Zaun rallies Astros with ninth-inning grand slam

HOUSTON -- Pinch-hitter Gregg Zaun hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Houston Astros beat Byung-Hyun Kim and the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 Thursday.

Zaun connected on an 0-2 pitch for his first career slam, hitting a drive over the right-field wall.

Giants 11, Padres 6

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeff Kent, batting third for the first time this season, drove in six runs and led the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres.

Giants manager Dusty Baker tweaked his lineup, moving Kent from cleanup to the spot ahead of Barry Bonds. Baker said he flip-flopped them to take pressure off Kent with Bonds walking so often -- and because Reggie Sanders was hitting well in the fifth slot.

Reds 5, Cubs 4

CHICAGO -- Reggie Taylor lined a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning, then Russell Branyan hit a two-run single in the 10th that sent the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs.

The Reds won their third in a row and sent Chicago to its third straight loss.

Expos 7, Pirates 2

PITTSBURGH -- Vladimir Guerrero and Jose Macias homered and Montreal scored six runs in the final two innings against Pittsburgh's bullpen to beat the Pirates in a game called after 6 1/2 innings because of rain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

White Sox 7, Twins 4

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ray Durham hit a three-run homer, Paul Konerko went 4-for-5 with a home run and Chicago gained a split of the four-game series.

Royals 5, Tigers 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mike Sweeney homered for the third day in a row, leading Paul Byrd and the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers for a three-game sweep.

Devil Rays 6, Blue Jays 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Steve Cox hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays.

Angels 6, Rangers 3

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jarrod Washburn won his eighth decision in a row for Anaheim.

Washburn (8-2) hasn't lost since April 13 against Oakland in his third start of the season. The left-hander has a 3.02 ERA in his 13-game unbeaten streak.

-- From wire reports