Werth had a chance to tie the major league record of four homers in a game, but he fouled out to first base in the seventh inning.

He became the 18th Phillies player to record three homers in a game and the first since 2006.

The eight RBIs tied a franchise record held by four players, most recently accomplished by Mike Schmidt in 1976.

Rays 3, Cardinals 1 In St. Louis, Tampa Bay continued its surprisingly strong start to the season, beating St. Louis to record its eighth win in nine games. The Rays are eight games above .500 for the first time in franchise history.

Rangers 16, Astros 8 In Arlington, Texas, Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs as Texas downed state rival Houston.

Ian Kinsler scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Rangers then broke out for a big win.

Angels 4, Dodgers 2 In Anaheim, California, Angels pitcher Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year to down the Dodgers in an all-Los Angeles showdown.

Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit for the Angels.

White Sox 2, Giants 0 In San Francisco, Alexei Ramirez hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot in the seventh inning that proved the only score as Chicago beat San Francisco. The Giants had a base runner aboard in every inning without managing a run.

Padres 6, Mariners 4 In Seattle, Brian Giles had four hits to lead San Diego over Seattle.

Twins 4, Rockies 2 In Denver, Nick Blackburn pitched seven strong innings to steer Minnesota past Colorado. Delmon Young doubled twice and scored two runs for the Twins before closer Joe Nathan remained perfect in 13 save opportunities.

Royals 7, Marlins 6 In Miami, Kansas City extended its winning streak to five games by edging Florida. Brett Tomko pitched six innings, allowing five hits, to record his first victory since early April, and the Royals benefited from two unearned runs.

Diamondbacks 4, Tigers 3 In Phoenix, Arizona won its fourth straight by shading Detroit.

Eric Byrnes homered and had two RBIs for the Deiamondbacks, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the seventh. They scored the go-ahead run on a two-out throwing error.

Reds 4, Indians 3 In Cincinatti, the home side edged Ohio rival Cleveland to record its season-high fourth straight win.

Orioles 5, Nationals 3 In Baltimore, the home side beat neighboring Washington to bring up a sixth win in seven games.

Braves 3, Athletics 2 In Atlanta, the home side continued to compensate for poor road form by winning its eight straight at home and downing Oakland.

Cubs 7, Pirates 4 In Chicago, the home side made it seven wins from eight by beating Pittsburgh.

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