Saturday’s games
American League
Devil Rays 3, Orioles 2: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Kazmir pitched seven strong innings and Alex Gonzalez hit a solo homer off Sidney Ponson, leading Tampa Bay to a victory over Baltimore.
Tigers 2-2, Twins 1-5: At Detroit, Scott Baker allowed five hits in seven innings and Justin Morneau homered and drove in two runs as Minnesota beat Detroit in the second game of a day-night doubleheader. In the first game, Sean Douglass (3-0) started two key rundowns and pitched seven strong innings for the Tigers, while Curtis Granderson hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh of Detroit’s victory.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 0: At Chicago, Manny Ramirez homered and Boston’s Wade Miller earned his first win since May 30 by allowing five hits in seven innings in a victory over the White Sox.
Blue Jays 9, Royals 4: At Kansas City, Mo., Shea Hillenbrand and Eric Hinske each hit two-run doubles in a six-run fifth inning as Toronto beat Kansas City.
Athletics 5, Rangers 4: At Arlington, Texas, Eric Chavez hit one of Oakland’s four solo homers, and the Athletics stretched their winning streak to five by beating Texas.
Angels 8, Yankees 6: At Anaheim, Calif., Darin Erstad hit a two-run double in the midst of a four-run fourth inning to lead Los Angeles over New York.
National League
Mets 7, Dodgers 5: At New York, Jose Reyes had four hits, including his major league-leading 10th triple, to lead Pedro Martinez and New York to a comeback victory over Los Angeles.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 5: At St. Louis, Derrek Lee hit his major league-leading 32nd homer, and Jeromy Burnitz and Aramis Ramirez also connected for Chicago in a victory over St. Louis.
Phillies 2, Padres 0: At Philadelphia, Chase Utley homered for the second straight game, and rookie Robinson Tejeda allowed only two singles in six innings to help Philadelphia defeat San Diego.
Pirates 5, Rockies 3: At Pittsburgh, Dave Williams limited Colorado to one hit over six innings, and rookies Ryan Doumit and Brad Eldred drove in all but one of Pittsburgh’s runs in a victory.
Nationals 4, Astros 2: At Washington, Tony Armas allowed only one hit in seven innings, and Washington capitalized on Willy Taveras’ misplay of Carlos Baerga’s bases-loaded fly to center in the first inning to beat Houston.
Brewers 11, Reds 7: At Cincinnati, Lyle Overbay hit two homers, including a grand slam, and drove in a career-high six runs as Milwaukee roughed up Cincinnati.
Braves 3, Diamondbacks 2: At Phoenix, Andruw Jones led off the ninth inning with his 30th home run to give Atlanta a victory over Arizona.
Marlins 16, Giants 4: At San Francisco, Carlos Delgado and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back homers in a five-run fifth inning, Josh Beckett won in his return from the disabled list, and Florida beat San Francisco.