OAKLAND, Calif. — Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 582nd career home run and 19th of the season, leading the Cincinnati Reds to their first regular-season victory over the Oakland Athletics in eight tries with a 5-2 win last night.

Griffey's solo shot off Oakland starter Chad Gaudin gave the slugger 1,652 career RBIs, tying him with Tony Perez for 18th place on the all-time list. It also was Griffey's 500th RBI in eight seasons with the Reds.

"You can have some great milestones and not win a championship, and that is every kid's goal and my goal," Griffey said. "We won. That's the most important thing."

The home run, which drew Griffey within one of Mark McGwire for seventh place on the career list, staked rookie Homer Bailey to a 4-0 lead in the third inning.

Bailey (2-0), impressive in just his third major league start, didn't allow a hit until Mark Ellis singled to start the fifth and only yielded two total on the night. Reliever Todd Coffey gave up Kurt Suzuki's first career home run in the eighth.

Suzuki, a Baldwin High alum from Maui, was called up from Triple-A Sacramento on June 9.

Phillies 9, Indians 6: Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs and Kyle Hendrick, making his second major league start, allowed three runs and five hits in six innings to lead visiting Philadelphia.

Tigers 15, Nationals 1: Sean Casey hit his first home run of the season, one of visiting Detroit's 17 hits, and Marcus Thames also homered for the Tigers, who tied a season-high for runs in routing Washington.

Dodgers 10, Blue Jays 1: Brad Penny (9-1) allowed one run and six hits over seven innings to become the second nine-game winner in the National League and Russell Martin homered in his first major league game in his native Canada.

Twins 9, Mets 0: Johan Santana (7-6) needed only 92 pitches to complete a four-hitter for his fourth career shutout, and Michael Cuddyer drove in two runs as visiting Minnesota took an early 5-0 lead to beat New York.

Cardinals 5, Royals 1: Brad Thompson (5-2) started in place of Kip Wells, who was told he was being sent to the bullpen, and allowed a run and seven hits in seven innings to lead host St. Louis past Kansas City.

Red Sox 4, Braves 0: Josh Beckett (10-1) scattered four hits over six innings and had a run-scoring double, but didn't return after a 48-minute rain delay as three relievers finished up the four-hitter for visiting Boston.

Marlins 7, White Sox 5: Dan Uggla homered leading off the top of the ninth inning and Aaron Boone added a sacrifice fly as Florida rebounded after starter Dontrelle Willis was forced to leave after one inning with a tight left forearm.

Cubs 5, Rangers 4: Derrek Lee, in the lineup while appealing his five-game suspension, was 2-for-5 with an RBI double that broke a 4-all tie in the top of the sixth inning as Chicago edged Texas.

Rockies 3, Yankees 1: Josh Fogg (3-5) won for the first time at Coors Field this season, holding New York to four hits over seven innings, and Yorvit Torrealba hit a solo homer for a 3-1 lead in the sixth for host Colorado.

Padres 12, Orioles 6: Jake Peavy (9-1) took a three-hitter into the sixth with a 5-0 lead before he gave up three runs, and Marcus Giles and Khalil Greene both drove in three runs as host San Diego handed Baltimore its ninth straight loss.

Pirates 5, Mariners 3: Tom Gorzelanny (7-4) allowed eight hits and two runs in seven innings for his first win since May 14 as visiting Pittsburgh handed Seattle its sixth consecutive loss.

Astros 9, Angels 5: Carlos Lee homered and drove in four runs, and Hunter Pence had three hits, including a two-run homer to break a 5-all tie in the sixth inning, to lead visiting Houston over Los Angeles.

Diamondbacks 10, Devil Rays 8: Chris Young hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning for Arizona, which rallied from a six-run deficit and forced extra innings when pinch-hitter Tony Clark hit a two-run homer in the ninth.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BREWERS 6, GIANTS 2: Ben Sheets (8-3) scattered six hits for his 13th career complete game, and Bill Hall and Johnny Estrada hit sacrifice flies to spark a three-run bottom of the first inning as Milwaukee extended San Francisco's losing streak to six games.