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Cubs stop D-Backs


The Associated Press

CHICAGO -- Ted Lilly gave up another homer to Chris Young, but still led the Chicago Cubs over Arizona 3-1 Friday in the first meeting between the teams since the Diamondbacks' first-round sweep in last year's playoffs.

Young homered off Lilly in Game 2 last October in Phoenix during Arizona's 8-4 win, prompting Lilly to slam his glove on the pitcher's mound in frustration.

This time Lilly surrendered a first-inning solo homer to Young, then gave up just two hits over the next six innings.

Pirates 3, Braves 2

At Pittsburgh, Freddy Sanchez singled home Brian Bixler with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pirates their fourth straight win.

Sanchez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and is 9-for-17 in four games since being moved to the top of Pittsburgh's lineup.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rays 2, Angels 0

At St. Petersburg, Fla., James Shields pitched a one-hitter and Evan Longoria's two-run, ninth-inning homer snapped a scoreless tie and gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

Shields (4-2) rebounded from the second-shortest outing of his career to post his second shutout in his past three starts.

Rangers 4, Athletics 0

At Arlington, Texas, Scott Feldman and three relievers combined for Texas' third consecutive shutout and Brandon Boggs drove in three runs to end the A's four-game winning streak.

Indians 6, Blue Jays 1

At Cleveland, Casey Blake and Ben Francisco hit two-run doubles in a six-run seventh inning to help C.C. Sabathia and Cleveland defeat Roy Halladay and Toronto in a duel of Cy Young Award winners.

Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells jammed his left wrist while making a diving catch and left in the sixth inning as Toronto lost for the 13th time in its last 14 games in Cleveland.

Tigers 6, Yankees 5

At Detroit, Kenny Rogers pitched into the seventh inning and Ivan Rodriguez had three hits.

Rodriguez drove in a pair of runs and Rogers (3-3) held the Yankees to two runs on nine hits before New York scored three runs off Todd Jones in the ninth, but still lost for the third time in four games.