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Show D3 DAILY HERALD Sunday, September 9, 2007 Star of the day THE DAY IN BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay's B.J. NATIONAL LEAGUE W Pet L GB 86 57 .601 New York 80 62 .563 512 Toronto 72 69 .511 13 , Baltimore 61 , 1 m 3 12-- 6 47-2- 7 5 10-- 8 10-- 8 2612 3 . 2 1 W-- ft 34-4- BALTIMORE Rookie Scott Moore hit a grand CENTRAL W Cleveland Detroit Pet GB L10 . 81 60 .574 77 65 .542 412 4 L Str 2 Minnesota 69 73 ,486 12 12 Kansas City 62 79 .440 Chicago 61 81 W L 44-2- 9 W-- 8 slam to cap a seven-ru- n third inning against Daisuke Matsuzaka, and the Baltimore Orioles endhome ed a record losing streak by beating the Boston Red Sox 5 Saturday night. Tike Redman and Nick Markakis also homered for the Orioles, who wort for only the third time in 18 games. The 11 consecutive home losses were the most for Baltimore since the franchise moved from Home Road Int 3 37-3- 5 8 7 4 19 14-- 4 7 10-- 8 .430 20 12 W-- 2 4 11-- WEST Los Pet 84 57 Oakland' 69 74 Texas 67 74 .475 Str L10 GB - 5 Angeles Seattle W-- 2 3 74 66 .529 9 12 183 Home Road Int 49-2- 3 4 ' 16 17 2 hi 14-- 9 4 1 36-3- W-- TODAY'S GAMES at Detroit (Bonderman Seattle (F.Hernandez Boston (Beckett 17-at Baltimore (Guthrie ), ), Toronto (Litsch at Tampa Bay (Shields at ChiSox (Garland Minnesota (J.Santana N.Y. Yankees (Wang 17-at K.C. (Greinke ), Oakland (DiNardo at Texas (Millwood Cleveland (Laffey at Angels (Jer. Weaver ), ), 11:05 a.m. 11:35 a.m. 11:40 a.m. 12:05 p.m. 12:10 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 6:05 p.m. New York Mets' Tom Glavine delivers a pitch to a Houston Astros batter during the second inning of their game on Saturday. Glavine perfect in win MONDAY'S GAMES Tampa Bay at Boston, 5:05 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 5:05 p.m. Minnesota at K.C, 6:10 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago Sox, 6:11 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. ASSOCIATED THE PRESS NEW YORK Tom Glavine carried a perfect game into the sixth and allowed one run over plus innings to lead the New York Mets past the slumping Houston Astros seven-- NATIONAL LEAGUE on Saturday. David Wright matched his career high with his 27th homer for the NL g Mets, who have won seven of eight to improve to a season best 19 games above .500. Paul Lo Duca had an RBI double and Luis Castillo scored on a wild pitch. Houston has lost six of 3-- 1 EAST W Pet L 80 61. .567 GB ." -- L10 ! 3 Str Home Road Int W-- 37-3- 0 Philadelphia 74 67 .525 6 5 W-- 40-3- Atlanta 73 69 .514 712 5 W-- 3 38-3- 5 Washington Florida . 63 79 .444 1712 2 .430 1912 1 61 81 8-- 1 1 9--9 0 CENTRAL W Pet L Chicago Milwaukee 72 69 .511 St 69 69 .500 72 Louis . Cincinnati GB L10 Str W-- 1 69 .511 Home Road Int 84 38-3- W-- 1 3 12 5 1 39-3- 1 64 78 .451 8 12 6 1 6 1 Houston 62 80 437 1012 Pittsburgh 62 80 .437 10 12 4-- 6 4 36-3- 3 7 1 9 .30-3- 6--9 8 1 26-4- 9 1 WEST W Arizona . . GB - 79 63 .556 77 64 .546 San Diego Los Pet L 1 73 68 .518 Home Road Int W-- 3 44-2- 5 W-- 1 40-3- W-- 37-3- 2 512 4 15 6 San Francisco 64 78 .451 Str 5 4 Angeles. 75 67 .528 Colorado 12 L10 38-3- 0 0 1 8-- 4 10-- 34-3- 6 0 TODAY'S GAMES 11 :05 a.m. at Atlanta (Cormier ), Washington (Bergmann at N.Y. Mets (Martinez 11:10 a.m. Houston (Oswalt 14-at Cincinnati (Dumatrait ), 11:15 a.m. Milwaukee (Sheets 11-1 1 :35 a.m. at Pitt. (Morris ), Chicago Cubs (Trachsel 11:35 a.m. Florida (Willis at Philadelphia (Moyer ), 1 :05 p.m. at Colorado (Fogg .San Diego (Young 15-2:05 p.m. at S.Fran. (Cain Dodgers (Penny at Arizona (Davis ), 2:40 p.m. fitLouis (Thompson SATURDAY'S RESULTS M. Mets 3, Houston 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, S.Fran. 2 Philadelphia 9, Florida 1 Atlanta 9, Washington 2 Chicago Cubs 5, Pitt, i Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 3 San Diego 3, Colorado 1 St. Louis at Arizona, late its last seven. Glavine (13-6- ) departed to a hearty ovation after allowing singles to Carlos Lee and Mark Loretta with no outs in the eighth. Aaron Heilman came in and allowed Ty Wiggin-ton'- s RBI single before striking out three straight to get out of the inning. Billy Wagner, who had allowed at least one run in each of his previous five outings, pitched the ninth for his 31st save in 35 opportunities. Woody Williams allowed Lo Duca's RBI double in the fourth but struck out Jose Reyes with runners on second ' and third to end the inning and limit the damage. Williams was charged with three runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out three and 'i Blue Jays third ST. PLEkSBUiRG, Fla. baseman Troy Glaus declined to address accusations that he received performance-enhancin- g drugs from a Florida pharmacy under investiga-tio- n for illegally distributing prescription medica- tions. 4 4 1 1 1 1 Deleeib 4 0 4 0 4 0 Pie cf 0' 0 DeRosa 2b 3 1 Kendall c .4 1 JJones ct 3 t 2 0 CZmro p Mrml p 0 0 0 0 Howry p 1 Soto on 0 0 0 Dmpstr p 33 5 Totals 1 ARmrz3b CFIoydrt 1 0 0 0 0 8 Chicago Pittsburgh 100 020 OOO 000 received multiple Glaus, a four-timshipments of nandrolone and testosterone between September 2003 and May 2004, SI.com reported Friday. "I respect the fact that you guys have a job to do. I expect that you certainly have some questions. I am not going to comment on the story," Glaus told reporters before Saturday night's game at Tampa Bay. "I hope you respect that at this time." Glaus appeared shaken by the situation when he talked briefly outside the Blue Jays' clubhouse prior to batting practice. He led the AL with 47 homers in 2000 and was MVP of the 2002 World Series for the Anaheim Angels, then missed large stretches in 2003 and 2004 because of shoulder problems. e 1 1 1 All-Sta- r, 2 Morgan ct 0 McLtnrl 1 FSnchz 2b 0 Bay If 0 Doumltrf 0 LaRche lb 0 JBtsta 3b 0 Palino c 2 JWIsonsi 0 Snellp 0 Phelps ph 0 Osoria p 0 Grabowp 0 Kataph 5 Total! IP Chicago CZmro W.15-1Marmol Pedro Martinez to oppose Houston's Roy Oswalt in 1st start at Shea since surgery Pedro Martinei clowned around , IEW YORK with Mets closer Billy Wagner about his Texas Longhofns hat and offered some sunglasses to any of his teammates that would listea Expect a slightly different attitude today when he makes takes the mound at Shea Stadium for the first time since he had major shoulder surgery in October. I v "I'm more confident every time take the ball Marticautious," be to have still but I'm going to nez said Saturday. "I can't go crazy out there like I am when I'm not pitching." Martinez earned a win in his first start of the Season, getting through five innings in 76 pitches to help the Mets beat the Reds 10-- in Cincinnati on Monday. It was his first big league outing since he lasted just 2 ft innings in a loss at Atlanta on Sept. 27 last year. N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 bM 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0' 2 1 t 101 100 2 0 0 0 6 1 ft Howry Dempster Pittsburgh 1 SnellL.9-1- 7 2 Osons 1tt Grabow Vi R 1 ER BB 0 0 0 7 0 4 3 1 0 SO 8 2 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 10 1 0 0 METS 3, ASTROS 1b Calealf Loretta 2b Wggntn 3b Rnsrnn 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 Scott rl Munsnc WWImsp Quails p Ltmbph Lidgep Toted r 0 0 0 DM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 much-maligne- 1 Houttoa Mew Vera, 4 1 slammed the door the rest '."' of the way. v.;'! I Dodgers 6, Giants 2: San, Francisco, David Wells' took a perfect gameinto the sixth inning and Luis Gonzalez hit a three-nu- t homer in the first, lead-- . ,j ing the Dodgers past the .. Kevin Frandsen's'bne-'out single to left in the V sixth broke up Boomerls bid. Scott McClain theity ' reached on a fielder's 000 001 1 1 Milt 010 110 OOX 1 Quails 1 Udge few York TGamneW.IM 1 Heilman BWagner S.31 7 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 ss KGreen Kzmnff 3b HBeNp Sledge ph Barrett ph 1 Htfman p 0 3 Bardc Blum 2b 3 Mddun p 2 Brocall p 0 Stnsbry 2b 0 Ensbrg 3b 1 30 Totals WP T r b bl ab r 4 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 3 0 pitched to 2 batters WWiHiams. 2:18 A 53.061 m (57.343). the ' B 2, Florida 6. Philadelphia Philadelphia LtOB 6. 2B Hermida (27), Nunez (10). 3B Dobbs (4). HR HaRamirez (25), Rollins (26), Dobbs (9). Coste (5). SB Olivo (3), Victorino (35), Utley (9) ,1 ' Ftortda VndHrkL,4,6 ," SedfJon IP H B ER BB SO 4 5 0 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .' : Garcia '. Romerd 2 Gordon Geary D 1 1 1 2 4 1 4 6 h 1 i t r J 1 4 4 Y 2 2 0 110 W' 0 1 2' -,r. 0. '.. . , 1 ..1 Enna Condrey W.5-- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 110 3 020 000 001 010 000 000 1 AdGonzalez (9). DP San Diego 1, Colorado 2 10B San Olego 3, Colorado KGreene (38). Helton (34). SB 5. 2B MCameron (16), Taveras (33). E San Diego MaddiaW.12-Brocail HBetl R ER BB SO 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 2 0 8 L.1 Vi Julio Atteldt T H 6 S.37 Hoffman Colorado France a? 1 M 2:30. A 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 110 30,429 (50,449). DEVIL RAYS 5 BLUE JAYS 4 0 0 Bth. MILWAUKEE ab r hM Chnop Miwellph Albldo p Batista ph Rivera p Munozp Abreup Lngrnnph Totals 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 S WtiNfigtMi Atlanta 0 5 0 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 Hopper cl AIGnzlzss Kppngrss Grf Jr rt BPhllps 2b Dunn II EEcrcn3b Votto 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 Rossc 0 0 Harang p 0 0 Cantu ph 0 o Burton p Wthersp McOt Touts 000 030 2 bM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 12 0 3 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R ER BB SO 5 6 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 8 0 0 3 I 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Fivers V, Munoz Abrau h 0 0 6M Vt 8 0 Acosta 1 0 Yates 1 1 2 0 0 0 James Bark James. 12:45. A 36,940 (49,583). six-ru- s, (0-1- 8-- b I MINNESOTA 110 1112 31 CHICAGO ab r bbl 111 0 0 0 8 8 t 4 8 outs whsn winning run scored. E Zaun (7), JMcOonald (7). DP Toronto Toronto 8. Tampa 1, Tampa Bay 1. LOB Thomas (26). HR Rios (23), Bay 3. 2B OYoung (12). Upton (231, Navarro (8). SB Crawford (49). S JMcOonald SFStairs. N R ER 8 3 2 1 1 4 5 3 2 2 Toronto Burnett Accardo L.4- - 4 V, 6 , B8 180 2 1 0 2 TOO 01 0 0 0 0 Burnett (CPena). 2:44, (43,772). 0 2 0 2b 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1112 c 40 818 8 Totals 7 8 Buscher (4), Citron (8). LOB Minnesota 9, Chicago 14. 2B THunter (40), Cuddyer (251. Kuoel (25). Morales (1), THunter Uribe 2 (14). flichar 2 (5. HR (28). Buscher (2). Thome (25), Konerko (28), Pierzynski (14). SF Kubel. E IP H R 4 9 3 5 1 2 Slowey Cali 1.0-Neshek ER BB 3 3 5 1 0 2 1 2 0 SO 0 3 2 Guerner Chicago Contreras W 110 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 7 4 1 2 MMyersW.4-- 2 Vt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Yi 0 11 3 pitched lo 4 batters in the 7th, Contreras pitched to batter in the 6th. TMaJI. HBP by Neshek (Cirriron) PB T 3:25 31,747 (40.615). Cali 1 2 1 W.2-- 0 SO 1 2 0 2 2 2 3 1 3b THallc Przyns 2 1 ss Uribe Ricnai bbl 2 0 014 011 000 200 300 30x Minnesota Chicago MacDougal Thornton S,2 Tamos Bay Hammel Balfour Cintron 5 Minnesota 000 002 200 010 000 004 IP ab r Owens cf Pdsdnk It Thome dh Knerko lb Dye rt 0 2 3 0 LRdrgz 2b 5 0 THnterct 5 1 2 Mrneau lb 4 1 0 0 Cddyerrf 5 1 2 0 Kuoel dh 3 1 1 1 RoWtite ph 1 0 0 0 Bscher 3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 Bartlett ph Mrales c 3 1 3 0 1 Hemtz c 0 0 0 Punto ss 4 0 1 0 41 714 7 Totals 5 H Tyner OOO 2 0 0 0 4 12 2 4 0 0 0 3 10 0 3 0 0 O 3 3 8, TWINS 7 WHITE SOX TIGERS 12 MARINERS 6 by . RANGERS 7, ATHLETICS 3 IP sb r bM ShStwrtlt Scutaro 2b Cuslrf Piazza dh OJnson lb Swisher cf Hnnhn3b DMrpy ss Suzuki c 011 011 OOO 000 R H 3 4 3 4 3 ER BB SO H A R ER BB SO 8 6 2 2 4 0 0 Oakland 3V, 10 Meyer Marshall 3V4 2 1 1 1 Vi 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Murray MWood 7 7 2 2 2 7 Littleton 0 Lewis 0 Tenas 2 Mendoza 3 W.1-- in Rheinecker A 3 7 GaudinL.10-1- 6 111111 12 1111 010 10S 020 200 400 OOO E Oakland 2 LOB MYoung (14). DP Oakland 9. Teias 7. 2B ShSlewart (19), Cust (16). Swisher (33). Suzuki (11). Kinsler (21), Cruz (14). HR Kinsler (19). Blaiock (7. S Vazquez SF ShStewart ft 48 0 1 1 Ctlnotto lb 4 1 1 0 2 1 Wlkrsn lb 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 Kinsler 2b 5 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 MYong ss 0 4 0 0 0 MBrd cf 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 Bolts H 4 0 1 0 DaMpy II 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 Blaiock dh 1 1 0 1 1 Cruz rf 0 4 0 0 Sltmca c 3b 0 0 Vrguez 713 7 39 1 B 2 Totals 4 Teias King Lmebrink TumbowW.4-- 1 ab r hM 4 Oakland 31 Suppan 2 TEXAS OAKLAND 1 2:58 T A 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 ! 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1110 120 ORIOLES 11, RED SOX 5 SAN FRAN kM Furcal ss Pierre cl Kemprt JKent 2b Brim p SsHop LGnzIZ II 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ab RDavlscf Schrhlt rt t 1 bM 0 Coradh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winn It Feliz 3b Aurllis ss Ortmr lb Rdrgez c Frndsn 2b 7ito o 0 Valdezpr Emierri 0 McClain oh 0 MartMC Giesep Loney lb 1 Bonds ph Hlnbm3b 1 1 Kline p TAbru3b 0 0 Munterp Dwells p RMrtnz 3b 1 0 1 1 21 2 4 Totals 33 B 7 B Totals Lowell 3b Clayton 3b Yukilislb Hinsketb JDrewrf Kieltyrf Varitekc MossK Crisp cf Csshc JLugoss Touts 300 OOO 003 002 000 OOO I Hlllenbrsnd (4) LOB 5. San Frsncisco 3 28 3B Schiethortz (3). HR Furcal. r 0 1 Broiton Seito SanFrancsios 1 4 ZtoL.9-1- 1 Gwse 1 1 Kims 6 2 0 0 2 Munter 1 1 5 0 5 3 2 2 Los Angeles (13). 11 E JLuoo (18), Hoey (1). DP Baltimore 1. LOB Boston 6. Baltimore 5. 2B Ellsbury (41, DOrtiz 2 (43), JOrew (26), JLugo 2 (34). BRoberts (39). Huff 128) (28), Redman (1). Markakis (17), Moore (1). H R ER BB SO B M R ER BB SO 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 Tavarsz Hansack 1 0 Timlin 4 0 0 3 3 3 5 Leicester 0 3 0 0 1 Cherry 2 2 0 1 1110 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 1 4 111 38 8 5 ToUls 10 Seattle Detroit 6 3 2 0 8 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 V, 7 0 3 1 1 1 1 M 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 W.1-- Hoey DBS! 5 2 9th. T 3:03. A 48,043 (48,290). 8 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 Inge 3b Totsls 12 38121512 1006 110 103 31s 111 301 12 Inge (16) LOB Seattle Beltre (37. Polanco (32), 8. Detroit 8. Ibanez 14), MOrdonez (47). Casey 129) 3B Gianderson 122). TPerez 111 HR Beltre (23). YBetancourt (9). IRodriguez (11). Inge Polanco. MOrdonez. (14). SF IP H R ER BB SO Seattle 2 7 2 9 JIWeaverL.6-15 6 1 2 3 2 2 Green 0 2 2 2 0 V, RoiandSmith Vi While 0 0 0 0 JGulllen 18). 2B 10 12 Camptlk) Detroit Robertson 4 Miner 2 W.3-- Vi 1 Rodney Bazardo 1 7 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 JlWeaver pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, Green pitched to batter in the 7th. WP T Green. 3.01 42,184 (41,070). A 11, ROYALS 5 YANKEES CITY KANSAS ab r bM 3 2 EGrmn3b 3 0 0 0 Brazell ph Jeter ss Gnzalez ss 3 1 0 1 Grdzln 2b 2 JSmlth 2b BAbreurf 4 0 t 0 Butler lb Mntkwlb ARod 3b 3 2 2 3 MiSwy dh 0 0 0 leahenrt Duncsn rf 0 0 Costs rl Malsui If 0 0 Brown II Posadsc 0 0 0 T Peru II JMolns c 0 2 0 LaRuec Cano2b BtemH lb 2 2 3 Gthrght ct 1 2 0 MeCbrct Touts 40111411 ToUn) Damon 8 dh 2 12 New York Kansas City ab r bM 4 0 2 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 4 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 2 3 0 10 4 0 0 0 2 10 0 38 810 OOO 11 8 New York DP S 207 000 200 012 002 8 220 OOO 001 107 300 00S B Feliz (25). LGonzalez Kline pitched to 1 batter hi the T 2:31. 42,228(41,777): 1 1 MtszkaL.14-122- 7 r bM r hM BRbrts2b 5 2 3 0 1 0 Fahey 2b 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 3 2 fiedmn cl 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 Mrkkisrt 1 If 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bvnum 2 1 0 0 Teada ss 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 LHrndzss 1 1 0 Millar lb 2 1 0 1 1 0 Huff dh 4 0 I 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 Payton" 2 4 0 0 Moore 3b 4 1 0 Molina c 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 38 It 11 10 610 S Totals Boston Baltimore LotAnaelee San Francisco 4 Ibanez II Beltre 3b JCImnt ph Sanson lb Jhima c JoLpez 2b YBtcrt ss BALTIMORE If 5 Pedrrjta 2b 5 DOrtlzdh 3 Ellsbry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 Vidro dh JGillen rf NEW YORK BOSTON ab LOS ANGELES 5 32,476 (48.911). 22.758 (42,271). DODGERS 6, GIANTS 2 DETROIT ab r bbl 0 Grndsn cf 4 3 2 0 Planco 2b 4 2 3 4 1 Shllield dh 5 0 0 0 0 MOrdz rt 3 2 12 2 Moore rl 0 0 0 0 0 CGillen ss 4 0 0 0 5 2 4 2 0 IRdrgzc 5 0 3 2 TPerez II 0 Casey 1b 3 0 10 1 0 0 0 Maybin pr RSnlgo ss 2 0 0 0 r bM ab ct ISuzukl E Milwaukee DWeUW.7-- 111 100 W.10-1- 4 4 Two Totals B N AlbeiadejO After blowing a n lead in the ninth on Friday night, the Twins couldn't hold on to a two-ru- n lead in the seventh. Juan Uribe doubled off Twins reliever Kevin Slowey , then with two-outA.J. Pierzynski hit a homer off Carpinch-hi- t men Cali ) on the first pitch. After Jerry Owens walked, Scott Podsednik singled and Thome followed with an RBI single to put the White Sox ahead SEATTLE Cincinnati 1. LOB Milwaukee 9, Cincinnati 3. 26 BHall (35), OMiller (7). 3B Weeks (6) HR Fielder (43). Votto 12). SB Hopper (10). S Rivera SF Jenkins WeathersLi-- Logan (2), FLopez (18), Zimmerman (23) DP Atlanta 1. IOB Washington 8, Atlanta 6. 28 Flow (8). 3B Langerhans Betliard (9). YEscobar (4), (21 HR Francosur (17). SF AJones. 1 White Sox 8, Twins 7: At Chicago, Jim Thome hit his 497th career home run and RBI added the single in the seventh inning to lead the White Sox. Garza 9 1 Burton 000 OOO 200 200 040 21 1 1 ab flwmra3b 1 i Toronto Tampa Bay HBP ab r 4 0 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 20 T 1. 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 OOO 0 0 0 0 34 410 4 Totals Harang 2b 4 3 2 1 2 0 Rnteria ss 4 Jhnson 2b 1 0 0 0 CJones 3b 4 2 0 0 1 Wdwrd 3b 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 Twira lb 1 2 Fmcurrl 1 4 1 0 AJonesct 0 0 1 0 0 McCnnc 0 1 1 0 0 Diaz If 0 0 0 0 0 James p 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Moylanp 0 0 Acostap 0 0 0 0 0 Thrmnph 0 0 0 0 0 Yates p 0 0 0 1 0 B 2 Totals 31 BBS B 0. 1 Crwfrd If 3 1 0 0 0 0 CPena 1b 1 2 DYong ct 3 4 0 1 0 BHarrs 2b 2 0 1 0 Gomes rt 4 0 0 0 Norton dh 3 1 1 0 Upton ph 4 1 1 0 Nvarroc ss 3 0 0 0 JoWlsn ss 31 4 8 4 Totals Stairs It Jhnson If Rios rt Thmasdh Gtous 3b Ovrbay 1b AHill 2b Zaun 6 Reyes DP YEscbr CtKOL.5-- 1 3 5 3 Milwaukee Clnclnnad r k 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-- ' ATLANTA 5 0 2 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 i ct VWells CINCINNATI bM ab Weeks 2b Gross rl Stockerrt Braun 3b FCdero p Fildr lb BHallct Jenkins II DMillarc JEstdapti Turnbw p Hardy ss .Cunsellss Suppanp CHarlpti. Klngp Lnbrnk p Rivera c Totals FCorderoS.41 f 3 4 3 TAMPA BAY TORONTO Glover CitKinnatl Logan ct FLopezss Zmrmn3b DYongtb kesrns n WPenalt Blllard 2b Floret c 37-1- All-St- s, BREWERS 4, REDS 3 bU Tveras cl 10 0 0 0 Sllivanpr 0 0 Julio p 0 0 1 0 Atteldt p 0 0 1 0 2 1 KMtsm 2b 1 1 Carroll 0 0 2b 0 0 HllidayH 0 0 0 0 Helton 1b 2 1 0 0 Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 Hawpe rt 0 0 Tlowzklss 3 0 0 0 0 0 Trralba c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spbrgh cl 0 0 Francis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 0 0 0 0 0 Innetta c 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 Totals 32, 1 10 0 0 San Diego Colorado Moylan TGiavlne 100 000 000 000 301 14 1 d ' COLORADO b 4 3 3 3 4 3 0 0 WnMflftM Houston 8 1 35 912 9 Ennla pitched to 2 batters In the 5th. HBP Wolf. by Seddon (Wley). WP T 2:50 (43.847).. I I Berkman (11) DP New York 1 LOB Houston 2. New York 6 2S ShGreen (29). Lo Duel (14) HR Wright (27). TGlevme. SB LCastek) (6) 8 M ED 88 SO R s WW.Hiarm 1 'v M 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OOO 0 0 0 35 1 8 1 Totals Kensing Wort ' 1 i pn Florida PhllwWnWa T 1 3 Totals Carroll Totals bullpen. d WASHINGTON r bM 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 JBRyesss LCstillo2b Wright 36 Beltran ct Aloud BWgnr p ShGrentb I Duca c Mlldgerf TGIvmp Heilmn p Chavez II ts 1 BRAVES 9, NATIONALS 2 NEW YORK B A-R- 1 at) Pence ct Burke rl I Yankees 11, Royals 5: At Kansas City, Mo., Alex Rodriguez reached 50 home runs for the first time in five seasons, and promptly added to his total. homered in consecutive against Royals rookie Brian Bannister (12-8- ) to set a single-seaso- n record for a third baseman. Rodriguez just missed homering in three straight flying out to the center field wall in the sixth, and was hit by a pitch from rookie 1 1 CZambrano pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. HBP by Osoria (DeRosa I, by Marmol Balk Marmol. (McLouth). T 2:31 A 33,373 (38.496). HOUSTON Matsuzaka walked Markakis to force in a run, Miguel Tejada hit an RBI single and Kevin Millar walked to push across another run. . 1 Luke Hochevar in the seventh before coming out for a pinch runner. He became the first Yankees player to reach 50 homers in a season since Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle did it in 1961. joined Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa as the only players in history to hit 50 homers in three different seasons. Andy Pettitte (13-8- ) pitched into the seventh and Johnny Damon and Wilson Betemit also nomereu tor incw lorn, which has won four in a row and is a major 9 since league-bes- t break. The the Yankees have dominated the Royals, going 1 this year and 18-- 3 since 2005. d 1 1 BGiles rt BCIarklt MCmrn ct AdGnlz lb Morgan (1). LaRothe (51 LOB Chicago 4. Pittsburgh 9. 28 Kendall (8). 3B Thernt (21. JJones (2) HR ASorlano (23). CS Kendall (3). S CZambrano. SF JWilson. Brkrnn ; 1 1 ). (14-12- Gustavo Molina led off with a single and took third on a double by Brian Roberts before a walk to Redman loaded the bases. T E . V 0 0 1 1 SAN DIEGO r bM 1 1' V PITTSBURGH ab 1 1 1 PADRES 3, ROCKIES 1 r ASranolt Theriotss . 1 walked three. CHICAGO 3-- two-gam- (4-6- CUBS 5. PIRATES 1 Glaus declines to comment on accusations he used performance- v.. enhancing drugs left-fiel- back-and-for- Phillies 9, Marlins 1: 't choice in his Giants debut At Philadelphia, Greg Dobbs tied the game with and scored on an error when Shea Hillenbrand's a two-ou- t triple in the wild throw hit McClain fourth and Chris Coste lined the next of fering as he rounded second on from Florida starter Rick Rajai Davis' single. d Rookie Nate Schier-holt- z VandenHurk into the followed with an seats as the Phillies e losRBI triple to make it snapped a Wells who signed ing streak. with the Dodgers on Aug. Clay Condrey (54)), 24 after being designated who has spent the season for assignment by the Pashuttling to Triple-- Ottawa, dres, won for the second time in as many decisions innings of pitched 2 with his new club. He relief to earn the victory. He now has as many struck out four and didn't wins as stints with the big walk a batter in seven innings, allowing four hits league club this season. and two runs. VandenHurk ) took the loss for Florida, which PHILLIES 9, MARLINS 1 fell to 8 in its last 23 games. PLORIDA PHILA ab r bbl ab r h M Hanley Ramirez hit a 2 HaRmzss 4 Rollins ss 5 leadoff homer, his 25th 0 , 4 0 0 0 Vctrnorf ,5 Uggla 2b 4 Hrmid4 4 0 2 it emer-0 Utley2b of the season, but 0 Howard lb 4 0 0 0 MiCbr3b 4 0 Burrell If 0 0 gency Phillies starter ,' ). Wlnhmlf 4 0 0 Gordon p 0 0 0 0 tb 4 John Ennis wove his wtfy ' Jacobs CRoss cl 4 0 0 0 0 p Geary to 2 0 Rwand cl 4 1 2 0 OHvoo of trouble.for! C 3 0 0 Dobbs 3b 3 2 2 2 VndHrk p four innings. Condrey j;,v Deazaoh 1 0 Nunez 3b 111. 2 0 3 0 0 Coste.c took over after Florida's, : Seddonp 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ennls p Garcia p first two batters smgledt" imden 0 t) Ondfyv 00 0 0 000 O' 0 Rmerop in the fifth, and the f rfoft 'Knsngp". won p is 0 0 0 Werth It , A (8-1- MONDAY'S GAMES St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m. Washington at Florida, 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Pitt., 5:05 p.m. Colorado at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 5;10 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. MLB NOTES 4-- Matsuzaka (7-8- ), East-leadin- 4 30-4- St. Louis in 1954. David Ortiz homered and hit two doubles for the Red Sox. The AL led 1 before the Orioles rallied against East-leade- rs SATURDAY'S RESULTS ; BETZ Associated Press ED Chicago Sox 8, Minn. 7 Detroit 12, Seattle 6 Baltimore 11, Boston 5 Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 11, K.C. 5 Texas 7, Oakland 3 Cleveland at Angels, late New York ASSOCIATED PRESS THE W-- homer two-ru- n Losing streak broken Home Road Int ; 44-2- 5 6-- 4 24 80 .433 Tampa Bay s 59 83 .415 Str L10 6--4 t pinch-hi- four-ru- n AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Boston Upton's rally in the ninth inning and lifted the Devil Rays to a 5-- 4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, capped LOB Osmon New York 9, Kansas City 10. 2B (21) BAbieu 2 (31), Cam (36). MeCabreri (22) German (13), Butler 2 21), Brown Damon (10), ARodriguei 2 (12) HR (51). Betemit CS ARodriguez SB (4) (3). B EGermsn Ceno (10). N R ER BB SO 7 2 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 4 7 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 New York Pettitte W, Button Kansas Hochevar Yt 1 Vt V, Bruney Ramirez Bannister Braun 8 H City U 5 1 3 7 4 3 Bsnnister pitched to 3 bsttsrs In the 9th. HBP by Hochevar (ARodriguez), by Bannister (MaHui) T 3.14, A 35.518 (40,765), |