Tuesday’s games
American League
Athletics 2, Angels 1 (11): In Anaheim, Calif., Bobby Kielty homered leading off the 11th inning to carry Oakland to a win over Los Angeles and run Oakland’s winning streak to seven games.
Red Sox 7, Devil Rays 6: In Boston, Curt Schilling started slowly in his return to the Fenway mound, but the Red Sox rallied from a five-run deficit to beat Tampa Bay.
Rangers 8-0, White Sox 6-8: In Arlington, Texas, Brandon McCarthy threw two-hit ball over 7 2/3 innings for his first major league win as Chicago earned a doubleheader split with Texas. In the first game, rookie left-hander C.J. Wilson allowed one run and two hits in five innings of relief for his first major league win, and Mark Teixeira drove in six runs.
Blue Jays 7, Orioles 2: In Toronto, Shea Hillenbrand tripled during a four-run second inning and hit an RBI double in a three-run fifth as Toronto handed Baltimore its fifth straight loss.
Twins 7, Royals 4: In Kansas City, Mo., Joe Mauer singled, doubled and tripled and Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer as Minnesota beat Kansas City.
Tigers at Indians, ppd.: In Cleveland, the game between Detroit and the Indians was postponed because of rain before it started. A makeup date was not immediately announced.
National League
Mets 6, Phillies 4: In New York, Ramon Castro capped a comeback with a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Mets upended Philadelphia. The Phillies fell into a tie with the Florida Marlins atop the wild-card standings. The Mets and Houston Astros are a half-game back.
Marlins 7, Cardinals 6: In Miami, Carlos Delgado hit a two-run triple in the eighth and Florida recovered after blowing an early four-run lead to beat St. Louis.
Astros 5, Reds 2: In Houston, Morgan Ensberg hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth inning that rallied Houston past Cincinnati.
Pirates 6, Brewers 0: In Milwaukee, Paul Maholm pitched eight shutout innings in his major league debut as Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee.
Cubs 6, Dodgers 3: In Chicago, Nomar Garciaparra hit a solo home run and drove in two runs to back Mark Prior and help Chicago upend Los Angeles.
Nationals 3, Braves 2: In Atlanta, rookie Jason Bergmann earned his first major league win, leading a Washington bullpen that pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings in Washington’s win over Atlanta.
Giants 4, Rockies 3: In San Francisco, Ray Durham hit a tying RBI double in the eighth inning, then scored the go-ahead run on Edgardo Alfonzo’s infield single as the Giants beat Colorado.
Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3: In San Diego, Joe Randa hit a go-ahead home run leading off the sixth inning and Brian Giles had a three-run shot in the first as San Diego beat Arizona.