Franklin Gutierrez and Russell Branyan homered as Seattle snapped New York's seven-game winning streak with an 8-4 victory Thursday night. Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-run double and Chris Woodward added two RBIs as the Mariners handed CC Sabathia his second loss in 11 starts. Seattle won in the Bronx for the first time since Sept. 3, 2007, ending a 10-game road losing streak against the Yankees. Gutierrez had three hits and Branyan launched his 20th homer in the ninth inning, a two-run drive off right-hander Alfredo Aceves that made it 8-4. Miguel Batista pitched two hitless innings to win in relief of Jason Vargas, who lasted four innings with flu symptoms. Hideki Matsui homered and drove in three runs for New York, while Robinson Cano had three hits. Sabathia was pulled with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth. He allowed six runs and 10 hits, striking out eight. White Sox 4, Royals 1: At Kansas City, Mark Buehrle was dominant into the ninth inning, allowing six hits and a run, as Chicago got its sixth straight victory. Angels 5, Orioles 2: At Anaheim, California, Bobby Abreu hit two home runs and John Lackey pitched eight solid innings for Los Angeles. The multihomer game was the 14th of Abreu's career, his first as an Angel. Both his shots were off Baltimore starter Jeremy Guthrie, who gave up nine hits in seven innings. Bee swarm delays Astros' win In San Geigo, the Houston Astros beat San Diego 7-2 in a National League game delayed for 52 minutes in the top of the ninth inning when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park on Thursday. A beekeeper was called to the downtown ballpark and sprayed a chair and a ballgirl's jacket that had attracted the bees. Padres president Tom Garfinkel said a few thousand bees attached themselves to a queen bee. Geoff Blum hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the Astros. Mets 9, Pirates 8, 10 innings: At Pittsburgh, Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for New York, which overcame a five-run deficit and then wasted a ninth-inning lead. Cubs 9, Brewers 5: At Chicago, Derrek Lee hit a grand slam and a three-run homer for a career-high seven RBIs for the Cubs. Reds 3, Diamondbacks 2, 10 innings: At Cincinnati, Joey Votto singled with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning for Cincinnati. Braves 5, Phillies 2: At Atlanta, Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and Atlanta complete its first home sweep of Philadelphia in four years. Cardinals 5, Giants 2: At St. Louis, Todd Wellemeyer allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 1-3 innings, his longest outing of the season in improving to 3-0 lifetime against San Francisco.
