Guthrie, hot Orioles beat Rays

Jeremy Guthrie allowed two hits in six innings, Adam Jones hit a two-run triple and the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-0, Friday night.

Guthrie (7-11) struck out three and walked four in his third consecutive win.

The Orioles took a 3-0 lead in the first when Jones drove in two with the triple and then scored on a double by Felix Pie. Luke Scott hit his 22nd homer, helping the Orioles improve to 9-2 under manager Buck Showalter.

The Rays have lost seven of nine.

Twins 4, Athletics 3

Carl Pavano pitched into the seventh inning for his 15th win and Danny Valencia had two hits and two RBIs for host Minnesota. Pavano (15-7) allowed two runs and 10 hits in 61/3 innings and matched the Yankees' CC Sabathia and Rays' David Price for the most wins in the American League.

Braves 1, Dodgers 0

Tim Hudson (14-5) won his fifth straight start with three-hit ball for eight innings and Brooks Conrad homered in the seventh for host Atlanta.

The Braves' Chipper Jones said he will report to spring training next year as he attempts a comeback from major knee surgery. Jones, speaking for the first time since the team announced he tore his left ACL and will miss the rest of the season, said he will have surgery on the knee Saturday.

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3

Albert Pujols homered for the sixth time in 11 games and Jake Westbrook got his first win in three tries since joining host St. Louis.

Yadier Molina, whose objection to getting his shin guards tapped by Brandon Phillips' bat sparked a fracas with the Reds on Tuesday, got a prolonged standing ovation before singling in the second inning. Molina added a pair of sacrifice flies.

Reds 7, Marlins 2

Scott Rolen snapped out of a slump with three hits against an ineffective Josh Johnson, helping Edinson Volquez (3-1) and host Cincinnati.

Nationals 4, D-backs 2

John Lannan (4-5) pitched seven strong innings and Ian Desmond had three hits as host Washington snapped a five-game losing streak.

Lannan (Chaminade) allowed two runs and four hits to win his second consecutive start and earn his first win at home since Aug. 5, 2009, against Florida.

Guillen dealt to Giants

San Francisco acquired outfielder Jose Guillen from the Royals for a player to be named and cash. The Giants haven't been to the playoffs since 2003 and were in the NL wild-card chase last season. The Giants were 21/2 games behind the Padres in the NL West before Friday night's game in San Francisco. - AP

Broxton not closing

Dodgers manager Joe Torre is removing Jonathan Broxton from the closer's role. The move comes after Broxton did not record an out while giving up four runs, including three earned, as the Dodgers blew a late 9-2 lead in a 10-9 loss to the Phillies on Thursday night.

Torre says Hong-Chih Kuo, Octavio Dotel and Kenley Jensen will share the role. He says Kuo normally will be the first choice but was not available for Friday night's game against the Braves.