Torre reaches 1,000
Arlington, Texas ? Joe Torre earned his 1,000th win as manager of the Yankees, with Hideki Matsui hitting a three-run homer in an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday that stretched New York’s winning streak to a season-high five games.
Torre, who took over for the 1996 season, has a 1,000-645 record with New York, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Casey Stengel (1,149) and Miller Huggins (1,067).
Chien-Ming Wang (2-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings for New York, which took a 7-1 lead and held on.
Robinson Tejeda (1-1) allowed six runs and six hits in three-plus innings. The Rangers have lost their last eight games against the Yankees.
Red Sox 10, Orioles 3
Boston – Jason Varitek hit a first-inning grand slam off Kris Benson (4-3) that powered Boston to its 11th consecutive victory over the Orioles.
Blue Jays 3, Angels 1
Toronto – Casey Janssen (1-2) got his first major-league win, allowing one hit in 71â3 innings – Chone Figgins’ sharp single to center with one out in the sixth.
Twins 4, Tigers 2
Minneapolis – Johan Santana (3-3) struck out 11 and didn’t allow a hit until Ivan Rodriguez singled leading off the seventh.
Indians 2, Mariners 0
Seattle – C.C. Sabathia (2-0) won in his second straight start since coming off the disabled list.
Devil Rays 3, Athletics 2
Oakland, Calif. – Jonny Gomes hit a pair of RBI doubles.
National League
Phillies 9, Giants 5
Philadelphia – Barry Bonds hit his 713th homer in the Giants’ loss, moving within one of tying Babe Ruth for second place on baseball’s career list. The San Francisco slugger hit a mammoth shot in the sixth off Philadelphia right-hander Jon Lieber.
Cardinals 9, Marlins 1
Miami – St. Louis overcame right-hander Sidney Ponson’s departure after three innings because of elbow discomfort.
Braves 13, Mets 3
New York – John Smoltz (2-2) threw six strong innings on three days’ rest, and Jeff Francoeur hit a three-run homer.
Nationals 5, Pirates 4
Washington – Rookie Mike O’Connor (2-1) won for the second time in three starts since joining the Nationals’ rotation.
Rockies 5, Astros 3
Denver – Aaron Cook (3-3) pitched into the ninth, and Todd Helton hit a three-run homer.
Padres 6, Cubs 3
San Diego – Khalil Greene went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs for San Diego.
Dodgers 10, Brewers 2
Los Angeles – Aaron Sele pitched 62â3 solid innings in his NL debut.
Reds 9, Diamondbacks 8
Phoenix – Adam Dunn homered and matched his career high with five RBIs.
Late Saturday
Dodgers 5, Brewers 4
Los Angeles – Nomar Garciaparra hit a game-winning RBI single in the ninth.

