Yankees dispatch Angels

MLB Roundup

Posted: Sunday, August 05, 2001

   NEW YORK -- Tino Martinez hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees overcame a rare blown save by Mariano Rivera to beat the Anaheim Angels 5-4 Saturday.

   After Troy Glaus' two-run homer off Rivera put the Angels ahead 4-3 in the top of the eighth, the Yankees rallied.

   Bernie Williams drew a one-out walk from Al Levine (5-6) and Martinez followed with an opposite-field drive to left for his 26th home run.

   The previous night, Martinez's two-run homer in the seventh capped a three-run comeback that beat the Angels.

   Anaheim did little against Roger Clemens, who pitched on his 39th birthday and eased worries about his injured groin. Clemens wound up with a no-decision, keeping intact his 11-game winning streak.

   Red Sox 10, Rangers 4, 1st game: In Boston, Troy O'Leary and Trot Nixon each hit two home runs, and Boston had a season-high six homers in a victory over Texas in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

   David Cone (7-1) went 5 2-3 innings to win his seventh straight decision.

   Nixon, who had his third career multihomer game, hit solo shots in the third and fifth innings. O'Leary, on his 32nd birthday, hit a two-run homer in the second and a solo shot in the seventh.

   Brian Daubach and Carl Everett also homered for the Red Sox.

   Four of the homers were hit off Texas starter Rick Helling (8-9) who gave up eight hits and seven earned runs in 2 2-3 innings. He had won three in a row.

   The Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak.

Mariners 8, Indians 5: In Cleveland, Dan Wilson hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning as Seattle Mariners moved 50 games over .500 by beating Cleveland.

   Wilson's homer off Danys Baez (2-1) snapped a 3-3 tie as the Mariners won their fourth straight to improve to a preposterous 80-30. The homer was Seattle's first in 226 at-bats.

   Last season, Seattle didn't get its 80th victory until Sept. 13. The Mariners also won their 44th road game -- matching their total from last season.

   Bret Boone hit a two-run homer, his career-high 25th, in the eighth for the Mariners, who have won eight of nine and are 17-6 since the All-Star break. Ichiro Suzuki had three hits.

   Freddy Garcia (13-3) allowed three runs and 10 hits in 6 2-3 innings and won for the seventh time in nine decisions. He walked none and struck out a season-high eight. Arthur Rhodes retired the final batter for his third save.

Blue Jays 2, Orioles 1: In Toronto, Brandon Lyon pitched into the eighth inning to win his major league debut as Toronto beat Baltimore.

   Lyon (1-0), recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on August 3, allowed just one run on four hits in 7 1-3 innings. The 21 year-old right-hander, who struck out five and walked one, retired his last 14 batters.

   Dan Plesac got two outs in the eighth, and Billy Koch pitched a perfect ninth for his 23rd save in 26 opportunities to complete the combined four-hitter.

Phillies 12, Giants 2: In San Francisco, Barry Bonds' major league-leading 47th homer wasn't nearly enough to prevent Philadelphia from snapping San Francisco's nine-game winning streak.


   The Giants' longest winning streak in more than three years was snapped on a day when Bonds stayed on the fastest home run pace in baseball history.

Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2: In Phoenix, Vance Wilson, getting a rare start in place of All-Star catcher Mike Piazza, drove in two runs and made two big defensive plays as New York defeated Arizona.


   Mark Johnson had a solo homer and doubled, and Kevin Appier held the Diamondbacks in check with six hits in seven innings. Arizona, fell one-half game behind Los Angeles in the NL West.

   Appier (6-10) picked up his first victory in six starts since beating Atlanta 2-1 on July 1. Armando Benitez, who blew his last two save chances, pitched the ninth for his 25th save.

   Miguel Batista (6-7) took the loss.

Dodgers 3, Cubs 1: In :Los Angeles, Gary Sheffield went 3-for-3 with an RBI double, and Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking two-run single as Los Angeles snapped a season-worst five-game losing streak by beating Chicago.


   Baldwin, who struck out eight and walked two, won for the sixth time in seven decisions. He retired his last 14 batters.



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