Tuesday’s games
American League
Yankees 12, Angels 4: At New York, Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs in his first three at-bats and became only the 12th major league player with 10 or more RBIs in a game, leading New York over Los Angeles Tuesday night. Each of A-Rod’s home runs came with two outs against Bartolo Colon (3-2) in the first four innings. He added a run-scoring single in the sixth off Kevin Gregg and finished one RBI shy of the A.L. record of 11 set by the Yankees’ Tony Lazzeri in 1936.
Orioles 11, Red Sox 8: Miguel Tejada hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning – his fourth hit of the game – as visiting Baltimore rallied from a five-run deficit to beat Boston. Javier Lopez also hit a two-run homer in the eighth to hand Red Sox closer Keith Foulke (1-3) his first blown save this season.
Blue Jays 7, Devil Rays 5: At Toronto, Dewon Brazelton became the first pitcher in 56 years to start a major league career with an 0-13 road record, and Tampa Bay lost to Toronto. Brazelton (1-4) allowed six runs – three earned – and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Twins 2, Royals 1: At Kansas City, Mo., Johan Santana (4-0) won his 17th straight decision, moving within three of Roger Clemens’ A.L. record as Minnesota beat K.C.
Athletics 9, White Sox 7: At Oakland, Calif., Jermaine Dye dropped a routine fly ball by Marco Scutaro in right field for a two-base error in the eighth, then pinch-hitter Erubiel Durazo singled home Scutaro for the go-ahead run two batters later, lifting Oakland to a victory over Chicago.
Tigers at Indians, ppd.: Cleveland’s home game with Detroit was rained out. No make up date has been set.
National League
Nationals 3, Phillies 1: At Washington, Brad Wilkerson connected off previously unbeaten Jon Lieber for the first upper-deck home run at RFK Stadium in 34 years, leading Washington to a victory over Philadelphia.
Braves 4, Mets 3: At New York, John Smoltz finally got some run support and bullpen help, earning his first win of the season in Atlanta’s victory over the Mets.
Reds 11, Cubs 9: At Chicago, Ken Griffey Jr., who entered with just three RBIs, had a three-run double and a sacrifice fly in Cincinnati’s win over the Cubs.
Marlins 9, Rockies 3: At Denver, Josh Beckett had a two-run double in Florida’s five-run seventh inning and overcame a shaky start for his fourth win, lifting the Marlins over Colorado.
Cardinals 5, Brewers 3: At St. Louis, Albert Pujols was 3 for 5 with a pair of two-run doubles, and closer Jason Isringhausen left with an apparent injury in the Cardinals’ win over Milwaukee.
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 2: At Los Angeles, Russ Ortiz pitched six effective innings, and Arizona beat Los Angeles for their fifth straight victory.
Giants 6, Padres 5: At San Francisco, J.T. Snow matched his career high with four hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to lead the Giants over San Diego. Astros vs. Pirates, ppd: Houston’s game at Pittsburgh was postponed due to a forecast of evening-long rain and was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on July 19.