NEW YORK - Chase Utley's hitting streak ended at 35 games, David Dellucci hit a tiebreaking homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-3 Friday night for their fourth straight win.Utley went 0-for-5, striking out twice. He hit a bouncer to the right of second base in the seventh inning but Jose Valentin backhanded it and threw him out in a close play at first.
Dellucci led off the seventh against reliever Darren Oliver (4-1) with his ninth homer for the Phillies, who improved to 13-8 since the All-Star break. Dellucci's shot made it 4-3 and Ryan Howard hit a drive off Pedro Feliciano in the ninth for his NL-leading 37th homer.
Ryan Madson (10-7) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win.
Brewers 4, Cardinals 3 - Prince Fielder went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and Milwaukee extended St. Louis' losing streak to eight.
Tony Graffanino had three hits and an RBI for the Brewers.
Doug Davis (7-6) worked into the sixth and Dan Kolb rescued him from a bases loaded jam to end that inning. Francisco Cordero got the last three outs for his third save in as many chances with Milwaukee.
Astros 8, Diamondbacks 7 - Mike Lamb and Willy Taveras hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning to rally Houston.
Lamb hit for pitcher Trever Miller with one out in the ninth and belted reliever Tony Pena's first pitch 418 feet into the right-field seats for his second pinch-hit homer of the season.
Taveras followed with his first homer of the year, a shot to left off Pena (3-1).
Brad Lidge was looking for his 25th save but was pulled after he walked Stephen Drew on four pitches to load the bases with two outs.
Dan Wheeler walked Jeff DaVanon to force in a run then struck out pinch-hitter Carlos Quentin for his third save in five opportunities.
Reds 5, Braves 4 - Royce Clayton hit his second homer in three games and Edwin Encarnacion added a two-run double to help Cincinnati snap a five-game losing streak.
The Reds, held hitless by Greg Maddux for six innings in a 3-0 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday, didn't get a hit off Atlanta's Chuck James until the sixth inning. Clayton followed Ryan Freel's one-out walk with a two-run drive to left-center for his second homer of the season, tying it at 2.
Aaron Harang (12-7) lasted six innings, allowing two runs and five hits. Eddie Guardado loaded the bases in the ninth with no out then pitched out of the jam for his ninth save.
Dodgers 6, Marlins 2 - Derek Lowe pitched seven strong innings and Kenny Lofton homered and drove in two runs to lead Los Angeles to its season-high seventh straight win.
Lowe (9-7) won his second straight start, allowing five hits and one run. He struck out five and walked none.
Rockies 5, Giants 2 - Yorvit Torrealba hit a three-run homer against his former team and also scored a run on a balk, in leading Colorado past San Francisco despite allowing Barry Bonds' 723rd career home run.
Bonds hit a solo shot to center in the seventh for his first home run since July 20 against San Diego, a span of 26 at-bats. He was batting in the ninth when he began arguing with plate umpire Ron Kulpa about a called second strike. Kulpa immediately ejected Bonds, who got in the umpire's face and began yelling.
Fans responded by throwing garbage, including beer bottles, onto the field from all directions. Security came onto the field and so did a large cleanup crew, causing an 11-minute delay.
Nationals 6, Padres 2 - Rookie Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer and Alfonso Soriano had an RBI double and threw out a runner at the plate to lead Washington.
Soriano leads the major leagues with 17 outfield assists.
American League
Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 2 - David Ortiz had his 25th two-homer game and Curt Schilling threw seven solid innings for Boston.
Ortiz's second homer of the game, his AL-leading 39th this season, was a solo shot in the eighth inning off Seth McClung (3-11) that gave the Red Sox a 3-2 lead. He also hit a solo homer in the fourth.
Schilling (14-4) gave up two runs and nine hits, walked two and struck out four. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his 30th save in 33 opportunities.
Twins 8, Royals 5, 10 innings - Jason Bartlett scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Scott Dohmann with two outs in the 10th inning and Torii Hunter added a two-run single.
Dohmann (0-1), acquired in a trade Monday with Colorado, gave up a leadoff single in the 10th to Bartlett. After he was sacrificed to second, there was another out before Dohmann walked Joe Mauer intentionally and Michael Cuddyer unintentionally to load the bases. He then threw the wild pitch to break the tie and Hunter's single scored Mauer and Cuddyer.
Yankees 5, Orioles 4 - Jorge Posada homered off Chris Ray to break a ninth-inning tie, and New York rallied for its fifth straight victory.
Ray (1-4) retired Jason Giambi before Posada hit his 14th homer Three of Ray's four losses have come against the Yankees.
Tigers 7, Indians 6 - Craig Monroe hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift Detroit.
The Indians led 6-4 after seven innings but the Tigers pushed across three in the eighth. Placido Polanco and Ivan Rodriguez singled off Rafael Betancourt with no outs to begin the rally. Magglio Ordonez then lined a pitch to right-center that looked like a game-tying extra-base hit, but Shin-Soo Choo raced into the gap to make a diving catch. Polanco tagged and went to third.
Betancourt was replaced by Fernando Cabrera (1-2), who surrendered a sacrifice fly to Carlos Guillen. Monroe then drilled a 3-2 pitch for his 18th homer of the season.
Rangers 7, Angels 3 - Mark DeRosa hit his third career grand slam, rookie Ian Kinsler had a go-ahead two-run single, and Texas took over second place in the AL West.
Vicente Padilla (11-7) allowed three runs and seven hits over seven innings, helping send the Angels to their third straight loss.
-The Associated Press
Mets snuff out Utley's streak at 35 straightNEW YORK - Chase Utley's hitting streak ended at 35 games, David Dellucci hit a tiebreaking homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-3 Friday night for their fourth straight win.Utley went 0-for-5, striking out twice. He hit a bouncer to the right of second base in the seventh inning but Jose Valentin backhanded it and threw him out in a close play at first.
Dellucci led off the seventh against reliever Darren Oliver (4-1) with his ninth homer for the Phillies, who improved to 13-8 since the All-Star break. Dellucci's shot made it 4-3 and Ryan Howard hit a drive off Pedro Feliciano in the ninth for his NL-leading 37th homer.
Ryan Madson (10-7) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win.
Brewers 4, Cardinals 3 - Prince Fielder went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and Milwaukee extended St. Louis' losing streak to eight.
Tony Graffanino had three hits and an RBI for the Brewers.
Doug Davis (7-6) worked into the sixth and Dan Kolb rescued him from a bases loaded jam to end that inning. Francisco Cordero got the last three outs for his third save in as many chances with Milwaukee.
Astros 8, Diamondbacks 7 - Mike Lamb and Willy Taveras hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning to rally Houston.
Lamb hit for pitcher Trever Miller with one out in the ninth and belted reliever Tony Pena's first pitch 418 feet into the right-field seats for his second pinch-hit homer of the season.
Taveras followed with his first homer of the year, a shot to left off Pena (3-1).
Brad Lidge was looking for his 25th save but was pulled after he walked Stephen Drew on four pitches to load the bases with two outs.
Dan Wheeler walked Jeff DaVanon to force in a run then struck out pinch-hitter Carlos Quentin for his third save in five opportunities.
Reds 5, Braves 4 - Royce Clayton hit his second homer in three games and Edwin Encarnacion added a two-run double to help Cincinnati snap a five-game losing streak.
The Reds, held hitless by Greg Maddux for six innings in a 3-0 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday, didn't get a hit off Atlanta's Chuck James until the sixth inning. Clayton followed Ryan Freel's one-out walk with a two-run drive to left-center for his second homer of the season, tying it at 2.
Aaron Harang (12-7) lasted six innings, allowing two runs and five hits. Eddie Guardado loaded the bases in the ninth with no out then pitched out of the jam for his ninth save.
Dodgers 6, Marlins 2 - Derek Lowe pitched seven strong innings and Kenny Lofton homered and drove in two runs to lead Los Angeles to its season-high seventh straight win.
Lowe (9-7) won his second straight start, allowing five hits and one run. He struck out five and walked none.
Rockies 5, Giants 2 - Yorvit Torrealba hit a three-run homer against his former team and also scored a run on a balk, in leading Colorado past San Francisco despite allowing Barry Bonds' 723rd career home run.
Bonds hit a solo shot to center in the seventh for his first home run since July 20 against San Diego, a span of 26 at-bats. He was batting in the ninth when he began arguing with plate umpire Ron Kulpa about a called second strike. Kulpa immediately ejected Bonds, who got in the umpire's face and began yelling.
Fans responded by throwing garbage, including beer bottles, onto the field from all directions. Security came onto the field and so did a large cleanup crew, causing an 11-minute delay.
Nationals 6, Padres 2 - Rookie Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer and Alfonso Soriano had an RBI double and threw out a runner at the plate to lead Washington.
Soriano leads the major leagues with 17 outfield assists.
American League
Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 2 - David Ortiz had his 25th two-homer game and Curt Schilling threw seven solid innings for Boston.
Ortiz's second homer of the game, his AL-leading 39th this season, was a solo shot in the eighth inning off Seth McClung (3-11) that gave the Red Sox a 3-2 lead. He also hit a solo homer in the fourth.
Schilling (14-4) gave up two runs and nine hits, walked two and struck out four. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his 30th save in 33 opportunities.
Twins 8, Royals 5, 10 innings - Jason Bartlett scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Scott Dohmann with two outs in the 10th inning and Torii Hunter added a two-run single.
Dohmann (0-1), acquired in a trade Monday with Colorado, gave up a leadoff single in the 10th to Bartlett. After he was sacrificed to second, there was another out before Dohmann walked Joe Mauer intentionally and Michael Cuddyer unintentionally to load the bases. He then threw the wild pitch to break the tie and Hunter's single scored Mauer and Cuddyer.
Yankees 5, Orioles 4 - Jorge Posada homered off Chris Ray to break a ninth-inning tie, and New York rallied for its fifth straight victory.
Ray (1-4) retired Jason Giambi before Posada hit his 14th homer Three of Ray's four losses have come against the Yankees.
Tigers 7, Indians 6 - Craig Monroe hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift Detroit.
The Indians led 6-4 after seven innings but the Tigers pushed across three in the eighth. Placido Polanco and Ivan Rodriguez singled off Rafael Betancourt with no outs to begin the rally. Magglio Ordonez then lined a pitch to right-center that looked like a game-tying extra-base hit, but Shin-Soo Choo raced into the gap to make a diving catch. Polanco tagged and went to third.
Betancourt was replaced by Fernando Cabrera (1-2), who surrendered a sacrifice fly to Carlos Guillen. Monroe then drilled a 3-2 pitch for his 18th homer of the season.
Rangers 7, Angels 3 - Mark DeRosa hit his third career grand slam, rookie Ian Kinsler had a go-ahead two-run single, and Texas took over second place in the AL West.
Vicente Padilla (11-7) allowed three runs and seven hits over seven innings, helping send the Angels to their third straight loss.
-The Associated Press
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