New York ? Alex Rodriguez made the New York Yankees forget Kei Igawa’s forgettable debut.

A-Rod hit a grand slam off Chris Ray with two outs in the ninth inning, giving the Yankees a memorable 10-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

Rodriguez homered twice, doubled and drove in six runs. Two days earlier, he popped out with the bases loaded to end the eighth in a 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay.

White Sox 3, Twins 0

Chicago – Javier Vazquez allowed one hit in 62â3 scoreless innings and four relievers completed the frosty three-hitter to help Chicago beat Minnesota.

Rangers 8, Red Sox 4

Arlington, Texas – Sammy Sosa hit his first home run since 2005 in helping the Rangers get the win.

Angels 2, Athletics 1

Anaheim, Calif. – John Lackey earned his second victory with the help of some shoddy Oakland baserunning, and the Angels beat the Athletics for their fifth win in six games.

Vladimir Guerrero drove in his major league-leading 10th run for the Angels.

Blue Jays 8, Devil Rays 5

St. Petersburg, Fla. – Frank Thomas hit career homer No. 488, a majestic 453-foot grand slam off Devil Rays starter Casey Fossum.

Vernon Wells, Troy Glaus and Reed Johnson also drove in runs for the Blue Jays.

National League

Dodgers 4, Giants 1

San Francisco – Jeff Kent hit a go-ahead two-run double in the fifth, Derek Lowe bounced back from a bad outing on opening day and Los Angeles Dodgers extended its winning streak in San Francisco to seven games.

Braves 5, Mets 3

Atlanta – John Smoltz outpitched former teammate Tom Glavine to help Atlanta hand New York its first loss.

It was the second time Smoltz had faced Glavine after 15 years as teammates and golf buddies. The Atlanta right-hander also won on July 15, 2005.

Cubs 6, Brewers 3

Milwaukee – Carlos Zambrano allowed three runs in seven innings and hit an RBI single to lead Chicago.

Zambrano (1-1) struck out four of the first six batters he faced and cruised through three perfect innings to start the game before allowing a solo home run to Rickie Weeks to lead off the fourth.

Astros 5, Cardinals 1

Houston – Roy Oswalt pitched a five-hitter and Carlos Lee and Lance Berkman homered to lift Houston to its first victory of the season.

Diamondbacks 7, Nationals 1

Washington – Brandon Webb (1-0) struck out eight in seven sharp innings for Arizona.

Reds 7, Pirates 5

Cincinnati – Adam Dunn’s wind-blown fly ball deflected off Xavier Nady’s glove and cleared the wall for a two-run homer, a goofy play that set the tone for Cincy’s win.

Marlins 8, Phillies 5

Miami – Dontrelle Willis pitched six innings for his second victory in as many starts, and Josh Willingham drove in four runs for Florida.

Padres 3, Rockies 2

San Diego – Adrian Gonzalez hit an RBI double with one out in the ninth to give San Diego the victory.

The Padres snapped the Rockies’ three-game winning streak.