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Lee comes up short

| August 17, 2010 9:00 PM

• AMERICAN LEAGUE

Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking single during a four-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Texas Rangers and former Seattle Mariner Cliff Lee (10-6) on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Tigers 3, Yankees 1: Detroit closer Jose Valverde got Derek Jeter to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in the host Tigers' win over New York.

Blue Jays 4, Athletics 1: Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run home run to lift visiting Toronto over Oakland.

• NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves 4, Dodgers 3: Melky Cabrera's two-run single off Octavio Dotel with the bases loaded in the ninth capped a three-run rally that lifted host Atlanta over Los Angeles.

Padres 9, Cubs 5: Kevin Correia pitched six scoreless innings and hit an RBI double to lead visiting San Diego over Chicago.

Mets 3, Astros 1: Carlos Beltran homered and visiting New York took the lead in the ninth on a wild pitch by Houston closer Matt Lindstrom.

Pirates 7, Marlins 1: Garrett Jones and Pedro Alvarez both drove in three runs as host Pittsburgh snapped a seven-game losing streak.

• Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has a torn thumb ligament in his pitching hand sustained during a fight with his girlfriend's father at Citi Field and will need surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the season.

The 28-year-old reliever was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment.