ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez made major league history by agreeing with an umpire.

The New York Yankees third baseman, a lightning rod for headlines on and off the field throughout his career, saw his ninth-inning home run last night the same way as third base umpire Brian Runge. So did baseball's instant replay system.

Rodriguez's long blast down the left-field line was upheld in baseball's first use of video to review boundary calls, and the Yankees beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4.

"I'm the first player. Next time I'm going stealth and go under the radar screen," Rodriguez said. "It's very fitting I'm involved. I was just glad we got the right call."

Rodriguez, who went 3 for 4 and drove in four runs, hit a towering two-run shot off Troy Percival that Runge immediately ruled a homer when it bounced off the catwalk behind the foul pole in left field.

Rays catcher Dioner Navarro protested, bringing manager Joe Maddon out of the dugout. After convening, the umpires left the field to review the video, a process that took 2 minutes, 15 seconds to back the onfield call.

"I had the best view because I was at home plate. I saw what Brian saw, and for sure I knew this was going to get replayed," Rodriguez said of his 549th career homer that moved him ahead of Mike Schmidt for sole possession of 12th place on the all-time list.

Umpire crew chief Charlie Reliford said Maddon asked plate umpire Greg Gibson to discuss the call with Runge.

"We all believed it was a home run, but since the technology is in place we made the decision to use the technology and go look at the replays," Reliford said.

RED SOX 5, ORIOLES 4

Dustin Pedroia homered in the seventh inning to begin a comeback from a four-run deficit, and host Boston won when pitcher Jim Miller threw away a bunt for a game-ending error.

WHITE SOX 4, INDIANS 2

Nick Swisher and Alexi Ramirez homered to help visiting Chicago avert a three-game sweep and move one game in front of Minnesota for first place in the AL Central.

BLUE JAYS 5, TWINS 4

John McDonald singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th inning and Toronto beat Minnesota for the eighth straight time.

TIGERS 9, ANGELS 6

Placido Polanco had three hits and drove in three runs, and Mike Hessman homered for visiting Detroit, which won for the third time in 10 games.

RANGERS 1, MARINERS 0

Dustin Nippert (2-4) allowed seven hits in seven innings and Milton Bradley hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning to lift host Texas over Seattle.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ASTROS 4, CUBS 0

Randy Wolf (9-11) pitched a six-hitter for his eighth career shutout and Houston won its eighth straight, while handing host Chicago its fifth loss in a row.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, CARDINALS 3

Conor Jackson's RBI single tied it and Adam Dunn doubled him home to cap a two-run bottom of the ninth as Arizona rallied past St. Louis.

DODGERS 6, PADRES 4

Blake DeWitt and Angel Berroa hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning to put host Los Angeles ahead for good and complete a sweep of the three-game series.

METS 9, BREWERS 2

Ryan Church hit a grand slam and Brian Schneider added a homer in a six-run first as visiting New York completed a three-game sweep of Milwaukee.

NATIONALS 9, PHILLIES 7

Cristian Guzman went 3-for-5 with a three-run double in a four-run bottom of the eighth to lift Washington over Philadelphia.

GIANTS 9, ROCKIES 2

Barry Zito (9-16) won for the third time in four starts and Nate Schierholtz had a career-high four hits to lead visiting San Francisco.

MARLINS 5, BRAVES 3

Hanley Ramirez homered to lead host Florida, while Atlanta manager Bobby Cox was ejected for the 143rd time of his career.

PIRATES 6, REDS 5

Adam LaRoche snapped an 0-for-16 slump with two RBI singles to lead visiting Pittsburgh over Cincinnati.