Halladay strong in return to mound

Halladay (2-1) missed his scheduled start last Saturday because of stiffness in his right arm. The 2003 AL Cy Young Award winner allowed one run and six hits, striking out two and walking one.

The Blue Jays needed their ace to show he?s healthy after placing starter A.J. Burnett on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow injury earlier in the day.

Vernon Wells hit a two-run triple and finished with three hits for the Blue Jays. Troy Glaus had a two-run double. Boston starter Lenny DiNardo (0-1) allowed seven runs and 10 hits in three innings.

Yankees 6, Orioles 1

NEW YORK (AP) ? Shawn Chacon pitched out of trouble for much of the day, and Hideki Matsui came through with a key two-run double in New York?s win over Baltimore.

On Friday night, Matsui took a called third strike on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded, ending New York?s 6-5 loss. With the score 2-1 in this one, his bases-loaded double chased Daniel Cabrera (1-2) with none out in the sixth inning, just before the rain resumed.

It was only 48 degrees at gametime ? it felt colder ? and the rain let up for a few hours, allowing the teams to get the game in.

Chacon (2-1) lowered his ERA from 8.03 to 5.59, allowing one run and four hits in seven innings. Derek Jeter drove in two runs.