Late rally lifts Cubs past Oakland, 4-3

Barry Bonds went 0-for-4, but the Giants still beat Boston.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO -- Michael Barrett's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Chicago Cubs a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.
Mark Mulder outpitched Mark Prior in a marquee matchup, helping Oakland take a 3-2 lead into the ninth. But with closer Arthur Rhodes absent, Chad Bradford couldn't hold it.
Derrek Lee went 4-for-4 for the Cubs, and Barrett had three RBIs.
Pinch-hitter Todd Hollandsworth started the winning rally with a one-out infield single. Todd Walker had a pinch-hit single, and both scored on Barrett's drive down the right-field line.
Kyle Farnsworth (2-3) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win, giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two.
The Cubs spoiled another strong start by Mulder, who scattered 10 hits over eight innings. He has won six straight decisions and has not lost since a 5-1 defeat on April 28 against the New York Yankees. He gave up two runs, striking out four and walking two.
With Rhodes attending to a family matter, Bradford (3-4) was going for his second save in two games.
The Athletics have 13 blown saves this season. Bradford has one save in three tries.
OAKLANDCHICAGO
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Byrnes lf4010Grdzln 2b4110
Kotsay cf4000TWalkr ph1110
Dye rf4120Barrett c5023
Httberg 1b4011Alou lf4000
Crosby ss4020SSosa rf3120
DMiller c3100ARmrz 3b4000
Scutaro 2b3110DeLee 1b4041
Germn 3b4022CPttson cf3000
Mulder p3000REMtiz ss4010
Durazo ph1000Prior p1010
Brdford p0000Rmlngr p0000
Godwin ph1000
Beltran p0000
Merckr p0000
Frnswr p0000
Hlndsw ph1110
Totals34393Totals354134
Oakland000300000--3
Chicago010000102--4
One out when winning run scored.
E--Crosby (8). DP--Oakland 2, Chicago 1. LOB--Oakland 6, Chicago 9. 2B--Dye (15), Grudzielanek (1), Barrett (12), SSosa (11). 3B--German (1). SB--Dye (2). CS--Crosby (2). S--CPatterson.
IPHRERBBSO
Oakland
Mulder8102224
Bradford L,3-4 1-332201
Chicago
Prior563315
Remlinger110001
Beltran1 2-310003
Mercker1-300000
Frnswr W,2-3110012
Umpires--Home, Rob Drake; First, Larry Young; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Mark Wegner. T--2:38. A--40,022.
Giants 6, Red Sox 4
SAN FRANCISCO -- Edgardo Alfonzo hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lead San Francisco.
Alfonzo connected on a 1-1 pitch from Alan Embree (2-1) for his fourth homer of the year and the first of his career as a pinch-hitter to snap a 4-4 tie. Matt Herges (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win despite blowing his fourth save.
The Red Sox tied it in the eighth to get Pedro Martinez off the hook.
Boston loaded the bases against Jim Brower after singles by David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez and a walk to Gabe Kapler. Herges entered with two outs to face pinch-hitter Trot Nixon, who hit a two-run, bloop single to left-center.
Left fielder Barry Bonds and center fielder Marquis Grissom both hustled to the ball, which fell between the players. Bonds misplayed the hop for an error that allowed the tying run -- Kapler -- to score.
The Giants seemed set for a victory over Martinez with no help from Bonds -- except for a few routine catches he made early.
Ray Durham homered and Noah Lowry pitched 5-plus impressive innings in a spot start, but wound up with nothing to show for it.
BOSTONSAN FRAN
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Bllhorn 2b5010Drham 2b3111
Yukilis 3b4000Mohr rf3120
DOrtiz 1b5120Grssom cf3111
MRmrz lf5110Bonds lf4000
Millar rf3110Feliz 3b4111
Varitek c4010Przyns c4121
Kapler cf3121Minor 1b2000
Reese ss2000Alfonzo 3b1112
Nixon ph1012NPerez ss4000
Crespo ss0000Lowry p2000
PMrtnz p2000WFrkln p0000
Damon ph1000DCruz ph1000
Wllmsn p0000Brower p0000
McCty ph1010Herges p0000
Embre p0000
Totals364103Totals31686
Boston000100030--4
San Francisco40000002x--6
E--Bonds (3). LOB--Boston 9, San Francisco 5. 2B--Kapler 2 (7), Grissom (14), Pierzynski (9). 3B--Bellhorn (2). HR--Durham (3), Alfonzo (4). CS--Mohr (1).
IPHRERBBSO
Boston
PMartinez664426
Williamson100001
Embree L,2-1122200
San Francisco
Lowry5 2-351134
WFranklin1 1-300003
Brower2-323311
Herges W,3-21 1-330002
HBP--by Williamson (Mohr), by PMartinez (Minor).
Umpires--Home, Paul Nauert; First, Randy Marsh; Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Sam Holbrook. T--3:01. A--42,499.
Yankees 6, Dodgers 2
LOS ANGELES -- Hideki Matsui hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat against Hideo Nomo, and Brad Halsey won his major league debut.
The second regular-season meeting between the division leaders attracted another sellout crowd of 54,876 on a cool, gloomy day that required the stadium lights to be on.
The largest crowd in Dodger Stadium history -- 55,207 -- saw the home team win 6-3 Friday night.
Halsey was called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Columbus, where manager and former Yankee Bucky Dent recommended him to Joe Torre.
Halsey (1-0) even got his first major league hit with a single off Nomo in the second. Nomo responded by hitting a home run against Halsey in the fifth.
The left-hander gave up two runs and five hits in 5 2-3 innings, struck out three and walked one before leaving to a standing ovation from pinstripe-clad Yankee fans.
The Dodgers threatened in the seventh. Tom Gordon relieved Paul Quantrill with runners at the corners and retired Milton Bradley to preserve a 4-2 lead. Gordon retired the side in order in the eighth, and Mariano Rivera worked a scoreless ninth.
NEW YORKLOS ANGELES
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BWllms cf5110Izturis ss4010
Jeter ss4010Werth lf4120
ARdrgz 3b3211Brdley cf4010
JaGbi 1b3100ShGren 1b4001
TClark 1b0000Beltre 3b4010
Shffield rf2111JEcrcn rf4010
Matsui lf4113JHrndz 2b3010
Flherty c4000Ross c3000
Cairo 2b3000Vntura ph1000
Halsey p2010Nomo p2111
Qantrill p1000Grbwsk ph1000
Gordon p0000Snchez p0000
Sierra ph1010TMartn p0000
MRivra p0000WAlvrz p0000
Saenz ph1000
Totals32675Totals35282
New York400000020--6
Los Angeles100010000--2
E--Cairo (3), JHernandez (3). DP--New York 1, Los Angeles 1. LOB--New York 5, Los Angeles 7. 2B--Bradley (12), Beltre (15). HR--Matsui (12), Nomo (1). SB--ARodriguez (13), Sierra (1), Izturis (11). CS--Jeter (3).
IPHRERBBSO
New York
Halsey W,1-05 2-352213
Quantrill120000
Gordon1 1-300002
MRivera110001
Los Angeles
Nomo L,3-8744433
Sanchez2-322110
TMartin1-300000
WAlvarez110000
HBP--by Sanchez (Jeter), by Nomo (Cairo). WP--Nomo. Umpires--Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Jeff Kellogg; Second, Charlie Reliford; Third, Doug Eddings. T--2:59. A--54,876.
Rangers 7, Marlins 6
MIAMI -- Eric Young drove in three runs, Kevin Mench hit a two-run homer and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Marlins.
Young had a two-run double in the second inning and an RBI single in the fifth, giving the Rangers lots of production from the leadoff spot for the second straight game.
Michael Young had three hits and scored twice atop the order in Friday's 8-1 win at Florida.
The Rangers got plenty of help from the Marlins in Saturday's game. They committed three errors, including one by Alex Gonzalez in the second that led to three unearned runs.
Gary Matthews Jr. reached base on Gonzalez's one-out throwing error and later scored on Eric Young's double. Michael Young followed with a single that made it 3-0.
Texas added to the sloppy game with two blunders on the same play in the seventh, helping Florida score twice to cut the lead to 7-5.
Gonzalez singled to left-center and would have been out at second, but Alfonso Soriano missed the relay throw and Jeff Conine scored. Catcher Rod Barajas then picked up the loose ball and threw wildly home, allowing Gonzalez to score.
Florida made it 7-6 in the eighth on Miguel Cabrera's RBI single to left. The Marlins had runners on first and second with no outs, but Texas escaped without allowing the tying run.
TEXASFLORIDA
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EYong lf5123Pierre cf5110
MYong ss5011LCstillo 2b4110
ASrano 2b4020Lowell 3b3120
FCdero p0000Nunez lf0000
Perry 3b2010Cbrera rf4133
Blalock 3b0000Choi 1b3001
Txeira 1b5120Easley 3b1000
Mench rf5122Conine lf4110
Brajas c5111AGnzlz ss4110
Mathws cf4210Tranor c3000
Benoit p3100LHarrs ph1000
Dickey p0000Willis p1000
Fllmer ph1000JMnzilo p0000
Almnzr p0000Oliver p1000
Frncsc p0000Mrdcai ph1000
BShse p0000Brland p0000
Conti cf0000Benitez p0000
Rdmnd ph1000
Totals397127Totals36694
Texas032020000--7
Florida000300210--6
E--ASoriano (8), Barajas (3), Choi (3), Conine (1), AGonzalez (6). DP--Florida 1. LOB--Texas 10, Florida 4. 2B--EYoung (7), Matthews (3). 3B--Cabrera (1). HR--Mench (6), Barajas (8). SB--ASoriano (7).
IPHRERBBSO
Texas
Benoit423317
Dickey W,5-6220001
Almanzar122001
Francisco031100
BShouse1-300001
FCordero S,201 2-300003
Florida
Willis L,6-44 2-397424
JManzanillo1-310000
Oliver220001
Borland100020
Benitez100001
Francisco pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
HBP--by Willis (Perry). Umpires--Home, Brian O'Nora; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Brian Knight. T--3:11. A--31,021.