CLEVELAND: Rookie Ezequiel Carrera laid a bunt with the first pitch he faced in the majors, bringing home Shin-Soo Choo in the eighth inning and lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Friday's clash of Ohio rivals in Major League Baseball's interleague play. With two outs in the eighth, Carrera – called up from the minors earlier in the day when Travis Hafner went on the disabled list – dropped his first pitch down the first-base line, scoring Choo, who had tripled off Bill Bray (1-1). Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano (1-0) got two outs in the eighth for his first career win. Chris Perez worked the ninth for his 11th save in 12 tries. The Indians' last six wins at home have come in their final at-bat. Phillies 3, Rangers 2: In Philadelphia, Ben Francisco and Raul Ibanez homered to lead Philadelphia over Texas. Francisco hit a two-run shot in the second inning and Ibanez hit a solo homer in the fourth. Phillies starter Roy Halladay (6-3) threw eight strong innings, striking out seven and walking one. Marlins 5, Rays 3: In Miami, Logan Morrison hit a game-tying homer in the fourth inning and doubled in the eighth to help Florida beat state rival Tampa Bay. Morrison scored Florida's final run from third on a sacrifice fly to the first baseman. Royals 3, Cardinals 0: In Kansas City, Jeff Francis outdueled Chris Carpenter to lead Kansas City to victory over St. Louis. Francis (1-5), who had pitched well several times while failing to get his first win since signing with the Royals, struck out six over 7 2-3 innings to improve his career record against the Cardinals to 5-1. Angels 9, Braves 0: In Anaheim, Ervin Santana pitched his sixth career shutout as Los Angeles routed Atlanta. In the first interleague game of the season for both teams, Santana (2-4) went the distance for the 10th time in 180 career starts. He struck out seven, and walked none. Giants 2, Athletics 1, 10 innings: In San Francisco, Aubrey Huff hit a game-ending single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifting San Francisco over cross-bay rival Oakland. Mets 2, Yankees 1: In New York, R.A. Dickey (2-5) regained command of his knuckleball and confounded the Yankees for six innings, guiding the Mets to victory in New York's Subway Series. The Yankees have lost six straight at home for the first time since 2003. Brewers 7, Rockies 6, 14 innings: In Milwaukee, Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 14th inning, rallying travel-weary Milwaukee past Colorado. Red Sox 15, Cubs 5: In Boston, the hosts put on an emphatic performance in their first game the Chicago Cubs have played at Fenway Park since the 1918 World Series. Pirates 10, Tigers 1: In Pittsburgh, Neil Walker homered and drove in a career-high five runs to lead Pittsburgh past Detroit. Dodgers 6, White Sox 4, 10 innings: In Chicago, Russell Mitchell tied the game with a two-out homer in the ninth inning, and Juan Castro had the go-ahead single in a three-run 10th as Los Angeles rallied to beat Chicago Jamey Carroll started the 10th with a single off Sergio Santos (2-1) for his fourth hit, and Matt Kemp singled one out later. Nationals 17, Orioles 5: In Baltimore, Washington recorded its highest score since the franchise moved to the national capital in 2005, crushing near neighbor Baltimore. Mariners 4, Padres 1: In San Diego, Erik Bedard struck out nine batters to guide Seattle to victory over punchless San Diego. Astros 5, Blue Jays 2: In Toronto, Chris Johnson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift Houston over Toronto. Diamondbacks 8, Twins 7: In Phoenix, Arizona held off a ninth-inning comeback to beat Minnesota for their fourth win in a row.
