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Saturday’s interleague results

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Red Sox 13-0, Braves 3-14: At Boston, Daisuke Matsuzaka won his fifth straight decision, Mike Lowell hit a grand slam and Boston routed Atlanta in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. In the second game John Smoltz earned his 199th victory and Atlanta set a team record with 12 extra-base hits in the win over Boston.

Cubs 11, White Sox 6: At Chicago, Derek Lee punctuated a six-run eighth inning with a pinch-hit grand slam to lead another Cubs comeback, sending the White Sox to a staggering defeat.

Mets 10, Yankees 7: At New York, David Wright hit a pair of two-run homers and the Mets held off their fading Big Apple rivals for the victory. Tom Glavine closed within five wins of 300.

Twins 5, Brewers 2: At Milwaukee, Scott Baker pitched into the ninth inning in his first major league appearance this season and Minnesota won its 12th straight interleague game, beating Milwaukee.

Tigers 8, Cardinals 7: At Detroit, Ivan Rodriguez’s three-run homer in the third inning gave Detroit a six-run lead, and some strong defensive plays helped the Tigers hold on for a win over St. Louis.

Marlins 7, Devil Rays 2: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Dontrelle Willis allowed two runs in seven innings, Jeremy Hermida and Aaron Boone homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth and Florida defeated Tampa Bay.

Reds 10, Indians 5: At Cleveland, Brandon Phillips hit a three-run homer against his former team and extended his hitting streak to 21 games, leading Cincinnati to a win over Cleveland.

Blue Jays 13, Phillies 2: At Philadelphia, Matt Stairs hit a grand slam and Lyle Overbay drove in four runs with a triple and a homer as Toronto defeated Philadelphia.

Astros 6, Rangers 1: At Houston, Lance Berkman hit a two-run single after an umpire’s missed call in the sixth inning, and Houston went on to beat Texas.

Rockies 6, Royals 4: At Denver, Brad Hawpe and Garrett Atkins hit home runs off Gil Meche – the first earned runs the right-hander allowed on the road this season – as Colorado beat Kansas City.

Orioles 3, Nationals 2 (11): At Washington, Jay Payton’s two-run double in the 11th inning gave Baltimore a victory over Washington.

Angels 6, Dodgers 2: At Anaheim, Calif., Mike Napoli homered and scored the go-ahead run on a double play, Robb Quinlan drove in two more with a bloop double and the Angels beat the Dodgers.

Athletics 4, Giants 2: At Oakland, Calif., Dan Haren allowed three hits over seven dominant innings, and Jack Cust hit a three-run homer in Oakland’s second consecutive victory over San Francisco.

Associated Press