Damon's five runs help key Yankees

The Tigers beat Minnesota, 18-1, in their biggest blowout in 13 years.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- Johnny Damon prepped for his return to Fenway Park with his first multihomer game for the New York Yankees.
The Yankees tied a team record by scoring in all eight innings in which they batted, and Damon scored a career-high five runs to go along with three hits and three RBIs in a 17-6 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
Jason Giambi hit a three-run homer for New York, which overcame a 2-0 first-inning deficit and a poor start by Randy Johnson. The only other time the Yankees scored in every inning was in a 14-1 win over the St. Louis Browns at Yankee Stadium on July 26, 1939.
Damon, Giambi and Jorge Posada all hit upper-deck homers for the Yankees, and Giambi drove in four runs, giving him 25 RBIs this season.
Both teams received scares in the fifth inning when Gary Sheffield collided at first base with Shea Hillenbrand, and both players left the game. Sheffield, who drove in two runs with an infield single on the play, bruised his left knee and right wrist. Hillenbrand, hit on the back of the head, was scheduled for a CT scan.
TORONTONEW YORK
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Jhnson lf2200Damon cf5533
Rios rf5110Jeter ss4001
VWells cf4112Cairo ss1011
Adams ss1000Shffield rf3232
Glaus 3b2212Crosby rf2110
Hinske rf1000ARod 3b4301
BMolna c3000JaGbi 1b3124
Hlnbrn 1b2021Phillips 1b1100
Ovrbay 1b1000Matsui lf5011
Zaun dh4011Posada c4222
AHill 2b3000Cano 2b5011
JMcDld ss4000BWllms dh4210
Totals32666Totals41171516
Toronto203010000--6
New York41223131x--17
E--Adams (4), AHill (3), Cairo (1). LOB--Toronto 7, New York 9. 2B--Rios (7), VWells (4), Glaus (7), Hillenbrand (4), Crosby (1), Matsui (5), Cano (4). HR--Damon 2 (3), JaGiambi (8), Posada (3). SB--Johnson (3), VWells (3), Damon (6), Sheffield (4). CS--AHill (1). SF--Glaus.
IPHRERBBSO
Toronto
Towers L,0-52 1-367712
McGowan223333
Marcum1 2-343331
Chulk234223
New York
RaJohnson W,4-2566642
Sturtze1 2-300001
Villone1 1-300001
Smith100001
HBP--by Sturtze (Johnson), by RaJohnson (Johnson 2). Balk--McGowan. Umpires--Home, Bruce Dreckman; First, Adam Dowdy; Second, Gary Darling; Third, Larry Poncino. T--3:48. A--50,119.
Tigers 18, Twins 1
DETROIT -- Carlos Guillen homered twice and drove in five runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to their biggest blowout in 13 years.
Magglio Ordonez and Curtis Granderson also connected for Detroit. It was the most runs scored by the Tigers since a 19-6 victory at Texas on Aug. 8, 2001. The last time they won by 17 runs was a 20-3 win over Seattle on April 17, 1993.
Justin Verlander (3-2) cruised to the easy win, allowing one run and six hits in seven innings. The victory was the rookie's first at Comerica Park in three career starts.
MINNESOTADETROIT
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ShStwrt lf3000Grndsn cf6233
RoWhte lf1000Planco 2b5110
LCstillo 2b2021IRdrgz c6341
LRdrgz 2b1000MOrdz dh4332
Mauer c4020Infante dh2000
Sierra dh4000CGillen ss4335
Rdmnd dh0000RSntgo ss2110
THnter cf3000Shltn 1b5110
LFord cf1000Monroe lf5231
Mrneau 1b2000AGmez rf4221
Batista 3b4020Inge 3b5022
Cddyer rf4010
JCastro ss4100
Totals33171Totals48182315
Minnesota000010000--1
Detroit32420421x--18
E--JCastro (2). DP--Detroit 1. LOB--Minnesota 8, Detroit 9. 2B--LCastillo (2), Granderson 2 (5), CGuillen (8), Shelton (6), Monroe (5), Inge (6). HR--Granderson (4), MOrdonez (5), CGuillen 2 (5). SB--Monroe (1). CS--LCastillo (1).
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
CSilva L,1-42 2-399903
FLiriano385505
Crain1-321100
JRincon122021
Nathan121101
Detroit
Verlander W,3-2761124
Seay100001
Grilli110010
HBP--by Nathan (Polanco). WP--FLiriano 3. Umpires--Home, Tim Welke; First, Kerwin Danley; Second, Gary Cederstrom; Third, Jim Reynolds. T--2:56. A--24,258.
Mariners 8, Orioles 6
BALTIMORE -- Ichiro Suzuki got two hits in Seattle's six-run sixth inning and Felix Hernandez earned his first win of the season.
Adrian Beltre and Carl Everett homered for the Mariners, and Yuniesky Betancourt came through with a go-ahead single in the sixth. Eddie Guardado worked the ninth for his third save in five chances.
Corey Patterson hit a three-run homer for the Orioles, who finished with 15 hits.
SEATTLEBALTIMORE
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ISuzuki rf4121BRbrts 2b3120
Blmqist cf5121RChavz c2000
Ibanez lf5000Mora 3b5020
Sexson 1b3100Tejada ss4021
CEvrtt dh5111Terrero lf1000
Beltre 3b3211Gbbons dh5010
Jhjima c4111RaHrdz c3210
JoLpez 2b3110Millar 1b0000
YBtcrt ss4022Gomez 1b4220
CPttson cf4123
Conine lf4021
Mrkkis rf5011
Totals368107Totals406156
Seattle000016010--8
Baltimore013001100--6
E--Beltre (5), RaHernandez (5). DP--Seattle 1, Baltimore 1. LOB--Seattle 6, Baltimore 13. 2B--ISuzuki (4), YBetancourt (6), Conine (2). HR--CEverett (4), Beltre (1), CPatterson (3). SB--ISuzuki (7), Bloomquist (4), BRoberts 2 (9). CS--Terrero (1). S--CPatterson.
IPHRERBBSO
Seattle
FHrndz W,1-35104422
RSoriano1 1-322201
Sherrill010000
Putz1 2-300002
Guardado S,3120011
Baltimore
BChen5 1-353313
Brower L,0-11-313320
ERodriguez1-321110
Williams100000
Rleal221111
Sherrill pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. HBP--by RSoriano (RaHernandez), by FHernandez (Millar). WP--FHernandez, Brower. Umpires--Home, Derryl Cousins; First, Tim Timmons; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Jeff Nelson. T--3:12. A--34,161.
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