AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP Orioles win behind Ponson

He pitched eight innings of five-hit ball in the 6-1 win over Kansas City.
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BALTIMORE -- Sidney Ponson capped a memorable week by pitching eight innings of five-hit ball Saturday, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Runelvys Hernandez and the Kansas City Royals, 6-1.
Jeff Conine homered, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Orioles, who became the first team this season to score more than three runs against Hernandez (4-1).
Ponson (3-2) struck out nine and walked one before being replaced by Kerry Ligtenberg, who completed the six-hitter.
Ponson, who threw 115 pitches, allowed only one runner past second base and did not give up a hit after the fifth inning.
The Orioles' right-hander began the week by defeating Tampa Bay on Sunday. On Tuesday, the Aruba native was decorated in his homeland as a Knight in the Order of the Dutch Royal House. Finally, Sir Sidney outpitched one of the most effective starters in baseball this season.
Hernandez came in with an AL-best 1.36 ERA and was looking to become the first Royals pitcher to open 5-0 since Bret Saberhagen in 1987. But Hernandez yielded four runs -- three earned -- and seven hits in seven innings.
Hernandez, who allowed only six earned runs in his first six starts, now has an ERA of 1.74.
The Orioles got a run in the first when Jerry Hairston walked, took third on a double by Melvin Mora and scored on a sacrifice fly by Conine.
KANSAS CITYBALTIMORE
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Rlaford 3b4110Mora ss4020
MiSwy dh4010Segui dh4000
Ibanez lf2001Conine 1b2312
Harvey 1b2000Gbbons rf4110
MLopez 1b1000TBtsta 3b4112
Berger ph1010Surhoff lf4022
DBrwn rf4010Bigbie lf0000
Mayne c3010Mathws cf4010
Berroa ss3000GGil c3000
Febles 2b3010
Totals31161Totals32696
Kansas City000100000--1
Baltimore10020102x--6
E--Harvey (1). DP--Baltimore 1. LOB--Kansas City 5, Baltimore 5. 2B--DBrown (2), Mora 2 (7), Gibbons (4), Surhoff (6), Matthews (11). HR--Conine (3). SB--Ibanez (2), Conine (3). CS--Hairston Jr. (2). SF--Ibanez, Conine.
IPHRERBBSO
Kansas City
RuHernandez L,4-1774313
Bukvich122212
Baltimore
Ponson W,3-2851119
Ligtenberg110001
WP--Bukvich. Umpires--Home, Andy Fletcher; First, Joe Brinkman; Second, Derryl Cousins; Third, Mike DiMuro. T--2:27. A--27,866.
Red Sox 9, Twins 1
BOSTON -- Pedro Martinez pitched a five-hitter and struck out 12 in his first complete game of the year.
It was the 39th complete game of Martinez's career and he finally got some support in a seven-run sixth inning capped by David Ortiz's three-run double against his former team.
In five of his other six starts, the Red Sox scored two runs or less while he was in the game. And he didn't have to worry about his bullpen blowing a lead as it did in two games in which he left while ahead.
Martinez (3-1) allowed just one earned run, giving him five games in which he permitted one or less. In the other starts he gave up two runs and 10 runs, the most in his career.
He threw 31 balls in his 108 pitches one start after he threw 31 balls in 101 pitches in a 5-4 win over Anaheim in which he struck out 10 and walked one.
On Saturday, he didn't walk a batter and went to three balls on only four.
Boston scored seven runs in the sixth, a season high. It scored six in the seventh inning Friday night for a 6-5 lead, but the bullpen failed as the Twins won 11-7.
Boston went ahead 1-0 against Rick Reed in the second on a single by Manny Ramirez, a double by Ortiz and a sacrifice fly by Trot Nixon.
Minnesota tied it in the fourth before Reed left the game in the bottom of the inning after straining his lower back, and the Red Sox reached his replacement, Tony Fiore (1-1), for a run in the fifth.
Jason Varitek singled and stole second, went to third on a flyout and scored on Todd Walker's single.
Then Boston pulled away in the sixth.
MINNESOTABOSTON
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JJones lf4000Damon cf4011
CGzmn ss4110TWalkr 2b4121
Koskie 3b4021Grcprr ss5120
LeCroy c4000MRmrz dh4210
THnter cf3000DOrtiz 1b3123
Cddyer rf0000Millar lf4120
Kielty dh3000Nixon rf3122
Sears 1b3010Hlnbrn 3b4000
Mohr rf3010Varitek c4211
Rivas 2b3000
Totals31151Totals359138
Minnesota000100000--1
Boston01001700x--9
E--Koskie (1), Rivas (4). DP--Minnesota 1. LOB--Minnesota 3, Boston 7. 2B--CGuzman (5), Damon (9), DOrtiz 2 (6), Millar (9). SB--Varitek 2 (2). SF--Damon, Nixon.
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
RReed3 1-351111
Fiore L,1-12 1-366311
Rincon2 1-322010
Boston
PMartinez W,3-19511012
Umpires--Home, Ed Montague; First, Brian Gorman; Second, Bruce Dreckman; Third, Brian Runge. T--2:26. A--33,061.
Athletics 5, Yankees 3, 10 innings
NEW YORK -- Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics rebounded from Jason Giambi's tying homer in the ninth to beat New York.
Tim Hudson had dominated New York for eight innings, allowing just three hits, all singles.
Keith Foulke (1-0) relieved with a 3-1 lead and blew a save for the second time in nine tries. Nick Johnson opened the ninth with an opposite-field double to left that was fair by about six inches and Giambi crushed a 3-1 pitch off the facade of the upper deck in right field.
It was just the sixth homer of the season for the former Oakland star, who has struggled and was booed following earlier at-bats. Giambi went 2-for-4 and raised his average to .200 with 18 RBIs.
OAKLANDNEW YORK
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EChavz 3b5132JaGbi dh4122
Tejada ss4010BWllms cf4001
Durazo dh4010Matsui lf4010
RaHrdz c4010Posada c2000
Gant ph1000Vntura 3b3010
MLJhn c0000EWilsn ss1000
Long rf4020Mndesi rf4000
Byrnes lf5000EAmte ss2000
Snglton cf4120Zeile 3b2000
Totals415144Totals35353
Oakland0000012002--5
New York0001000020--3
E--EChavez (2). DP--Oakland 1, New York 2. LOB--Oakland 9, New York 5. 2B--Hatteberg (8), EChavez (7), Durazo (9), RaHernandez (8), Singleton (8), NJohnson (9). HR--EChavez (7), JaGiambi (6).
IPHRERBBSO
Oakland
THudson831124
Foulke W,1-0222202
New York
Weaver6 2-3103314
CHammond1 1-310011
Al Reyes100001
JuAcevedo L,0-2132211
HBP--by Foulke (Posada). WP--CHammond, JuAcevedo. PB--Posada. Umpires--Home, Brian O'Nora; First, Larry Poncino; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Jerry Crawford. T--3:23. A--44,176.
Devil Rays 8, Tigers 6, 10 innings
DETROIT -- Damion Easley came back to derail Detroit, lofting a pinch-hit triple in the 10th inning.
Easley signed with Tampa Bay in early April, five days after becoming the most expensive player cut loose in baseball history. The Tigers owed him $14.3 million when he was released.
The Devil Rays blew leads of 5-1 and 6-3, but pulled the game out in the 10th. Detroit dropped their sixth in a row to fall to 3-25 this season.
Aubrey Huff, who had already homered twice, walked on four pitches to start the 10th. Travis Lee's sacrifice bunt moved pinch-hitter George Lombard to second, and the Devil Rays sent up Easley to hit for Al Martin.
Easley, who played for Detroit from 1996-2002, hit a long fly into the right-field corner and the ball bounced out of Bobby Higginson's glove as he hit the wall. Lombard, who also played for the Tigers last season, scored easily.
After an intentional walk to Toby Hall, Chris Truby, yet another member of the 2002 Tigers, hit a single through the drawn-in infield to make it 8-6.
TAMPA BAYDETROIT
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MAndn 2b1112Infante ss4100
Baldelli cf4100Hggnsn rf5231
Huff rf4224Palmer dh3010
Lmbrd rf0100Kngsle dh1100
TLee 1b3000CPena 1b5112
AMrtin dh4000Monroe lf5133
Easley ph1011Munson 3b4020
Shmprt dh0100Inge c3000
Hall c4000DYong ph1010
Truby 3b5021Wlbeck c1000
ROrdnz ss5130RStiago 2b4010
Totals368108Totals416126
Tampa Bay0030201002--8
Detroit1000020300--6
E--Higginson (1). LOB--Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 8. 3B--Easley (1). HR--Huff 2 (7), Higginson (3), CPena (2), Monroe (2). SB--MAnderson (6). CS--ROrdonez (2), Higginson (2). S--Crawford, TLee. SF--MAnderson.
IPHRERBBSO
Tampa Bay
Brazelton5 2-363314
Harper1 2-312202
Venafro1-300000
LCarter1-321110
Levine W,2-1230000
Detroit
Bernero4 2-355542
German1 1-300000
MAnderson221100
Ledezma L,0-2232232
HBP--by Harper (Palmer). WP--Harper, Bernero. Umpires--Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Marty Foster; Second, Charlie Reliford; Third, Terry Craft. T--3:11. A--13,371.
Blue Jays 7, Angels 1
TORONTO -- Doug Davis won his first start with Toronto and Vernon Wells hit a grand slam for Toronto.
Wells drove in a career-high five runs and tied a career best for hits by going 4-for-4. The Blue Jays won their third straight game.
Davis, claimed off waivers from Texas last Wednesday, allowed eight hits in six innings for his first win since May 3, 2002, at Cleveland.
David Eckstein homered in the sixth for the only run off Davis (1-0). Davis struck out one and walked one.
The 27-year-old left-hander's effort came after Roy Halladay threw seven strong innings Thursday and Cory Lidle pitched a three-hitter on Friday. The Blue Jays entered the game with an AL-high 5.80 ERA.
Davis gave up four runs and four hits in his only start for Texas this season. He has a career record of 22-21 in 74 games, including 55 starts.
Anaheim starter Scot Shields (1-1) allowed two runs on seven hits in 5 2-3 innings.
Frank Catalanotto's sacrifice fly and Wells' RBI single gave Toronto a 2-0 lead in the third.
ANAHEIMTORONTO
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Spiezio rf4000Ctlnotto rf4111
Salmon dh3010Werth rf0000
GAndsn lf4010Wells cf4145
Glaus 3b3010CDlgdo 1b3110
Wooten 1b4010JPhlps dh4010
BMolna c2010Hinske 3b3021
DVnon rf0000GMyrs c4010
Owens cf4010OHudsn 2b3110
BGil 2b4010Bordick ss4120
Totals32181Totals347157
Anaheim000001000--1
Toronto00200050x--7
DP--Anaheim 2, Toronto 2. LOB--Anaheim 8, Toronto 7. 2B--ShStewart (13), Wells (10), JPhelps (9). 3B--GAnderson (2). HR--Eckstein (2), Wells (6). SB--DaVanon (1). CS--Owens (4), Wells (1). SF--Catalanotto, Hinske.
IPHRERBBSO
Anaheim
Shields L,1-15 2-372222
Schoeneweis1-310000
Weber1-365500
RRodriguez1 2-310000
Toronto
DDavis W,1-0681111
Creek100012
TreMiller200020
WP--Schoeneweis. Umpires--Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Larry Young; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Mike Everitt. T--2:37. A--21,007.