Minnesota's Johan Santana delivers against the New York Mets. Santana pitched a four-hitter, and the Twins defeated the Mets, 9-0, on Tuesday night in New York.

Twins 9, Mets 0

New York – Johan Santana rarely has it this easy.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner pitched a four-hitter – with only one strikeout – for his first shutout in nearly two years, and the Minnesota Twins took advantage of four early errors.

Santana (7-6) received a rare burst of run support and was handed a five-run lead by the second inning. The left-hander cruised from there, needing only 92 pitches.

Phillies 9, Indians 6

Cleveland – Ryan Howard hit a 451-foot homer and drove in four runs, helping Kyle Kendrick to his first major-league victory.

Cubs 5, Rangers 4

Arlington, Texas – Sammy Sosa, trying to become the fifth player with 600 career home runs, was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. Sosa hit 545 homers with the Cubs from 1992-2004.

Rockies 3, Yankees 1

Denver – Josh Fogg won for the first time at Coors Field this season, holding New York to four hits over seven innings.

Dodgers 10, Blue Jays 1

Toronto – Brad Penny gained his ninth victory, and Russell Martin homered in his first major-league game in his native Canada. Luis Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with four RBIs for the Dodgers, who matched a season-high in runs.

Martin, who was born in Toronto but grew up in Chelsea, Quebec, hit a solo home run to left in the sixth, his eighth, off reliever Lee Gronkiewicz.

Marlins 7, White Sox 5

Chicago – Dan Uggla homered leading off the ninth inning, and Florida Marlins rallied to beat the Chicago, rebounding after Dontrelle Willis was forced to leave after one inning because of a tight left forearm.

Uggla’s 13th homer was a high drive to left off Matt Thornton (2-3) and brought out a chorus of boos at U.S. Cellular Field.

Reds 5, Athletics 2

Oakland, Calif. – Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 582nd career home run and 19th of the season. Griffey’s solo shot off Oakland starter Chad Gaudin gave the slugger 1,652 career RBIs, tying him with Tony Perez for 18th place on the all-time list. It also was Griffey’s 500th RBI in eight seasons with the Reds.

Tigers 15, Nationals 1

Washington – Sean Casey hit his first home run of the season, and Detroit pounded out 17 hits. Marcus Thames also homered for Detroit, which tied a season-high for runs a night after Todd Jones gave up three in the ninth and nearly blew a four-run lead.

Red Sox 4, Braves 0

Atlanta – Josh Beckett became baseball’s second 10-game winner. Beckett pitched six scoreless innings before heavy rains ended his night and even chipped in at the plate with a run-scoring double.

Joining John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels in the 10-win club, Beckett (10-1) surrendered four hits and two walks while allowing only one runner reach third. He didn’t return after the game was interrupted by a 48-minute rain delay with three innings to go.

Astros 9, Angels 5

Anaheim, Calif. – Carlos Lee homered and drove in four runs, and Hunter Pence had three hits with a tiebreaking two-run shot.

Padres 12, Orioles 6

San Diego – Jake Peavy struck out seven in six innings, and Marcus Giles and Khalil Greene drove in three runs apiece as San Diego handed Baltimore its ninth straight loss.

Pirates 5, Mariners 3

Seattle – Tom Gorzelanny allowed two runs in seven innings for his first win in more than month, and Pittsburgh took advantage of Richie Sexson’s first error of the season. Gorzelanny (7-4) allowed eight hits, walked none and tied a season high with six strikeouts

Brewers 6, Giants 2

Milwaukee – Ben Sheets pitched his 13th career complete game, and Milwaukee extended the Giants’ losing streak to six.

Diamondbacks 10, Devil Rays 8, 10 innings

Phoenix – Chris Young hit a game-ending, two-run homer, and Arizona rallied from a six-run deficit.