AMERICAN LEAGUE Damon's blast lifts Yanks in 10

Eric Chavez drove in both Oakland runs in a 2-1 win over Minnesota.
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BALTIMORE -- Johnny Damon homered off Chris Ray leading off the 10th inning, and the short-handed New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Saturday for their seventh win in eight games.
Andy Phillips also homered and Bernie Williams had three RBIs for the Yankees, who were without their two leading home-run hitters, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi, both of whom were out with a stomach virus.
In addition, Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui are on the disabled list, and closer Mariano Rivera has a sore back that will probably keep him sidelined through the weekend.
But New York still had enough talent to beat the Orioles for the 13th time in 15 games, dating to last July.
The Yankees wasted a fine performance by Randy Johnson, who allowed only three hits -- one after the first inning -- before being lifted in the eighth with New York up 5-3.
Scott Proctor came in after Johnson walked Brian Roberts with one out. The reliever retired Melvin Mora, but Miguel Tejada followed with an RBI double and Ramon Hernandez tied it with a double to left-center.
The 42-year-old Johnson struck out eight and walked three.
Damon hit a 1-1 pitch from Ray (1-2) over the center-field wall, handing the Orioles' closer his second loss in two games.
NEW YORKBALTIMORE
abrhbiabrhbi
Damon cf5231BRbrts 2b3200
MCbrra lf6210Mora 3b5000
Jeter ss5121Tejada ss5232
Posada c4000Fahey pr0000
BWllms dh4013RaHrdz c4133
APhllps 1b5111JvLopz dh5010
Cano 2b5020CPttson cf4010
Cairo 3b4020Conine 1b4000
Thmps rf4010Matos rf4000
ERgrs lf3000
Mrkkis rf1000
Totals426136Totals38585
New York1010201001--6
Baltimore3000000200--5
E--Tejada 2 (8), Conine (1). DP--Baltimore 2. LOB--New York 13, Baltimore 6. 2B--Jeter (13), Tejada (10), RaHernandez (11). HR--Damon (7), APhillips (3), RaHernandez (9). SB--Damon (12), Jeter (10), Cairo (4), BRoberts 2 (13), RaHernandez (1), CPatterson (23). CS--Jeter (2), Cairo (1). SF--BWilliams.
IPHRERBBSO
New York
RaJohnson7 1-334438
Proctor W,2-11 2-331103
MMyers1-300000
Wang S,12-320000
Baltimore
Loewen564344
Britton120010
Rleal1-321100
Williams2-310000
Hawkins210002
Ray L,1-2111102
HBP--by Loewen (Posada). Umpires--Home, Mike Winters; First, Lance Barksdale; Second, Brian Runge; Third, Bruce Froemming. T--3:29. A--48,195.
Athletics 2, Twins 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eric Chavez hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly to center in the seventh inning and also drove in Oakland's first run.
Chavez's first-inning RBI single stood until the seventh, when Minnesota No. 9 hitter Jason Kubel hit a run-scoring single to right off Kiko Calero to tie it.
The A's then loaded the bases in the bottom half against Brad Radke (4-7), whose winless stretch reached four starts since beating the Chicago White Sox on May 13. Radke has lost his last three decisions.
Oakland's Brad Halsey (2-2) returned to the bullpen after filling in as a starter and got two outs for the win. Closer Huston Street worked two innings for his ninth save in 12 chances.
MINNESOTAOAKLAND
abrhbiabrhbi
Punto ss3010Kotsay cf4010
RoWhte ph1000Swisher lf2110
JCastro ss0000EChavz 3b3012
Tiffe ph1000Thmas dh3000
LCstillo 2b5000Crosby ss4010
Mauer dh4020Kielty rf4000
THnter cf2000DJnson 1b4010
Cddyer rf4000Kendall c3120
Mrneau 1b4110Scutaro 2b2010
Rdmnd c4000
Batista 3b2010
LFord pr0000
Kubel lf4021
Totals34171Totals29282
Minnesota000000100--1
Oakland10000010x--2
E--Morneau (3). DP--Minnesota 1. LOB--Minnesota 10, Oakland 8. 2B--Mauer (12), Kotsay (11), Swisher (12). SB--Punto (3), Kubel (2). S--Swisher, Scutaro. SF--EChavez.
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
Radke L,4-7782121
Crain100000
Oakland
Haren630026
Keisler011100
Calero1-320001
Halsey W,2-22-310011
Street S,9200014
Keisler pitched to 1 batter in the 7th, Halsey pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. WP--Haren. Umpires--Home, Travis Reininger; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Chuck Meriwether. T-2:53. A-23,194.
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