Garza bests Braden as Rays keep pace one game behind Yankees

Matt Garza outpitched Dallas Braden for his career-high 13th win and led the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory over the host Oakland Athletics yesterday. Evan Longoria hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth as the Rays remained one game behind the Yankees in the AL East.

Rangers 6, Orioles 4

Josh Hamilton and Vladimir Guerrero each hit a three-run homer in Baltimore.

Twins 4, Angels 0

Scott Baker went seven shutout innings and Michael Cuddyer had a three-run double for host Minnesota, which leads the White Sox by five games.

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 0

Clay Buchholz (15-5) allowed five hits in six innings and Bill Hall hit a two-run homer for host Boston.

Royals 3, White Sox 2

Jason Kendall hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 10th inning in Kansas City.

Phillies 6, Nationals 0

Roy Oswalt (9-13) struck out eight in seven innings and won for the third straight start for the first time this season. Raul Ibañez hit a two-run homer for host Philadelphia.

Reds 5, Dodgers 2

Bronson Arroyo (14-7) earned his 100th victory and Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs in Los Angeles.

Cardinals 9, Giants 0

Jaime Garcia (11-6) threw a three-hitter for his first career shutout and fellow rookie Allen Craig hit a two-run homer for host St. Louis.

Padres 7, Brewers 3

Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley homered in Milwaukee, and Jon Garland's scoreless streak ended at 21 innings.

Rockies 1, Diamondbacks 0

Dexter Fowler hit a run-scoring single in the eighth and Jhoulys Chacin (6-9) struck out nine in 72/3 innings in Phoenix.- AP