Luis Lopez's second career grand slam highlighted a six-run seventh inning that carried Baltimore past Minnesota.
After Marty Cordova gave the Orioles a 3-2 lead with a sixth-inning homer off emergency starter Johan Santana (6-3), Baltimore sent 10 batters to the plate in the seventh to turn the game into a rout.
Lopez connected off LaTroy Hawkins, who allowed five runs and got only one out. It was the first homer of the season for Lopez, whose only other grand slam came in 1994, as a rookie with the San Diego Padres.
A bases-loaded wild pitch by Kevin Frederick and a run-scoring grounder by Jose Leon made it 9-2.
Sidney Ponson (6-5) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2-3 innings.
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Minnesota's David Ortiz had two hits, including a two-run homer, to extend his career-high hitting streak to 19 games.
MINNESOTA BALTIMORE
; ab r h bi ab r h bi
; JJones lf 4 0 0 0 Mora; cf 3 1 0 0
; CGzmn ss 4 1 1 0 LLopez; ss 5 1 2 4
; Mohr rf 4 0 1 0 Mathws; rf 1 3 0 0
; DOrtiz dh 4 1 2 2 TBtsta; 3b 3 1 1 0
; THnter cf 3 0 0 0 Crdova; lf 3 1 1 2
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; Kielty cf 1 0 0 0 Snglton; cf 0 0 0 0
; Mntkw 1b 3 0 0 0 JLeon; 1b 4 0 1 2
; Cddyer 3b 4 0 1 0 Rchard; dh 4 0 1 0
; Przyns c 4 0 1 0 GGil; c 4 1 0 0
; Rivas 2b 3 0 1 0 Hrst; Jr 2b 4 1 1 0
; Totals 34 2 7 2 Totals 31 9 7 8
; Minnesota 000 002 000 -- 2
; Baltimore 000 102 60x -- 9
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; E--Matthews (5), TBatista (14). DP--Baltimore 1. LOB--Minnesota 6, Baltimore 5. HR--DOrtiz (13), LLopez (1), Cordova (15).
IP H R ER BB SO
; Minnesota
Milton 0 0 0 0 0 0
; Santana L,6-3 6 4 3 3 2 9
; Hawkins 1-3 3 5 5 2 0
; Frederick 1; 2-3 0 1 1 3 1
; Baltimore
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Ponson W,6-5 6; 2-3 6 2 2 1 2
; BRyan 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
; Groom 1 0 0 0 0 1
; WRoberts 1 1 0 0 0 2
; WP--Santana, Frederick.
Umpires--Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Dale Scott; Second, Jim Joyce; Third, Jeff Nelson.
T--2:47. A--33,858 (48,190).
BLUE JAYS 14, MARINERS 12
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Rookie Orlando Hudson homered and had a career-high four hits as Toronto built an 11-run lead, then hung on to beat Seattle.
Hudson went 4-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who had a 20 hits, their most since getting 20 at Minnesota on Aug. 13, 2000.
SEATTLE TORONTO
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; ISuzuki rf 3 0 0 0 ShStwrt; lf 5 2 4 2
; Gipson rf 1 2 1 2 Hinske; 3b 5 2 4 2
; McLmr cf 5 2 1 2 JoCruz; rf 4 1 2 2
; Olerud 1b 5 2 3 4 Wells; cf 6 0 0 0
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; EMrtnz dh 6 1 3 1 Wdwrd; ss 4 1 1 0
; Cmeron pr 0 0 0 0 Berg; 1b 4 2 2 2
; BBoone 2b 4 0 1 0 JPhlps; dh 4 2 2 3
; Ugueto 2b 1 0 0 0 Swann; dh 1 0 0 0
; Sierra ph 1 0 0 0 OHudsn; 2b 4 2 4 2
; CGillen ss 5 0 0 1 Hckaby; c 5 2 1 1
; Rlaford lf 3 2 2 1
; DWilsn c 5 2 2 0
; Cirillo 3b 5 1 2 1
; Totals 44 12 15 12 Totals 42 14 20 14
; Seattle 000 200 064 -- 12
; Toronto 112 216 01x -- 14
; E--Relaford (6), Woodward (7), Berg (5). DP--Seattle 2. LOB--Seattle 11, Toronto 11. 2B--McLemore (12), Olerud (33), EMartinez (14), Relaford (4), DWilson 2 (11), ShStewart 2 (29), OHudson (2), Huckaby (4). 3B--ShStewart (4), Hinske (2). HR--Olerud (19), JPhelps (3), OHudson (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
; Seattle
Baldwin L,7-8 3; 2-3 9 6 6 5 0
; RFranklin 2; 1-3 8 7 7 1 1
; Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 1
; Hasegawa 1 3 1 1 1 0
; Toronto
Halladay W,14-4 7 7 2 2 2 6
; Hendrickson 1-3 3 5 5 2 1
; Thurman 2-3 1 1 1 0 1
; Politte 2-3 3 4 4 2 0
; KEscobar S,22 1-3 1 0 0 0 1
; Umpires--Home, Paul Schrieber; First, Jim Wolf; Second, Mark Hirschbeck; Third, Tim Timmons.
T--3:16. A--25,392 (50,516).
ATHLETICS 9, RED SOX 1
Ramon Hernandez hit a three-run homer, and Olmedo Saenz added a two-run shot in support of Mark Mulder.
Miguel Tejada's hitting streak ended at 24 games, but the A's won for the fifth time in six tries to move within one game of the Red Sox in the AL wild-card race. Anaheim began the day a half-game ahead of Boston.
OAKLAND BOSTON
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; MEllis 2b 4 2 1 0 Hndrsn; lf 3 0 0 0
; Drham dh 2 1 1 0 Nixon; cf 3 1 1 0
; Tejada ss 4 0 0 1 Grcprr; ss 5 0 1 0
; Justice lf 4 0 1 1 MRmrz; dh 5 0 2 1
; Mabry 1b 1 0 0 0 Floyd; rf 3 0 0 0
; EChavz 3b 4 0 0 0 Hlnbrn; 3b 2 0 0 0
; Dye rf 3 2 1 1 Mrbelli; c 4 0 0 0
; Saenz 1b 2 2 1 3 Dubach; 1b 4 0 2 0
; Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 RSnchz; 2b 4 0 1 0
; Long cf 5 0 0 0
; RaHrdz c 4 2 2 3
; Totals 34 9 8 9 Totals 33 1 7 1
; Oakland 000 032 310 -- 9
; Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
; E--Hillenbrand (12). DP--Oakland 1. LOB--Oakland 8, Boston 12. 2B--Durham (23), MRamirez (15). 3B--Byrnes (2). HR--Saenz (6), RaHernandez (6). CS--Durham (6). SF--Tejada.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Oakland
Mulder W,13-6 6 5 1 1 4 3
; Bradford 1 1 0 0 1 0
; Bowie 1 1 0 0 0 0
; Tam 1 0 0 0 0 0
; Boston
Wakefield L,5-4 6 5 5 5 3 3
; Haney 0 1 3 3 2 0
; FCastillo 2 1 1 0 2 0
; Urbina 1 1 0 0 0 1
; Haney pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
HBP--by FCastillo (Saenz), by Wakefield (Dye), by Mulder (Nixon 2). Balk--Bradford.
Umpires--Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Greg Gibson; Second, Mike Winters; Third, Gerry Davis.
T--3:08. A--34,059 (33,991).
TIGERS 8, RANGERS 2
Steve Sparks struck out eight in his third complete game of the season, and Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer as Detroit beat Texas.
TEXAS DETROIT
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; Ctlnotto dh 4 0 1 1 Lmbrd; cf 5 1 1 0
; Mench rf 4 0 0 0 Easley; 2b 4 2 1 1
; ARdrgz ss 4 0 1 0 Hggnsn; lf 3 1 0 0
; RPlmo 1b 4 0 0 0 Simon; dh 3 2 2 1
; IRdrgz c 4 1 1 0 Fick; rf 5 0 1 1
; CEvrtt lf 4 0 1 0 CPena; 1b 4 1 1 3
; Perry 3b 4 0 0 1 Halter; ss 3 1 2 1
; MYong 2b 2 1 1 0 Truby; 3b 3 0 0 1
; Hafner ph 1 0 0 0 Wlbeck; c 4 0 3 0
; RRvera cf 2 0 2 0
; Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 34 8 11 8
; Texas 010 010 000 -- 2
; Detroit 102 400 10x -- 8
; E--Halter (15). DP--Detroit 2. LOB--Texas 6, Detroit 9. 2B--Catalanotto (14), ARodriguez (21), RRivera (3). HR--CPena (12), Halter (6). SB--IRodriguez (3), Lombard (6). SF--Truby.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Texas
Park L,4-6 3 5 3 3 3 4
; Van Poppel 2 4 4 4 1 2
; DReyes 2 2 1 1 0 2
; JPowell 1 0 0 0 1 0
; Detroit
Sparks W,6-11 9 7 2 2 1 8
; HBP--by Sparks (RRivera), by Park (Higginson). WP--Park.
Umpires--Home, Joe West; First, Mike Everitt; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Doug Eddings.
T--2:23. A--19,518 (40,120).
ANGELS 11, WHITE SOX 2
Anaheim's Tim Salmon drove in five runs, four with a grand slam during a six-run fourth inning.
Anaheim closed within 11⁄2; games of AL West-leading Seattle.
Brad Fullmer added a solo homer for the Angels, and Darin Erstad drove in two runs.
Jarrod Washburn (14-3) gave up two runs and six hits in six innings to win for the 14th time in 15 decisions, allowing a two-run homer to Magglio Ordonez in the sixth. Al Levine finished with three-hit relief for his fifth save. Dan Wright (7-10) took the loss.
ANAHEIM CHICAGO
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; Eckstin ss 4 2 2 0 WHarrs; cf 5 0 0 0
; BGil ss 1 0 0 0 Grffnno; 2b 5 0 0 0
; Erstad cf 5 3 3 2 Lee; lf 4 1 3 0
; Salmon rf 4 1 2 5 Ordnez; rf 4 1 2 2
; Ochoa rf 1 0 1 0 Knerko; 1b 4 0 2 0
; GAndsn dh 3 0 2 1 Thmas; dh 2 0 0 0
; Wooten dh 2 0 0 0 Crede; 3b 4 0 0 0
; Glaus 3b 4 0 1 1 Clayton; ss 4 0 1 0
; Fllmer 1b 5 2 2 1 Paul; c 4 0 1 0
; OPlmro lf 4 1 2 0
; BMolna c 4 1 0 0
; AKndy 2b 5 1 2 1
; Totals 42 11 17 11 Totals 36 2 9 2
; Anaheim 111 610 010 -- 11
; Chicago 000 002 000 -- 2
; E--Glaus (15), Graffanino (9). DP--Anaheim 1, Chicago 1. LOB--Anaheim 8, Chicago 9. 2B--Erstad (17), GAnderson (41). 3B--Eckstein (5). HR--Salmon (18), Fullmer (14), Ordonez (25). S--OPalmeiro.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Anaheim
Wshbrn W,14-3 6 6 2 2 2 2
; Levine S,5 3 3 0 0 0 0
; Chicago
DWright L,7-10 3; 1-3 9 7 6 0 1
; MGinter 3; 2-3 5 3 3 2 2
; Biddle 1 3 1 1 0 1
; MPorzio 1 0 0 0 1 0
; Umpires--Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Kevin Kelley; Second, Dana DeMuth; Third, Kerwin Danley.
T--3:05. A--17,706 (44,321).
ROYALS 6, YANKEES 2
Raul Ibanez went 4-for-5 with two RBIs to break his hitless stretch at 15 at-bats, and Kansas City pounded Mike Mussina for a career-worst 14 hits.
Kansas City leadoff hitter Chuck Knoblauch had two hits and sparked a three-run third inning in his first game back at Yankee Stadium since leaving New York.
The Royals won their first meeting with the Yankees this season after going winless in six games last year. Kansas City had lost seven straight overall to New York.
Runelvys Hernandez (2-1) pitched six strong innings for Kansas City. Mussina (13-6) followed up his worst start of the year -- seven runs in three innings during a 17-6 loss at Texas -- with another ineffective outing.
KANSAS CITY NEW; YORK
ab r h bi ab r h bi
; Knblch lf 5 1 2 0 ASrano; 2b 4 0 0 0
; Guiel rf 5 0 1 0 Jeter; ss 3 0 0 0
; Beltran cf 5 2 3 1 JaGbi; dh 3 0 0 0
; Ibanez 1b 5 2 4 2 BWllms; cf 3 0 0 0
; Randa 3b 5 0 1 0 Vntura; 3b 2 0 0 0
; Tucker dh 4 1 3 2 Posada; c 4 1 1 0
; NPerez ss 4 0 2 1 Mndesi; rf 4 1 2 2
; Mayne c 4 0 1 0 NJhson; 1b 4 0 1 0
; Febles 2b 4 0 0 0 White; lf 4 0 0 0
; Totals 41 6 17 6 Totals 31 2 4 2
; Kansas City 013 010 010 -- 6
; New York 000 002 000 -- 2
; LOB--Kansas City 8, New York 8. 2B--Beltran (29), Tucker (18), NPerez (16). 3B--Ibanez (6). HR--Mondesi (21). CS--Knoblauch (2), Tucker (6), NPerez (7).
IP H R ER BB SO
; Kansas City
Hrnndz W,2-1 6 4 2 2 4 3
; Bukvich 1 0 0 0 0 1
; Affeldt 1 0 0 0 1 1
; Grimsley 1 0 0 0 0 2
; New York
Mussina L,13-6 7 14 5 5 0 3
; Hitchcock 2 3 1 1 0 2
; HBP--by Hernandez (ASoriano). WP--Hernandez.
Umpires--Home, Derryl Cousins; First, Terry Craft; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Andy Fletcher.
T--3:12. A--48,275 (57,478).
INDIANS 4, DEVIL RAYS 2
Charles Nagy won at Jacobs Field for the first time in more than a year, and Jim Thome hit his 33rd home run.
Nagy (1-2), who has pitched the past two years without any cartilage in his right elbow, allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings for his first home win since July 21 of last season. After giving up two runs in the first inning, Nagy used his sinker and curve to retire 18 of 21.
Mark Wohlers pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel should get one, too. He started a double play in the eighth with a diving stop behind second base and flipped the ball while lying on the ground to Ricky Gutierrez, who turned the DP.
TAMPA BAY CLEVELAND
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; Winn cf 4 1 2 0 Lawton; rf 5 0 1 0
; Esclna 2b 4 0 0 0 Vizquel; ss 3 0 0 0
; Huff 1b 4 1 1 0 Stevens; 1b 3 1 0 0
; Sndbrg 3b 4 0 1 0 Thome; dh 2 2 1 1
; Cox dh 4 0 1 1 Brdley; cf 4 0 0 0
; Hall c 4 0 1 1 Gterrez; 2b 3 1 1 2
; Conti rf 4 0 1 0 KGarca; lf 4 0 3 1
; AShets ss 2 0 0 0 Frymn; 3b 4 0 1 0
; Crwfrd lf 3 0 0 0 EDiaz; c 4 0 1 0
; Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 32 4 8 4
; Tampa Bay 200 000 000 -- 2
; Cleveland 010 300 00x -- 4
; E--Stevens (3). DP--Cleveland 1. LOB--Tampa Bay 5, Cleveland 9. 2B--Conti (12), Gutierrez (12), KGarcia 2 (2), EDiaz (19). HR--Thome (33). SB--Winn (22).
IP H R ER BB SO
; Tampa Bay
JoSosa L,1-5 4 5 4 4 3 1
; WAlvarez 3 1 0 0 2 4
; Backe 1 2 0 0 0 0
; Cleveland
Nagy W,1-2 7 6 2 2 1 5
; CSadler 1 1 0 0 0 0
; Wohlers S,4 1 0 0 0 0 2
; JoSosa pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Umpires--Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Bill Hohn; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Bill Miller.
T--2:32. A--30,302 (43,368).
