Friday, May 31, 2002
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The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Ellis Burks and Jim Thome each homered twice and drove in four runs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7 Thursday.
It was the 20th career two-homer game for Burks and Thome, who hit the Indians' first back-to-back homers of the season in the second inning.
Thome hit his 13th homer in the fourth. The 463-foot, three-run shot off Jose Lima (1-3) gave the Indians a 10-6 lead. David Riske (1-2), the third of six pitchers used by Indians manager Charlie Manuel, got his first win of the season.
Mariners 5, Orioles 4
BALTIMORE — Jeff Cirillo doubled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners blew a four-run lead before bouncing back to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4.
Seattle built a 4-0 lead in the second inning against Scott Erickson, but Baltimore used home runs by Jeff Conine and Brook Fordyce to draw even.
The Mariners took the lead for good in the ninth against Jorge Julio (2-3). Desi Relaford led off with a single, took second on a sacrifice bunt and stole third before Cirillo lined a double to left.
Arthur Rhodes (3-1) quelled a Baltimore uprising by getting the final out in the eighth, and Kazuhiro Sasaki worked a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 14 chances.
Devil Rays 4, Athletics 3, 13 innings
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Greg Vaughn hit a game-winning double in the 13th inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Oakland 4-3, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Athletics.
Russ Johnson doubled off Chad Bradford (1-1) to lead off the 13th. Vaughn — who came into the game hitting .120, lowest among major-league regulars — followed with his second run-scoring hit of the game.
Travis Harper (2-2) worked two scoreless innings for the win.
Twins 7, Angels 6, 10 innings
MINNEAPOLIS — Cristian Guzman, who tied the game in the eighth, drove in the winning run in the 10th with a sacrifice fly, giving the Minnesota Twins a win over the Anaheim Angels after they wasted a chance to win it in the ninth.
Guzman had two hits and extended his hitting streak to a season-high 11 games for the Twins, who are an AL-best 18-7 at home. Eddie Guardado (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.
With Lou Pote (0-1) pitching in the 10th, Dustan Mohr walked and A.J. Pierzynski singled him to third. With five infielders and nobody in center field, Guzman poked a fly ball off the end of his bat to left field.
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