Pat Burrell drove in the deciding run in the eighth inning Monday to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Willy Aybar hit a three-run homer for the Rays, who have won seven of their last 10 games.

Willy Aybar drove in the first of five Tampa Bay runs in the second Wednesday and added a two-run homer, lifting the Rays past the Los Angeles Angels 9-5. Tampa Bay ended a three-game losing streak in emphatic fashion, overcoming an early three-run deficit. The Rays sent eight men to the plate in the

When Alfonso Soriano had only four homers in 190 at-bats through May, he was starting to hear boos from impatient Chicago Cubs fans. Soriano proved with three homers in his first three at-bats Friday night that the early season power slump is history.

PHOENIX - Troy Glaus led off the 10th inning with his 14th home run, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 12-11 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.