Monday’s games
American League
Tigers 7, Red Sox 6: In Detroit, pinch-hitter John McDonald’s two-out single in the ninth capped a comeback against Curt Schilling, lifting Detroit to a win over Boston. Schilling entered the game with a two-run lead with two outs in the eighth and struck out Curtis Granderson to end the inning. In the ninth, he gave up three runs on four hits and a walk.
Orioles 6, Athletics 2: In Oakland, Calif., Sammy Sosa’s 25-foot RBI single highlighted a wild rally by Baltimore, and the Orioles ended Barry Zito’s eight-game winning streak with a win over Oakland.
Yankees 5, Devil Rays 2: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Jaret Wright won his first start in nearly four months and Alex Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield homered, helping New York beat Tampa Bay for its fifth straight win.
Twins 4, White Sox 2: In Chicago, Lew Ford and Brent Abernathy each hit a two-run single in the fourth inning to lead Minnesota past Chicago. Twins starter Kyle Lohse hung around long enough to earn his first victory since July 2, and Nick Punto had three hits and three stolen bases for Minnesota, which has won four of five.
Angels 5, Blue Jays 4 (11): In Anaheim, Calif., Darin Erstad drove in Orlando Cabrera with a single in the bottom of the 11th to give Los Angeles a win over Toronto.
National League
Giants 7, Reds 3: In Cincinnati, Randy Winn hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats, sending San Francisco to a win over Cincinnati. Todd Linden also homered and drove in two runs for the Giants, who overcame solo shots by Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn and Austin Kearns. Winn, who scored twice, led off the first inning with a single and the third with his ninth homer this season – his third in 13 games since being acquired from Seattle on July 30. The speedy center fielder doubled with one out in the fourth and opened the sixth with a triple to right-center.
Astros 12, Cubs 4: In Houston, Morgan Ensberg hit a long home run and finished 4 for 4 with three RBIs, and Chris Burke, Adam Everett and Humberto Quintero also homered in Houston’s win over Chicago. Ensberg homered in the seventh, a solo shot that landed on the train track above the left-field stands.
Rockies 11, Brewers 2: In Denver, Aaron Cook pitched six solid innings for his first win in more than a year, Garrett Atkins homered and drove in four runs as Colorado ended a four-game losing streak by beating Milwaukee. Cook returned to Colorado’s rotation on July 30 after missing nearly a year with blood clots in his lungs that nearly killed him.
Nationals 6, Phillies 3: In Philadelphia, Preston Wilson homered twice, Livan Hernandez pitched eight strong innings and Washington won again on the road, beating Philadelphia.