PHILADELPHIA - Miguel Tejada was finally in a groove and he wished Veterans Stadium was better suited to his rediscovered swing.
Tejada broke out of a slump by tying a career high with four hits and drove in three, and Barry Zito took a one-hitter into the sixth as the Athletics returned to Philadelphia for the first time since they left after the 1954 season with a 7-4 win over the Phillies on Friday.
The Philadelphia A's joined the American League in 1901. They moved to Kansas City in 1955 and Oakland in 1968. The A's never had played Philadelphia.
Tejada, who had one hit in his past 15 at-bats, tied an Oakland record with three doubles.
"I was more patient at the plate," Tejada said. "I felt really comfortable, something I've been looking for sometime."
Tejada didn't like Veterans Stadium's dimensions, where it is 371 feet to the wall in the power alleys.
"This place is big, it's not a home run park," he said. "But when I'm hitting the gaps, I know my swing is right."
Oakland interim manager Terry Francona said it's just a matter of time before Tejada regains the hitting form that made him the AL MVP last season.
"As cold as hitters can get, they can get really hot too," Francona said. "If this is the start of one of those hot streaks, I can't wait to sit and watch it because it's going to be good.
"His batting average might not end up as high as it was last year, but if he's productive, that's what we need."
Eric Chavez drove in three for the A's. Playing with a bruised left hand, he had nine RBIs in his past 20 games.
Zito picked up his first win since May 15 and improved to 54-21 in his career. His .720 winning percentage is best in history (minimum of 50 starts), moving ahead of former Yankee Spud Chandler (.717).
YANKEES 5, CUBS 3: David Wells warmed up quickly to the party-like atmosphere at Wrigley Field, where New York hadn't played since the 1938 World Series.
"You can't get anything better," he said after helping keep the Yankees perfect at Chicago's picturesque neighborhood park. "It's like Yankee Stadium. The people are unbelievable. They were all going crazy in the bullpen."
The portly left-hander pitched 72/3 innings in his first Wrigley appearance and doubled for his first hit in three years.
"It's fun for us," he said. "You got two teams with a lot of history. Just the scenery, it's all good. I love it, the more hype the better it is. I heard all the fat jokes, and it's something I heard all my career."
Sammy Sosa's eight-game suspension for using a corked bat was the focus before the game. Then the Yankees took over, helped by three RBIs from Jason Giambi.
BREWERS 9, RED SOX 3: Richie Sexson hit his 19th home run and Wes Helms and Royce Clayton also homered as host Milwaukee won its season-high fourth in a row.
With the score tied at 3, the Brewers broke it open with five runs in the sixth off reliever Hector Almonte, highlighted by Sexson's 435-foot homer to center.
BLUE JAYS 9, REDS 2: Roy Halladay won his eighth straight start, matching Roger Clemens' team record, and Carlos Delgado hit a noteworthy grand slam for visiting Toronto.
Delgado, usually at his best against the other league, hit his eighth career slam in the second, breaking a tie with George Bell for the franchise record.
CARDINALS 8, ORIOLES 6: Albert Pujols capped a four-hit game with a three-run double in the eighth as host St. Louis won its fifth in a row.
Pujols has seven straight hits, hiking his major league-leading average to .391, and is 19-for-29 during an eight-game hitting streak. He was 4-for-4 with three singles and four RBIs in the first meeting between the former St. Louis rivals.
EXPOS 13, RANGERS 10: Brian Schneider drove in a career-high five with a homer and a three-run double as Montreal, playing before a sellout crowd of 18,005 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, sent Texas to its season-high seventh straight loss.
Ron Calloway homered for the second straight game in place of the injured Vladimir Guerrero. Livan Hernandez pitched seven innings and hit a two-run single for the Expos.
GIANTS 5, TIGERS 3: Kirk Rueter won his fifth straight decision and drove in a run and Marquis Grissom had two hits for host San Francisco in the first meeting between these teams.
MARLINS 4, ANGELS 1: Ivan Rodriguez hit a three-run homer and Carl Pavano retired his final 18 batters for host Florida. Rodriguez's sixth-inning home run, which broke a tie at 1, was his seventh of the season and first in his past 16 games.
DODGERS 2, WHITE SOX 1: Paul Lo Duca extended his career-best hitting streak to 15 games with two hits, including a tiebreaking single in the third for host Los Angeles.
METS 3, MARINERS 2: Cliff Floyd and Jason Phillips homered as New York broke Seattle's nine-game winning streak behind a fine pitching effort from rookie Jae Seo. In the first meeting between the teams, the Mets ended the Mariners' 13-game road winning streak.
ROYALS AT ROCKIES, PPD.: The game will be made up today as part of a split doubleheader starting at 3:05 p.m.
PIRATES AT BRAVES, PPD.: Rain forced the game to be rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Sept. 5.
