AMERICAN LEAGUE Red Sox's Mueller tags Rivera for two-run walk-off home run

Mark Kotsay homered twice in Oakland's win over Texas.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON -- There's a little fight left in the Boston Red Sox, after all.
Bill Mueller hit a two-run homer off Mariano Rivera to cap a three-run ninth inning Saturday, and the Red Sox rallied to beat the New York Yankees 11-10 after a brawl sparked when Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch.
Former Yankee Ramiro Mendoza (1-0) earned the win with two hitless innings for Boston, which overcame four errors and rallied from a 9-4 deficit.
Boston trailed 10-8 when Nomar Garciaparra doubled to lead off the ninth against Rivera (1-1), who had converted 23 straight save chances. Trot Nixon hit a fly ball to the warning track and then Kevin Millar followed with his fourth hit of the game, a single that scored Garciaparra.
Mueller then homered into the bullpen, just the second homer off Rivera this year.
"What a difference a swing makes," said Boston manager Terry Francona, who had been ejected in the fifth. "We didn't quit."
NEW YORKBOSTON
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BWllms cf6220Damon cf5022
Jeter ss4110Varitek c1000
Shffield rf4001Mrbelli c4000
ARdrgz 3b1100DOrtiz dh3110
EWilsn 2b3122MRmrz lf4111
Posada c4220Grcprr ss5232
Matsui lf5133Nixon rf3110
Sierra dh5111Millar 1b5241
TClark 1b5001McCty pr0100
Cairo 2b5111Mueller 3b4223
Bllhorn 2b4112
Totals4210129Totals38111511
New York021006100--10
Boston002204003--11
One out when winning run scored.
E--Garciaparra (6), Mueller (9), Arroyo (2), Malaska (1). DP--New York 1, Boston 1. LOB--New York 9, Boston 8. 2B--BWilliams (16), Posada (24), Matsui 2 (18), MRamirez (29), Garciaparra (7), Mueller (12), Bellhorn (21). HR--Sierra (13), Mueller (8). SF--Mueller.
IPHRERBBSO
New York
Sturtze322202
Padilla264421
Quantrill2-332201
Heredia000020
Proctor210012
MRivera L,1-1 2-333300
Boston
Arroyo5 2-3108604
Leskanic011130
Malaska1-311101
Embree100001
Mendoza W,1-0200001
Padilla pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, Heredia pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, Leskanic pitched to 4 batters in the 6th, Malaska pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. HBP--by Arroyo (ARodriguez). Balk--Proctor. Umpires--Home, Bruce Froemming; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Mike Winters; Third, Tim Timmons. T--3:54. A--34,501.
Athletics 6, Rangers 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Mark Kotsay homered twice, and the Oakland Athletics snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Texas Rangers.
Kotsay connected for a two-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth, sending both over the right-field wall and giving him seven home runs this season. It was his second career multihomer game and first since Sept. 22, 2002, against Los Angeles while with San Diego.
TEXASOAKLAND
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MYong ss4000Kotsay cf5233
Blalock 3b3000McLmr 2b3100
ASrano 2b2001EChavz 3b4112
Fllmer dh3000Dye rf4120
Txeira 1b3121Httberg 1b4020
Nix cf4000Durazo dh3000
Mathws rf4010Crosby ss4010
Laird c3000Byrnes lf2001
Dllucci lf2110Mlhuse c4120
Totals28242Totals336116
Texas000110000--2
Oakland00211020x--6
DP--Oakland 1. LOB--Texas 8, Oakland 7. 2B--Matthews (9), Dellucci (8), Hatteberg 2 (17), Crosby (22), Melhuse (7). HR--Teixeira (23), Kotsay 2 (7), EChavez (15). S--Laird. SF--ASoriano, Byrnes.
IPHRERBBSO
Texas
Dickey L,5-75 1-384412
Brocail010000
BShouse1 2-312210
Garcia110000
Oakland
Saarloos W,2-1532252
Duchscherer2 2-310023
Mecir1-300000
Dotel100003
Brocail pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. HBP--by Brocail (Byrnes). Umpires--Home, Rob Drake; First, Larry Poncino; Second, Greg Gibson; Third, Bruce Dreckman. T--2:40. A--25,124.
Blue Jays 4, Devil Rays 2
TORONTO -- Josh Towers won his third straight start, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat struggling Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay has lost five straight overall and eight in a row on the road. Since moving a season-high two games over .500 on July 3, the Devil Rays have gone 5-14.
Towers (5-3) allowed two runs -- one earned -- and six hits. Rookie Jason Frasor got four outs for his 12th save in 13 chances.
TAMPA BAYTORONTO
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Crwfrd lf4230Jhnson lf3100
Lugo ss3010Ctlnotto dh3110
Huff dh2001VWells cf3111
Gthrght dh0000CDlgdo 1b2010
Baldelli cf4010Zaun c4022
JoCruz rf4000Hinske 3b4000
TMrtnz 1b4020Rios rf3110
RSnchz 2b3000Gomez ss3010
THall c4010OHudsn 2b3000
Cantu pr0000
Blum 3b3000
Fick ph1000
Totals32281Totals28473
Tampa Bay100001000--2
Toronto11200000x--4
E--Zaun (6). DP--Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 1. LOB--Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 5. 2B--Lugo (25), TMartinez (12), Catalanotto (18), VWells (22), Zaun (16). 3B--Crawford (15). SB--Crawford (41), Gathright (5). S--Lugo. SF--Huff.
IPHRERBBSO
Tampa Bay
RBell L,3-4664441
JoSosa100011
TreMiller110000
Toronto
Towers W,5-3762102
Chulk2-310010
Frasor S,121 1-310012
JoSosa pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Umpires--Home, Larry Vanover; First, Sam Holbrook; Second, Paul Nauert; Third, Randy Marsh. T--2:17. A--18,841.
Orioles 4, Twins 2
BALTIMORE -- Miguel Tejada homered and drove in two runs to back a fine pitching performance by Sidney Ponson, and the Baltimore Orioles ended the Minnesota Twins' five-game winning streak.
Ponson (5-12) won a second straight start for the first time this season. The right-hander gave up two runs, four hits and four walks in seven innings.
David Newhan drove in the tiebreaking run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly, and the Orioles' bullpen made it stand up. B.J. Ryan struck out the side in the eighth, and Jorge Julio worked a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 chances.
MINNESOTABALTIMORE
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ShStwrt lf3100BRbrts 2b1000
Punto ss4010Newhn lf3101
Koskie 3b4000Mora 3b3000
Mrneau dh4011Tejada ss3222
THnter cf4100JvLopz dh4000
JJones rf2000RPlmo 1b4010
LFord ph1000Hrst Jr rf4010
LeCroy c4021Hckaby c2000
Mntkw 1b2000KGarca ph1110
Rivas 2b2000Mchado c0000
Mcdnld cf3000
Totals30242Totals28453
Minnesota011000000--2
Baltimore00100111x--4
E--LeCroy (2), Roa (1). LOB--Minnesota 6, Baltimore 6. 2B--Tejada (24). HR--Tejada (19). SB--THunter (9), Tejada (1). S--Rivas, BRoberts. SF--Newhan.
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
Mulholland642221
Roa L,2-2 1-311000
Fultz1-300000
JRincon1 1-301001
Baltimore
Ponson W,5-12742242
BRyan100003
Julio S,15100001
HBP--by JRincon (Tejada), by Mulholland (Mora). WP--Ponson. Umpires--Home, Tim Tschida; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Joe Brinkman. T--2:31. A--36,652.
White Sox 7, Tigers 6
CHICAGO -- Joe Crede hit a two-run double in the seventh inning and a game-ending home run in the ninth to rally the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers Saturday night.
Chicago won its fourth straight and moved ahead of Minnesota into the AL Central lead. The White Sox trailed 4-0 in the fifth inning and 6-2 in the seventh before coming back to send the Tigers to their sixth loss in eight games.
The White Sox scored three times in the seventh on Crede's opposite-field double off Jason Johnson and Willie Harris' sacrifice fly.
Carlos Lee walked against Esteban Yan leading off the eighth, took second on Carl Everett's grounder, advanced on a wild pitch, then tied it on Paul Konerko's sacrifice fly.
Crede homered with one out in the ninth on a 3-2 pitch from Ugueth Urbina (3-5), the fourth game-ending homer of Crede's career.
DETROITCHICAGO
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Infante 2b4000WHarrs 2b3001
CGillen ss5332Vlentin ss4111
IRdrgz c3000CaLee lf3100
DYong 1b4021CEvrtt dh4000
RoWhte lf3000Knerko 1b3222
Thmes rf4121TPerez rf4110
Shelton dh3110Rwand cf3110
Inge 3b4122Crede 3b3123
Logan cf3000SAlmr c3000
Totals336106Totals30777
Detroit101201100--6
Chicago000011311--7
One out when winning run scored.
E--Inge (7). DP--Detroit 1, Chicago 2. LOB--Detroit 5, Chicago 3. 2B--CGuillen (27), Crede (19). HR--CGuillen 2 (15), Thames (4), Inge (9), Valentin (22), Konerko (25), Crede (13). CS--Thames (1). S--Logan. SF--WHarris, Konerko.
IPHRERBBSO
Detroit
JJohnson6 2-365513
JWalker1-300001
Yan101110
Urbina L,3-5 1-311101
Chicago
Schoeneweis685531
Adkins211111
Marte W,4-3110000
HBP--by JJohnson (Rowand). WP--Yan. Umpires--Home, Jim Reynolds; First, Kevin Kelley; Second, Tim Welke; Third, Gary Cederstrom. T--2:47. A--38,055.