AMERICAN LEAGUE Clemens stuck on 299 as Yanks pull out 10-9 win in 17 innings

The New York pitcher left with an 8-6 lead, but the bullpen couldn't hold it.
DETROIT (AP) -- There were impressive numbers from top to bottom on the giant scoreboard at Comerica Park, just not the one everyone figured they'd see.
Roger Clemens is still stuck at 299 wins.
Clemens remained one victory shy of No. 300 when the Detroit Tigers rallied from six runs down Sunday before losing 10-9 in 17 innings to the New York Yankees.
Clemens left after the sixth inning with the lead, but was denied in his second attempt to become the 21st pitcher to win 300 games.
"I've always said, when it happens, it's going to happen," said Clemens, who was betrayed by some sloppy defense. "I'm not too concerned with it. I'm just happy we won this game. It'd be great to get it over with just for the fact that we'll be able to move on to something else."
Next chance against Cubs
Clemens' pursuit of 300 now moves to Chicago and a scheduled Saturday matchup with Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood.
The Yankees haven't played at Wrigley since the 1938 World Series, and Clemens has never pitched in a game inside the ballpark's ivy-covered walls.
The 40-year-old Clemens lasted six innings against Detroit, leaving with a 8-6 lead and needing just nine outs from his bullpen for the historic win.
But the Tigers, baseball's worst team this season, came back from a 7-1 deficit by scoring five runs off Clemens and the Yankees' shaky infield in the fifth. Detroit then tied it in the seventh while the six-time Cy Young award winner watched helplessly.
The Yankees salvaged something, however, as Alfonso Soriano and Jorge Posada homered off Steve Sparks in the 17th inning.
Wells gets win in relief
"You've got a 7-1 lead and Roger on the hill, that's icing on the cake," said David Wells (7-2), who got his 192nd career win in his first relief appearance since 1993.
"It's just a shame because we thought it was in the bag. All the sudden, an error here and there, they got back in the game."
Clemens, who lost to Boston on May 26 in his first attempt at No. 300, finished with a no-decision before a disappointed Comerica Park-record crowd of 44,095.
Clemens was bidding to become the first pitcher to get win No. 300 since 1990 when Nolan Ryan did it. Clemens can still match Ryan, who needed three starts to reach the milestone.
"Not at all," Clemens said when asked if he was disappointed. "There are some guys disappointed inside [the clubhouse]. Some of the relievers are a little upset."
Derek Jeter and Todd Zeile also homered for the Yankees, whose four errors were a season high.