Mark Teixeira waited two years for his second career three-homer game.

Teixeira connected from both sides of the plate, leading the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. It was the first three-homer game for an Atlanta player at Turner Field.

"Teixeira blasted off today," manager Bobby Cox said. "He's just been waiting for that home run swing to come around, and it sure did today."

With Chipper Jones sitting out with a strained right quadriceps, Atlanta's other switch-hitting slugger came up with his best game in awhile. Teixeira drove in four runs for the third time this season.

He hit solo drives batting left-handed in the second and fourth innings, and a two-run shot from the right side in the seventh for his 13th homer of the season.

"I haven't been very consistent," said Teixeira, who began the day hitting only .264 with 10 homers and 51 RBIs. "For a game like that to help us win, it was very nice."

Tim Hudson (8-5) allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 2.96 and finally win an interleague game with Atlanta. Before Sunday, Hudson was 0-10 with a 7.82 ERA in 12 interleague starts with the Braves. He was 0-3 with an 11.25 ERA against AL West teams.

Cubs 7, White Sox 1

At Chicago, Ryan Dempster (9-2) won his ninth straight decision this season at Wrigley Field and Eric Patterson and Aramis Ramirez homered in the same inning for the Cubs, who finished a three-game sweep of the White Sox.

The Cubs, the owners of the best record in the majors (48-28), won their 14th straight home game to go 32-8 at Wrigley Field this season.

Red Sox 5, Cardinals 3

At Boston, Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer off Mike Parisi in the bottom of the 13th inning to help avoid the Red Sox's first home sweep since last April.

Angels 3, Phillies 2

At Philadelphia, Jered Weaver held the Phillies in check, Casey Kotchman homered and Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep with Francisco Rodriguez getting his 30th save.

Yankees 4, Reds 1

At New York, Andy Pettitte ran his shutout streak to 19 innings helping the Yankees avoid a three-game sweep, despite Ken Griffey Jr. hitting his 601st home run.

Royals 11, Giants 10

At Kansas City, Mo., Mike Aviles had three RBIs and Joey Gathright drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, capping a rally from seven down.

Dodgers 4, Indians 3

At Los Angeles, Russell Martin capped a four-run first inning with a two-run homer and the Dodgers beat Cleveland to avoid a three-game sweep.

Astros 3, Rays 2

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Carlos Lee hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched into the seventh inning to stop a personal three-game losing slide

Twins 5, Diamondbacks 3

At Minneapolis, Brian Buscher had two hits and drove in two runs, helping the Twins beat struggling Brandon Webb and Arizona..

Athletics 7, Marlins 1

At Oakland, Calif., Justin Duchscherer bounced back from a first-inning home run to win his fourth straight start, Emil Brown hit a two-run single.

Rangers 5, Nationals 3

At Washington, Frank Catalanotto delivered a tiebreaking, pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, Vicente Padilla gave up three runs and five hits over seven innings.

Brewers 7, Orioles 3

At Milwaukee, Prince Fielder hit two home runs, Corey Hart and Bill Hall also went deep and the Milwaukee beat Baltimore for its sixth win in seven games.

Tigers 5, Padres 3

At San Diego, Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer, Justin Verlander won his first road game of the season and Detroit beat San Diego in the rubber game of a three-game series.

Mets 3, Rockies 1

At Denver, Mike Pelfrey carried a shutout into the sixth, Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and New York beat Colorado to wrap up a winning road trip.