Sunday, May 05, 2002
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The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Jeff Cirillo took part in an early game of home-run derby, then blooped a tiebreaking single off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning Saturday that gave the Seattle Mariners a 9-5 victory over the New York Yankees.
In a game featuring six home runs, the Mariners won their third in a row. They rallied from a 5-0 deficit, and took advantage of Rivera's throwing error to score four times in the ninth.
Jeff Nelson (1-0) escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and got the win.
Steve Karsay (1-1) took the loss.
Indians 3, Rangers 0
CLEVELAND — Bartolo Colon dominated for eight shutout innings and Omar Vizquel homered as Cleveland snapped a six-game losing streak.
Colon (4-3) gave up four hits and started two double plays for the Indians, who also halted a seven-game losing streak at Jacobs Field by winning for just the third time in 18 games.
Vizquel homered off Ismael Valdes (2-4), and Jim Thome and Ricky Gutierrez added RBIs for the Indians, who scored more than two runs for the first time in seven games.
Texas had won a season-high six straight.
Orioles 10, Royals 0
BALTIMORE — Rodrigo Lopez (4-0) allowed five hits over seven shutout innings, and Melvin Mora and Marty Cordova hit three-run homers as Baltimore dealt Kansas City its fifth straight loss.
Tony Batista homered and scored four runs for the Orioles, who reached .500 (15-15) for the first time since their second game of the year. Baltimore is 6-0 against the Royals and will seek to complete a season sweep on Sunday.
Kansas City fell to 0-5 under interim manager John Mizerock, who inherited the job after Tony Muser was fired on Tuesday.
Royals starter Jeff Suppan (2-4) allowed eight runs, six hits and three walks in 2 1-3 innings.
Blue Jays 4, Angels 1
TORONTO — Justin Miller allowed one run in seven innings and Toronto ended its nine-game losing streak.
Toronto ended Anaheim's eight-game winning streak and halted their longest losing streak in eight years.
Miller (2-0), making his second career start, allowed just four hits and two walks. Kelvim Escobar pitched 1 1-3 innings for his fourth save of the season.
Scott Schoeneweis (1-4) allowed four runs — three earned — and nine hits in seven innings.
Red Sox 7, Devil Rays 5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Shea Hillenbrand's two-out, pinch-hit grand slam capped a five-run ninth inning and gave Boston the victory.
The towering drive to left field off Victor Zambrano (1-2) struck one of the catwalks that ring the outfield at Tropicana Field — about 120 feet above the playing surface.
The loss was the ninth in a row for Tampa Bay, which fell for the third straight night after taking a lead into the ninth inning.
Boston's rally spared Derek Lowe from being saddled with a loss in his unsuccessful bid to pitch consecutive no-hitters. The right-hander left the game after seven innings, trailing 3-2.
Sun Woo Kim (1-0) pitched one-third of an inning for the win, and Ugueth Urbina got his 10th save.
Twins 3, Tigers 2
MINNEAPOLIS — Cristian Guzman's infield single drove in the winning run in the ninth, leading Minnesota over Detroit for its 10th straight home win.
Guzman, who returned to the lineup after missing five games with inflammation behind his left kneecap, spoiled the major league debut of Fernando Rodney (0-1).
Mike Jackson (2-1) allowed two hits in 1 1-3 innings for the Twins, who are a major league-best 14-1 at home. They won their sixth straight overall.
Shane Halter homered for the Tigers, who have lost 14 of 15 at the Metrodome.
White Sox 10, Athletics 2
CHICAGO — Jose Valentin drove in five runs and Ray Durham homered as Chicago roughed up Tim Hudson and beat Oakland.
Valentin, 2-for-4, was one shy of his single-game high for the White Sox, who have beaten Oakland twice after losing 10 straight to the A's. Chicago, outscored 32-5 in Oakland last weekend, have outscored the A's 16-3 the last two games.
Hudson (3-3) matched his career high by allowing nine earned runs in 6 1-3 innings. He also gave up nine hits and walked three, including one intentional.
Todd Ritchie (3-2) allowed two runs and nine hits, struck out three and walked three in six-plus innings, avenging a loss last weekend to the A's.
Randy Velarde and Jeremy Giambi hit solo homers for Oakland.
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