Clemens is handed second loss in row by Anaheim Angels

Ramon Ortiz out-pitched Roger Clemens as the Angels beat the Astros 6-4.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON -- Ramon Ortiz pitched six scoreless innings, Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in three runs and the Anaheim Angels handed Roger Clemens his second straight loss by beating the Houston Astros 6-4 Saturday night.
Ortiz (3-5) easily outpitched Clemens, allowing only three hits with five strikeouts in his best start of the season. The Angels' right-hander, who came into the game with a 5.32 ERA, managed to virtually shut down the NL's second-best offense.
But Angels reliever Kevin Gregg nearly blew the victory, giving up four runs in the seventh. Scot Shields replaced Gregg and got the final out of the inning to thwart the comeback.
Shields pitched a scoreless eighth and Francisco Rodriguez got three outs for his sixth save, helping Anaheim snap a three-game losing streak.
ANGELS 6, ASTROS 4
ANAHEIMHOUSTON
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Erstad 1b4120Biggio cf5122
Figgins ss5220JVzcno ss3000
VGrero rf3113Hrvlle p0000
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FRdrgz p0000Wthers p0000
JGillen lf4121RChavz ph1000
Quinlan 3b3120Brkmn lf2000
Amzga ss0000JKent 2b4000
BMolna c3000Bgwell 1b4121
AKndy 2b4021Lamb 3b3000
ROrtiz p3000Lane rf4010
Salmon ph1000Asmus c4110
Gregg p0000Clmens p1000
Shields p0000Bullngr p0000
DVnon cf0000OPlmro ph1010
Gallo p0000
Brntlett ss1100
Totals356136Totals34484
Anaheim012020100--6
Houston000000400--4
E--Figgins (7), Lamb (6). DP--Anaheim 2, Houston 2. LOB--Anaheim 11, Houston 8. 2B--Erstad (11), Figgins (9), GAnderson (6), Quinlan 2 (4), Biggio (22), Bagwell (14), Ausmus (6). 3B--Figgins (10). HR--VGuerrero (16), JGuillen (12), Bagwell (11). SB--Erstad (5). S--Amezaga, BMolina. SF--VGuerrero.
IPHRERBBSO
Anaheim
ROrtiz W,3-5630025
Gregg2-334410
Shields120021
FRodriguez S,61 1-300003
Houston
Clemens L,9-24 2-395523
Bullinger1-300000
Gallo1 2-341121
Harville1-300000
Weathers200002
HBP--by Weathers (Amezaga), by Weathers (JGuillen). Umpires--Home, Kevin Kelley; First, Alfonso Marquez; Second, Ted Barrett; Third, Ed Rapuano. T--3:00. A--42,449.
Brewers 7, Twins 6
MILWAUKEE -- Geoff Jenkins hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied from a five-run deficit.
The Brewers were down 5-0 before going ahead with a six-run seventh. Milwaukee got just one runner past second base in the first six innings.
Luis Rivas homered in the eighth to get Minnesota even again but Jenkins sent the first pitch he saw from Terry Mulholland deep into the right-field stands. Jenkins, who has homered in five of nine games, was batting .196 against left-handers this season.
Luis Vizcaino (2-2) got the victory despite allowing Rivas' home run. Dan Kolb pitched the ninth for his 21st save in 22 chances.
MINNESOTAMILWAUKEE
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Mntkw 1b5110Spivey 2b4010
LFord lf5010Jenkins lf4221
Koskie 3b5121Ovrbay 1b4130
THnter cf5110Liefer rf3001
JJones rf3123BClark rf1010
Mauer c4111BHall 3b4111
Rivas 2b4131GBnntt c4110
Radke p2000Cunsell ss2000
Fultz p0000Burba p0000
LeCroy ph0000Grieve ph0001
Rstvich pr0000LVzcno p0000
Mlhllnd p0000Kschnk ph1000
JRincn p0000Kolb p0000
Obrmlr p1010
KGintr 3b2111
Totals386126Totals347127
Minnesota100004010--6
Milwaukee00000061x--7
E--Koskie (6). DP--Minnesota 1. LOB--Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 4. 2B--Koskie (8), THunter (14), Overbay (29), GBennett (5), Obermueller (2). HR--JJones (13), Mauer (3), Rivas (4), Podsednik (9), Jenkins (10). SB--LFord (7). CS--Overbay (1). S--Radke. SF--Grieve.
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
Radke6 2-375205
Fultz1-311100
Mulholland L,0-3021100
JRincon120001
Milwaukee
Obermueller5 1-395512
Burba1 2-310001
LVizcaino W,2-2121110
Kolb S,21100000
Mulholland pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Umpires--Home, Larry Poncino; First, Bruce Dreckman; Second, Greg Gibson; Third, Gerry Davis. T--2:46. A--36,882.
Expos 17, White Sox 14
MONTREAL -- Juan Rivera hit two homers, including his first career grand slam, in the second inning as the Montreal Expos built a 10-run lead before holding on.
Juan Uribe had a career-high seven RBIs for the White Sox.
Rivera drove in six runs in the inning, tying Andre Dawson's team record with a two-run homer and a grand slam in the second off Arnie Munoz (0-1), who made his major league debut.
CHICAGOMONTREAL
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TPerez rf4321Wlkrsn cf5230
Uribe 2b6137Carroll 3b4231
Tkatsu p0000Vidro 2b5224
CaLee lf6000CEvrtt lf4122
Vlentin ss2000EChvez cf1000
MJcksn p0000NJhnsn 1b5222
Gload 1b2012OCbera ss4210
Knerko 1b5111JRivra rf5226
Cotts p0000CCrdro p0000
Burke 3b1000Schndr c3320
Rwand cf3320Ar Jr. p1000
Crede 3b3111AFox ph1000
Drnsflt 3b1010SKim p0000
SAlmr c3322Biddle p0000
Olivo c0000Fikac p0000
Munoz p1000Sledge rf1112
Thmas ph1000
Politte p0000
WHarrs 2b3220
Totals41141514Totals39171817
Chicago010503410--14
Montreal19112102x--17
E--OCabrera (5). DP--Montreal 1. LOB--Chicago 9, Montreal 8. 2B--Uribe (18), Rowand 2 (16), Crede (13), Wilkerson (14), Carroll (3), Vidro (13), CEverett 2 (9). 3B--Carroll (2). HR--Uribe (10), Konerko (15), NJohnson (3), JRivera 2 (4), Sledge (6). SB--Carroll (2). CS--Valentin (1), Wilkerson (4). S--Armas Jr., Biddle.
IPHRERBBSO
Chicago
Munoz L,0-1310111131
Politte243314
MJackson111120
Cotts1 1-332201
Takatsu2-300000
Montreal
Armas Jr.466642
SKim133320
Biddle1 1-324410
Fikac W,1-2 2-320000
CCordero S,2221103
SKim pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
HBP--by Biddle (Crede), by MJackson (Carroll), by SKim (Rowand), by Munoz (Schneider). WP--Munoz 2. Umpires--Home, Marty Foster; First, Darren Spagnardi; Second, Joe Brinkman; Third, Tim Tschida. T--3:28. A--18,414.
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