American League
Randy Johnson didn't give up a hit for 5 2-3 innings and combined with two relievers for a two-hitter, leading the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Monday.
Ivan Rodriguez broke up Johnson's bid for his third no-hitter -- and second against the Tigers -- with a single to right. After ending the sixth inning by striking out Magglio Ordonez, Johnson pumped his left hand as he walked off the mound -- likely feeling good about his first strong outing in more than a month.
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"One good game doesn't make a whole year," Johnson bristled. "But five or six bad games for me doesn't make a year, either. It doesn't mean I'm done."
Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter drove in runs in the third. Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada had RBIs in the fifth to make it 4-0.
Jeter injured his right hand sliding into second base and left the game in the fifth for precautionary reasons, the Yankees said.
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Johnson (7-4) left after Carlos Guillen's leadoff single in the seventh. Reliever Ron Villone retired the next three batters, keeping a run off of Johnson's line. Villone also pitched the eighth, and Kyle Farnsworth worked a perfect ninth inning.
The 42-year-old Johnson, who had given up at least four runs in five of his previous six outings, allowed just two hits and three walks while striking out four over six-plus innings.
"When you think of Randy from six or seven years ago, you're probably expecting 10 or 12 strikeouts as part of this game," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "He doesn't have the same velocity and he doesn't have the same slider, but he's a pitcher now.
Jeremy Bonderman (5-4) gave up four runs and eight hits in 7 1-3 innings for Detroit.
White Sox 11, Indians 0
At Cleveland, Jim Thome hit a pair of two-run homers and Javier Vazquez pitched six strong innings for Chicago.
Vazquez (6-3) gave up only two singles -- both with two outs in the third inning. The right-hander walked three and struck out four in his second consecutive win. Neal Cotts tossed two perfect innings, and Jeff Nelson pitched the ninth to complete the two-hitter.
Paul Konerko and Juan Uribe also homered for the White Sox.
Cleveland third baseman Aaron Boone left with a mild concussion after tumbling headfirst into a photographers' area trying to catch a foul ball in the third inning.
Cliff Lee (3-5) gave up seven runs and eight hits with one walk over 2 2-3 innings for the Indians.
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6
At Toronto, pinch-hitter Shea Hillenbrand hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and Toronto overcame a tying, three-run homer by Jason Varitek to beat Boston.
Down 6-3 in the eighth, Varitek tied the game with a two-out homer off Justin Speier.
Toronto's Bengie Molina doubled into the gap in right center leading off the bottom half of the inning against David Riske (0-1). After a sacrifice bunt, Hillenbrand singled past a drawn-in infield to give Toronto the lead.
B.J. Ryan (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 hitless innings for the Blue Jays.
Manny Ramirez and Coco Crisp homered for the Red Sox, who had won four straight.
Toronto's Roy Halladay allowed three runs and seven hits in seven innings.
Rangers 2, Mariners 0
At Arlington, Texas, John Rheinecker allowed four hits in 8 1-3 innings in his second major league start and Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer as Texas handed Seattle its fifth straight loss.
The Mariners, shut out for a major league-high seventh time this season, got one runner as far as third base and that was in the ninth inning.
Rheinecker (1-0) struck out six, walked one and had 13 groundball outs.
Rheinecker hit Ichiro Suzuki leading off the ninth, then gave up a one-out single to Raul Ibanez and was then lifted for Rick Bauer, who got two outs for his first save of the season and second of his career. Teixeira hit his sixth homer in the sixth off Jarrod Washburn (3-6).
Royals 6, Athletics 4
At Oakland, California, Shane Costa doubled twice and drove in a run and Kansas City's Seth Etherton won in the majors for first time in more than a year.
Emil Brown had three hits and drove in a run and Matt Stairs and Doug Mientkiewicz had RBI doubles for Kansas City. The Royals won for only the second time in 17 games and improved to 4-22 on the road.
Etherton (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in five innings, struck out two and walked two. He won for the first time since May 18, 2005, when he beat Boston for Oakland.
Frank Thomas hit his 458th career homer and 10th of the season in the fifth for Oakland, which lost for the ninth time in 10 games to fall a season-worst five games under .500 (23-28).
Angels 4, Twins 3, 11 innings
At Anaheim, California, Orlando Cabrera's third hit of the game, an RBI single in the bottom of the 11th, gave Los Angeles the win.
Jesse Crain (0-3), working his third inning in relief, gave up a leadoff single to Chone Figgins. The right-hander threw the ball away trying to pick off Figgins, who went to third. Cabrera grounded the next pitch through the left side for the game-winner.
Scot Shields (3-3) pitched a hitless inning and struck out three to get the victory.
Garret Anderson added two RBI singles for the Angels.
Michael Cuddyer homered for Minnesota, which began a nine-game road trip following a three-game sweep of Seattle.
National League
Kerry Wood pitched six solid innings and hit a key RBI single to get his first win since July 15, leading the Chicago Cubs past the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Monday.
Todd Walker hit a two-run homer and Matt Murton also homered for Chicago, which snapped a six-game losing streak and won for just the fifth time in 26 games. Making his third start since shoulder surgery last Aug. 31, Wood allowed two runs -- one earned -- and scattered nine hits. He struck out four and walked one.
Adam Dunn hit a solo shot in the eighth inning for the Reds, who lost for the 15th time in 24 games.
Wood (1-1) helped himself out with an RBI single in the fourth to give Chicago a 3-2 lead. He also doubled in the second inning.
"Anytime you have Woody on the mound, he makes everybody better," Walker said. "You can hear him yelling out there, he is energetic. As you saw today he does it with the bat, too. I love playing behind him because he brings a lot of energy to the field."
Murton led off the sixth with his fourth home run and Walker made it 6-2 with a two-run drive off Kent Mercker in the seventh. Walker went 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
Ryan Dempster, who had three blown saves in his previous four outings, struck out Austin Kearns for the final out in the eighth and pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save in 12 opportunities.
Elizardo Ramirez (2-4) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings for Cincinnati.
Dodgers 12, Braves 5
At Atlanta, Ramon Martinez hit a three-run homer and finished with five RBIs to lead Los Angeles to the win.
Los Angeles scored seven runs in the first two innings, knocking John Thomson out of the game early. Thomson (2-4) recorded only four outs while giving up seven runs, five earned, and seven hits with three walks.
It was Thomson's shortest start since June 2004, at Detroit, when he lasted only one inning for the Braves in a rain-delayed game.
Joe Beimel (2-0) pitched 1 2-3 perfect innings in relief of Brad Penny to earn the win. Rafael Furcal, the former Braves shortstop, had two hits and scored two runs in his first game in Atlanta with the Dodgers.
Cardinals 3, Astros 1
At St. Louis, Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift St. Louis to the win.
Jason Marquis (7-4) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings for St. Louis, which sent Houston to its sixth loss in seven games. Jason Isringhausen worked the ninth for his 17th save in 19 chances.
Aaron Miles singled off Trever Miller (0-1) to start the seventh and John Rodriguez coaxed a full-count walk with two outs ahead of Pujols, who hit his major league-leading 25th homer off Chad Qualls on a 2-0 pitch.
Roy Oswalt threw six shutout innings for Houston in his first start in St. Louis since the Astros' NL championship series clincher last autumn.
Marlins 5, Giants 1
At Miami, Mike Jacobs hit a solo homer and Scott Olsen pitched seven strong innings to lead Florida to the win.
San Francisco's Barry Bonds went 1-for-4 with a single in his first game since hitting his 715th homer to move past Babe Ruth into second place on MLB's career list.
Olsen (3-3) allowed one run and five hits before being replaced by Logan Kensing, who got Bonds to foul out in deep left field with one runner on in the eighth.
Ray Durham hit his fourth homer and Matt Morris (3-6) allowed six hits and three runs in six innings for the Giants.
Pirates 14, Brewers 3
At Pittsburgh, Sean Casey had three hits and drove in three runs in his first game since mid-April, to lead Pittsburgh against Milwaukee.
Jason Bay's streak of consecutive games with a homer ended at six as he was the only Pirates starter to not drive in a run, going 1-for-5.
Zach Duke (3-6) gave up two runs in the first, but the Pirates immediately came back with five runs in their half of the inning.
Casey, playing for the first time since fracturing two vertebrae in his back on April 14 against the Cubs, drove in the first run with a single to center. Craig Wilson and Duke had run-scoring singles, Doug Davis (3-4) issued a bases-loaded walk to Paulino, and second baseman Rickie Weeks committed his 15th error of the season to allow another run to score.
Phillies 11, Nationals 2
At Philadephia, Ryan Howard hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning to help Philadelphia beat Washington.
It was Howard's 13th homer in May and he has 33 RBIs in the month.
Clay Condrey (1-0) pitched four strong innings in relief of injured starter Jon Lieber to earn the win. Condrey, who hadn't pitched in the majors since 2003 with San Diego, yielded an unearned run on three hits. He struck out three and walked one.
Lieber left the game for a pinch-hitter in the second inning. He suffered a left groin strain while fielding a ground ball in the top half of the inning.
Ryan Zimmerman homered for the Nationals.
Mets 8, Diamondbacks 7
At New York, David Wright's drive to the center field wall capped a ninth-inning comeback for New York.
The Mets pulled the game out in the bottom of the ninth against Arizona closer Jose Valverde (2-3), who was also stung for a two-run walkoff homer when the Diamondbacks lost in Cincinnati on Sunday.
Endy Chavez, who came into the game in a double switch at the start of the ninth, opened the inning with a double and dashed home on a single by Jose Reyes to tie the game. Paul Lo Duca followed with his fourth hit of the game, sending Reyes to third. After Arizona walked Carlos Beltran intentionally to load the bases, Carlos Delgado struck out.
With the infield in, Wright ripped a shot over the head of Eric Byrnes, scoring the winning run.
Duaner Sanchez (2-0) pitched the ninth for the victory.
Rockies 5, Padres 0
At San Diego, Jason Jennings threw a two-hitter, facing four over the minimum, and Matt Holliday, Brad Hawpe and rookie Ryan Spilborghs homered to lead Colorado over San Diego.
Colorado is 4-0 at Petco Park this season and all four games have been no-doubters.
The Rockies swept a series here in the season's first week, when they became the first team to score in double digits in three straight games at the spacious downtown park, which opened in 2004.
The Padres wore camouflage jerseys to honor the military on Memorial Day, and it seemed like Jennings (3-5) was throwing camouflage balls. It was his fifth career complete game and third shutout.
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