Mike Lowell hit his second grand slam of the season to trigger the Boston Red Sox to yet another home win Thursday, beating the Baltimore Orioles 9-2 in the American League. The Red Sox are 18-3 in their past 21 games at Fenway Park. Their 28-7 home record is the best in the majors, but their 14-20 mark away from home is the worst of the six divisional leaders going into a six-game road trip starting Friday. J.D. Drew hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox. Yankees 4, Athletics 1: In Oakland, California, Hideki Matsui hit a grand slam on his 34th birthday and that was all the runs New York needed to beat Oakland. Pitcher Andy Pettitte move into a tie for fourth place on the New York Yankees career wins list. Pettitte bounced back from giving up a career high-tying 10 runs last Saturday to shut down the A's and tie Ron Guidry with his 170th victory in Yankee pinstripes. Pettitte allowed only one run in a season-high eight innings. New York was held scoreless until the sixth inning, when Matsui hit his fifth career grand slam. In other games it was: Tigers 2, White Sox 1; Indians 12, Twins 2; Royals 6, Rangers 5. Phillies extend lead In Miami, veteran Philadelphia pitcher Jamie Moyer took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, extending his dominance over Florida and giving the Phillies a 3-0 win over the Marlins in the National League on Thursday. Philadelphia scored two runs off a wild pitch on the way to avoiding a three-game sweep, putting the Phillies three games clear of Florida atop the NL East. The 45-year-old Moyer allowed only two hits in eight innings, trimming his ERA from 4.56 to 4.12. He remained perfect against Florida – 9-0 in nine career starts. Cubs 3, Braves 2, 11 innings: In Chicago, pitcher Jeff Ridgway hit Reed Johnson with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, giving Chicago victory over reeling Atlanta. Elsewhere it was: Reds 6, Cardinals 2; Brewers 9, Astros 6; Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4, 10 innings; Padres 9, Dodgers 0; Pirates 7, Nationals 5; Giants 10, Rockies 7.
