CHICAGO -Ryan Theriot hit a bad-hop single with two outs in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs, saved by Derrek Lees late homer, rallied from an early seven-run deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Friday.
Lee homered twice, including a solo shot with one out in the ninth off former Cubs ace Kerry Wood that made it 7-all.
Alfonso Soriano, who hit a game-winning single in the ninth Thursday to beat the Chicago White Sox, drew a two-out walk in the 10th from Luis Vizcaino (1-3) and stole second. Theriot followed with a grounder that took a crazy bounce past first baseman Victor Martinez.
The Cubs trailed 7-0 against Cliff Lee going into the fifth and were still down 7-2 in the eighth.
The Indians loaded the bases off Kevin Gregg (2-1) in the 10th before Kosuke Fukudome made a nice catch of pinch-hitter Ryan Garkos liner to center field.
Braves 8, Red Sox 2
BOSTON – Nate McLouth homered on the games first pitch and Kenshin Kawakami beat more-heralded countryman Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Kawakami (4-6) allowed two hits and two runs in six innings in his first start against Boston since signing a $23 million, three-year contract in January after 11 seasons in Japan.
Matsuzaka (1-5) cost the Red Sox a lot more – $103 million over six years, including a $51 million fee for the right to negotiate with him – but failed to reach the sixth inning for the sixth time in his last eight starts in his third year with the team.
Orioles 7, Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA – Rich Hill pitched into the seventh inning and singled in the go-ahead run for Baltimore.
The defending World Series champions have lost four straight and fell to 13-20 at home. But the Phillies lead the NL East because theyre a major league-best 23-9 on the road.
Hill (3-1) allowed two runs, five hits and walked four in 6 2-3 innings. The lefty baffled a potent lineup with an array of offspeed pitches mixed in with some fastballs.
Rookie catcher Matt Wieters hit a two-run double, Nolan Reimold homered and the Orioles won their third in a row. They rallied to beat the New York Mets and Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth inning Thursday night.
Antonio Bastardo (2-2) allowed four runs and five hits in seven innings.
Reds 4, White Sox 3
CINCINNATI – Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer and a sacrifice fly to help the Cincinnati Reds ended a nine-game losing streak against the Chicago White Sox with a 4-3 victory that opened a spotlight weekend for baseball and civil rights.
Phillips homer off Jose Contreras (2-6) put Cincinnati ahead to stay in the sixth and ended his power slump. The second baseman hadnt homered since June 3, a span of 53 at-bats.
Bronson Arroyo (8-5) got his first June victory by allowing only two hits in 6 2-3 innings, including a two-run homer by Chris Getz. Francisco Cordero gave up a solo homer by Paul Konerko in the ninth before picking up his 17th save in 18 chances.
Mets 5, Rays 3
NEW YORK – Fernando Nieve turned in another impressive start and Brian Schneider hit a three-run homer.
David Wright added an RBI double and Daniel Murphy had three hits for the Mets, who opened a 10-game homestand by improving to 6-10 in June. Francisco Rodriguez rebounded from a blown save with a perfect ninth inning.
In the first meeting between these teams since 2001, the Rays mustered little offense against Nieve (2-0). B.J. Upton manufactured one run with his speed and later hit a two-run double.
Schneiders shot off Andy Sonnanstine (5-7) in the second inning was his first homer since connecting twice on Sept. 18 at Washington.
Yankees 5, Marlins 1
MIAMI – Andy Pettitte and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and New York beat Florida without Alex Rodriguez.
With Rodriguez sitting with what he and the team called fatigue, the Yankees regrouped after two losses at home to the woeful Washington Nationals. Derek Jeter had two hits after being out of the starting lineup the last two games with a sore left ankle, and Melky Cabrera homered for New York.
Cody Ross home run off Pettitte in the third inning accounted for the Marlins lone run.
Pettitte (7-3) pitched seven innings, struck out seven and walked none. Brian Bruney and Brett Tomko pitched two hitless innings in relief.
Sean West (2-2) lost.
