Posada, Ventura power Yanks

NEW YORK -- Jorge Posada homered from both sides of the plate to drive in five runs Friday night and Robin Ventura knocked in four against his former team as the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 11-5.

Mo Vaughn hit a cannon shot and Roger Cedeno and Timo Perez also connected for the Mets. But those homers produced only four runs, and Posada bettered that.

Ventura hit a two-run double and had a pair of sacrifice flies. He has 19 homers and 57 RBIs this season after having only 21 home runs and 61 RBIs for the Mets all of last year.

Mike Mussina (11-3) struggled again, yet lasted five innings for the win. He improved to 4-0 lifetime against the Mets.

Jeff D'Amico (4-7) was tagged for seven runs in four-plus innings.

Indians 8, Diamondbacks 2

CLEVELAND -- C.C. Sabathia showed he can be Cleveland's ace following the trade of Bartolo Colon as the Indians began rebuilding with a win over Arizona.

Sabathia (6-6) allowed just one earned run and four hits in 7 2-3 innings one day after the Indians sent Colon to the Montreal Expos in a six-player deal.

Sabathia struck out five and walked three in winning for the first time in four starts -- all against NL teams.

Chris Magruder hit a three-run homer, and Ellis Burks added a two-run shot as the Indians scored seven runs in the fourth inning off Miguel Batista (4-5).

Braves 4, Red Sox 2

BOSTON -- Vinny Castilla and Henry Blanco drove in runs in the ninth inning as Atlanta beat Boston in a matchup of teams that began the night as division leaders.

Tim Wakefield (2-3) allowed a leadoff double in the ninth to Gary Sheffield, who stayed at second as the next two batters flied out to center field. Then Castilla singled in Sheffield, Darren Bragg walked for the third time and Blanco doubled home Castilla.

John Smoltz retired the side in order for his 26th save.

White Sox 13, Cubs 9

CHICAGO -- Paul Konerko homered twice after getting plunked on the helmet by Kerry Wood, and the White Sox rallied to beat the crosstown rival Cubs in front of the largest regular-season crowd at new Comiskey Park.

Konerko went 4-for-4, his second straight four-hit game, and finished with four RBIs and four runs scored. It was the fifth multihomer game of his career, but the fourth since June 11. Magglio Ordonez drove in three runs.

Twins 5, Brewers 1

MINNEAPOLIS -- A.J. Pierzynski and Dustan Mohr each hit two-run homers and Johan Santana threw eight strong innings for Minnesota in a victory over Milwaukee.

Santana (3-1) scattered four singles, didn't walk anybody and struck out a career-high nine, though it did come against the free-swinging Brewers -- who dropped to 1-9 in interleague play.

Phillies 6, Orioles 2

BALTIMORE -- Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer and Randy Wolf got his first victory in more than a month as Philadelphia beat Baltimore.

Jimmy Rollins, Jeremy Giambi and Scott Rolen also homered off Orioles starter Travis Driskill (5-1) for the Phillies, who have won four of five games. Philadelphia matched its season high with four home runs.

Wolf (4-6) was 0-4 in six starts since beating Arizona on May 19. The left-hander allowed seven hits and two runs in 7 2-3 innings, walking one and striking out four.

Astros 6, Rangers 5

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Roy Oswalt struck out nine, including the last three batters he faced, and Houston beat Texas in the resumption of the Lone Star Series.

Oswalt (8-5) allowed three runs and seven hits over seven innings. The right-hander, one of the NL's top rookies a year ago, is 20-7 with a 3.02 ERA in 37 career starts.

Orlando Merced hit a two-run homer off Chan Ho Park (3-4) and later scored on Brad Ausmus' go-ahead double for the Astros.

Billy Wagner allowed a homer to Kevin Mench in the ninth but finished for his 12th save.

Expos 2, Blue Jays 1

TORONTO -- Tony Armas Jr. and Scott Stewart combined on a three-hitter, and Fernando Tatis hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning as Montreal beat Toronto.

Montreal slugger Vladimir Guerrero went 0-for-4, ending his 20-game hitting streak.

Armas (8-7) allowed three hits in seven innings, improving to 3-0 in his last five starts.

Devil Rays 4, Marlins 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Wilson Alvarez pitched four-hit ball for seven innings to lead Tampa Bay over Florida for his first victory at Tropicana Field in nearly three years.

Alvarez (2-2), who missed the last two seasons recovering from left shoulder surgery, struck out five and walked three to extend his streak of scoreless innings against the Marlins this season to 13.

Pirates 3, Tigers 1

DETROIT -- Josh Fogg allowed two hits over seven innings, and Pittsburgh beat Detroit.

The win was just Pittsburgh's fourth in 14 games, while the Tigers have lost eight of nine.

Fogg (8-6) gave up a homer to Brandon Inge in the seventh but didn't give up much more.

Royals 14, Padres 10

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mike Sweeney homered for the fourth straight game and drove in five runs as Kansas City rallied from two five-run deficits to beat San Diego.

Sweeney, who leads the majors with a .367 batting average, extended his hitting streak to a season-high 11 games. He had a bases-clearing double in a five-run seventh as the Royals took the lead for the first time.

-- From wire reports