Wednesday, May 21, 2003
New York hadn't dropped three straight series since 1999.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- Ismael Valdes came off the disabled list and combined with three perfect relievers to silence the Yankees, and the Texas Rangers took advantage of two tough errors to beat New York 5-2 Saturday.
Texas pitchers retired the last 16 batters.
Manager Buck Showalter's last-place team sent his former club to its third straight series loss -- the Yankees had not dropped three series in a row since May 11-20, 1999.
Overall, the first-place Yankees lost for the fifth time in six games. Texas had won only twice in eight games, including a 12-inning victory Friday night over New York.
Valdes (3-2) had been sidelined since April 19 because of tendinitis in the back of his right shoulder. But other than allowing a two-run homer to Robin Ventura, Valdes was sharp.
Valdes allowed five hits in five innings and then turned a 5-2 lead over to the Texas bullpen. Brian Shouse, Francisco Cordero and Ugueth Urbina did the rest in impressive fashion.
Shouse struck out two in two perfect innings, Cordero struck out John Flaherty, Alfonso Soriano and Derek Jeter in the eighth.
Urbina finished off the Yankees in the ninth for his 12th save in 13 chances.
Carl Everett delivered a timely, two-run single off Andy Pettitte and two more runs scored when Yankees left fielder Hideki Matsui dropped a fly ball after a long gallop. Matsui also lost a fly ball in the sun and, for the first time, the Japanese import heard boos from the crowd of 51,095 at Yankee Stadium.
Pettitte (4-4) lost his third straight start. He pitched seven innings and gave up five runs, just two of them earned.
TEXASNEW YORK
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CEvrtt lf4122ASrano 2b4010
MYong 2b4001Jeter ss4010
ARdrgz ss5000JaGbi dh4000
JGnzlz rf4110BWllms cf4000
RPlmo dh3110Matsui lf4000
Perry 1b4121Mndesi rf2110
Sadler 3b0000Vntura 3b3122
Txeira 3b4010Zeile 1b3000
Greene c4110Flherty c3000
Chrstns cf4000
Totals36584Totals31252
Texas030200000--5
New York020000000--2
E--Teixeira (7), Matsui (2), Ventura (2). DP--Texas 1. LOB--Texas 7, New York 3. 2B--Teixeira (5). HR--Ventura (7). SB--ASoriano (8). CS--ASoriano (2). SF--MYoung.
IPHRERBBSO
Texas
Valdes W,3-2552211
BShouse200002
FCordero100003
Urbina S,12100000
New York
Pettitte L,4-4785207
Anderson200010
HBP--by Pettitte (RPalmeiro). WP--Pettitte. Umpires--Home, Andy Fletcher; First, Joe Brinkman; Second, Derryl Cousins; Third, Mike DiMuro. T--2:32. A--51,095.
Angels 6, Red Sox 2
BOSTON -- Troy Glaus hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Mike Timlin (3-2) and Anaheim came from behind for the second consecutive game to beat Boston.
Jarrod Washburn (4-4) allowed one earned run and seven hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out three.
Brendan Donnelly pitched 11/3 scoreless innings to protect his perfect ERA before Troy Percival got the last two outs for his seventh save.
Anaheim added three more in the ninth thanks to a gaffe by Boston right-fielder Trot Nixon.
With one out and runners on first and second, David Eckstein flied out to Nixon, who flipped the ball into the stands.
The runners were each given two bases, meaning Benjie Molina scored to make it 4-2 and Jeff DaVanon went to third. Shawn Wooten and Garret Anderson added RBI singles.
ANAHEIMBOSTON
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Eckstin ss5010Mueller 3b3010
AKndy 2b4120TWalkr 2b4011
Salmon dh4020Grcprr ss4111
BGil dh0100MRmrz dh4000
Wooten dh1011Millar lf3010
GAndsn lf4011Hlnbrn 1b4010
Glaus 3b4222Varitek c4000
Fllmer 1b3000Nixon rf4110
Owens cf0000DJcksn cf3030
Spiezio rf4010DOrtiz ph1000
BMolna c3111
DVnon cf4110
Totals366125Totals34292
Anaheim000010023--6
Boston101000000--2
E--Mueller (2), TWalker (6), Nixon (2). DP--Anaheim 1, Boston 3. LOB--Anaheim 8, Boston 9. 2B--TWalker (7), Millar (10), DJackson (1). HR--Glaus (7), Garciaparra (8). SB--AKennedy (8), Fullmer (1), DaVanon (3). S--Mueller. SF--BMolina, TWalker.
IPHRERBBSO
Anaheim
Washburn W,4-4772113
Donnelly1 1-320001
Percival S,72-300011
Boston
DLowe7 1-372233
Timlin L,3-22-311100
Lyon2-333310
BChen1-310001
PB--BMolina. Umpires--Home, John Hirschbeck; First, Wally Bell; Second, Bill Welke; Third, Kerwin Danley. T--2:54. A--33,327.
Mariners 6, Tigers 3
DETROIT -- Bret Boone homered twice and drove in four runs to back Jamie Moyer and lead Seattle past Detroit.
Both of Boone's homers cleared Comerica Park's new fence in left and fell short of the old one. He became the first player to hit two new-fence homers in the same game. Ichiro Suzuki added three hits, including a homer off Nate Cornejo (3-3).
Moyer (6-2) gave up three runs and 10 hits in 62/3 innings, striking out a season-high eight. Kazuhiro Sasaki got his sixth save.
SEATTLEDETROIT
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ISuzuki rf5232Torres cf4011
CGillen ss5120Halter ss3000
BBoone 2b5224Hggnsn rf4030
EMrtnz dh3010DYong dh4020
Olerud 1b5020CPena 1b3110
Cmeron cf5000Monroe lf4000
Winn lf4110Munson 3b4222
McLmr 3b3010Inge c3010
Cirillo 3b0000Witt ph1000
DWilsn c4000RStiago 2b4010
Totals396126Totals343113
Seattle200030010--6
Detroit010000200--3
E--Halter 2 (2). DP--Seattle 2, Detroit 1. LOB--Seattle 9, Detroit 6. 2B--ISuzuki (7), CPena (6). HR--ISuzuki (4), BBoone 2 (9), Munson (5). CS--Higginson (3), CPena (1).
IPHRERBBSO
Seattle
Moyer W,6-26 2-3103318
Hasegawa1 1-310010
Sasaki S,6100002
Detroit
Cornejo L,3-3585510
Roney341111
JWalker100011
WP--Roney. Umpires--Home, Chris Guccione; First, Jerry Meals; Second, Gary Darling; Third, Larry Vanover. T--2:49. A--23,274.