Yankees clobber Red Sox, 14-4; Orioles delay Twins' celebration

In the West Division race, the Athletics and Rangers won.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- Jon Lieber no-hit the Red Sox until David Ortiz's two-out home run in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees beat up on Derek Lowe in a 14-4 win Saturday that stopped Boston's momentum.
Jorge Posada hit a two-run single in a five-run first inning and later hit a solo homer, Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer and Bernie Williams had a home run and three RBIs as the Yankees restored their AL East lead to 31/2 games.
Lieber (12-8) improved to 5-1 this year following Yankees' losses and won for the fourth time in five decisions. He allowed just one runner in the first six innings against the highest-scoring team in the majors, on a third-inning walk to Doug Mientkiewicz.
With New York leading 13-0 and the crowd roaring with every out in anticipation of something special, Ortiz sent a two-out pitch deep over the fence in left.
Dave Roberts added a two-run, ninth-inning homer off Lieber, who allowed four hits in 81/3 innings before Scott Proctor allowed an RBI double to Doug Mirabelli.
Lowe (14-12) allowed eight of 11 batters to reach, losing his second straight start after winning five consecutive decisions. He left after he was hit on the lower right leg by a Rodriguez comebacker, and was charged with seven runs -- six earned -- in one inning-plus, his shortest outing since July 3, 1997. X-rays were negative.
BOSTONNEW YORK
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Damon cf3000Jeter ss3320
Hyzdu lf1000EWilsn ss0000
Bllhorn 3b2000ARdrgz 3b5333
Yukilis 3b2110Esclna 3b0000
MRmrz lf2000Shffield rf4111
DRbrts cf2112Crosby rf1000
DOrtiz dh3111Matsui lf5231
Nixon ph1000BWllms cf4223
Millar rf2000Posada c4223
McCty rf2110Olerud 1b4010
Varitek c2000TClark 1b1000
Mrbelli c2011Sierra dh4001
OCbera ss2000Cairo 2b3111
Gterrez 2b2000
Mntkw 1b2010
Reese 2b3000
Totals33464Totals38141513
Boston000000103--4
New York54013001x--14
E--OCabrera (6). DP--Boston 2. LOB--Boston 3, New York 5. 2B--Mirabelli (9), Mientkiewicz (23), Jeter (41). HR--DRoberts (2), DOrtiz (38), ARodriguez (34), BWilliams (19), Posada (19). SB--ARodriguez (26).
IPHRERBBSO
Boston
DLowe L,14-12147631
Adams353303
Mendoza133300
Williamson100010
Leskanic110001
MMyers121100
New York
Lieber W,12-88 1-343317
Proctor2-321100
DLowe pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd. HBP--by Adams (Cairo). WP--Adams. Umpires--Home, Mike Winters; First, Bruce Froemming; Second, Tim Timmons; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt. T--2:51. A--55,153.
Orioles 12, Twins 3
MINNEAPOLIS -- Miguel Tejada homered twice and drove in five runs, and rookie Daniel Cabrera threw six strong innings for Baltimore.
After winning nine straight, the Twins have been outscored 23-5 in two games by the Orioles -- keeping the celebration of their third consecutive AL Central title on hold for a bit. Minnesota's magic number to clinch remained at three before the second-place Chicago White Sox hosted the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
Tejada boosted his major league-leading RBI total to 131 with a double in the third, a solo homer in the sixth and a towering three-run shot in a seven-run eighth in which Baltimore sent 12 batters to the plate against three Twins relievers.
Jay Gibbons went 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Orioles, who have won 10 of their last 12 road games. Cabrera (12-7) allowed just three hits, including Corey Koskie's two-run homer, while walking three and striking out three.
Minnesota starter Brad Radke (11-8) needed 79 pitches to get through three innings.
BALTIMOREMINNESOTA
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BRbrts 2b6222Kubel dh3110
Newhn dh5121JJones rf2000
Mora 3b6231Bartlett ss1000
Tejada ss6235LFord cf3010
LLopez ss0000Mrneau 1b3000
RPlmo 1b2200LeCroy 1b1000
JLeon 1b1000Cddyer 2b3111
JvLopz c5120Koskie 3b4112
Mchado c1000Rstvich lf4000
Surhoff lf5020Ojeda ss4020
Raines cf1000HBlnco c4000
Gbbons rf4133
Bigbie cf2110
Totals44121812Totals32363
Baltimore012011070--12
Minnesota000200010--3
E--HBlanco (7). DP--Baltimore 1. LOB--Baltimore 13, Minnesota 6. 2B--BRoberts (47), Tejada (37), Gibbons 2 (10). HR--BRoberts (4), Tejada 2 (29), Koskie (23). SB--Newhan (9). SF--Gibbons.
IPHRERBBSO
Baltimore
Cabrera W,12-7632233
Grimsley110000
Parrish121111
Rakers100001
Minnesota
Radke L,11-8353321
Durbin1 2-331123
Fultz2-300011
Roa1 2-354410
Beimel2-334411
Guerrier1 1-320000
Roa pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. Umpires--Home, Tim McClelland; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Fieldin Culbreth; Third, Jim Wolf. T--3:24. A--24,183.
Athletics 7, Mariners 4
SEATTLE -- Tim Hudson beat Seattle for the third time this season and Eric Chavez hit his 29th homer.
Erubiel Durazo tied his career high with four hits and Marco Scutaro tied his high with three RBIs for the A's, who moved two games ahead of Anaheim in the AL West with 14 games left for each team, including six against each other. The Angels lost to Texas, 2-0.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki went 1-for-5 with his 200th single. He has 236 hits this season, 21 from tying the season record set by George Sisler with the St. Louis Browns in 1920. Suzuki broke the major league mark for singles in a season Friday night.
Hudson (12-5) won for the fifth time in six decisions and improved his career record against the Mariners to 12-5, including 3-0 this year. He's beaten Seattle six times in seven decisions since Sept. 14, 2002.
OAKLANDSEATTLE
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Kotsay cf5010ISuzuki rf5010
Byrnes lf5110Winn lf4122
EChavz 3b4221EMrtnz dh3000
Httberg 1b5000JoCbra ph1000
Dye rf5121Ibanez 1b4120
Durazo dh4241BBoone 2b4010
Crosby ss2110Dobbs 3b4011
DMiller c4001Olivo c4000
Scutaro 2b4013Reed cf3210
Lopez ss4011
Totals387127Totals36494
Oakland000023002--7
Seattle000100201--4
E--Reed (1). DP--Seattle 1. LOB--Oakland 10, Seattle 8. 2B--Dye (23), Durazo (32), Scutaro (31), Reed (1). HR--EChavez (29), Winn (14).
IPHRERBBSO
Oakland
THudson W,12-5883312
Dotel111122
Seattle
Baek L,1-45 1-365533
Atchison100011
Williams2-300001
JMateo120001
Kida2-342200
Taylor1-300010
HBP--by Baek (Crosby). WP--Baek. Umpires--Home, Sam Holbrook; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Paul Nauert; Third, Lance Barksdale. T--3:05. A--36,506.
Rangers 2, Angels 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Emergency starter Joaquin Benoit pitched two-hit ball into the fifth inning, then six relievers gave up three hits the rest of the way for Texas.
Rod Barajas, the No. 9 batter, drove in the Rangers' first run with an RBI single off Kelvim Escobar (10-11) in the third inning. Pinch-hitter Gary Matthews Jr. added an RBI single off Scot Shields in the ninth.
The shutout was the Rangers' seventh of the year and the ninth time Anaheim has been blanked -- five of those when Escobar started.
Benoit got the start when rookie Juan Dominguez was scratched because of a sore right knee. The severity of his injury was not immediately known.
Benoit held Anaheim to two hits, struck out six and walked three in four-plus innings. Erasmo Ramirez (5-3) pitched a hitless fifth to get the win, and Francisco Cordero pitched the final two innings for his 45th save in 49 chances.
TEXASANAHEIM
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EYong 2b3000Eckstin ss4010
Alxndr 2b0000Erstad 1b5000
Blalock 3b3000DVnon cf4000
MYong ss4110VGrero rf4020
Txeira 1b3000JGillen lf4000
Dllucci dh4000Glaus dh2000
BJordn rf4000AKndy 2b4000
Mench lf3000BMolna c1010
Mathws ph1011ARiggs pr0000
AFox lf0000JMolna c0000
Nix cf4120GAndsn ph1000
Brajas c4011Figgins 3b4020
Totals33252Totals33060
Texas001000001--2
Anaheim000000000--0
LOB--Texas 7, Anaheim 11. 2B--Nix (19), Barajas (22). 3B--MYoung (8). SB--Figgins (30).
IPHRERBBSO
Texas
Benoit420036
Ramirez W,5-31 1-300001
JeNelson100002
Mahay1-300000
Brocail020010
BShouse1-300000
FCordero S,45220013
Anaheim
KEscobar L,10-11831127
Shields121102
Benoit pitched to 1 batter in the 5th, Brocail pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. HBP--by Shields (Teixeira). Umpires--Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Ed Rapuano; Second, Rick Reed; Third, Ted Barrett. T--3:10. A--41,233.
Blue Jays 4, Devil Rays 2
TORONTO -- David Bush and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, leading Toronto over Tampa Bay.
Bush (4-4) gave up two runs -- one earned -- and two hits and walked four in six innings. The rookie right-hander only allowed Julio Lugo's RBI single in the third and Jose Cruz Jr.'s single in the fourth.
Jason Frasor pitched a perfect seventh, Justin Speier worked a perfect eighth and Miguel Batista pitched the ninth for his second career save -- and first since Oct. 2, 1999, at Philadelphia when he was with Montreal.
TAMPA BAYTORONTO
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Crwfrd lf2000Adams ss4000
Lugo ss4011OHudsn 2b5110
Huff 1b4000VWells cf4130
Baldelli cf4000CDlgdo 1b2000
TMrtnz dh2100Hinske 3b4012
JoCruz rf3010Jhnson rf2111
Upton 3b3011Gross lf3111
Blum 2b4000Quiroz c4000
Frdyce c2100Crozier dh3000
Cmngs ph1000
Totals29232Totals31474
Tampa Bay001100000--2
Toronto01012000x--4
LOB--Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 10. 2B--Hinske (23). HR--Johnson (10), Gross (3). SB--VWells (8). SF--Upton.
IPHRERBBSO
Tampa Bay
Ritchie L,0-14 1-354433
Seay1-310011
JoSosa1 1-310001
TreMiller2-300002
Nunez000020
Gaudin1 1-300000
Toronto
Bush W,4-4622144
Frasor100001
Speier100001
MBatista S,1110012
JoSosa pitched to 1 batter in the 7th, Nunez pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP--by Bush (Fordyce), by Ritchie (CDelgado). WP--TreMiller. PB--Quiroz. Umpires--Home, Brian Runge; First, Gary Darling; Second, Bill Hohn; Third, Mark Carlson. T--2:48. A--33,432.
White Sox 9, Tigers 8, 12 innings
CHICAGO -- Joe Borchard scored from second base on Aaron Rowand's infield single in the 12th inning to give Chicago a wild victory over Detroit.
Borchard and Rowand each hit two-run homers in the 10th inning after Dmitri Young and Pena hit two-run shots in the top half to give Detroit an 8-4 lead.
DETROITCHICAGO
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Infante ss5110WHarrs cf4000
Hggnsn rf3010Rwand cf3123
IRdrgz c5012Uribe 2b6230
DYong dh6223CaLee lf5110
Monroe lf6110Knerko 1b5121
CPena 1b6223Gload dh4011
Inge 3b3000Vlentin ss4000
JSmith 2b3110Valdez ss2110
Raburn 2b2000BDavis c4000
Logan cf4110Brchrd rf4213
Crede 3b3000
TPerez ph1110
Burke 3b1000
Totals438108Totals469128
Detroit002101000400--8
Chicago100030000401--9
Two outs when winning run scored.
E--BDavis (3). DP--Detroit 1, Chicago 2. LOB--Detroit 8, Chicago 11. 2B--Gload (11), TPerez (12). HR--DYoung 2 (16), CPena 2 (24), Rowand (21), Borchard (5). SB--Infante (11), Higginson 2 (4), Inge (5). S--Infante.
IPHRERBBSO
Detroit
JJohnson4 2-364453
Dingman1 2-300000
Ledezma1 1-300010
Novoa100012
JWalker2-322200
Ennis2-322201
Levine L,3-41 2-321111
Chicago
Contreras764456
Cotts2 2-344406
Bajenaru1-300011
Diaz1-300010
Marte W,5-51 2-300010
HBP--by Dingman (Borchard). WP--JJohnson, Novoa, Ennis. PB--BDavis. Umpires--Home, Tim Tschida; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Joe Brinkman. T--4:05. A--23,533.