Philadelphia's Ryan Howard hit a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning, helping the Phillies rally for a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball interleague play Friday. With the Phillies trailing 6-5, Placido Polanco led off the ninth with a walk against closer Frank Francisco and Chase Utley followed with a fly to left that Juan Rivera misplayed into a double, putting runners at second and third. Howard then singled to center, giving Francisco (1-4) his fourth blown save in 13 chances. Danys Baez (2-3) pitched one inning of relief for the win, and Antonio Bastardo closed it out for his fourth save. Philadelphia's late comeback overcame a couple of homers by the Blue Jays, who have homered in a season-high nine consecutive games. Giants 4, Tigers 3: In Detroit, Pablo Sandoval hit a tiebreaking double in the top of the ninth inning and San Francisco hung on on when Detroit's Brennan Boesch lined into a double play with the bases loaded. Yankees 5, Mets: In New York, the Yankees took advantage of a generous umpiring call to beat the Mets in the all-New York series. Reyes electrified the Mets crowd when he tagged up from first on a fly to deep center. He took off for third when the relay bounced away from Eduardo Nunez, but Nunez threw to third base and Alex Rodriguez made a sweep tag that on replay appeared to miss Reyes, who was sliding headfirst. The umpire was behind Rodriguez when he called Reyes out. Mark Teixeira hit a two-run double for the Yankees and Nunez had an RBI single among his career-high four hits. Rodriguez and Robinson Cano had RBI doubles, and Ivan Nova (8-4) pitched five effective innings to help the Yankees win their season-high sixth straight game. Jonathon Niese (7-7) gave up three runs in six innings for the Mets in his first start since leaving a June 25 start with a rapid heartbeat. Cardinals 5, Rays 3: In St. Petersburg, Colby Rasmus hit a three-run homer during a wild eighth inning that featured four ejections, leading St. Louis to victory over Tampa Bay. Indians 8, Reds 2: In Cincinnati, Grady Sizemore hit the first of Cleveland's three homers as the Indians made it four wins from four against Ohio state rival Cincinnati this season. Braves 4, Orioles 0: In Atlanta, Jair Jurrjens threw his first career shutout, steering Atlanta past Baltimore. Jurrjens (11-3) became the first National League pitcher with 11 wins and lowered his NL-best ERA to 1.89. He kept his no-hit bid alive until conceding a single in the seventh. Nationals 2, Pirates 1: In Washington, Matt Stairs drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to give Washington a tight win over Pittsburgh. Rangers 15, Marlins 5: In Arlington, Nelson Cruz homered and had six RBIs on his 31st birthday, powering Texas to a big win over Florida. Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 4: In Oakland, Rich Harden pitched six strong innings in his season debut to lead Oakland over Arizona. Dodgers 5, Angels 0: In Anaheim, Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven scoreless innings to steer the Dodgers past the Angels in the all-Los Angeles series. Twins 6, Brewers 2: In Minneapolis, Jim Thome hit a three-run drive for career homer No. 594, powering Minnesota past Milwaukee. Mariners 6, Padres 0: In Seattle, Jason Vargas pitched his third shutout of the season, leading Seattle to victory over San Diego. Red Sox 7, Astros 5: In Houston, Adrian Gonzalez hit a go-ahead two-run double after Dustin Pedroia drove in a pair of runs during Boston's six-run seventh inning that lifted the visitors over Houston. White Sox 6, Cubs 4: In Chicago, Alexei Ramirez hit a two-run homer to lead the White Sox over the Cubs at Wrigley Field in the all-Chicago clash. Rockies 9, Royals 0: In Denver, Juan Nicasio pitched eight scoreless innings to direct Colorado to a comfortable win over Kansas City.TORONTO – Philadelphia's Ryan Howard hit a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning, helping the Phillies rally for a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball interleague play Friday. With the Phillies trailing 6-5, Placido Polanco led off the ninth with a walk against closer Frank Francisco and Chase Utley followed with a fly to left that Juan Rivera misplayed into a double, putting runners at second and third. Howard then singled to center, giving Francisco (1-4) his fourth blown save in 13 chances. Danys Baez (2-3) pitched one inning of relief for the win, and Antonio Bastardo closed it out for his fourth save. Philadelphia's late comeback overcame a couple of homers by the Blue Jays, who have homered in a season-high nine consecutive games. Giants 4, Tigers 3: In Detroit, Pablo Sandoval hit a tiebreaking double in the top of the ninth inning and San Francisco hung on on when Detroit's Brennan Boesch lined into a double play with the bases loaded. Yankees 5, Mets: In New York, the Yankees took advantage of a generous umpiring call to beat the Mets in the all-New York series. Reyes electrified the Mets crowd when he tagged up from first on a fly to deep center. He took off for third when the relay bounced away from Eduardo Nunez, but Nunez threw to third base and Alex Rodriguez made a sweep tag that on replay appeared to miss Reyes, who was sliding headfirst. The umpire was behind Rodriguez when he called Reyes out. Mark Teixeira hit a two-run double for the Yankees and Nunez had an RBI single among his career-high four hits. Rodriguez and Robinson Cano had RBI doubles, and Ivan Nova (8-4) pitched five effective innings to help the Yankees win their season-high sixth straight game. Jonathon Niese (7-7) gave up three runs in six innings for the Mets in his first start since leaving a June 25 start with a rapid heartbeat. Cardinals 5, Rays 3: In St. Petersburg, Colby Rasmus hit a three-run homer during a wild eighth inning that featured four ejections, leading St. Louis to victory over Tampa Bay. Indians 8, Reds 2: In Cincinnati, Grady Sizemore hit the first of Cleveland's three homers as the Indians made it four wins from four against Ohio state rival Cincinnati this season. Braves 4, Orioles 0: In Atlanta, Jair Jurrjens threw his first career shutout, steering Atlanta past Baltimore. Jurrjens (11-3) became the first National League pitcher with 11 wins and lowered his NL-best ERA to 1.89. He kept his no-hit bid alive until conceding a single in the seventh. Nationals 2, Pirates 1: In Washington, Matt Stairs drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to give Washington a tight win over Pittsburgh. Rangers 15, Marlins 5: In Arlington, Nelson Cruz homered and had six RBIs on his 31st birthday, powering Texas to a big win over Florida. Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 4: In Oakland, Rich Harden pitched six strong innings in his season debut to lead Oakland over Arizona. Dodgers 5, Angels 0: In Anaheim, Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven scoreless innings to steer the Dodgers past the Angels in the all-Los Angeles series. Twins 6, Brewers 2: In Minneapolis, Jim Thome hit a three-run drive for career homer No. 594, powering Minnesota past Milwaukee. Mariners 6, Padres 0: In Seattle, Jason Vargas pitched his third shutout of the season, leading Seattle to victory over San Diego. Red Sox 7, Astros 5: In Houston, Adrian Gonzalez hit a go-ahead two-run double after Dustin Pedroia drove in a pair of runs during Boston's six-run seventh inning that lifted the visitors over Houston. White Sox 6, Cubs 4: In Chicago, Alexei Ramirez hit a two-run homer to lead the White Sox over the Cubs at Wrigley Field in the all-Chicago clash. Rockies 9, Royals 0: In Denver, Juan Nicasio pitched eight scoreless innings to direct Colorado to a comfortable win over Kansas City. __
