ANAHEIM, Calif. – Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double off Ricardo Rincon in the eighth inning and Darin Erstad had a three-run homer. Oakland’s AL West lead was cut to two games over Anaheim and Texas.
Chad Bradford (5-7) hit Jose Guillen with a pitch leading off the eighth, sparking the rally. Chone Figgins added an RBI single later in the inning
Francisco Rodriguez (4-1) pitched two scoreless innings, and Troy Percival worked the ninth to reach 30 saves for the seventh consecutive season.
Rangers 5, Mariners 4
ARLINGTON, Texas – Michael Young hit a tying triple in the seventh off Shigetoshi Hasegawa (4-6) and scored on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Mench, whose sixth-inning homer off Ryan Franklin began the comeback from a 4-2 deficit. The Rangers have won six of seven and 11 of 15.
Ichiro Suzuki’s two-run single gave him 250 hits, seven shy of George Sisler’s 84-year-old major league record with eight games remaining.
Indians 5, Twins 3
CLEVELAND – After Jacque Jones hit a two-run double off Bob Howry (4-1) for a 3-2 lead in the eighth, Josh Phelps tied the score with two outs in the bottom half off J.C. Romero (7-3) with his first career pinch homer. Victor Martinez and Ben Brossard then walked, and Coco Crisp hit a two-run double.
Devil Rays 6, Blue Jays 5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Geoff Blum hit a winning sacrifice fly in the ninth off Miguel Batista (10-13).
With a 9:15 p.m. curfew imposed because of Hurricane Jeanne, both teams came out swinging in a game that lasted just 2 hours, 20 minutes and ended at 8:36 p.m. Sunday’s series finale was canceled because of the hurricane.
Orioles 3, Tigers 0
BALTIMORE – Matt Riley (2-4) won for the first time since April 16 by allowing two hits in six innings for Baltimore, which got its eighth shutout this season.
Buddy Groom threw a scoreless seventh, Jason Grimsley pitched a perfect eighth and B.J. Ryan got out of a bases-loaded jam with one out in the ninth for his second save.
White Sox 5, Royals 1
CHICAGO – Mark Buehrle (15-10) pitched a four-hitter for his third complete games, and Jose Valentin and Carlos Lee homered for Chicago, which has won six of eight.
Denny Bautista (0-4), seeking his first major league victory, allowed two runs and four hits in six innings.
Phillies 4, Expos 3
MONTREAL – Mike Lieberthal hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and Ryan Howard added a run-scoring double to lead Philadelphia over Montreal.
About 500 Expos fans held a 30-minute rally before the game in the faint hope of dissuading major league baseball from moving their hometown team. The Expos, likely to be relocated to Washington, D.C., before next season, drew 8,491 fans to Olympic Stadium. Montreal has four home games left.
Giants 9, Dodgers 5
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Giants showed they can win even the biggest games without Barry Bonds’ bat.
Pedro Feliz hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning for his fourth hit, and the Giants helped their playoff chances Saturday with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mets 4, Cubs 3,
NEW YORK – Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell’s first major league home run in the 11th gave New York a stunning victory over Chicago.
Brazell, who entered in the 11th as part of a double switch, led off the bottom half and lined a 1-2 pitch from Kent Mercker (3-1) over the right-field wall, ending Chicago’s five-game winning streak.
Brewers 8, Astros 0
MILWAUKEE – Wes Obermueller pitched a six-hitter for his first career shutout and Milwaukee damaged Houston’s playoff chances.
The Astros remained 21/2 games behind Chicago in the NL wild-card race, wasting a great opportunity to gain ground.
Cardinals 10, Rockies 6
DENVER – John Mabry hit a three-run homer and Roger Cedeno added a disputed two-run shot, helping St. Louis defeat Colorado.
Randy Flores (0-1) threw two scoreless innings for his first major league win in a game pitched from start to finish by Cardinals relievers. Jason Braves 1, Marlins 0
ATLANTA – Mike Hampton gave Atlanta another reason to celebrate, pitching seven scoreless innings on an ailing knee, and a homer by light-hitting Dewayne Wise in the seventh provided the only run in a victory over Florida.
Hampton (12-9) made his first start since Sept. 11, when he tore cartilage in his left knee while pitching against Montreal.
Reds 7, Pirates 4
PITTSBURGH – Paul Wilson became Cincinnati’s second 10-game winner in two nights, and the Reds used a five-run first inning to beat Pittsburgh.
Jason LaRue drove in four runs for the Reds, who have won four straight and sent the Pirates to their fifth loss in a row.
Wilson (10-6) allowed one run and six hits in seven innings to win for the first time in 10 starts since July 8 at Milwaukee. He joined Aaron Harang as 10-game winners on the Reds.
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