THREE UP
Melvin Mora had five hits, including two homers and two doubles, and tied his career high with six RBIs in the Orioles’ 16-8 victory over the Tigers. Mora is hitting .500 in his last 15 games.
Roy Oswalt gave up one hit in eight innings and struck out 10 in a 3-0 win over Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks. Oswalt (11-8) is 5-0 in his last seven starts and 7-1 lifetime against Arizona.
Jason Kubel had four hits and scored four runs in the Twins’ 11-8 win over the Mariners. In the series, Kubel went 8-for-10 with a homer and nine RBIs. This season, he’s 13-for-19 against Seattle.
THREE DOWN
Mariners knuckleballer R.A. Dickey tied a major-league record by throwing four wild pitches in an inning, doing it in the fifth against the Twins. Dickey has thrown 11 wild pitches in 97 innings.
Josh Beckett lasted 21/3 innings and allowed eight runs and eight hits against the Blue Jays, his shortest start since going 11/3 vs. the Yankees in ’06. “Just a bad day all the way around,” he said.
Jeff Karstens gave up two home runs for the second straight start as the Pirates lost 4-0 to the Mets. “I made some bad pitches, and they hit them,” said Karstens, 2-2 since leaving the Yankees.
