SEATTLE – Salvaging a 2-5 trip somehow felt extremely rewarding for Joe Girardi.

It’s not the standard the New York Yankees’ manager wants to play to. But considering how the rest of their West Coast swing had gone, putting together a late rally Wednesday was important.

“After losing five games by a total of six runs, to be able to win a series going into an off day was important,” Girardi said. “Two-and-five is not what we want on a road trip, but we won the second series and it will be a happier flight home.”

Pinch-hitter Jayson Nix lined a three-run double off reliever Shawn Kelley in the eighth inning, and the Yankees rallied for the 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners.

Nix probably will see increased playing time with Alex Rodriguez sidelined for a month or more because of a fractured left hand. Nix and Eric Chavez, who started at third base on Wednesday, are the likely candidates to handle the position until Rodriguez returns.

RAYS 10, ORIOLES 1: David Price allowed one run over seven innings to earn his major league-leading 14th victory as Tampa Bay won at Baltimore.

ANGELS 11, ROYALS 6: Jered Weaver won his seventh straight start to tie a career best, Mike Trout and Torii Hunter homered, and Los Angeles beat visiting Kansas City.

WHITE SOX 8, TWINS 2: Dayan Viciedo homered and drove in four runs, and Chicago swept visiting Minnesota.

ATHLETICS 16, BLUE JAYS 0: Coco Crisp hit two home runs and Yoenis Cespedes had a pair of RBI doubles, leading visiting Oakland to its seventh straight win.

TIGERS 5, INDIANS 3: Max Scherzer allowed two runs over seven innings to win his fourth straight decision and Detroit won at Cleveland.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PADRES 6, GIANTS 3: Jesus Guzman hit two home runs and Chase Headley had one, powering San Diego at San Francisco.

REDS 5, ASTROS 3: Drew Stubbs delivered another huge hit in the ninth inning, launching a two-out, two-run double that rallied visiting Cincinnati to its eighth straight win.

PHILLIES 7, BREWERS 6: Jimmy Rollins hit an RBI single off Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the 10th, and host Philadelphia rallied in its last at-bat for the fourth straight day.

BRAVES 7, MARLINS 1: Juan Francisco homered and drove in three runs, helping Atlanta win at Miami.

PIRATES 3, CUBS 2: Kevin Correia pitched six effective innings and Garrett Jones hit a tie-breaking double to lead host Pittsburgh.

NATIONALS 5, METS 2: Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 in seven dominant innings, Michael Morse and Danny Espinosa hit consecutive homers and Washington completed a sweep at New York.

NOTES

DODGERS-MARLINS: Former NL batting champion Hanley Ramirez was traded to Los Angeles with left-handed reliever Randy Choate for right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and minor league pitcher Scott McGough.

RAYS: Hideki Matsui was cut by Tampa Bay to make room for newcomer Ryan Roberts.

Matsui, 38, was designated for assignment. He was batting .147 with two homers and seven RBI and was hitless in his last 16 trips to the plate.

CARDINALS: Ten days after signing lefty Brian Fuentes to a minor league contract, St. Louis called him up from Double-A Springfield.

GIANTS: An MRI exam on Pablo Sandoval confirmed he has a left hamstring strain.

CAL RIPKEN Jr.’s 74-year-old mother was found with her hands bound in the back seat of her car after she said she was kidnapped at gunpoint a day earlier at her home outside Baltimore and driven around blindfolded by her abductor, police and neighbors said.

Investigators do not know the kidnapper’s motive and there was no ransom demand for Vi Ripken’s release, Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Trabert said.

PHILLIES: Cole Hamels and Philadelphia agreed to a $144 million, six-year contract that prevents the 2008 World Series MVP from becoming a free agent after the season.

BLUE JAYS: Catcher J.P. Arencibia broke his right hand on a foul tip and is expected to miss six weeks.