By The Associated Press

BOSTON - Curt Schilling jumped into the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry with some flair.

Schilling overpowered New York and shut down Alex Rodriguez, leading Boston to its second straight win over the Yankees, 5-2 Saturday.

Rodriguez went 0-for-4 for the second straight day and grounded into a double play with two on in the seventh. The AL MVP, nearly traded to Boston last December before Texas sent him to New York, is hitting just .171.

Schilling (2-0), acquired by the Red Sox in November, struck out eight and allowed six hits and four walks.

Mike Mussina (1-3) also struggled in the second game of the four-game series, forcing in Boston's first two runs with a bases-loaded walk and hit batter. Mussina, previously 10-5 in Fenway Park, allowed four runs - three earned - seven hits and four walks in just five innings.

The Yankees have just 12 hits in the first two games of the highly anticipated series, the first between the teams since Aaron Boone's 11th-inning homer won Game 7 of the AL championship series last October.

Manny Ramirez hit his 350th homer in the fifth, putting Boston up 4-1.

Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3

TORONTO - Larry Bigbie hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth off Justin Speir (1-1), giving Baltimore its third straight win. Brian Roberts followed with a double and scored on a single by Miguel Tejada.

B.J. Ryan (1-0) pitched the eighth, and Jorge Julio completed the six-hitter for his first save.

Toronto's Josh Towers, who hadn't pitched since spring training, gave up three runs and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings.

The Blue Jays fell to 0-5 at home and 3-8 overall. Toronto also started the 1978 and 1981 seasons 3-8.

Tigers 6, Indians 1

CLEVELAND - Mike Maroth worked out of three jams for his second win this season.

A 21-game loser a year ago, Maroth won his fourth straight decision. He allowed 10 hits in 7 1-3 innings. But Maroth struck out Jody Gerut with the bases loaded in the third, got out of a two-on, one-out jam in the fourth and escaped a first-and-third no outs jam in the fifth.

Detroit, which lost an AL-record 119 games last year, improved to 7-4, The Tigers didn't get their seventh win last year until May 7, when they were 7-25.

Gerut, a .338 career hitter against Detroit entering the game, finished 1-for-5.

Jason Davis (0-1) gave up three runs, five hits and four walks in 5 1-3 innings.

Five players had two hits each for the Tigers.

White Sox 4, Devil Rays 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Scott Schoeneweis allowed an unearned run and five hits in 6 2-3 innings to lead the Chicago White Sox over Tampa Bay.

Schoeneweis (1-1) made his second start of the season. The left-hander had made 98 consecutive relief appearances since June 25, 2002, before his start for the White Sox April 8.

Damaso Marte threw two scoreless innings for his first save, completing a six-hitter.

Victor Zambrano (3-1) failed in his bid to become the major leagues' first four-game winner, allowing three runs, six hits, five walks and two hit batters in seven innings.

Twins 8, Royals 4

MINNEAPOLIS - Henry Blanco had a two-run double and an RBI single and Lew Ford added two RBIs to lead Minnesota to its fourth straight victory.

Carlos Beltran homered for the fourth straight game and Mike Sweeney hit a three-run shot for Kansas City, which has lost five in a row.

Kyle Lohse (1-2) allowed six hits and four runs in six innings.

Kevin Appier (0-1), activated off the disabled list to pitch for the first time since Aug. 26, allowed six hits and seven runs in three innings.

Kansas City loaded the bases off reliever Terry Mulholland with one out in the eighth, but J.C. Romero came in to retire pinch-hitters Mendy Lopez and Ken Harvey.

Romero then got the final three outs for his 2nd career save and first since Sept. 29, 2002.

Mariners 4, Rangers 1

SEATTLE - Jamie Moyer pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and Dan Wilson hit a three-run double, leading Seattle over Texas.

Moyer (1-1) improved to 13-3 lifetime against the Rangers by beating them for the seventh straight time. He hasn't lost to Texas since July 4, 2001.

Eddie Guardado pitched the ninth for Seattle's first save of the season. The Mariners are 3-8.

Scott Spiezio, who came off the disabled list, doubled and singled in his Seattle debut. He scored on a single by Rich Aurilia.

Colby Lewis (1-1) allowed three runs in five innings.

Angels 6, Athletics 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Vladimir Guerrero and Troy Glaus each hit a two-run homer to send Anaheim past Oakland.

Jarrod Washburn (2-1) allowed two runs in five innings for the win after struggling in his first two starts.

Scott Shields, Francisco Rodriguez and Troy Percival finished up for Anaheim. Rodriguez struck out all four batters he faced. Percival got his third save despite giving up a pinch-hit homer to Billy McMillon in the ninth and walking two batters.

Mark Mulder (1-1) gave up four runs and five hits in seven innings. It's the first time in Oakland's first four series that the Athletics didn't win the first two games.