American League

Blue Jays 9, White Sox 7

Fred Lewis hit a three-run homer off Bobby Jenks and the Blue Jays rallied to beat the White Sox, getting homers from Vernon Wells and Adam Lind along the way.

Jenks (1-1) failed to retire any of the four batters he faced. Travis Snider doubled and John Buck singled before Lewis drove a 3-1 pitch into the right-field seats to give the Blue Jays an 8-7 lead. It was Lewis' second homer of the season.

Jason Frasor (2-1) allowed Carlos Quentin's RBI double in the eighth but got the win when Toronto rallied. Kevin Gregg pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save in 10 chances.

Indians 7, Tigers 4

Andy Marte drove in three runs, Mark Grudzielanek had three hits and two RBIs and the Indians snapped a five-game skid.

Magglio Ordonez had two hits and two RBIs for Detroit, which couldn't overcome another rough outing by Max Scherzer. Austin Jackson had two hits and scored twice.

Grudzielanek hit a tiebreaking RBI single off Max Scherzer (1-3) in the fifth and singled in another run in the seventh to make it 6-4. Marte added a sacrifice fly for the final run.

Mariners 8, Angels 1

Josh Wilson and Michael Saunders hit back-to-back home runs in Seattle's four-run fourth inning on the same day hitting coach Alan Cockrell was fired.

Mariners starter Jason Vargas (3-2) continued with his strong performances of late, pitching 7 1-3 innings, scattering four hits and one unearned run.

Rangers 6, Royals 4

David Murphy had three hits and drove in two runs, Max Ramirez contributed the go-ahead RBI in the fifth and the Rangers completed a four-game sweep .

Doug Mathis (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory. Neftali Feliz got three outs for his third save in the series and ninth overall.

Mike Aviles homered and had three hits for Kansas City.

Twins 6, Orioles 0

Nick Blackburn threw seven strong innings, Denard Span had his third three-hit game of the month and the Twins earned a split of the four-game series.

Brendan Harris and Alexi Casilla twice started three-run innings for Minnesota.

Brian Matusz (2-3), who had four straight quality starts, allowed six earned runs on nine hits in 3 2-3 innings for Baltimore. He has lost three straight.

Joe Mauer was 1 for 3 as Minnesota's designated hitter, his first start after missing eight games because of a deeply bruised left heel he sustained while running out a grounder April 30.

National League

Astros 4, Padres 3, 11 innings

Hunter Pence drove in Lance Berkman with a double in the 11th inning and Houston snapped a three-game losing streak.

Pence and Carlos Lee hit back-to-back homers off Edward Mujica in the sixth and Pedro Feliz drove in the tying run with a sacrifice fly off closer Heath Bell in the ninth.

Ryan Webb (0-1) relieved in the 10th, and Jeff Keppinger led off the 11th by beating out a bouncer that third baseman Chase Headley couldn't handle. Berkman singled to left, but Keppinger was thrown out at third on Jason Michaels' bunt. Pence then drove a 1-0 pitch to left-center to give Houston its second win in 13 games.

Brewers 6, Diamondbacks 1

Chris Narveson gave up three hits pitching into the sixth inning and drove in a run, helping Milwaukee complete a three-game sweep.

The Brewers, who routed Arizona 17-3 on Saturday night, got homers from Prince Fielder, Casey McGehee and Gregg Zaun.

Narveson (3-0), a left-hander making his third start since replacing Jeff Suppan in the rotation, allowed one run, struck out eight and walked two in 5 2-3 innings.

Cardinals 11, Pirates 4

Yadier Molina drove in three runs and St. Louis twice batted around during big innings, handing the Pirates' 12th loss of six runs or more in 31 games.

Adam Wainwright (5-1) gave up two runs and five hits over six innings - the 25th time in 26 starts dating to last season he's lasted at least six and permitted three runs or fewer. He is 16-5 in his last 26 starts.

The Cardinals took advantage of three walks by Paul Maholm (2-3) while sending 10 batters to the plate during a four-run third inning. They put it away by sending 11 to the plate during a five-run sixth.

The Pirates are 10-2 in games decided by two runs or fewer - normally, a sign of a winning club - but they have been blown out in more than one-third of their games.

Dodgers 2, Rockies 0

Clayton Kershaw bounced back from the shortest start of his brief career with eight innings of two-hit ball, leading the Dodgers to the victory.

Kershaw (2-2) held the Rockies to a pair of infield hits - including a bunt single by cleanup hitter Troy Tulowitzki - and picked off Eric Young after walking him with two out in the fifth. The 22-year-old left-hander struck out nine, walked three and fanned five-time All-Star Todd Helton his first three times up.

Last Tuesday, Kershaw retired only four of the 13 batters he faced, lasted just 1 1-3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers. He was charged with seven runs during a nine-run second.

Nationals 3, Marlins 2

Josh Willingham homered in the eighth inning, and Washington reliever Tyler Clippard earned his sixth win of the season.

Willingham hit a 1-1 changeup from Clay Hensley (1-1) into the left-field bullpen for his sixth homer, after Florida's Jorge Cantu had tied it in the top half with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.

Phillies 5, Braves 3

Placido Polanco, Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino homered, Cole Hamels survived a shaky start and Philadelphia bullpen hung on to beat Atlanta.

Hamels (3-2) struggled on a chilly afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, allowing three runs and eight hits in five innings. He walked four and struck out five.

Chad Dur bin relieved Hamels and pitched two innings, striking out four of the six batters he faced. Jose Contreras got three outs and Brad Lidge threw a perfect ninth for his first regular-season save since Sept. 20.

Reds 5, Cubs 3

Joey Votto hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to help Mike Leake and the Reds get the win.

Votto connected on Ryan Dempster's first pitch after he was visited by manager Lou Piniella. The two-out drive was Votto's seventh of the season and handed the decision to Leake (3-0), who didn't allow a hit until the sixth and finished with seven solid innings.

Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 12 opportunities as the Reds capped a 4-2 homestand with their third win in four games.

Tyler Colvin hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give Chicago a 3-2 lead, but the Cubs still stumbled to their fourth loss in five games. Dempster (2-3) gave up five runs and six hits in seven innings.