Cubs' milestone win is a hit

Nationals players (from left) Ray King, Willie Harris, and Lastings Milledge help unveil No. 42 on the outfield wall during ceremonies to honor Jackie Robinson before their game in Washington last night. (Jim Young/Reuters)

The lovable losers' 10,000th win was a memorable one.

The Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies, 7-6, on Ryan Theriot's RBI single off Kip Wells with two outs in the 10th inning last night in Denver.

Both teams blew ninth-inning leads with their closers, but it was the Rockies who ended up losing their fourth straight game when leading after seven innings.

Theriot's single to right field scored pinch runner Mike Fontenot from second base as the Cubs joined the Giants as the only franchises in major league history to reach 10,000 wins.

Carlos Marmol pitched a perfect 10th for his second save in as many chances.

Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run homer off Colorado closer Manny Corpas with one out in the ninth to put the Cubs ahead, 6-5, but Ryan Spilborghs tripled home the tying run off Kerry Wood in the bottom half.

Tigers 19, Rangers 6 - Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer and Carlos Guillen had three of his five RBIs in an 11-run sixth inning, helping host Detroit rout Texas.

Jacque Jones also homered as Detroit scored its most runs this season and handed Texas its sixth straight loss. The Tigers led, 7-6, going into the sixth, when they had their biggest inning since scoring 11 in the sixth inning April 23, 2004, against the Cleveland Indians.

Rangers pitchers walked 10 and hit two batters.

Yankees 6, White Sox 4 - Mike Mussina pitched seven strong innings and moved ahead of Bob Gibson on the career wins list as visiting New York edged Chicago.

Jorge Posada had four hits, including a career-high three doubles, and drove in two runs as the Yankees matched a season high with their third straight win. Mussina earned his 252d victory on his third try.

Rays 5, Blue Jays 3 - At Disney World, Jason Hammel (2-1) allowed four hits in six innings to help Tampa Bay rally past Roy Halladay (2-3) and Toronto.

Orioles 3, Mariners 2 - Nick Markakis struck out twice looking early but hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning for visiting Baltimore.

Giants 3, Padres 2 - Trevor Hoffman blew another save and San Francisco beat host San Diego in 13 innings. Rookie Emmanuel Burriss doubled leading off the 13th and scored the go-ahead run on Fred Lewis's single.

The Giants' rally came four innings after Hoffman couldn't hold the lead for what would have been Greg Maddux's 350th career victory.

Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 3 - James Loney had a pair of RBI singles, Chin-lung Hu singled home two more runs, and host Los Angeles handed Arizona's Dan Haren (3-1) his first loss of the season. Derek Lowe (2-1) pitched five innings for the victory.

Astros 9, Reds 3 - Kazuo Matsui sparked a seven-run fourth-inning rally with a two-run single, and visiting Houston coasted to its fourth straight victory. Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 597th career homer for the Reds.

Brewers 5, Phillies 4 - Prince Fielder hit a pair of two-run homers, including a go-ahead shot in the eighth, and host Milwaukee rallied past Philadelphia.

Mets 7, Nationals 2 - Johan Santana (3-2) hit two doubles and went seven innings, leading New York past host Washington.

Marlins 7, Braves 2 - Andrew Miller earned his first victory as a Brave, and Mike Jacobs hit a two-run homer and Hanley Ramirez a solo shot to power visiting Florida over Atlanta.

Pirates 7, Cardinals 4 - Jose Bautista and pinch hitter Doug Mientkiewicz delivered RBI singles during a three-run eighth, and host Pittsburgh rallied to beat St. Louis.

Athletics 3, Twins 0 - Mike Sweeney ended a 39-game homerless streak spanning 140 at-bats with a solo shot in the eighth inning, leading host Oakland.

The Indians-Royals game in Kansas City was postponed by rain. It will be made up today as the first game of a doubleheader starting at 5:10 p.m.