Eric Hinske had three hits, including a home run, and Ben Zobrist doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh as Tampa Bay beat Oakland 3-2 on Wednesday. Carlos Pena hit a home run for the first-place Rays, who maintained their three-game lead over Boston in the American League East. The Rays have won four of five and 10 of 14 Eric Patterson, who was recalled from Sacramento earlier Wednesday, drove in two runs for the A's, while Mark Ellis and Bobby Crosby both had two hits. Andy Sonnanstine (12-6) lasted six innings, allowing two runs and six hits. Sonnanstine became the quickest pitcher to 12 wins (119th game) in Rays history. Grant Balfour and Dan Wheeler both pitched a scoreless inning. Mariners 10, Angels 7, 12 innings: At Anaheim, California, Seattle's Wladimir Balentien hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 12th inning after striking out four times as Seattle edged Los Angeles. Raul Ibanez greeted Justin Speier (1-5) with a leadoff double and advanced on a groundout. After an intentional walk and a fly out, Balentien hit his sixth homer of the season. Roy Corcoran (3-0) allowed one hit over three innings to get the win. Ibanez was 4-for-5, including a solo homer in the sixth and an RBI single that capped a three-run ninth against Francisco Rodriguez, who also gave up a tying two-run double to Jeremy Reed. It was his fifth blown save in 51 attempts. Mark Teixeira, who gave the Angels a 3-1 lead in the third with a two-run homer against Felix Hernandez, hit another leading off the bottom of the ninth against closer J.J. Putz. It was Teixeira's 21st multihomer game and third this season. Elsewhere it was: Red Sox 8, Rangers 4; Twins 4, Yankees 2; White Sox 4, Royals 0; Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3; Orioles 6, Indians 1. Dodgers down Phillies In Los Angeles, Nomar Garciaparra's one-out homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday and a share of the lead in the National League's West Division. Garciaparra lined a pitch just over the fence in left field for his sixth homer of the season and first this month. He was playing his second game since coming off the disabled list. It was a third straight win for Los Angeles over Philadelphia, who dropped into a tie with New York for first place in the NL East. In other National League games it was: Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 5; Cubs 10, Braves 2, 1st game; Cardinals 6, Marlins 4; Brewers 7, Padres 1; Mets 12, Nationals 0; Astros 6, Giants 2; Pirates 5, Reds 2.
