one run and five hits.
Matt Cain (1-5) lost his third straight start. Altogether he allowed seven hits and eight runs in 5 1-3 innings.
Padres 3, Brewers 0
At San Diego, catcher Josh Bard hit a two-run double to lead the Padres to their 10th victory in 11 games.
The victory came a night after the Padres had their nine-game winning streak ended by the Brewers.
Chan Ho Park (2-1) scattered seven hits in six scoreless innings for his first win in four starts. He improved to 7-0 lifetime against Milwaukee. He struck out four and walked one.
Trevor Hoffman, who took the loss Tuesday night, pitched the ninth for his sixth save in six chances.
Brewers lefty Chris Capuano (4-3) allowed three runs in six innings but had his personal three-game winning streak snapped.
Dodgers 9, Astros 6
At Los Angeles, Brett Tomko allowed just one infield hit over six scoreless innings, Jeff Kent and Rafael Furcal hit three-run homers and the Dodgers handed the Astros their sixth straight loss.
Nomar Garciaparra also homered for the Dodgers, who have won five straight following a five-game skid. They have scored 31 runs in their last three games, two more than they had in their previous seven.
Tomko (4-1) struck out three and walked three. He was lifted after 104 pitches.
Lance Berkman hit his 12th homer for Houston.
Taylor Buchholz (2-2) allowed eight runs and 12 hits over 4 1-3 innings to get the loss.
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