Hamels pitches Phillies past Red Sox

Cole Hamels pitched seven impressive innings and Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth homered Friday night as the host Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-1.

The NL East-leading Phillies (26-15) are back to a season-high 11 games over .500, but it may have been a costly victory. Jimmy Rollins left the game in the sixth with a mild right calf strain, and he's day-to-day.

"It's not as bad as I felt it the last time," said Rollins, hopeful he'll miss only a few games. He missed 29 games with an injured right calf before returning to the lineup Monday.

Hamels (5-2) allowed one run and three hits, striking out eight to outduel John Lackey (4-3).

Astros 2, Rays 1

Hunter Pence broke a tie at 1 with an RBI single in the sixth inning and Brett Myers (3-3) yielded six hits and struck out seven in seven innings as host Houston snapped Tampa Bay's winning streak at six games.

Reds 7, Indians 4

Laynce Nix homered and had a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning for visiting Cincinnati. Jonny Gomes and Brandon Phillips also homered for the Reds.

Shin-Soo Choo homered twice for Cleveland, which has lost five straight and fell a season-worst 10 games below .500.

Orioles 5, Nationals 3

David Hernandez allowed one hit in 51/3 innings and Adam Jones homered for visiting Baltimore.

Rangers 2, Cubs 1

Vladimir Guerrero and Nelson Cruz had run-scoring doubles for host Texas.

Braves 7, Pirates 0

Jason Heyward homered and drove in three runs to support eight dominating innings by Tim Hudson (5-1) as visiting Atlanta won its fourth straight. Hudson allowed only three singles.

Oswalt asks for trade

Astros general manager Ed Wade says ace Roy Oswalt has asked to be traded. Oswalt has made nine straight quality starts to open the season but is 2-6 despite a 2.66 ERA. - AP