CHICAGO – Gavin Floyd nearly took his success against Detroit to a new level.

Floyd held the Tigers hitless until Edgar Renteria singled with one out in the eighth inning Saturday and pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 7-0 victory.

Floyd (2-0) had never pitched more than seven innings in the majors. His no-hit bid ended when Renteria hit a liner to right-center that fell in front of right fielder Jermaine Dye.

The 25-year-old righty left the game after that hit on his 107th pitch, and exited to a standing ovation from the rain-soaked crowd at U.S. Cellular Field.

A first-round draft pick of Philadelphia in 2001, Floyd struck out four and walked one in 7 1-3 innings on a 39-degree day.

Twins 2, Royals 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Boof Bonser pitched six innings and Jason Kubel homered and scored twice, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory and a second straight shutout over the punchless Kansas City Royals.

Bonser (1-2) did not give up a hit until Ross Gload singled with one out in the fifth. Constantly blowing into his hands as the wind chill registered in the mid-30s, the right-hander allowed three hits, two walks and struck out four.

Kubel hit a solo shot off Brett Tomko (1-1) in the third. Tomko gave up six hits and two runs in six-plus innings, with one walk, one strikeout and a painful stop of a hard grounder off his left leg that he somehow turned into an out.

Orioles 3, Rays 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Ramon Hernandez hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Saturday night.

Hernandez, who also had a run-scoring triple, gave Baltimore a 3-2 lead on his two-out homer off Dan Wheeler (0-1). The Orioles stopped a three-game losing streak.

Chad Bradford (1-1) worked a scoreless inning for the victory. George Sherrill pitched the ninth for his fifth save in five opportunities.

Carlos Pena homered for the second straight day off Orioles reliever Jamie Walker, a solo shot in the eighth that tied it at 2. Pena has three homers and seven RBIs in the first two games of the three-game series.

Braves 10, Nationals 2

WASHINGTON – Jeff Francoeur had two home runs and a career-high seven RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves handed the Washington Nationals their ninth straight loss, 10-2 on Saturday.

Francoeur hit a three-run home run in the first inning, a two-run single in the fourth and a two-run shot in the sixth. He came in with four RBIs in 10 games this season.

The Nationals’ skid is their longest since moving to Washington in 2005 from Montreal. The last time the franchise lost nine in a row was the final nine games of the 2000 season.

Brewers 5, Mets 3

NEW YORK – Ben Sheets ruined Johan Santana’s Shea Stadium debut, outpitching the Mets’ new ace in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-3 win over New York on Saturday.

Home runs by Bill Hall, Rickie Weeks and Gabe Kapler helped Milwaukee come from behind and Sheets (2-0) overcame a shaky start to help Brewers end a three-game losing streak.

Santana struggled and the Mets’ three-game winning streak was snapped. He lasted 6 2-3 innings and allowed five runs and six hits with two walks, striking out seven and throwing two wild pitches.

Cardinals 8, Giants 7

SAN FRANCISCO – Chris Duncan lined a go-ahead single to left with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals battered the San Francisco bullpen for an 8-7 victory Saturday to spoil a gem by Giants starter Matt Cain.

Cain had a no-hitter heading into the seventh, but Albert Pujols ended it with a leadoff double. It was the fourth time in Cain’s career he hadn’t allowed a hit going into the seventh.

St. Louis took advantage of two walks, one intentional, and a hit batsman by Erick Threets (0-1) in the 10th. Jason Isringhausen (1-0) blew his first save in six chances this season in the ninth but still earned the win, then Anthony Reyes finished for his first save in as many tries.

D-backs 10, Rockies 3

PHOENIX – Justin Upton went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run, to power the Arizona Diamondbacks to their eighth consecutive victory Saturday, a 10-3 romp over the Colorado Rockies.

The 20-year-old outfielder, the first overall pick in the 2005 draft, boosted his average to .415, including five home runs with 10 RBIs.

Dan Haren limited the Rockies to a run and five hits in six innings and Arizona improved to 5-0 against Colorado this season. Haren (2-0) struck out seven and walked two.

Astros 5, Marlins 0

HOUSTON – Brandon Backe pitched five strong innings and Lance Berkman hit a two-run homer and scored another run, helping the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins 5-0 on Saturday night.

Backe (1-1) gave up five hits and five walks with two strikeouts in 105 pitches. Florida put runners in scoring position in every inning Backe pitched and came away with nothing, stranding nine runners in all.

The Marlins came into the game with the NL’s third-best batting average (.274) and their 20 home runs was tied with Arizona for the major-league lead. Florida set a team record with six homers in Friday’s 10-6 win in the series opener.

Pirates 4, Reds 3

PITTSBURGH – Nate McLouth, the surprise major league hits leader, singled in the go-ahead run and had two more hits, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won consecutive games for the first time this season by beating the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 Saturday night.

Ronny Paulino had a two-run single in the second inning against Bronson Arroyo (0-2), who remained winless in four career starts against his former club.

Xavier Nady fought off a breaking ball from Arroyo to single into right field and drive in run in the fifth as the Pirates, who began the week by losing their first three home games, followed up a 1-0 victory on Friday night. Ian Snell (2-0), the only Pirates starting pitcher to win in their 11 games this season, pitched 6 1-3 innings for the victory despite allowing nine hits and walking two.

Athletics 7, Indians 3

CLEVELAND – Bobby Crosby hit a three-run homer for the Oakland Athletics, who took advantage of 10 walks by Cleveland pitchers in a 7-3 win over the Indians on Saturday night.

Cleveland starter Fausto Carmona, two days after signing a seven-year, $48 million contract extension, couldn’t buy a strike. The A’s held off swinging at the right-hander’s darting sinker, which dipped out of the zone and produced a career-high eight walks in 3 1-3 innings.

Crosby’s homer capped a four-run seventh off reliever Rafael Perez

Lenny DiNardo (1-0), starting in place of injured Rich Harden, gave up two runs on six hits over five-plus innings for his first win since last Aug. 19. The soft-tossing left-hander struck out two without issuing a walk, leaving with two on in the sixth.

Harden is eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list April 18. He is sidelined by a strained right shoulder.

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Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1

ARLINGTON, Texas – Roy Halladay threw a six-hit complete game, and Aaron Hill drove in three runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Texas Rangers 4-1 Saturday night.

Marlon Byrd broke up Halladay’s shutout bid with an RBI double with one out in the ninth.

Halladay (2-1) struck out six, walked one and threw 109 pitches for his 32nd complete game..