ANAHEIM, Calif. – Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, Darin Erstad had a three-run homer and the Anaheim Angels beat Oakland 5-3 Saturday to move back within two games of the AL West-leading Athletics.

Anderson greeted Ricardo Rincon with a liner down the right-field line, giving Anaheim a 4-3 lead. Rincon had just replaced Chad Bradford (5-7), who hit Jose Guillen with a pitch leading off the inning.

Alfredo Amezaga came in as a pinch-runner for Guillen and scored easily from first base on Anderson’s hit. Chone Figgins’ RBI single later in the inning gave Anaheim a two-run edge.

Francisco Rodriguez (4-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the win, and Troy Percival worked the ninth for his 30th save. He has 30 or more in seven consecutive seasons.

Jermaine Dye hit a two-run shot for the Athletics, who won the series opener.

Orioles 3, Tigers 0

BALTIMORE (AP) – Matt Riley allowed two hits over six shutout innings for the Orioles, who won their third straight with their eighth shutout of the season.

Buddy Groom threw a scoreless seventh, Jason Grimsley pitched a perfect eighth and B.J. Ryan got out of a bases-loaded jam with one out in the ninth for his second save.

Giants 9, Dodgers 5

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Giants showed they can win even the biggest games without Barry Bonds’ bat.

Pedro Feliz hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning for his fourth hit, and the Giants helped their playoff chances Saturday with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

San Francisco moved within 1 games of the first-place Dodgers in the NL West and a half-game behind Chicago in the wild-card race. The Dodgers and Giants play four more times, including the final three games of the season next weekend at Dodger Stadium.

Mets 4, Cubs 3,

NEW YORK – Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell’s first major league home run in the 11th gave New York a stunning victory over Chicago.

Brazell, who entered in the 11th as part of a double switch, led off the bottom half and lined a 1-2 pitch from Kent Mercker (3-1) over the right-field wall, ending Chicago’s five-game winning streak.

Brewers 8, Astros 0

MILWAUKEE – Wes Obermueller pitched a six-hitter for his first career shutout and Milwaukee damaged Houston’s playoff chances.

The Astros remained 21/2 games behind Chicago in the NL wild-card race, wasting a great opportunity to gain ground.

Russell Branyan homered, doubled and drove in three runs. Keith Ginter also connected for the Brewers, who snapped a three-game skid.

Cardinals 10, Rockies 6

DENVER – John Mabry hit a three-run homer and Roger Cedeno added a disputed two-run shot, helping St. Louis defeat Colorado.

Randy Flores (0-1) threw two scoreless innings for his first major league win in a game pitched from start to finish by Cardinals relievers. Jason Isringhausen got one out for his NL-leading 46th save.

Braves 1, Marlins 0

ATLANTA – Mike Hampton gave Atlanta another reason to celebrate, pitching seven scoreless innings on an ailing knee, and a homer by light-hitting Dewayne Wise in the seventh provided the only run in a victory over Florida.

Hampton (12-9) made his first start since Sept. 11, when he tore cartilage in his left knee while pitching against Montreal. The left-hander will need surgery to repair the damage, but he’s trying to make it through the season first.

Reds 7, Pirates 4

PITTSBURGH – Paul Wilson became Cincinnati’s second 10-game winner in two nights, and the Reds used a five-run first inning to beat Pittsburgh.

Jason LaRue drove in four runs for the Reds, who have won four straight and sent the Pirates to their fifth loss in a row.

Wilson (10-6) allowed one run and six hits in seven innings to win for the first time in 10 starts since July 8 at Milwaukee. He joined Aaron Harang as 10-game winners on the Reds.

Devil Rays 6, Blue Jays 5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Geoff Blum gave the Tampa Bay Devil Rays a victory – with 39 minutes to spare.

Blum made up for a big error by hitting a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Tampa Bay beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Saturday night.

With a 9:15 p.m. curfew imposed because of Hurricane Jeanne, both teams came out swinging in a game that lasted just 2 hours, 20 minutes and ended at 8:36. Hoping to beat the storm,