Adam Jones broke a tie with a three-run double in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles overcame another home run by Manny Ramirez to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 on Monday, avoiding a four-game sweep. Baltimore blew a 2-0 lead, then rallied with a four-run eighth against Hideki Okajima (1-1). After a sacrifice fly by Kevin Millar tied it, the Orioles loaded the bases with two outs for Jones, lined a shot off the left-field wall. Ramirez homered in a third consecutive game to reach 502 for his career, two behind Eddie Murray for 23rd place in baseball history. The last time Ramirez homered in three straight games was May 22-24, 2006. He also hit a single off Jim Johnson (1-2) to put the go-ahead run in scoring position in the eighth for Mike Lowell, who delivered an RBI single for a 3-2 lead. Twins 6, Yankees 5: At Minneapolis, Delmon Young had three doubles and three RBIs and Joe Mauer hit his long-awaited first homer of the season to lead Minnesota past New York. Young's breakout performance at the plate comes after a rough first two months in Minnesota. He entered the game hitting .264 with no homers and just 15 RBIs after coming over in a trade from Tampa Bay. The 22-year-old had RBI-doubles in the second and sixth innings before giving the Twins the lead for good with another two-bagger off Kyle Farnsworth (0-2) that scored Michael Cuddyer in the eighth. Joe Nathan picked up his 15th save in 16 chances and Matt Guerrier (3-1) pitched 1 2-3 innings of scoreless relief for the win. Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in two runs. In other games it was: Indians 13, Rangers 9; Angels 4, Mariners 2; Athletics 3, Tigers 2. Utley goes deep again In Philadelphia, Ken Griffey Jr. remained one shy of 600 home runs after getting the night off, but Philadelphia's Chase Utley hit his major league-leading 21st homer to help the Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Monday. Utley went deep for the fifth straight game, tying a club record he shares with Dick Allen, Mike Schmidt and Bobby Abreu. Utley also homered in five consecutive games earlier this season. Pedro Feliz and Chris Coste also connected for the NL East-leading Phillies. Rookie sensation Jay Bruce and Edwin Encarnacion went deep for the Reds. Bruce had two hits in his first three at-bats, making him 15-for-25 overall. The last player to have at least 15 hits in his first 25 major league at-bats was Chris C. Jones of the Reds in 1991, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Bruce finished 2-for-4. Kyle Kendrick (5-2) gave up four runs and five hits in 5 1-3 innings for the win. Braves 7, Marlins 5: At Atlanta, John Smoltz blew a save in his return to the mound as a closer, but Yunel Escobar picked him up with the first game-ending homer of his career, a two-run shot in the 10th inning to lift Atlanta over Florida. Pitching in relief for the first time since 2004, Smoltz came on in the ninth with a 4-3 lead. The Marlins were down to their last out when Jeremy Hermida drove in two runs with a single. Elsewhere it was: Pirates 5, Cardinals 4; Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 3; Cubs 7, Padres 6; Dodgers 8, Rockies 2; Giants 10, Mets 2.
