American LeagueThe New York Yankees were down nine runs in the second inning without three of their biggest boppers.
Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter never stopped playing.
Posada hit a game-winning, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth after withstanding a violent collision at the plate, and Jeter also helped lead New York to a 14-13 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night -- matching the biggest comeback in Yankees history.
Jeter went 4-for-5 with a homer, four RBIs and three runs. He also threw out a runner at the plate and stole third base. Posada drove in five runs and dusted himself off after getting run over by Mark Teixeira in the sixth.
Mariano Rivera (1-2) got the win after giving up a go-ahead double to Rod Barajas in the top of the ninth.
Posada connected in the bottom half off Akinori Otsuka (0-1) after Johnny Damon reached on a bad-hop single to start the inning. Otsuka had not allowed a home run since Arizona's Craig Counsell took him deep on May 24, 2005.
Indians 6, Royals 4
At Cleveland, Travis Hafner hit a game-winning, two-run homer in the ninth inning to snap the Indians' losing streak at six games.
Grady Sizemore led off the ninth with a homer off Ambiorix Burgos (1-2) into the Indians' bullpen in center field. It was Sizemore's third homer and fifth hit in eight career at-bats against Burgos, who blew his third straight save opportunity.
Burgos walked Jhonny Peralta and left-hander Andrew Sisco was summoned to face the lefty Hafner, who lined his 12th homer of the season to center field.
Kansas City's fourth consecutive loss dropped the Royals to 2-18 on the road, tying the worst 20-game road start ever. The Houston Astros were the last team to start 2-18 on the road and they rebounded to go to the World Series.
Jason Davis (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for Cleveland, which won for just the second time in its last eight home games.
Tigers 7, Twins 4
At Detroit, Chris Shelton had a three-run double during Detroit's five-run third inning in the Tigers' fifth straight victory.
The Tigers are 4-0 at home against Minnesota this season, outscoring the Twins 40-5. Detroit has won five straight four times in Jim Leyland's six weeks as manager, one more than it did the previous three years with Alan Trammell.
Nate Robertson (4-2) limited Minnesota to three runs and seven hits in five innings, improving to 3-0 in his last five starts. Todd Jones, the fourth Tigers reliever, got the last three outs for his 10th save in 11 tries.
Kyle Lohse (2-4) gave up five runs and six hits in 2 2-3 innings. He is 0-3 against the Tigers with a 13.14 ERA in three starts this year.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 5
At Baltimore, Curt Schilling earned his sixth victory despite allowing three home runs, and the Red Sox got homers from Manny Ramirez and Trot Nixon.
David Ortiz singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and Mark Loretta had three hits for the Red Sox, who beat Baltimore for a 13th straight time -- eight in a row this season.
Schilling (6-2) allowed five runs and nine hits in 5 2-3 innings. He also yielded three homers in his previous start, a loss to the New York Yankees, but this time the Red Sox were able to mount enough offense to overcome the blows.
Ramon Hernandez, Brandon Fahey and Jay Gibbons homered for the Orioles, who turned a 4-0 deficit into a 5-4 lead before Boston rallied for its eighth win in 10 games. It was Fahey's first major league homer.
Todd Williams (1-1) took the loss.
Angels 8, Blue Jays 3
At Anaheim, California, Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run homer, Orlando Cabrera was 3-for-4 with a two-run single and the Angels spoiled a homecoming for two popular former Angels.
Catcher Bengie Molina and third baseman Troy Glaus, both of whom were instrumental in the Angels' 2002 World Series title, returned to their old stomping grounds as opponents for the first time. They received a warm reception from the crowd of 43,066.
Molina was 2-for-4. In the seventh inning, with the Blue Jays down by five runs, he stole second base without drawing a throw from brother Jose. It was his third steal in 742 big league games.
But Glaus was hit by a 2-2 pitch in his first at-bat and came out in the third inning with a bruised left elbow.
Ervin Santana (4-1) allowed three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in 6 2-3 innings. The right-hander did not walk a batter while striking out three.
Ted Lilly (4-3) allowed three runs, five hits and three walks in 4 1-3 innings.
Athletics 12, Mariners 6
At Oakland, California, Adam Melhuse hit a grand slam and Nick Swisher also homered. Jason Kendall had two hits and three RBIs, helping the A's beat the Mariners for the fourth consecutive time this season. Jay Payton matched a career high with four hits and scored three runs.
Joe Blanton (4-4) ended a personal two-game skid and won his first game in May in his eighth start in the month. He gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings, striking out four and walking none.
Jose Lopez had three hits, including his fourth triple, and drove in two runs for the Mariners. Raul Ibanez had two hits, including a two-run homer.
Felix Hernandez (2-5) gave up career highs of 10 runs -- five earned -- and 11 hits in his shortest outing of the season, four innings.
National League
Astros right-hander Russ Springer wasn't about to wind up on the wrong end of history on Tuesday night. He wound up and plunked San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds instead.
On the way to a Giants 14-3 victory over Houston, Bonds went 2-for-4 and drove in a run for the second straight day. But just when it looked like Bonds may be finding his stroke, Springer couldn't find the plate.
And Bonds still hasn't found home run No. 714.
The wild confrontation began when Bonds led off the fifth inning. Springer's first pitch sailed behind Bonds' back, drawing a warning from plate umpire Joe West.
The next four pitches all came inside, including one that hit Bonds' bat handle on the third delivery for a strike. On the fifth pitch, Springer plunked the Bonds in the right shoulder as he turned to protect himself.
That's when Springer and manager Phil Garner got ejected -- and the Houston crowd of 35,286 gave Springer a standing ovation. The pitcher, who had allowed one homer to Bonds previously, could pay for it with a fine and or suspension.
Bonds was unhurt and trotted down the first-base line and later scored on Jose Vizcaino's RBI single to give the Giants a 12-3 lead.
He also remained stalled at 713 homers for his eighth straight game and one shy of tying Babe Ruth for second place on the career list. He gave way to defensive replacement Jason Ellison in the top of the sixth.
After playing for the eighth straight day, Bonds is scheduled to get his first day off Wednesday since sitting out a makeup game against the Astros on May 8 in San Francisco -- his longest stretch in the starting lineup without a break since playing 10 consecutive days from June 18-27, 2004.
The Giants staked starter Jamey Wright (4-3) to a 5-0 lead in the first inning against Wandy Rodriguez (5-2) as San Francisco batted around.
Brewers 3, Phillies 2
At Milwaukee, Bill Hall scored the winning run on a throwing error by Ryan Franklin in the ninth inning. Damian Miller bunted to the third base side of the mound and Franklin (1-3) fired wildly to David Bell at third, allowing Hall to coast home on the error.
It was just the second loss in 15 games for the Phillies, while the Brewers improved to 3-1 on the current nine-game homestand.
Milwaukee again came from behind to win -- the 12th time in 14 home victories and 13th overall. Hall hit a double to lead off the ninth and Franklin intentionally walked Corey Koskie to put two on and no out, setting up Miller's at-bat.
Shane Victorino hit a two-out triple in the top of the ninth against Derrick Turnbow (1-1), who got the win, but the Phillies couldn't drive him in.
Cubs 4, Nationals 0
At Chicago, Carlos Zambrano pitched eight scoreless innings, while Aramis Ramirez and Todd Walker drove in two runs apiece.
Zambrano (2-2) had his third straight strong start and his second win in a row as the Cubs snapped a four-game losing streak. Zambrano started off 0-2 over his first seven starts, but he's given up just one run over 23 innings in his last three outings.
Zambrano struck out eight, walked two and gave up four hits in Chicago's first shutout of the season and just its second win in 14 games.
Livan Hernandez (1-5) was the losing pitcher.
Rockies 5, Dodgers 1
At Denver, Brad Hawpe homered, threw out a runner at the plate and tied his career high with four RBIs. Hawpe broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth when he sent the first pitch from Derek Lowe into the left-field bleachers, 422 feet away for a three-run shot, his 10th. Hawpe also had an RBI single in the second. He's 6-for-8 lifetime against Lowe with two homers and six RBIs.
Matt Holliday, who tied his career high with four hits, added a run-scoring single in the fifth.
Byung-Hyun Kim (2-1) allowed one earned run on four hits in seven innings, but began with a 29-pitch first inning in which he walked the first three batters and sent three straight pitches sailing past catcher Danny Ardoin. Yet, he allowed only one run.
Lowe (1-3) took his first loss in six career games against the Rockies.
Mets 8, Cardinals 3
At St. Louis, Tom Glavine won his fourth straight start and Paul Lo Duca's RBI double snapped a seventh-inning tie .
The matchup between teams with the NL's top two records was delayed 1 hour, 41 minutes by rain in the middle of the seventh. The Mets tacked on four runs to a one-run lead in the eighth, aided by Albert Pujols' throwing error and Pujols' scary-looking slip on the plastic on-deck logo while chasing a foul pop. Pujols remained in the game.
Glavine (6-2) was unable to hold a three-run lead, allowing the Cardinals to tie it with two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth. Lo Duca came to the rescue with his double off Jeff Suppan (4-3).
Lo Duca had a game-winning homer at Milwaukee on Saturday, and has five RBIs on the trip.
Hector Luna and Gary Bennett each had two hits and an RBI for the Cardinals, who lost for just the fifth time in 20 games against the Mets since 2003.
Diamondbacks 5, Padres 2
At Phoenix, Eric Byrnes and Chad Tracy hit back-to-back home runs, and the Diamondbacks moved into first place in the NL West. With their fifth straight win over San Diego this season, the Diamondbacks took a half-game lead over the Padres and the Colorado Rockies.
Arizona won on a night that starting pitcher Orlando Hernandez left with a mid-back strain in the third inning. Jason Grimsley (1-1) pitched three scoreless innings and was credited with the victory. Jose Valverde pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 13 opportunities.
Jake Peavy (3-4) allowed three runs and six hits -- including the homers to Byrnes and Tracy -- in five innings.
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