Thursday’s interleague games

Reds 4, Rangers 3: At Cincinnati, Ken Griffey Jr. failed to get his milestone homer, but Cincinnati pulled off another late rally for a victory and three-game sweep of Texas. Sean Casey had a pair of hits and a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh, a consolation prize for a capacity crowd that saw Griffey go 0 for 3 with a sacrifice fly. The Reds then headed for St. Louis, where Griffey will resume his attempt to become the 20th player to reach the 500-homer mark.

Royals 10, Braves 4: At Atlanta, Desi Relaford went 3 for 5 with three RBIs to lead Kansas City past Atlanta. The Royals improved their A.L.-worst road record to 9-21 with their second victory in a row.

Phillies 6-4, Tigers 2-5: At Philadelphia, Carlos Guillen’s two-out RBI single in the 11th inning led Detroit past Philadelphia, giving the Tigers a split of a day-night doubleheader. In the opener, Jason Michaels homered and drove in four runs, leading the Phillies past the Tigers.

Red Sox 11, Rockies 0: At Denver, Derek Lowe pitched four-hit ball for seven innings in the 25th shutout in Coors Field history, and David Ortiz drove in a career-high five runs to help Boston avoid a sweep with a victory over Colorado.

Giants 8, Blue Jays 5: At San Francisco, Michael Tucker hit a tiebreaking triple in the eighth inning and San Francisco completed a three-game sweep with a victory over Toronto.

Pirates 5, Angels 2: At Pittsburgh, Tike Redman and Jack Wilson homered in Pittsburgh’s go-ahead seventh inning, and the Pirates beat Anaheim for Kris Benson’s first home victory in more than a year.

Twins 6, Expos 4: At Montreal, Matthew LeCroy hit his third pinch-hit homer in three at-bats this season, and Minnesota rallied to beat Montreal for a three-game sweep. Torii Hunter’s RBI double in the eighth inning put Minnesota ahead to stay, sending the Expos to their sixth consecutive loss.

Marlins 2, White Sox 1 (11): At Miami, pinch-hitter Matt Treanor singled home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning, and Florida beat Chicago. Following the game, Florida Marlins acquired reliever Billy Koch from the White Sox for minor league infielder Wilson Valdez.

Mets 6, Indians 2: At New York, Mike Cameron hit his first home run since May 10, and five pitchers combined on a five-hitter to lead New York to a victory over Cleveland.

Cardinals 5, Athletics 4: At St. Louis, pinch-hitter Reggie Sanders capped a three-run, ninth-inning rally with a game-winning single that gave St. Louis a victory over Oakland and a sweep of a three-game series between division leaders. The Cardinals have won 13 of 17 and cooled off the Athletics, who entered the series with a season-best, eight-game winning streak in which they averaged 10 runs. Oakland totaled 10 runs in the series.

Diamondbacks 6, Yankees 1: At Phoenix, knuckleballer Steve Sparks allowed one run in seven innings and Juan Brito hit his first major league home run to help Arizona beat New York. Sparks allowed only three hits, including Alex Rodriguez’s 456-foot home run, and walked seven.

Devil Rays 4, Padres 1: At San Diego, Fred McGriff hit his 493rd career home run and Tampa Bay extended its franchise-record winning streak to eight games by beating San Diego. The Devil Rays also swept consecutive series for the first time in their seven-year history. Before starting this trip, they beat Colorado three straight in Tampa. In sweeping the Padres, the perennially woeful Devil Rays jumped from last in the A.L. East to third.

Dodgers 4, Orioles 3: At Los Angeles, Adrian Beltre snapped a tie with a homer in the eighth inning to lift Los Angeles to a victory over Baltimore.

Thursday’s National League game

Cubs 5, Astros 4: At Houston, Glendon Rusch pitched eight strong innings, Moises Alou drove in three runs and Chicago beat Houston for its sixth straight win. Corey Patterson had two doubles and a triple, and Derrek Lee drove in two runs in Chicago’s first four-game sweep of the Astros since June 23-25, 1967.