Gerald Laird and Adam Everett each had two-run doubles in a five-run fourth inning Friday, boosting Detroit to a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay. Brandon Inge gave Detroit the lead with a solo homer in the second and the Tigers broke things open with their big fourth inning. Rick Purcell (11-8) earned the win with a 5 2/3-inning effort, during which he allowed a run on four hits. Matt Garza (7-9), who had been trying to end a five-start winless drought, gave up all six runs. Garza issued one-out walks in the fourth to Aubrey Huff and Carlos Guillen, then gave up a single to Inge to load the bases. Laird and Everett followed with back-to-back, two-run doubles.

Gregg Zaun, Nolan Reimold and Aubrey Huff homered and the Baltimore Orioles turned four double plays Saturday in a 6-3 inter-league victory over Washington. Zaun hit a solo homer in the second inning, Reimold hit a three-run shot in the fifth and Huff hit a solo homer in the seventh.

Aubrey Huff put Baltimore in front with a two-run homer in the seventh inning Wednesday and the Orioles held on to down the New York Mets 6-4. The Mets scored twice in the sixth to tie the score, but Baltimore produced the decisive runs one inning later against reliever Pedro Feliciano (2-2). Bobby Parnell opened the seventh and struck out Adam Jones.

Aubrey Huff drove in a run with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and Orioles' pitchers held Seattle to two hits Monday in Baltimore's 1-0 win over the Mariners. Starter Rich Hill (2-0) pitched seven shutout innings, striking out seven and allowing just the two his.

This was one personal accomplishment that Roger Clemens really wanted, mostly because it would provide the New York Yankees with a lift they desperately needed. It was a win-win situation. Clemens earns his 350th victory, and the Yankees end a three-game losing streak.