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NEW YORK – Joe Dillon hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays touched up Mariano Rivera for the second time this season, defeating the New York Yankees 9-7 on Saturday.

David Price left with a chance to beat CC Sabathia in a much-anticipated matchup pitting a potential ace against an established one. But the Yankees rallied for two runs in the eighth, tying it 5-all against Tampa Bay’s bullpen.

Willy Aybar and Ben Zobrist homered to help the AL champion Rays overcome four errors, which doubled their previous season high. Three were throwing errors by All-Star catcher Dioner Navarro.

J.P. Howell (1-2) earned the win and ex-Yankee Randy Choate got one out for his third save.

Mariners 2, Twins 1

SEATTLE – Ken Griffey Jr. drove in Ichiro Suzuki with a two-out double in the eighth, leading Seattle to the victory.

A day after his club-record 27-game hitting streak ended, Suzuki went 3 for 4 against the Twins, including a two-out RBI double in the fifth that tied it at 1.

Suzuki also sparked Seattle’s winning rally in the eighth, chopping a leadoff single over the head of left-hander Sean Henn (0-1). Russell Branyan struck out and Adrian Beltre popped up before Griffey came up with his tiebreaking hit.

White Sox 4, Indians 2

CHICAGO – Josh Fields homered and Gavin Floyd pitched into the seventh inning, helping the White Sox end a four-game skid.

Paul Konerko had a sacrifice fly in the first to end Chicago’s scoreless drought at 23 innings.

Floyd (4-5) allowed two runs – one earned – and five hits in 6 2-3 innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

Royals 6, Blue Jays 2

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TORONTO – Luke Hochevar worked a season-high 6 2-3 innings, Willie Bloomquist hit a three-run triple and Kansas City ended an eight-game losing streak.

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

LOS ANGELES – Brad Lidge gave up a tying home run to pinch-hitter Rafael Furcal with one out in the ninth inning for his second blown save in less than 24 hours, and Andre Ethier hit his second homer of the game with two out in the 12th to give the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia.

Brewers 3, Braves 0

ATLANTA – Prince Fielder’s third two-homer game of the season gave Milwaukee all the offense they needed for a win over the punchless Braves.

Jeff Suppan (4-4) gave up six hits in 5 1-3 innings as the Brewers took their second straight shutout win over Atlanta and extended the Braves’ streak of scoreless innings to 22. The Braves have lost three straight.

Nationals 7, Mets 1

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WASHINGTON – John Lannan threw his first career complete game to lead the Nationals over New York.

Lannan (3-5) allowed an unearned run and four hits, facing the minimum number of batters through the first seven innings. He was helped out by a franchise-record-tying five double plays – two 6-4-3s, two 4-6-3s and a head-shaking 9-3-6 that took a while to sort out.

Rockies 10, Cardinals 1

ST. LOUIS – Ian Stewart homered twice and matched a career high with five RBIs, and Aaron Cook beat the Cardinals for the first time.

Stewart hit a three-run shot to right on a full count in the fourth and a two-run shot to left-center on a 2-0 pitch in the sixth, both off Todd Wellemeyer (5-6).

Cook (4-3) allowed a run on four hits in eight dominant innings, facing no batters with runners in scoring position.

Clint Barmes added a three-run homer in the ninth off Blake Hawksworth, making his major league debut.

Pirates 6, Astros 4

HOUSTON – Paul Maholm pitched seven innings and drove in a run with an infield single, leading Pittsburgh over the Astros.

Jack Wilson doubled twice and drove in a run and Andrew McCutchen delivered a big two-run single for the Pirates, who snapped a five-game losing streak at Minute Maid Park. Adam LaRoche and Andy LaRoche each had two hits and an RBI.

Maholm (4-2) allowed four runs and eight hits to pick up his first win since April 22.

Matt Capps finished for his 13th save in 15 tries.

Roy Oswalt (2-3) gave up six runs and nine hits in six innings for the Astros.

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