run homer to cap the Detroit Tigers' second straight eighth-inning rally, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-5 in the American League on Tuesday. Magglio Ordonez homered and drove in two runs, and Gary Sheffield and Carlos Guillen also hit home runs for Detroit, which scored six times on Monday in the eighth inning for an 11-9 win over Minnesota. Justin Morneau homered for Minnesota and Joe Mauer drove in two runs. Detroit started the eighth 4-3 down, but Jesse Crain (0-1) allowed three runs. Red Sox 5, Indians 3: At Cleveland, Jason Varitek hit a pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning off Jensen Lewis to lead Boston to a two-game sweep of Cleveland in an AL Championship Series rematch. Varitek came up with one out in the ninth and drove a 1-2 pitch from Lewis (0-1) the opposite way to left-center for his third career homer as a pinch-hitter. Boston rookie infielder Jed Lowrie drove in three runs in his major league debut. Angels 7, Rangers 4: At Arlington, Texas, Gary Matthews Jr. snapped out of a slump with a tiebreaking, three-run double, and Los Angeles rallied to hand Texas its fifth straight loss. Matthews was in a 3-for-27 slide before his double to left-center in the sixth inning off Josh Rupe (0-1) broke a 4-all tie. Darren Oliver (1-0), like Matthews a former Ranger, threw 2 2-3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Dustin Moseley. White Sox 4, Athletics 1: At Chicago, John Danks celebrated his 23rd birthday with his first win in 12 starts, taking a shutout into the eighth inning to lead Chicago past Oakland. Danks (1-1) held the Athletics to five singles while striking out four and walking two. Carlos Quentin hit a three-run homer in the fourth for Chicago. Oakland's Dana Eveland (1-1) had his worst outing of the year, allowing four runs - three earned - in 4 2-3 innings. Other results: Mariners 11, Royals 6, Yankees 5, Rays 3, Blue Jays 11, Orioles 3. Phillies bounce back A four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning carried the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros in National League action on Tuesday. After being held scoreless for eight innings, a leadoff homer, a hit batter, and then a two-run homer drew the Phillies level at 3-3 with two outs before Pedro Feliz ripped a shot to the left-field corner, scoring the runner from first to win the game. Cubs 9, Reds 5: In Chicago, Derrek Lee hit a three-run homer and started a pivotal double play to help Chicago beat Cincinatti and former Cubs manager Dusty Baker. Baker managed the Cubs for four seasons and got them within five outs of the World Series five years ago, but after a last-place finish in 2006, his contract was not renewed. Diamondbacks 8, Giants 2: In San Francisco, Chris Young hit a two-run homer as Arizona downed San Francisco. Conor Jackson connected for the second consecutive game to support pitcher Micah Owings, who struck out six in six innings and didn't give up a hit until the fourth. He gave up just one run. Mets 6, Nationals 0: In New York, David Wright homered and drove in five runs as New York beat struggling Washington. Jose Reyes returned to the lineup with four hits for the Mets. After missing two games with a strained left hamstring, Reyes singled, doubled and tripled in that order during his first three at-bats. Cardinals 6, Brewers 1: In St. Louis, Braden Looper pitched around Milwaukee slugger Prince Fielder to steer St. Louis to victory. Looper limited a Milwaukee lineup missing Ryan Braun to three hits in five innings. He tied his high with five walks, including Fielder all three times. Braun, the NL Rookie of the Year mired in a 3-for-25 slump, got a day off. The surprising Cardinals have an early 1-1/2 game lead in the NL Central. Other results: Marlins 4, Braves 0, Padres 6, Rockies 0, Dodgers 11, Pirates 2. __
