ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run homer and Josh Paul added a grand slam to lead the Anaheim Angels over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-7 Thursday.

Darin Erstad hit a two-run shot for the Angels, who took two of three at Tampa Bay and have won 10 of 14 overall. Anaheim trails AL West-leading Oakland by 1 games and is one game behind wild-card leaders Boston and Texas.

Winning pitcher John Lackey (10-10) took a shutout into the seventh. He allowed four runs and eight hits in 6 2-3 innings.

The right-hander threw a three-hitter in Anaheim’s 1-0 win May 7 in his other start against Tampa Bay this season.

Francisco Rodriguez got five outs for his 10th save.

Jose Cruz Jr. and Carl Crawford homered for the Devil Rays, who have dropped eight of nine. Rob Bell (5-7) gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings.

Paul made it 8-0 with his first career slam off reliever Travis Harper during a five-run seventh.

Guerrero put the Angels up 3-0 with his second homer in three days, a three-run shot in the third. He went 1-for-4, making him 12-for-37 with five homers and 16 RBIs in his career at Tropicana Field.

Crawford stole second in the sixth for his 50th stolen base of the season. He became the seventh active player to steal 50 bases in each of his first two full major league seasons.

Crawford was thrown out attempting to stretch a double into a triple leading off the first. Second baseman Adam Kennedy relayed right fielder Guerrero’s throw to third to retire Crawford.

Guerrero has 11 assists this season and 95 in his career.

Yankees 13, Twins 10

MINNEAPOLIS – Gary Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the New York Yankees to a seesaw, 13-10 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Down 9-3 and minus Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter after he crashed into the fence, the Twins came back and almost swept the three-game series between AL division leaders.

Tigers 8, White Sox 4

CHICAGO – Bobby Higginson homered twice and Wilfredo Ledezma pitched six effective innings, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox 8-4.

Craig Monroe and Higginson hit consecutive solo shots in the second. Higginson’s three-run drive in the third capped Detroit’s five-run outburst and finished Jon Garland (8-9).

Cubs 9, Brewers 6

MILWAUKEE – Greg Maddux overcame a shaky start to earn his 301st win, and Sammy Sosa hit one of Chicago’s three home runs to help the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6. Maddux (12-8) allowed four runs in the first inning, but settled down to push the Cubs within a half-game of idle San Francisco in the NL wild-card race.

Astros 12, Phillies 10

PHILADELPHIA – Eric Bruntlett, Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman homered during a seven-run rally in the seventh inning and the Houston Astros turned a game-changing triple play to beat Philadelphia 12-10, sending the Phillies to their seventh straight loss.

The Phillies led 7-2 in the fifth when Todd Pratt grounded into a bases-loaded triple play, the first turned by Houston in 13 years.

Mets sweep Rockies

DENVER – David Wright hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning and the New York Mets completed a doubleheader sweep with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. New York won the opener 10-3 behind Kris Benson’s pitching and Mike Cameron’s four RBIs.