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Dodgers sink Marlins for 9th consecutive victory MIAMI (AP) – Mark Hendrickson earned his first win in seven starts since the Dodgers acquired him from Tampa Bay, and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to nine games Sunday with a 7-3 win over the Florida Marlins.

Cardinals 7, Brewers 1

ST. LOUIS – Jeff Suppan matched his season high with seven strikeouts and allowed four hits in 7 1-3 innings.

Juan Encarnacion hit a three-run homer off Chris Capuano, and Scott Rolen added a two-run homer for the Cards.

Braves 6, Reds 4

CINCINNATI – Jeff Francoeur hit a two-run triple in the eighth and scored the go-ahead run on Adam LaRoche’s sacrifice fly. Andruw Jones and Matt Diaz homered for the Braves.

Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 559th career homer for the Reds.

Giants 6, Rockies 2

SAN FRANCISCO – Matt Cain had a career-high 12 strikeouts in seven innings, and Pedro Feliz drove in two runs.

Padres 3, Nationals 2

SAN DIEGO – Brian Giles hit a two-run homer and singled home Dave Roberts with the winning run in the 10th.

D’backs 4, Astros 3

PHOENIX – Luis Gonzalez tied Lou Gehrig for 26th place with his 534th double, then broke a 2-2 tie when he scored on Carlos Quentin’s single.

Tigers 1, Indians 0

DETROIT – Wilfredo Ledezma struck out five in 5 2-3 innings, and Detroit took advantage of an error by C.C. Sabathia to beat Cleveland.

Twins 11, Royals 5

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jason Bartlett had a career-high five hits as the Twins completed a four-game sweep.

Yankees 6, Orioles 1

BALTIMORE – Derek Jeter hit the first of four solo homers against Rodrigo Lopez, and the Yankees opened a two-game lead over Boston in the AL East.

Devil Rays 7, Red Sox 6

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Greg Norton hit solo homer in the 10th off Julian Tavarez (2-4) as Tampa Bay rallied from a 5-1 deficit to overcome David Ortiz’s 40th homer.

Blue Jays 7, White Sox 3

TORONTO – A.J. Burnett (3-5) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings, helping Toronto stop a seven-game losing streak.

Angels 9, Rangers 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Garret Anderson and Vladimir Guerrero hit three-run homers for the Angels.

Athletics 7, Mariners 6

SEATTLE – Frank Thomas hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for Oakland.

beat the Mariners for the 12th straight time and completed its first three-game sweep in Seattle since Sept. 24-26, 1993.

Thomas homered with an 0-2 count and two outs in the third against Gil Meche (9-6), connecting on a 95 mph fastball for his 24th homer.

Joe Blanton (12-9) improved to 4-0 against Seattle this season, allowing three runs and 10 hits in six innings and Huston Street got five outs for his 25th save.

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