Friday’s results
Astros 4, Rays 3: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Roy Oswalt rebounded from a poor outing, Carlos Lee had a two-run double and Houston snapped an eight-game losing streak with a victory over Tampa Bay.
Reds 4, Yankees 2: At New York, Edinson Volquez pitched seven sharp innings in Cincinnati’s first game at Yankee Stadium in 32 years, and the Reds beat Mike Mussina and New York to end a five-game skid.
Angels 7, Phillies 1: At Philadelphia, Ervin Santana struck out nine in seven impressive innings, Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run homer and Los Angeles beat the Phillies.
Cubs 4, White Sox 3: At Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Derrek Lee and Ramirez tied the game with a back-to-back homers in the seventh off Octavio Dotel and Ramirez then sent their fans into pandemonium with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth that gave the host Cubs a victory over Chicago.
Twins 7, Diamondbacks 2: At Minneapolis, Scott Baker won for the first time in more than two months, Craig Monroe homered and Minnesota got the win over Arizona.
Pirates 1, Blue Jays 0 (12): At Pittsburgh, shortstop John McDonald misplayed Jason Michaels’ hard-hit grounder with the bases loaded and none out for a game-ending error in the 12th inning as the Pirates beat Toronto.
Giants 9, Royals 4: At Kansas City, Mo., Ray Durham had three hits, including a bases-clearing double in a four-run sixth, and San Francisco rallied for a victory to snap the Royals’ five-game winning streak.
Cardinals 5, Red Sox 4: At Boston, Kyle Lohse won his sixth straight start and St. Louis hit three homers to hold on for the victory over the Red Sox.
Orioles 8, Brewers 5: At Milwaukee, Aubrey Huff went 4 for 5 with two homers, and Baltimore’s bullpen pitched seven scoreless innings in a victory over the Brewers.
Nationals 4, Rangers 3 (14): At Washington, Elijah Dukes drove in the winning run with two outs in the 14th inning with his fifth hit, giving the Nationals the victory over Texas. Dukes was 5 for 6 with a home run, a double, two stolen bases, two runs and two RBIs.
Padres 6, Tigers 2: At San Diego, Adrian Gonzalez drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning and the Padres beat Detroit.
Athletics 7, Marlins 6 (11): At Oakland, Calif., Kurt Suzuki went 4 for 5 and hit a game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the 11th inning to lead the Athletics to the victory over Florida.
Indians 6, Dodgers 4 (10): At Los Angeles, Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run double with two out in the 10th inning after the Cleveland bullpen blew a four-run lead for Cliff Lee, and the Indians beat the Dodgers.
Associated Press