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Yankees beat Indians to extend winning run

Posted on: Saturday, 9 July 2005, 01:11 CDT

TORONTO (Reuters) - Chien-Ming Wang delivered seven solid innings and Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez each had two hits and an RBI as the surging New Yankees held on to edge the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Friday at Yankee Stadium to post their sixth straight win.

Wang (6-3) served up a home run to Grady Sizemore with his first pitch but then quickly settled down to take credit for the win, giving up three runs on seven hits, striking out three and walking three in 6 2/3 innings of work.

Mariano Rivera gave up a run on three hits in the ninth but held on to get his 19th save.

Cleveland starter Cliff Lee (9-4) was saddled with the loss, allowing five runs on six hits in six innings.

After spotting the Indians a 2-0 lead, the Yankees took control with a four-run burst in the third inning courtesy of RBIs from Jeter, Rodriguez, Jason Giambi and Robinson Cano.

In St Petersburg, Craig Monroe homered and drove in five runs after Detroit starter Nate Robertson was ejected after throwing one pitch as the Tigers battled past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3 for a fourth straight win.

Robertson was tossed after he threw his opening pitch behind Tampa leadoff man Carl Crawford in apparent retaliation for Devil Rays starter Scott Kazmir drilling Placido Polanco.

Franklyn German (3-0), however, came to the rescue tossing three scoreless innings of one-hit ball to take credit for the win.

Kazmir (3-7) absorbed the loss, shelled for five runs on five hits in just three innings as the Devil Rays slumped to their 10th consecutive defeat.

In Baltimore, Bronson Arroyo pitched 7 2/3 sharp innings and Manny Ramirez drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 7-2 win over the Orioles.

David Ortiz contributed a pair of RBIs to the Red Sox cause while Johnny Damon went 4-for-5 with a run scored, extending his hitting streak to 23 games -- the longest in the major leagues this season.

Rafael Palmeiro homered and went 2-for-4 for the Orioles, leaving him five shy of 3,000.

Arroyo (7-5) allowed just two runs on six hits while striking out three and walking two to take credit for the win.

Sidney Ponson (7-7) was saddled with the loss, surrendering five runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

RANGERS DOWN BLUE JAYS

In Arlington, Alfonso Soriano drove in the tying run then scored the winner as the Texas Rangers rallied to down the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6.

Even worse than the loss for the Blue Jays was an injury to ace Roy Halladay who left the field in the third inning after taking a line drive off his left shin.

The former Cy Young winner was taken to hospital for x-rays but the extent of the injury was not immediately known.

After Toronto exploded for six runs in second inning to take command 6-1 the Rangers answered with six unanswered runs of the their own to steal the decision.

Hank Blalock homered and drove in a pair of runs while Michael Young finished with four hits and three RBIs to help the Rangers pull out of a two-game losing skid.

In Kansas City, Brad Radke pitched 6 1/3 gritty innings and Joe Mauer had three hits with an RBI and a run scored to help the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 win over the Royals.

Radke (6-8) gave up four runs on nine hits, struck out one and walked one to notch his first win in over a month and end a four-game losing skid.

Joe Nathan tossed a scoreless ninth to clinch the win and record his 25th save.

Zach Greinke (1-11) took the loss, yielding five runs on eight hits.

In Chicago, Kirk Saarloos delivered six strong innings and Bobby Crosby drove in a pair of runs to guide the Oakland Athletics to their 11th win in 14 games with a 4-2 victory over the White Sox.

Saarloos (5-5) surrendered just two runs on the seven hits, striking out three and walking two to earn the win while Huston Street worked a scoreless ninth for his fifth save.

In Anaheim, Randy Winn belted his fifth career grand slam and Jamie Moyer pitched 6 1/3 sharp innings to collected his 200th career win as the Seattle Mariners sank the Los Angeles Angels 10-4.

Moyer (8-3) yielded four runs on seven hits, struck out four and walked one to get the milestone win before turning the mound over to four relief who combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings.

Ichiro Suzuki had a two-run single and scored twice while Pat Borders also scored twice and drove in a run for the Mariners who won for the fourth time in six games.

Source: REUTERS

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