AMERICAN LEAGUE Tigers stage huge comeback to win and avoid history

Detroit rallied past the Twins to escape a record-tying 120th loss.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers staved off history with a startling rally, coming from eight runs down to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday night.
Detroit was in danger of matching the modern major league record of 120 losses set by the expansion 1962 New York Mets.
After trailing 8-0 early, the scrappy Tigers scored three times in the seventh and four more in the eighth to make it 8-all.
In the ninth, Alex Sanchez walked with one out and stole two bases. Warren Morris then struck out on a wild pitch from Jesse Orosco (1-1) as the ball went to the backstop.
Sanchez scored standing up as the Tigers streamed from the dugout and the sparse crowd cheered.
Detroit won for the fourth time in five games. The Tigers (42-119) now will try to avoid tying the post-1900 record for losses when they finish the season today against the Twins.
MINNESOTADETROIT
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ShStwrt lf2110ASnchz cf4210
Rstvich lf3000WMoris 2b5320
Rivas 2b3010Hggnsn rf4210
Hcking 1b2010DYong dh4111
Mntkw 1b3001Monroe lf5143
Prieto 2b1000CPena 1b5024
JJones dh3111Halter 3b5010
Mrneau dh2010Inge c4010
Koskie 3b2110RStiago ss4010
Cddyer 3b2010
THnter cf2011
Ford cf3200
Przyns c3111
Bowen c2000
Ryan rf4242
CGzmn ss3022
Gomez ss1000
Totals418158Totals409148
Minnesota100430000--8
Detroit000010341--9
One out when winning run scored.
E--Hocking (3), RSantiago (19). LOB--Minnesota 8, Detroit 13. 2B--Morneau (3), Koskie (29), THunter (31), Pierzynski (35), WMorris (13), Monroe (18), Inge (14). HR--JJones (16), Ryan (5). SB--ASanchez 4 (44). S--ASanchez. SF--Mientkiewicz.
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
Radke581113
Pulido243200
Rincon1-302220
Romero2-322221
Orosco L,1-1 1-301111
Detroit
Knotts3 2-385402
Roney1 1-333311
Schmack330001
Rodney W,1-3110002
WP--Pulido, Orosco, Knotts. PB--Inge. Umpires--Home, Tony Randazzo; First, James Hoye; Second, C.B. Bucknor; Third, Tim McClelland. T--3:09. A--14,277.
Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dave McCarty's fly ball to left field wound up in the stands, but he was called out because of fan interference in the ninth inning.
The crazy ending touched off an argument in which Doug Mirabelli was ejected for arguing from the dugout.
Aubrey Huff tied Tampa Bay's RBI record and Travis Lee homered for the Devil Rays.
BOSTONTAMPA BAY
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Damon cf3110Crwfrd lf4120
ABrwn cf2000Lugo ss4121
TWalkr 2b3122Huff rf4111
McCty lf1000Baldelli cf4121
Grcprr ss5111TLee 1b4112
MRmrz lf2010Rolls 3b4000
DJcksn lf2010MAndn 2b3010
DOrtiz dh2010Hall c3000
Millar 1b3000Lforest dh2000
Abad 1b1000Shmprt dh1000
Mueller 3b3010
Merloni 3b1000
Mrbelli c4111
Hslman c0000
Kapler rf4010
Totals364104Totals33595
Boston211000000--4
Tampa Bay40100000x--5
DP--Tampa Bay 1. LOB--Boston 8, Tampa Bay 4. 2B--Lugo (13). 3B--Baldelli (8). HR--TWalker (13), Garciaparra (28), Mirabelli (6), TLee (19). SB--Crawford (54), Baldelli (27).
IPHRERBBSO
Boston
Suppan L,3-4685503
Sauerbeck100001
TJones110001
Tampa Bay
RBell2 1-364410
Gaudin W,2-04 1-340013
JKennedy1-300010
Harper100000
LCarter S,25100000
Umpires--Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Paul Emmel; Second, Joe West; Third, Bill Miller. T--2:31. A--25,635.
White Sox 19, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Carl Everett and Joe Crede each drove in four runs.
The 19 runs were the most ever scored by the White Sox against the Royals since Kansas City joined the American League as an expansion team in 1969.
The previous high came in Chicago's 16-2 win on April 20, 1973. Every player in the starting lineup had at least one RBI and scored at least once.
Chicago's offensive explosion, which secured a second-place finish in the AL Central, overshadowed Bartolo Colon's five-hitter for his 100th career victory.
Crede doubled three times and Everett matched his career high with four hits for the White Sox, whose 19 runs and 21 hits were both season highs.
Chicago sent 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run third inning.
The Royals will finish third, one year after losing a franchise-record 100 games.
Colon (15-13) retired the first 11 batters he faced before Mike Sweeney homered with two out in the fourth inning. Pinch hitter Mendy Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth for Kansas City, but that only cut Chicago's lead to 15-3.
Colon walked one and struck out three in his ninth complete game of the season, a career best that tied him with Oakland's Mark Mulder for the AL lead.
Jamey Wright (1-2) lasted only 22/3 innings, giving up five runs on eight hits. He also hit one batter.
CHICAGOKANSAS CITY
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WHarrs 2b6331Berroa ss2000
CaLee lf4202MLopez ss2122
Thmas dh2221Beltran cf1000
Miles dh2110Dejesus cf3010
MOrdz rf6111MiSwy dh4111
Rios rf0000Ibanez 1b3000
CEvrtt cf5244JPtrsn 1b1010
Rwand cf1011Randa 3b2000
Dubach 1b6121Matos 3b1000
Vlentin ss5321Tucker ph1000
Crede 3b6334Guiel rf3000
Olivo c5121White lf2000
DBrwn lf1000
Rlaford 2b2100
DFelice c2000
Prince c1000
Totals48192117Totals31353
Chicago107052310--19
Kansas City000102000--3
E--MLopez (1), Relaford (16). DP--Chicago 1. LOB--Chicago 9, Kansas City 2. 2B--Thomas (35), Miles (2), Valentin (26), Crede 3 (31), Olivo (19). 3B--Dejesus (1). HR--MLopez (3), MiSweeney (16). SB--WHarris (11). CS--Olivo (4). SF--CaLee.
IPHRERBBSO
Chicago
Colon W,15-13953313
Kansas City
Wright L,1-22 1-358842
KWilson275401
Voyles2 2-365314
Lloyd131101
Field100000
HBP--by Wright (Thomas). WP--Voyles 2. Umpires--Home, Chuck Meriwether; First, Mark Wegner; Second, Tim Welke; Third, Gary Cederstrom. T--2:41. A--37,567.