Major League Roundup

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PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Rollins took a big swing, stood at home plate and watched the ball soar into the seats. Before he even reached first base, the dugout had already emptied and his teammates were waiting for him.

Rollins hit the first game-ending homer of his career, a two-run shot with one out in the ninth inning Wednesday night that lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cleveland Indians 7-6.

"I never saw a crowd like that coming around third base," Rollins said. "I didn't know what to do. I thought about sliding."

Rollins was mobbed by his teammates and got a knuckle noogie on his shaved head from manager Charlie Manuel. Then he took a shaving cream pie to the face from Shane Victorino while doing an interview.

"It felt good," Rollins said. "It was one of those moments."

Trailing 6-5, the Phillies rallied against Kerry Wood (1-3). Brian Schneider led off with a walk and pinch-runner Wilson Valdez advanced to second on a groundout.

Rollins then hit a liner inside the right-field foul pole to win it. The 2007 NL MVP was 0 for 8 since returning from his second stint on the disabled list. He's played in only 14 games this season because of a calf injury.

Marlins 7, Orioles 5

BALTIMORE — Edwin Rodriguez enjoyed a successful debut as Florida's interim manager, getting home runs from Gaby Sanchez and Jorge Cantu in a comeback victory.

Florida made up a four-run deficit to earn its third straight win. The previous two came under Fredi Gonzalez, who was fired Wednesday morning after three seasons on the job.

Rodriguez was summoned from Triple-A New Orleans.

Reds 3, A's 0

OAKLAND, Calif. — Johnny Cueto pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning, and Jay Bruce had a two-run single in his second straight three-hit game as Cincinnati swept the series.

The Reds salvaged a .500 road trip after losing all three at Seattle over the weekend.

Cueto (7-2) responded well after losing 1-0 to Cliff Lee and the Mariners on Friday at Safeco Field.

Cardinals 1, Blue Jays 0

TORONTO — St. Louis' Matt Holliday hit an RBI single off Kevin Gregg with two outs in the ninth inning, handing a win to Chris Carpenter.

Holliday came up with runners on the corners and lined a full-count pitch into left field to give St. Louis the lead. Holliday's homer streak ended at four games but the surging slugger had two hits and is 13 for 22 with 11 RBIs in his last five games.

Mets 5, Tigers 0

NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey pitched eight shutout innings and Jose Reyes homered to lead New York.

Dickey (6-0) won for the sixth time in seven starts. The former power pitcher's knuckleball appeared to come alive in the fifth inning, when he got the first of his four strikeouts. He allowed four hits and two walks, and retired his final 13 batters.

The Tigers lost for only third time in 11 games.

The Mets won for the 21st time in 28 games and improved to 26-10 at home this season.

Padres 5, Rays 4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Will Venable, Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley homered to lead San Diego.

Venable broke a scoreless tie with a two-run shot in the fifth. Gonzalez hit a solo homer in the sixth for a 3-0 lead, and is 33 for 77 with seven homers and 20 RBIs in June.

Brewers 5, Twins 3

MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks had a hand in all five Milwaukee runs and the Brewers overcame a club-record five wild pitches with a strong effort by the bullpen.Weeks had three hits, drove in three runs and scored twice.

Rangers 13, Pirates 3

ARLINGTON, Texas — Michael Young had three hits and drove in four runs playing only half the game and Texas extended the majors' longest winning streak this season to 10 straight.

National League

Astros 6, Giants 3

HOUSTON — Brett Myers pitched seven effective innings and Jeff Keppinger had three RBIs as Houston snapped a five-game losing streak.Myers (5-5) allowed three runs, one earned, and six hits. He also had two hits and drove in a run.