Pujols dramatics carry Cards again

ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols hit a game-ending homer in extra innings for the second straight day, beating the Chicago Cubs with a leadoff shot in the 10th inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-2 victory yesterday.

Pujols hammered a fastball from Rodrigo Lopez (0-1) an estimated 446 feet to left for his 10th career game-ending homer. His fifth shot during a seven-game homestand and No. 13 for the season gave the Cardinals a three-game sweep over the Cubs, who have lost nine of 11.

Phillies 7, Pirates 3

Roy Halladay pitched seven effective innings, and Philadelphia snapped a season-high four-game losing streak.

Neil Walker hit a two-run homer in the first inning, one of six Pittsburgh hits off Halladay (8-3), who had six strikeouts and one walk in tying for the most wins in the majors.

Dodgers 9, Reds 6

Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley drove in a career-high three runs with a homer, a double and a bases-loaded walk, and Los Angeles beat Cincinnati again.

Matt Kemp added a two-run homer - his third in five at-bats - as the Dodgers improved to 28-10 against the Reds since 2006.

Brewers 6, Marlins 5, 11 Inn.

Josh Wilson homered with two out in the 11th inning, and Milwaukee topped Florida by a run for the third day in a row.

The Brewers won despite blowing a 5-0 lead.

Nationals 9, Diamondacks 4, 11 Inn.

Rick Ankiel drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out walk in the 11th inning and Mike Morse followed with a grand slam, leading Washington to a wild victory over Arizona.

Managers Jim Riggleman of the Nationals and Kirk Gibson of the Diamondbacks were among four ejections, and Washington was hit by a pitch four times, including second baseman Danny Espinosa twice.

Giants 2, Rockies 1

Ryan Vogelsong (4-1) pitched eight fantastic innings, and Andres Torres singled home the tie-breaking run to lead San Francisco over Colorado.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rangers 2, Indians 0

C.J. Wilson (6-3) pitched into the eighth inning, Mitch Moreland and Elvis Andrus homered, and Texas earned its first four-game sweep in Cleveland in nearly 33 years.

Wilson allowed three hits over 7⅔ innings. The left-hander fanned seven, walked two and hit a batter.

Tigers 7, White Sox 3

Ryan Raburn hit a grand slam, Miguel Cabrera homered for the second straight day, and Detroit topped Chicago.

Twins 6, Royals 0

Brian Duensing pitched eight sharp innings, and Jason Repko snapped an 0-for-14 skid and drove in three runs, giving Minnesota a victory over Kansas City and its first four-game sweep in almost four years.

Blue Jays 7, Orioles 4

Adam Lind went 4-for-4 with two homers and three RBI to back another winning effort by left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes (2-4), and Toronto roughed up Jeremy Guthrie (2-8) in a victory over Baltimore

Yankees 5, Angels 3

Mark Teixeira homered twice against his former team, Nick Swisher also went deep, and New York beat Los Angeles to win the three-game series.

Bartolo Colon (3-3) allowed three runs and six hits in 5⅓ innings as the Yankees concluded a 6-3 road trip and maintained their one-game lead over Boston in the AL East.

Mariners 9, Rays 6

Miguel Olivo hit a tie-breaking three-run homer off Joel Peralta in the eighth inning to give Seattle the win over Tampa Bay.

Ichiro Suzuki and Greg Halman each drove in two runs for Seattle, which has won six straight series and 14 of 18 games overall. Brandon League pitched a scoreless ninth for his 16th save, completing the Mariners' 15th come-from-behind victory. Jamey Wright (2-2) got the win.