NEW YORK – Just when the slumping New York Yankees got Alex Rodriguez back, Derek Jeter went down with an injury that nearly led to a brawl with Baltimore.

Adam Jones hit a three-run double during Baltimore’s seven-run first inning against Mike Mussina, and the Orioles routed New York 12-2 Tuesday night in a testy game that included a late homer by A-Rod in his return from the disabled list.

The Orioles took advantage of a two-out throwing error by Jeter in the first to build a big cushion for Daniel Cabrera (5-1), who handed the Yankees (20-25) their fourth straight loss and sixth in seven games.

Angels 3, Blue Jays 1

TORONTO – John Lackey won for the first time since Sept. 28, pitching seven strong innings to help the Los Angeles Angels get a rare victory in Toronto with a 3-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

Casey Kotchman doubled home Torii Hunter with the go-ahead run in the third inning, and the Angels snapped a four-game road losing streak in a ballpark where they have struggled in recent years. Los Angeles, loser of 14 of 16 in Toronto coming in, improved to 19-38 at Rogers Centre since 1996.

Tigers 12, Mariners 8

DETROIT – Justin Verlander struck out a season-high seven and Edgar Renteria hit one of Detroit’s four homers and matched his career high with five RBIs in the Tigers’ 12-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

Verlander (2-7) gave up one run, four hits and walked one over six innings, earning his first victory in nearly a month.

Curtis Granderson, Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen also homered for the Tigers, who had lost six of seven.

Brewers 7, Pirates 2

PITTSBURGH – Manny Parra pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings, and Mike Cameron and Corey Hart homered to help the Milwaukee Brewers snap a five-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

Parra (2-2) won for the first time since beating San Francisco on April 5, his first start of the season. The 25-year-old left-hander allowed only four hits and a walk, and struck out six.

Marlins 3, D-backs 2

MIAMI – Maybe these first-place Florida Marlins are no fluke. Dan Uggla hit his 14th home run and Kevin Gregg escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning to help the Marlins take the opening game in a series between division leaders, beating Arizona 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The game was the Marlins’ first against an opponent that has a winning record since May 1, and the widespread assumption is the team with baseball’s smallest payroll will fold as the schedule becomes more difficult.

Phillies 1, Nationals 0

WASHINGTON – Greg Dobbs’ RBI pinch-hit single in the ninth inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 1-0 win against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

Dobbs picked up the game-winning RBI as a pinch hitter for reliever Tom Gordon. Dobbs has 10 pinch hits and nine RBIs in 22 at-bats this season.

Gordon (4-2) earned the win with a scoreless eighth. Brad Lidge pitched the ninth for his 11th save in 11 chances. Lidge walked two, but got Felipe Lopez to ground out with runners on first and third to end the game.

The hit also ended the 12-inning scoreless streak of Washington reliever Jon Rauch (2-1).

Dobbs’ hit kept Philadelphia from being shut out in consecutive games for the first time since Sept. 11-12, 1999, and kept the Phillies from their first four-game losing streak since Aug. 22-25, 2007.

Braves 6, Mets 1

ATLANTA – Tom Glavine retired his last 17 batters during his first post-New York appearance against the Mets and led the Atlanta Braves to another home win in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

The 42-year-old left-hander allowed only three hits and a walk – all in the first. Glavine (2-1) left after six innings, and Will Ohman, Blaine Boyer and Manny Acosta finished for the Braves.

After the first, the Mets didn’t have another runner until Jose Reyes singled off Boyer with two outs in the eighth. New York, coming off a two-game sweep of the Yankees, managed just six hits.

Brian McCann homered and drove in three runs for the Braves, who improved the NL’s best home record to 17-5. They are 6-16 away from Turner Field and handed John Maine (5-3) his first loss in nearly a month.