Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball Interleague play Friday. Werth had a chance to tie the major league record of four homers in a game, but he fouled out to first base in the seventh inning. He became the 18th Phillies player to record three homers in a game and the first since 2006. The eight RBIs tied a franchise record held by four players, most recently accomplished by Mike Schmidt in 1976. Rays 3, Cardinals 1: In St. Louis, Tampa Bay continued its surprisingly strong start to the season, beating St. Louis to record its eighth win in nine games. The Rays are eight games above .500 for the first time in franchise history. Tampa Bay pitcher Andy Sonnanstine carried a shutout into the eighth inning, yielding just one run and no walks, and added two singles. Rangers 16, Astros 8: In Arlington, Texas, Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs as Texas downed state rival Houston. Ian Kinsler scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Rangers then broke out for a big win. Angels 4, Dodgers 2: In Anaheim, California, Angels pitcher Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year to down the Dodgers in an all-Los Angeles showdown. Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit for the Angels. Saunders held the Dodgers to two runs – a two-run homer in the seventh – in 7 1-3 innings. White Sox 2, Giants 0: In San Francisco, Alexei Ramirez hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot in the seventh inning that proved the only score as Chicago beat San Francisco. The Giants had a baserunner aboard in every inning without managing a run. Padres 6, Mariners 4: In Seattle, Brian Giles had four hits to lead San Diego over Seattle. Tadahito Iguchi homered for the Padres. Twins 4, Rockies 2: In Denver, Nick Blackburn pitched seven strong innings to steer Minnesota past Colorado. Delmon Young doubled twice and scored two runs for the Twins before closer Joe Nathan remained perfect in 13 save opportunities. Blackburn struck out five without a walk to help the Twins end a three-game skid. Royals 7, Marlins 6: In Miami, Kansas City extended its winning streak to five games by edging Florida. Brett Tomko pitched six innings, allowing five hits, to record his first victory since early April, and the Royals benefited from two unearned runs. In other games it was: Diamondbacks 4, Tigers 3; Reds 4, Indians 3; Orioles 5, Nationals 3; Braves 3, Athletics 2: Cubs 7, Pirates 4.
