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NEW YORK – Aubrey Huff hit a grand slam, Daniel Cabrera pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles cooled off the New York Yankees with a 12-0 victory Tuesday night.

Cabrera’s effort and the death of Hall of Fame shortstop and longtime Yankees announcer Phil Rizzuto led to a somber atmosphere at Yankee Stadium. Rizzuto had pneumonia and died in his sleep late Monday night.

Kevin Millar homered and reached base five times for the Orioles, who improved to 17-13 since the All-Star break. Huff finished with five RBIs, Melvin Mora went 3-for-4 and Jay Payton drove in two runs.

Hideki Matsui’s fourth-inning single and Alex Rodriguez’s infield hit in the sixth was all New York could manage against Cabrera (9-12), who struck out five and tied a season high with six walks in 6 2-3 innings.

The Yankees had won four straight and nine of their last 10. They also had set a franchise record with 116 runs over their previous 10 home games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Tigers 6, Indians 2, 10 innings

CLEVELAND – Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run homer in Detroit’s four-run 10th inning, and the Tigers moved one game ahead of Cleveland in the up-for-grabs AL Central by beating the Indians.

Ordonez’s 22nd homer, a shot to left off Joe Borowski (2-5), broke it open for the Tigers, who were missing two regulars because of the flu and had been playing lately as if their whole roster had come down with something.

Fernando Rodney (2-5) struck the side in the ninth after allowing a leadoff double, and Todd Jones worked the 10th.

Blue Jays 4, Angels 1

TORONTO – Roy Halladay pitched his major league-leading fifth complete game and Toronto took advantage of four errors to beat Los Angeles.

Halladay (14-5) won his third straight start and improved to 10-1 with a 3.36 ERA at home this season. He allowed one run and five hits, walked none and struck out two.

After giving up a leadoff walk to Gary Matthews Jr. in the second inning, Halladay retired the next 11 batters, a streak that ended with a bunt single by catcher Jeff Mathis leading off the sixth.

Angels left-hander Joe Saunders (6-1) lost for the first time since Sept. 13, 2006. He allowed four runs – three earned – and eight hits over seven innings. He struck out four and walked none.

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