TORONTO – Roy Halladay won his 13th straight decision and Vernon Wells homered as the Toronto Blue Jays ended a four-game losing streak with a 10-3 victory over the New York Yankees Saturday.
Halladay (13-2) became the first 13-game winner in the majors. The 26-year-old right-hander is the first Toronto pitcher to win 13 straight decisions since Roger Clemens won a club-record 15 in a row in 1998.
Indians, White Sox split
CLEVELAND – Travis Hafner had three RBIs and Jake Westbrook got his first win since May 9 as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 for a split of their day-night doubleheader. Shane Spencer added a solo homer and made two nice catches in right field for the Indians, who bounced back from a gut-wrenching loss in the opener.
Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning as the White Sox rallied for a 7-4 victory in the first game.
Athletics 5, Orioles 3
OAKLAND, Calif. – Scott Hatteberg hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Terrence Long had a three-run shot as the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3.
The defending AL West champions won their fourth straight and matched their season high at 14 games over .500.
Angels 6, Twins 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Darin Erstad hit a tiebreaking two-run triple in the seventh inning and Jarrod Washburn pitched seven solid innings as the Anaheim Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1, keeping Brad Radke winless in his last 10 starts.
National League
Cubs 7, Braves 3
CHICAGO – Sammy Sosa homered to start a six-run fourth and Matt Clement pitched eight strong innings as the Chicago Cubs ended Atlanta’s eight-game winning streak, beating the Braves 7-3.
Giants 8, Diamondbacks 1
PHOENIX – Barry Bonds and rookie Jerome Williams helped make Curt Schilling’s comeback a miserable one.
Bonds tied a major league record with his 12th consecutive 30-homer season and Williams allowed two hits through six innings in the San Francisco Giants’ 8-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Expos 7, Marlins 1
MONTREAL – Livan Hernandez pitched his second straight complete game and Jose Vidro hit a three-run homer, leading the Montreal Expos to a 7-1 win over the Florida Marlins. Hernandez (9-6) scattered three hits, including Juan Pierre’s RBI single with two outs in the eighth, for his 26th career complete game and third this year.
Phillies 4, Mets 2
NEW YORK – Placido Polanco’s sacrifice fly scored Jason Michaels with the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-2 for their fifth straight victory.
Tyler Houston homered in his first game back from the disabled list and Jim Thome hit an RBI double for the Phillies.
Pirates 5, Astros 2
HOUSTON – Kip Wells won for the first time since May 31, and Brian Giles and Aramis Ramirez each drove in two runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-2.
Pittsburgh won in Houston for the first time since last July 16.
Reds 5, Brewers 1
MILWAUKEE – Ken Griffey Jr. homered for the fifth straight game and Jimmy Haynes threw seven sharp innings as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1. Griffey’s solo homer in the bottom of the eighth tied Johnny Bench’s franchise record set May 30-June 3, 1972.
Rockies 5, Dodgers 3
DENVER – Todd Helton hit his third homer in two games and drove in two runs, and Preston Wilson homered and stole a potential tying home run from David Ross as the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3.
Colorado has won four straight and eight of 12 to tie Los Angeles for third in the NL West.
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