BALTIMORE – Dave Borkowski took a shutout into the ninth inning of his first major league appearance since 2001, and Jerry Hairston had four hits and four runs, leading the Baltimore Orioles past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-2 Monday night for a doubleheader sweep.

In the day game, Daniel Cabrera and two relievers limited Tampa Bay to four hits, and Baltimore used successive two-out RBI doubles in the seventh inning by Luis Matos and Tim Raines Jr. in a 4-2 victory.

Javy Lopez had two hits and scored twice for the Orioles, who used an 11-hit attack to overcome a two-run homer by Tino Martinez in the opener.

Tampa Bay, which has lost three straight after winning 19 of 23, fell behind 7-0 by the fourth inning of the night game, and Borkowski (1-0) came within two outs of his first complete game in 14 career starts.

It was a remarkable performance by a pitcher recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Ottawa, where Borkowski went 6-9 with a 4.85 ERA. He allowed six hits, struck out six and walked one in his first start since April 23, 2000.

Yankees 10, Tigers 3

NEW YORK – Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Bernie Williams and Ruben Sierra hit home runs, and the New York Yankees took out their frustration on Detroit pitching, trouncing the Tigers 10-3.

Swept by the New York Mets over the weekend, the Yankees bolted to a 7-0 lead in the second inning.

Jon Lieber (6-5) pitched shutout ball into the seventh and sent Detroit to its fifth straight loss. The Tigers lost their temper, too – reliever Esteban Yan was ejected for throwing over Rodriguez’s head.

Rodriguez hit his 20th homer, a three-run shot off Nate Robertson (7-4) in a six-run second. Rodriguez hip-hopped down the line, hoping the ball would stay fair, and he flipped his bat when it hooked inside the left-field foul pole.

The next time up, Rodriguez needed to duck away from Yan’s fastball. Plate umpire Mark Wegner immediately tossed Yan, who did not put up much of an argument.

Rangers 8, Indians 5

CLEVELAND – Kenny Rogers became baseball’s first 12-game winner, and the Texas Rangers roughed up All-Star C.C. Sabathia in an 8-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

Rogers (12-2) didn’t encounter much trouble until the sixth inning when the Indians closed within 8-5. Before that, the 39-year-old was in control, using his usual assortment of off-speed pitches to confound Cleveland’s hitters.

Assured of one more start before next week’s All-Star game and with nearly half the season remaining, Rogers is just one win shy of his victory total for each of the past two seasons.

Twins 9, Royals 0

MINNEPOLIS – Brad Radke pitched a four-hitter for his first win since May 22, and the Minnesota Twins defeated the struggling Kansas City Royals 9-0 Monday night.

Kansas City has lost six straight for the second time this year and, at 29-51 have the franchise’s worst record after 80 games. Jacque Jones and Nick Punto hit two-run homers for Minnesota, which has won three of four. Lew Ford went 3-for-4, and Joe Mauer had two doubles and two RBIs.

Radke (5-4) struck out four and walked none in Minnesota’s first complete game since Radke beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 last Sept. 11 with nine-hitter. It was his 34th complete game and ninth shutout.

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Pirates 3, Marlins 1

MIAMI – World Series MVP Josh Beckett was pulled after four innings in his first game back from the disabled list, and Pittsburgh’s Kip Wells pitched eight shutout innings to beat the Florida Marlins 3-1 Monday night for the Pirates’ 10th straight win.

Beckett (4-5), who hadn’t started since June 17 because of a lower back strain, allowed two earned runs on five hits in his 73-pitch outing. He was making just his second start since May 30, a day before he went on the disabled list because of a blister on his right middle finger.

Wells (4-5) won for the first time since May 1, allowing four hits and striking out eight for his first win in eight starts.

Rockies 7, Giants 4

SAN FRANCISCO – Jeromy Burnitz hit a two-run double and the Colorado Rockies stretched a winning streak to four for the first time this season, beating the San Francisco Giants 7-4 Monday.

Burnitz, who slumped in June and hasn’t homered in nearly a month, is batting .462 (6-for-13) this season at San Francisco, where Colorado had lost nine straight games.

Aaron Cook (3-3) pitched five effective innings in his 10th start after his recall from Triple-A Colorado Springs on May 17. Shawn Chacon pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 24 chances.

Cardinals 4, Reds 1

ST. LOUIS – Edgar Renteria and Scott Rolen drove in two runs each, and Albert Pujols had three hits Monday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 4-1.

Backed by his trio of All-Star infielders, Chris Carpenter (9-3) struck out eight and walked none in seven-plus inning. Carpenter, enjoying a big comeback season after missing last year because of shoulder surgery, allowed one run and five hits, including an RBI single in the sixth to All-Star Barry Larkin.

St. Louis, an NL-best 50-32, is 4-0 on a nine-game homestand and moved a season-best 18 games above .500.

Brewers 1, Cubs 0

MILWAUKEE – All-Star Ben Sheets struck out 12 in seven innings and Craig Counsell hit a rare homer that led the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Monday.

The Brewers, who struck out 17 in all, stopped a season-high four-game losing streak and also ended the Cubs’ four-game winning streak. Milwaukee hadn’t beaten the Cubs at home since Aug. 28, 2002, a span of eight games.

Milwaukee usually holds it own at Wrigley Field and this one felt like a road game for the Brewers. Probably three-fourths of the 45,016 fans in the stands cheered for Chicago.

Braves 11, Expos 4

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Andruw Jones hit a three-run homer in a six-run first inning and Chipper Jones had four RBIs, leading the Atlanta Braves over the Montreal Expos 11-4 Monday night.

A day after scoring nine runs in the fifth inning of a 10-4 win over Boston, Atlanta sent 16 batters to the plate in the first two innings and built an 8-0 lead.

Zach Day (5-9) was chased after 47 pitches, allowing eight runs and eight hits in 1 1-3 innings.

The crowd of 13,122 was the first time in four games that attendance topped 9,000.

Phillies 6, Mets 5

PHILADELPHIA – Pat Burrell had two hits and two RBIs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat Tom Glavine and the New York Mets 6-5.

Ryan Madson (6-2) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of an ineffective Paul Abbott as the NL East-leading Phillies improved to a season-best seven games over .500 (44-37), including 6-2 during a season-high 14-game homestand.

One day after being selected to his ninth NL All-Star team, Glavine (7-6) gave up six runs and 10 hits in six innings.

in his worst outing this season.

Richard Hidalgo set a team record by homering in his fifth consecutive game, and Cliff Floyd also homered for New York, which fell three games behind the Phillies.

The Mets, who swept a three-game series in Philadelphia last month, had won four straight, including a three-game sweep of the Yankees at Shea Stadium.

Tim Worrell pitched a scoreless eighth, and Billy Wagner finished with a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances.

Philadelphia, which trailed 3-0 in the first, tied it at 3 on Placido Polanco’s sacrifice fly in the second. Bobby Abreu followed with an RBI single for a 4-3 lead. Jim Thome drove in Abreu with a double, and Burrell added an RBI double that made it 6-3.

Floyd cut it to 6-5 with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth that chased Abbott. Madson came in and retired Hidalgo on a soft liner to second with two runners on.

Abbott gave up five runs – two earned – and four hits in 4 1-3 innings in his fifth start with the Phillies since Tampa Bay released him.

The Mets took a 2-0 lead on Floyd’s two-run homer in the first. Hidalgo followed with a shot into the upper deck in left field to make it 3-0. A throwing error by Jimmy Rollins on Kaz Matsui’s one-out grounder to shortstop led to the runs.

An RBI single by Burrell and run-scoring double by David Bell cut it to 3-2 in the bottom half. Floyd saved two runs with a backhanded, diving catch on Mike Lieberthal’s sinking liner to left.

Glavine had allowed six earned runs combined in his previous four starts, before giving up six in the first two innings. His ERA, the best in the majors coming in, rose from 2.16 to 2.49.

Notes: Mets LHP John Franco pitched in his 1,071st game, tying Dennis Eckersley for second place on the career list behind Jesse Orosco (1,252). … Hidalgo has homered in eight of 16 games since joining the Mets. He had four homers in 58 games with Houston. … A crowd of 41,571 gave the Phillies 22 sellouts in 42 games at Citizens Bank Park. … Polanco, Rollins and Abreu extended their hitting streaks to 10 games.

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