Jeter's double, A-Rod's homer power Yankees

The Angels walloped the Blue Jays, while the Orioles handled the Royals.
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NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter's three-run double snapped a seventh-inning tie, Alex Rodriguez homered into the left-field upper deck Saturday and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 6-3.
Jon Lieber (7-5) gave the Yankees their best start in more than two weeks, pitching seven solid innings to win his second consecutive outing.
New York has beaten Tampa Bay three straight times after dropping five of six against the New York Mets and Detroit.
The Devil Rays lost for the ninth time in their last 10 games at Yankee Stadium and fell to 4-7 in July after going 20-6 in June. It's only the second series they've lost in their past 15.
With the score tied at 2 in the seventh, Hideki Matsui and Miguel Cairo hit one-out singles off Dewon Brazelton (2-2). Jesus Colome walked Kenny Lofton, loading the bases, before Bernie Williams bounced into a force play at the plate.
But Jeter lined a shot that rolled to the wall in right-center, scoring three runners to the delight of a sellout crowd of 54,680 on Old-timers' Day at Yankee Stadium.
Jeter reached third on the throw to the plate and scored when third baseman Aubrey Huff booted Gary Sheffield's grounder for an error that made it 6-2.
TAMPA BAYNEW YORK
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Crwfrd lf4110BWllms dh3100
JoCruz rf4110Jeter ss4113
Baldelli cf4120Shffield rf2110
Huff 3b4011ARdrgz 3b4112
TMrtnz 1b2012JaGbi 1b3000
Lugo ss4010TClark 1b0000
Fick dh4020Posada c4000
Frdyce c3000Matsui lf3010
McGrff ph1000Cairo 2b4110
RSnchz 2b4010Lofton cf1100
Totals343103Totals28655
Tampa Bay200000010--3
New York00020040x--6
E--Huff (6). DP--Tampa Bay 2. LOB--Tampa Bay 6, New York 5. 2B--Baldelli (13), Jeter (21). HR--ARodriguez (22). SB--Lofton (4). SF--TMartinez 2.
IPHRERBBSO
Tampa Bay
Brazelton L,2-26 1-344453
Colome2-312111
Seay100012
New York
Lieber W,7-5792205
Gordon111101
MRivera S,32100000
Umpires--Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Chris Guccione; Second, Charlie Reliford; Third, Dan Iassogna. T--2:31. A--54,680.
Angels 11, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO -- Bengie Molina hit a grand slam during a seven-run seventh inning and Kelvim Escobar had nine strikeouts against his former team.
Tim Salmon got his first hit against a left-hander this season by doubling off Ted Lilly in the fifth -- ending an 0-for-40 stretch.
Lilly got the first two batters of the seventh out, but the next nine reached. After Lilly gave up a triple to Chone Figgins and a walk, Kerry Ligtenberg relieved and allowed all six batters he faced to reach.
Vladimir Guerrero and Jose Guillen hit RBI singles in the inning, and Ligtenberg walked Jeff DaVanon with the bases loaded before Molina hit his second career slam, giving Anaheim a 11-2 lead.
Bob File came on and hit a batter before getting the final out of the inning.
ANAHEIMTORONTO
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Eckstin ss5121Mnchno 2b4010
Figgins 2b6123Gomez ss2100
GAndsn cf4110Jhnson cf4021
Paul c0000CDlgdo 1b4000
VGrero rf3121Wdwrd ss0000
Quinlan lf0000Hinske 3b4010
JGillen dh4111Rios rf4110
Erstad 1b5110JPhlps dh4021
Salmon lf3110Berg lf4000
DVnon lf1101Cash c4000
BMolna c4224
AKndy 2b1000
Halter 3b3100
Totals39111211Totals34272
Anaheim000040700--11
Toronto010010000--2
LOB--Anaheim 9, Toronto 8. 2B--Figgins (12), Salmon (5), JPhelps (12). 3B--Figgins (13). HR--BMolina (5). SB--Johnson (6), Hinske (8).
IPHRERBBSO
Anaheim
KEscobar W,5-55 1-352239
Donnelly1 2-310002
Gregg210002
Toronto
Lilly L,7-66 2-366645
Ligtenberg045520
File1 1-310010
Hentgen110000
Ligtenberg pitched to 6 batters in the 7th. HBP--by File (Eckstein). WP--KEscobar. Umpires--Home, Brian O'Nora; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Dave Aschwege. T--3:02. A--20,635.
Orioles 7, Royals 2
BALTIMORE -- Daniel Cabrera allowed three hits over seven innings and Rafael Palmeiro hit his 541st career home run.
Luis Lopez had a season-high three hits, scored twice and drove in a run for the Orioles, who snapped a three-game skid to avoid falling 12 games under .500 for the first time this season.
Starting in place of an injured Sidney Ponson, Cabrera (6-3) didn't allow a runner past first base in beating Kansas City for the second time in 11 days. The rookie right-hander, who struck out five and walked one, is 3-0 in five starts since June 15.
B.J. Ryan worked a perfect eighth, and Jorge Julio gave up Tony Graffanino's sacrifice fly and Mike Sweeney's solo homer in the ninth.
Matt Stairs had two hits for the Royals, who have lost 14 of 16 while being outscored 110-39. Their lone wins during that span were against Baltimore.
KANSAS CITYBALTIMORE
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Rlaford 3b4000BRbrts 2b4111
Grffnno 2b3001Newhn dh4121
MiSwy 1b4111Tejada ss4012
Stairs dh4020JvLopz c3120
RMateo rf3010RPlmo 1b4122
DBrwn lf3000Hrst Jr rf4000
Berroa ss3000Bigbie lf3010
DJesus cf3000Matos cf4110
Buck c2110LLopez 3b4231
Totals29252Totals347137
Kansas City000000002--2
Baltimore02003002x--7
E--DeJesus (3). DP--Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1. LOB--Kansas City 2, Baltimore 7. 2B--Buck (1), BRoberts (25), Tejada (19), LLopez (3). HR--MiSweeney (14), RPalmeiro (13). CS--RMateo (1). SF--Graffanino.
IPHRERBBSO
Kansas City
MWood L,1-24 2-375521
Field1 1-310010
BriAnderson110010
Sullivan142200
Baltimore
Cabrera W,6-3730015
BRyan100000
Julio122200
WP--Julio. Umpires--Home, Dale Scott; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Brian Gorman. T--2:27. A--33,493.
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