SAN DIEGO — Manny Ramirez needed only five plate appearances before hitting his first post-drug suspension home run.

It wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome 22-year-old rookie Everth Cabrera's three RBIs and brilliant defense as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers, 7-4, yesterday.

Ramirez homered in his second game back from his 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. It was his seventh homer of the season and 534th of his career, tying Jimmie Foxx for 16th on the all-time list. Up next is Mickey Mantle with 536.

Ramirez dodged reporters afterward, leaving the clubhouse through a side door.

"I think this is his comfort zone, in that batter's box, in the ballpark, in the clubhouse, something that he hasn't had for a couple of months," manager Joe Torre said. "I think it's going to take a little time, but I think it's just him getting the rust off and getting used to what he's doing."

With two outs in the first, Geer got ahead of Ramirez 0-2 before throwing an outside pitch for ball one. The right-hander then served up a 79-mph changeup that Ramirez drove an estimated 369 feet into the seats in left field for a 1-0 lead.

Ramirez left after six innings for the second straight game. He's 1-for-6 with a walk in two games back.

"I just hung one there with Manny in the first inning," Geer said, "and of course most good hitters will take advantage of it."

San Diego scored three runs in the seventh inning and added three unearned runs in the eighth.

Cabrera hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh. He added an RBI infield single in the eighth, with a second run scoring on the play on third baseman Casey Blake's throwing error.

Cabrera had nine assists at shortstop, including two on grounders by Ramirez that led to bang-bang plays.

"I feel very happy," Cabrera said through an interpreter. "I always wanted to play like that."

GIANTS 9, ASTROS 0:

Tim Lincecum ran his career-best scoreless innings streak to 23 in winning his third straight start and also scored the first run for host San Francisco. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner struck out nine and allowed three hits with two walks in seven innings. Brandon Medders and Merkin Valdez each pitched an inning to finish the three-hit shutout.

NATIONALS 5, BRAVES 3:

Atlanta's Tommy Hanson extended his scoreless innings streak to 26 before Adam Dunn's 300th career homer and host Washington rallied for four eighth-inning runs. Hanson departed with a 3-1 lead after seven innings and was in line for his fifth straight victory before the Braves bullpen blew up.

DIAMONDBACKS 11, ROCKIES 7:

Pinch-hitter Chris Young hit a tiebreaking, three-run double in the eighth inning, helping visiting Arizona beat Colorado. Stephen Drew finished a single shy of the cycle and Mark Reynolds hit a solo homer as the Diamondbacks snapped a three-game skid.

MARLINS 5, PIRATES 3:

Hanley Ramirez homered and Andrew Miller pitched effectively into the seventh inning, leading host Florida over Pittsburgh. Miller (3-4) allowed three runs, eight hits, one walk and struck out four. He held Pittsburgh hitless through the first four innings.

REDS 5, CARDINALS 2:

Micah Owings homered and pitched into the seventh inning to help host Cincinnati beat St. Louis. Joey Votto also homered and drove in two runs, and Willy Taveras had three hits. Owings (6-8) allowed six hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings with two walks and six strikeouts.

PHILLIES 4, METS 1:

Jamie Moyer pitched into the seventh inning, Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run double and host Philadelphia beat New York. Moyer (7-6) allowed one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings to win his third straight start. Shane Victorino, a St. Anthony High alum from Maui, batted 3 for 5 for the Phillies.

BREWERS 11, CUBS 2:

Rookie Casey McGehee had a career high four hits and five RBIs to help visiting Milwaukee pound Chicago. Mike Cameron and J.J. Hardy also went deep to back Braden Looper (7-4), who allowed six hits and two runs in six innings.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

YANKEES 6, BLUE JAYS 5:

Jorge Posada hit a game-winning RBI single in the 12th inning to lift host New York over Toronto. With one out and runners on first and second, Posada lined a 1-1 pitch from Shawn Camp into center field. Alex Rodriguez scored without a play as the Yankees poured out of the dugout to congratulate Posada near first base.

MARINERS 3, RED SOX 2:

Chris Woodward's bases-loaded pop up in the ninth inning dropped behind a partially draw-in infield to score the go-ahead run and lift visiting Seattle over Boston. Boston's Takashi Saito (2-2) walked the bases loaded with one out before Woodward's pop fell behind first baseman Mark Kotsay and second baseman Dustin Pedroia, scoring pinch runner Wladimir Balentien from third easily.

ROYALS 6, WHITE SOX 4:

Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs and host Kansas City eclipsed its run total from its previous four games and snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak. Callaspo hit an RBI triple off Gavin Floyd (6-6) in the fifth for Kansas City's first run in 13 innings. His two-run single off Matt Thornton in the fifth made it 5-4 and gave the Royals their first lead in 38 innings.

TWINS 4, TIGERS 3:

Justin Morneau had four hits, including a homer in the fifth and the tying single in the seventh, and host Minnesota came back to beat Detroit. In the eighth against Brandon Lyon (3-4), Nick Punto poked a soft single over the outstretched glove of shortstop Adam Everett to allow pinch-runner Matt Tolbert to score and make it 4-3.

ANGELS 11, ORIOLES 4:

Vladimir Guerrero hit his third home run of the season and had four RBIs, and host Los Angeles used a late rally to beat Baltimore. Guerrero's three-run shot to left field in the eighth came off Brian Bass. Behind Guerrero, the Angels scored six runs in that eighth.

INDIANS 5, ATHLETICS 2:

Carl Pavano earned his first win in five starts, helping host Cleveland beat Oakland. Ben Francisco and Grady Sizemore hit homers off Vin Mazzaro (2-4) for Cleveland, which won consecutive games for the first time since June 11-12. Pavano (7-7) allowed eight hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings.

RANGERS 12, RAYS 4:

Andruw Jones homered and drove in four runs, Michael Young added a three-run double and host Texas roughed up David Price. Price (2-3) gave up a career-high six runs in 1 1/3 innings.