ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Carlos Pena’s three-run homer capped a six-run rally in the ninth inning that carried the Rays past the Cleveland Indians 10-7 for one of their most thrilling victories in a wondrous season.

Eric Hinske had an RBI double in the ninth and Gabe Gross tied it 7-all with a two-run homer off Edward Mujica, who was trying for his first major league save. Masa Kobayashi (4-5) replaced Mujica and gave up an infield single to Akinori Iwamura.

The right-hander then walked Ben Zobrist before Pena homered to center for his fifth career game-ending homer, setting off a raucous celebration at Tropicana Field.

Angels 9, Orioles 4

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in four runs, Garret Anderson had three hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4.

Ervin Santana (13-5) allowed four runs and eight hits over seven innings with seven strikeouts and no walks.

The first-time All-Star got as much run support in this outing as he did over his previous four starts combined, including a 5-2 loss at Camden Yards on July 27.

Twins 7, Mariners 3

SEATTLE – Rookie Denard Span drove in a career-high four runs and robbed Adrian Beltre of a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Seattle Mariners 7-3.

Minnesota won the final game of the series against the AL’s worst team and moved within one-half game of Central-leading Chicago.

Blue Jays 5, Athletics 1

TORONTO – Rod Barajas hit a three-run homer, Shaun Marcum pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Oakland 5-1 to extend the Athletics’ season-long losing streak to nine games.

Oakland has been outscored 47-17 during the skid, managing no more than three runs in each of the losses.

White Sox 5, Tigers 1

CHICAGO – Jim Thome hit a three-run homer and John Danks worked efficiently into the seventh inning, helping the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

The White Sox remained a game ahead of the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central.

Yankees 5, Rangers 3

ARLINGTON, Texas – The New York Yankees finally got the reliable pitching and road victory they’ve been looking for.

Jason Giambi homered and Sidney Ponson beat his former Texas teammates to lead New York past the Rangers 5-3.

National League

Cubs 11, Astros 4

CHICAGO – Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam and Alfonso Soriano had a three-run homer during an eight-run third inning that sent the Chicago Cubs to an 11-4 victory over the Houston Astros.

It was an emphatic finish for the Cubs to a wild three-game series that saw Houston take the opener 2-0 after the game was called in the eighth inning because of violent storms. Chicago rallied for an 11-7 win Tuesday after blowing a five-run lead.

Giants 3, Braves 2

SAN FRANCISCO – Tim Lincecum pitched eight innings for his first win in more than three weeks and Aaron Rowand homered and drove in three runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2.

Randy Winn added four hits including the 1,500th of his career and scored twice for the Giants.

Brewers 6, Reds 3

CINCINNATI – Struggling leadoff hitter Rickie Weeks matched his career high with four hits, and the slumping bottom of the Milwaukee Brewers’ batting order chipped in, too, setting up a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Jeff Suppan (7-7) handled the Reds’ free-swinging lineup for the third time this season, allowing an RBI groundout and a two-run homer by Jay Bruce. Suppan has given up only six earned runs in those three starts against Cincinnati.

Salomon Torres pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 26 chances.

Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 0

PHOENIX – Jeff Karstens has given the Pittsburgh Pirates a perfect start.

Almost a perfect game, too.

The recently acquired right-hander set down his first 23 batters before Chris Young’s two-out double in the eighth inning and finished with a two-hitter in a 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Karstens (2-0) has tossed 15 scoreless innings – against a pair of first-place teams – since coming to Pittsburgh in a six-player trade July 26 that sent outfielder Xavier Nady and reliever Damaso Marte to the New York Yankees..

Padres 4, Mets 2

NEW YORK – Jody Gerut hit Pedro Martinez’s first pitch for a home run and Mets third baseman David Wright committed a costly error, helping the San Diego Padres beat New York 4-2.

Cha Seung Baek baffled the Mets again, allowing two runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA in two starts against New York this season.

Phillies 5, Marlins 0

PHILADELPHIA – Kyle Kendrick pitched six scoreless innings, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 5-0.

Kendrick (10-5) allowed four hits and pitched around five walks to win at home for the first time since beating Cincinnati on June 2. Kendrick matched his win total from his rookie year when he came from nowhere last season and bailed out a depleted staff to help the Phillies win the division.

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 6

ST. LOUIS – Ryan Ludwick tied a franchise record with a homer in his fifth straight game, Albert Pujols hit a grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6.

Pujols’ sixth career grand slam and Ludwick’s drive during a five-run fourth chased Derek Lowe, who gave up eight runs and 13 hits in only 3 1-3 innings. Pujols finished 4-for-4 with a walk, and Ludwick was 3-for-5 with three RBIs.

Manny Ramirez hit his 513th homer run in the second inning to break a tie with Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for 20th place on the career list. Ramirez added an RBI single in the third to give the Dodgers an early 3-1 lead, and is batting .600 (12-for-20) with three homers and six RBIs in five games since joining the Dodgers.

Fans booed him before every at-bat, and rode him when he took his time getting back into the box after running out a foul grounder in the sixth.