MLB capsules: Yankees top Phillies

Yankees 5, Phillies 4

NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez hit a tying homer off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning and Melky Cabrera capped the three-run rally with an RBI single, giving the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

John Mayberry Jr. hit a three-run homer in his major league debut and Raul Ibanez also connected, helping the Phillies build a 4-2 lead for new starter J.A. Happ.

Lidge (0-2) came on in the ninth and immediately got in trouble. Johnny Damon drew a leadoff walk and stole second. After Mark Teixeira struck out, Rodriguez smacked a full-count pitch over the short porch in right for his seventh homer after missing the first 28 games following hip surgery.

Robinson Cano followed with a single, stole second and scored without a play on Cabrera's single.

Jose Veras (3-1) got one out in the ninth for the win.

Rangers 6, Astros 3

HOUSTON -- Nelson Cruz homered twice and Hank Blalock also connected as the Rangers won their second straight in this season's Lone Star series.

Scott Feldman pitched a season-high 6 2-3 innings and Blalock finished with three hits for the Rangers. Feldman (3-0) allowed three runs and five hits.

Miguel Tejada and Geoff Blum homered for Houston. Brian Moehler (1-3) gave up six runs and nine hits in five-plus innings.

Cardinals 5, Royals 0

ST. LOUIS -- Kyle Lohse threw eight innings of four-hit ball and the Cardinals shut out Kansas City for the second straight time, giving the rotation fifth straight dominant outing.

Lohse (4-3) struck out six with no walks, shaking off three straight losses to start the month. Cardinals starters have allowed one run in 36 2-3 innings during a five-game winning streak.

Nick Stavinoha had two first-inning RBIs for the second straight game. Skip Schumaker added his third homer in the third.

Miguel Olivo doubled twice but no runner made it past second base for the Royals, who have lost 11 of 14 and fell one game below .500 (21-22) for the first time since they were 2-3 on April 11.

Luke Hochevar (0-2) retired the first two hitters in the first before running into trouble.

Mets 3, Red Sox 2

BOSTON -- Omir Santos hit a two-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon with two outs in the ninth inning, a drive that was initially ruled a double, and the New York Mets rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox.

The long flyball to left field bounced off the shelf above the Green Monster and was called a double. But after the umpires went into the tunnel for the television replay -- the first in Fenway Park history -- crew chief Joe West came out and signaled for a home run.

Pedro Feliciano (1-1) pitched the eighth. J.J. Putz pitched the ninth for his second save, getting some fielding help from third baseman David Wright on a hard grounder down the line with a runner on first. Shortstop Ramon Martinez, who made two errors on Friday night, stabbed Mike Lowell's hard grounder in the hole for the final out.

Papelbon (0-1) had been 11 for 11 in save opportunities.

Braves 4, Blue Jays 3

ATLANTA -- Derek Lowe pitched into the eighth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with one of his two hits, helping the Atlanta Braves send the Toronto Blue Jays to their fifth straight loss.

Lowe (6-2) allowed two runs and five hits in 7 1-3 innings to move into a tie for the NL lead in wins. Toronto's Casey Janssen (0-1) gave up three runs and eight hits over six innings in his first start since 2006 and his first appearance since 2007.

Lyle Overbay's RBI single off Mike Gonzalez cut Atlanta's lead to 4-3 in the ninth. Rod Barajas then walked to load the bases but Rafael Soriano struck out pinch-hitter Kevin Millar and retired Marco Scutaro on a flyball to left to earn his fourth save.

Kelly Johnson homered off B.J. Ryan as the Braves (22-20) moved two games over .500 for the first time since April 15, when they were 5-3.

Twins 6, Brewers 2

MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Mauer had three hits, a homer and two RBIs to help Anthony Swarzak win his major league debut for the Minnesota Twins and ensuring Milwaukee's first series loss in five weeks.

Swarzak (1-0) sprinkled five singles over seven shutout innings, walking two and striking out three.

Mauer hit his ninth home run -- his career high is 13 -- in just his 21st game, a two-out liner in the fifth against Braden Looper (4-3). Mauer scored three runs and drew a walk, too, and has hit in 18 of those 21 games since coming off the disabled list.

Joe Crede homered for the Twins, who used Ryan Braun's first throwing error in 190 games as a left fielder to take a 3-0 lead in the third.

The Brewers won eight of their last 10 series, tying two, while surging to the top of the NL Central following a 4-9 start. This is their first two-game losing streak since the first two days of May.

Rockies 4, Tigers 3

DETROIT -- Todd Helton and Chris Iannetta homered to back an efficient performance by Jason Marquis, and the Colorado Rockies ended the Detroit Tigers' seven-game winning streak.

Marquis (6-3) allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in 7 2-3 innings to win his second straight start. Randy Flores got the final out of the eighth and Huston Street pitched the ninth for his sixth save in six tries and the 100th of his career.

Slumping Armando Galarraga (3-4) allowed four runs on six hits and a walk in 5 1-3 innings. Galarraga is now 0-4 in five May starts with a 9.92 ERA after going 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA in four April outings.

Orioles 2, Nationals 1

WASHINGTON -- Aubrey Huff drove in the tiebreaking run with a pinch-hit triple in the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles made the most of three hits in a victory over the Washington Nationals.

The Nationals drew their second-largest crowd of the season (31,833) for this interleague matchup of teams located 40 miles apart on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

Gregg Zaun hit a one-out double off Julian Tavarez (1-4) before being thrown out at third on a grounder to shortstop. Huff, omitted from the starting lineup because of a 1-for-18 slump, stepped in to hit for Brian Bass. Washington manager Manny Acta to summon Ron Villone, and Huff lined a 1-1 fastball off the top of the center-field wall.

Bass (3-1) pitched three innings of three-hit relief after replacing starter Koji Uehara, who blanked Washington for three innings before leaving with left hamstring tightness.

Rays 10, Marlins 3

MIAMI -- Evan Longoria hit a tiebreaking single in eighth inning to add to his major league-leading RBI total and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the hapless Florida Marlins.

Jason Bartlett had three RBIs and two hits to hike his average to .376, and reserve catcher Michel Hernandez drove in two runs for the Rays (23-22), who have won three consecutive games to climb above .500 for the first time since April 13 .

Akinori Iwamura walked against Leo Nunez (2-2) to start the inning and advanced on a sacrifice. First baseman Jorge Cantu mishandled a grounder to put runners at the corners, and Longoria followed with a single for his 48th RBI.

Grant Balfour (2-0) struck out the only batter he faced for the win.

Indians 7, Reds 6

CINCINNATI -- Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, overshadowing Joey Votto's remarkable return from a week of medical tests -- homers in his first two at-bats -- and rallying the Cleveland Indians past the Cincinnati Reds.

The Indians overcame a pair of deficits, with Cabrera's run-scoring grounder -- his third RBI of the game -- completing a rally that started against David Weathers (0-1).

Luis Vizcaino (1-1) got the win, and Kerry Wood pitched the ninth for his seventh save in nine chances as Cleveland snapped its five-game losing streak at Great American Ball Park.

Mark DeRosa homered and also drove in four runs for the Indians, who overcame Votto's impressive return to the lineup. An inner-ear infection left Votto dizzy during a West Coast trip and led to three days of medical tests to reach the diagnosis.

Diamondbacks 8, Athletics 7, 11 innings

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Drew singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th and the Arizona Diamondbacks won their season-high fourth straight game.

Oakland's Jason Giambi hit his 400th career home run, becoming the 44th player in major league history to reach the mark. Jack Cust, Adam Kennedy and Nomar Garciaparra also connected as the A's pounded former ace Dan Haren, but still couldn't pull out the win.

Mark Reynolds added a two-run double in the 11th off Santiago Casilla, Oakland's seventh pitcher, and Tony Pena (4-1) pitched the 10th inning for the victory. Arizona rallied against loser Craig Breslow (0-1) and improved to 6-2 during its three-city road trip that winds up Sunday.

Chad Qualls finished for his 11th save.

Giants 5, Mariners 1

SEATTLE -- Juan Uribe got the big hit San Francisco had been missing, a two-out bases-clearing double in a five-run eighth inning, and Matt Cain tossed his first complete game this season in the Giants' 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

On a maddening streak of failing to come up with a clutch hit, Uribe gave the Giants just that. With two outs and the bases loaded, Uribe lined a 1-0 pitch from Seattle reliever Mark Lowe to the wall in right-center field, scoring all three runners and ending the their 3-for-35 slump with runners in scoring position.

Following Uribe's double, Fred Lewis slugged a two-run homer off Lowe (0-2).

The rally helped Cain (5-1) win his third straight decision. He gave up 10 hits, struck out seven and walked none, winning for just the fourth time in 12 interleague starts.

Dodgers 5, Angels 4, 10 innings

LOS ANGELES -- Juan Pierre drew a walk from Jose Arredondo with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, giving the Dodgers a victory over the Angels.

Matt Kemp and Casey Blake opened the 10th with singles against Arredondo (1-1), and Juan Castro was sent up to bat for reliever Jonathan Broxton with the intention of bunting the runners over. But Arredondo walked him, then walked Pierre on a 3-2 pitch to force in Kemp and give the Dodgers their third game-ending walk this season.

Broxton (5-0) allowed one hit over two scoreless innings for the victory.

Torii Hunter hit a go-ahead three-run homer and Juan Rivera also went deep for the Angels.