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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 7, A's 1: Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer, and Alex Rodriguez also connected in support of Mike Mussina (12-6).
Orioles 7, Tigers 4: Luke Scott homered twice, and Baltimore also received home runs from Melvin Mora and Aubrey Huff.
Rays 2, Blue Jays 1: Ben Zobrist hit a two-run homer, and James Shields pitched seven innings as the Rays snapped a seven-game skid.
Twins 6, Rangers 0: Glen Perkins pitched six scoreless innings as Texas was shut out for the first time this season.
White Sox 9, Royals 5: Jermaine Dye's two-run single highlighted a six-run first inning that featured seven Chicago hits.
Red Sox at Angels, late: Boston traveled to Anaheim for the first time since sweeping the Angels in the 2007 playoffs.
Indians at Mariners, late: Ichiro Suzuki is Seattle's only .300 hitter. The Mariners were last in the AL with 3.94 runs per game.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 4, Marlins 2: Jamie Moyer beat Florida for the 10th time in as many career starts, pitching six strong innings.
Reds 5, Mets 2: Bronson Arroyo pitched eight strong innings as Cincinnati snapped New York's 10-game winning streak.
Braves 7, Nationals 6: Brian McCann's three-run double gave Atlanta the early lead, and the Braves survived a ninth-inning rally.
Astros 2, Cubs 1: Hunter Pence drove in the winning run with a double off Bob Howry in bottom of the ninth inning.
Cardinals 11, Padres 7: Greg Maddux allowed six runs in four innings for San Diego, his shortest outing since last September.
Rockies 5, Pirates 2: Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe homered, and Seth Smith hit an inside-the-park home run for Colorado.
Dodgers at D-backs, late: In Joe Torre's first season as Dodgers manager, L.A. hasn't been in first place since April 4.
Brewers at Giants, late: CC Sabathia was trying to win his third straight start since joining Milwaukee.
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