AMERICAN LEAGUE Bases-loaded triple defeats Royals, 7-4

The Twins edged the White Sox to move closer to first place.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Frank Catalanotto hit a tiebreaking bases-loaded triple off an angry Jason Grimsley with two outs in the eighth inning Saturday night to lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals 7-4.
Kansas City has lost four of its last five games and is 8-14 following a 16-3 start. The Royals have held a share of first place since opening day, but their AL Central lead was cut to a half-game over Minnesota, the defending division champion.
With the score 3-all, Vernon Wells led off the eighth with an infield single off Grimsley (1-3). Two outs later, pinch-hitter Greg Myers walked and Orlando Hudson hit a slow roller to second. First-base umpire Gerry Davis called Hudson safe on a close play, and Kansas City players argued.
Catalanotto then tripled to right-center and scored on Chris Woodward's single off D.J. Carrasco for a 7-3 lead.
Grimsley jawed at Davis after the triple, then glared at the umpire when walking to the dugout. Grimsley ran back onto the field and went nose to nose with Davis before he was restrained by teammates, and tossed a Gatorade bucket onto the field before leaving the dugout.
Desi Relaford hit an RBI double in the bottom half off Albie Lopez. Cliff Politte, the third Toronto pitcher, got three straight outs for his fifth save in seven chances, completing a six-hitter.
Roy Halladay (4-2) gave up three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked none.
TORONTOKANSAS CITY
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ShStwrt lf5010Tucker cf4110
Jhnson rf5221Randa 3b4210
Wells cf5020MiSwy 1b3111
CDlgdo 1b4110Ibanez dh4010
TWilsn c4111Rlaford rf4022
JPhlps dh3011DBrwn lf4000
GMyrs dh0100Berroa ss4000
OHudsn 2b4120Mayne c4000
Bordick 3b3010Febles 2b4000
Ctlnotto ph1113
Hinske 3b0000
Wdwrd ss4011
Totals387137Totals35463
Toronto201000040--7
Kansas City101010010--4
E--OHudson (6), Woodward 2 (9). DP--Toronto 1, Kansas City 1. LOB--Toronto 6, Kansas City 5. 2B--Johnson (2), TWilson (7), Tucker (8), MiSweeney (5), Relaford (6). 3B--Catalanotto (2). HR--Johnson (1). SB--Bordick (2), Randa (1). CS--ShStewart (2).
IPHRERBBSO
Toronto
Halladay W,4-2753207
Lopez111110
Politte S,5100000
Kansas City
Affeldt683313
Grimsley L,1-31 2-334412
Carrasco1-310001
KWilson110001
WP--Halladay. Umpires--Home, Paul Nauert; First, Gerry Davis; Second, Ed Rapuano; Third, Mark Carlson. T--2:48. A--25,032.
Twins 3, White Sox 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Mays took a shutout into the seventh inning to beat Chicago for the eighth time in 10 career decisions.
Torii Hunter helped preserve the lead by robbing Carlos Lee of a potential home run in the seventh inning.
After Magglio Ordonez's infield single leading off, Lee hit a drive to straightaway center. Hunter ran back to the fence, leaped and backhanded the ball about 4 feet above the 7-foot fence.
Mays, 2-0 against Chicago this year, beat the White Sox on April 25 by holding them to four hits in seven innings.
On Saturday, Mays (4-3) allowed one run and seven hits in 62/3 innings, allowing consecutive two-out singles to Paul Konerko, Joe Crede and Miguel Olivo in the seventh.
J.C. Romero relieved with the bases loaded and retired D'Angelo Jiminez on a routine fly ball to Hunter.
Romero, LaTroy Hawkins and Eddie Guardado combined for hitless relief, with Guardado getting three outs for his nine save in nine chances. Chicago has lost the first two of this three-game series.
Jon Garland (2-4) gave up two runs -- one earned -- and six hits in six innings, allowing the leadoff hitter to reach five times.
CHICAGOMINNESOTA
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Vlentin ss4000CGzmn ss3100
Thmas dh4000Koskie 3b3021
MOrdz cf4110Kielty dh3100
Lee lf4020THnter cf4000
Rios rf3000Mntkw 1b3020
Grffnno ph1000Mohr rf3001
Knerko 1b4010Przyns c3000
Crede 3b3010Rivas 2b3000
Olivo c3011
Totals34171Totals29372
Chicago000000100--1
Minnesota10010001x--3
E--Rios (1), Wunsch (1). LOB--Chicago 6, Minnesota 5. 2B--Koskie (7). SB--CGuzman (2), Koskie (3). S--CGuzman. SF--Koskie.
IPHRERBBSO
Chicago
Garland L,2-4662112
Gordon100000
Wunsch2-311001
Koch1-300000
Minnesota
Mays W,4-36 2-371101
Romero2-300000
Hawkins2-300002
Guardado S,9100001
Umpires--Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Larry Young; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Mike Everitt. T--2:20. A--23,209.
Orioles 2, Devil Rays 0
BALTIMORE -- Pat Hentgen allowed two hits in seven innings to win for the first time in two years and the Baltimore Orioles snapped a six-game losing streak.
Hentgen (1-0), who missed most of the 2001 and 2002 seasons following ligament replacement surgery in his elbow, walked four and struck out four in his third start this season.
The victory was his first since May 16, 2001, when Hentgen beat Detroit at Camden Yards. Hentgen, who went 0-4 last season after returning from the surgery, was inserted into the rotation earlier this month when Rodrigo Lopez went on the disabled list with a strained left oblique muscle.
Jeff Conine and Jerry Hairston drove in runs for the Orioles, who had been outscored 35-13 during their skid. Mike Hargrove resumed managerial duties for Baltimore following the death of his mother May 12.
TAMPA BAYBALTIMORE
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Easley 2b1000Segui dh3000
Baldelli cf3010Conine 1b4011
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TLee 1b4000Bigbie lf3000
AMrtin dh4010DCruz ss3110
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Crwfrd ph1000
Vlentin c3000
Lugo ss3010
Totals29030Totals28252
Tampa Bay000000000--0
Baltimore10001000x--2
E--Huff (4). LOB--Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 5. 2B--Hairston Jr. (7), Fordyce (3). SB--Baldelli (4). CS--Lugo (1). S--Fordyce.
IPHRERBBSO
Tampa Bay
JGonzalez L,0-1752229
Backe100000
Baltimore
Hentgen W,1-0720044
Groom100001
Julio S,10110011
Umpires--Home, Randy Marsh; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Paul Schrieber; Third, Sam Holbrook. T--2:27. A--22,653.