Cautious Clemens leads Yankees

NEW YORK -- Roger Clemens didn't give Barry Bonds anything to swing at. Instead, the Yankees ace hit him -- just as he hinted -- and left San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker questioning Clemens' courage.

"I've got a lot of respect for Roger as a pitcher," Baker said. "What do they call him, the Rocket? Maybe Roger the Dodger, that's good enough."

Clemens plunked Bonds with a pitch on his protective arm guard and walked him three times as New York pitched around the slugger all afternoon and beat the Giants 4-2 Sunday.

Clemens got his 288th career victory while Bonds took only two swings. Bonds drew four walks, tying a major league record with three intentional passes in a nine-inning game, and reached base in 11 of 14 plate appearances in the series.

Nick Johnson's two-out, two-run double off closer Robb Nen in the eighth inning gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead, and Rondell White followed with an RBI single.

Clemens (8-2) won his seventh straight decision and Steve Karsay got his second save. Felix Rodriguez (1-3) took the loss.

New York took two of three in the interleague series and handed the Giants just their second loss in seven games.

Diamondbacks 7, Red Sox 3

BOSTON -- Junior Spivey hit an inside-the-park home run and Arizona completed a sweep of the team with the majors' best record.

Luis Gonzalez, Damian Miller and Erubiel Durazo also hit solo homers, and Gonzalez and Mark Grace each doubled in a run.

Spivey hit a ball to left-center field in the seventh that bounced off the wall as center fielder Johnny Damon crashed into it. Left fielder Brian Daubach raced to retrieve it and slipped. His throw was up the third-base line and Spivey missed the plate as he ran by it. But he went back to touch it for his eighth homer before catcher Jason Varitek could tag him.

Rick Helling (6-5) was the winner and John Burkett (7-1) took the loss. The Red Sox have dropped three in a row for the first time this season.

Cubs 5, Mariners 1

SEATTLE -- Sammy Sosa hit his major league-leading 22nd home run and Fred McGriff also connected, and Jon Lieber pitched Chicago past Seattle.

Lieber (4-4) blanked the Mariners until Desi Relaford hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning.

Lieber then finished, ending a personal four-game losing streak with his first victory since April 25. He gave up 10 hits, walked none and struck out five.

The Cubs won two of three in the interleague series, with each game sold out at Safeco Field.

Sosa took over the homer lead from Barry Bonds with his second shot of the series, a three-run drive off rookie Rafael Soriano (0-2) in the sixth. It was his 472nd career home run.

McGriff followed Sosa's homer with his 11th of the season and 459th of his career.

Athletics 7, Astros 6

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Miguel Tejada hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and Oakland completed a three-game sweep.

Tejada drove in four runs as the Athletics won their fourth in a row, matching a season best.

Ramon Hernandez drove in two runs for the A's, who took advantage of a season-high 11 walks. Houston lost its fourth in a row.

The A's scored six times in the fourth, three on Tejada's double, for a 6-1 lead. Houston got five runs in the eighth to tie it before Tejada led off the bottom half with his 12th homer of the season.

Tejada, who also homered in Saturday's victory, connected off Octavio Dotel (3-3).

Billy Koch (4-0) blew his fourth save chance, but got the victory by getting the final five outs.

Angels 7, Reds 4

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- David Eckstein hit his major league-leading third grand slam and a triple to lead Anaheim.

Adam Kennedy added a two-run triple and Scott Schoeneweis (5-4) allowed a run and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings.

Troy Percival relieved Al Levine with two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth. He gave up a two-run single to Austin Kearns before striking out Aaron Boone for his 13th save.

Marlins 6, Twins 3

MINNEAPOLIS -- Derrek Lee homered twice and made a key catch at first base, leading Florida Marlins over Minnesota.

Mike Lowell drove in three runs and Andy Fox had three hits as the Marlins averted a three-game sweep at the Metrodome.

Julian Tavarez (4-3) was the winner and Vladimir Nunez got his 15th save. Rick Reed (6-3) allowed six runs and 10 hits in 6 1-3 innings.

Dodgers 2, Orioles 1

BALTIMORE -- Odalis Perez pitched eight innings of four-hit ball and Brian Jordan drove in two runs as Los Angeles beat Baltimore.

Perez (6-3) struck out a career-high 10, issued only one walk and allowed one run. Eric Gagne, who worked the ninth to earn his 21st save in 22 opportunities.

Sidney Ponson (3-4) pitched a five-hitter in his first complete game of the season.

Phillies 7, Tigers 5

DETROIT -- Brandon Duckworth won for the first time in six starts and Pat Burrell drove in two runs with a double and a triple as Philadelphia defeated Detroit.

Duckworth (3-4) allowed one earned run and struck out six. He pitched six innings, allowed seven hits and didn't walk a batter.

Philadelphia completed its first road sweep of the season, winning three in a row. It was Detroit's sixth straight loss and 10th its last 11 games.

White Sox 13, Expos 2

CHICAGO -- Magglio Ordonez drove in six runs to tie a career high, leading Mark Buehrle and Chicago over Montreal.

Ordonez had three hits -- two doubles -- and Jose Valentin homered as the White Sox offense finally opened up. Chicago averaged three runs in its previous 13 games, and hadn't scored more than six runs since May 24.

Buehrle (9-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings.

Indians 8, Mets 3

CLEVELAND -- Rookie Ryan Drese shut out New York for 5 2-3 innings and Omar Vizquel had two more RBIs as Cleveland salvaged the finale of a three-game series.

Drese (6-4) bounced back from his worst outing this season with one of his better ones.

Blue Jays 3, Rockies 2

TORONTO -- Rookie Joe Lawrence's sacrifice fly capped a two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and Toronto completed a three-game sweep.

The Rockies had scored only one run in the series before pinch-hitter Benny Agbayani's two-out, two-run single in the ninth.

But the Blue Jays came back to win their fourth in a row and ninth in 10 games. Colorado has lost six of seven.

Padres 9, Devil Rays 6

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Randy Winn homered and doubled three times and Julius Matos hit his first major league home run and drove in four runs as San Diego beat Tampa Bay.

Ron Gant and Ryan Klesko also homered for San Diego. It's just the second time this season the Padres have hit more than two homers in a game.

Braves 9, Rangers 3

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Javy Lopez drove in four runs, one more than he had in his last 19 games, and Atlanta extended its season-best winning streak to six games.

Vinny Castilla had two RBIs and scored two more runs to help the Braves become only the second NL team to sweep a series in Texas.

Pirates 5, Brewers 4

PITTSBURGH -- Pokey Reese hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth to lift Pittsburgh.

The Pirates swept the three-game series.

-- From wire reports