MINNESOTA, 6 June 2005 — Ruben Sierra’s 10th inning sacrifice fly scored Hideki Matsui with the winning run as the New York Yankees halted a six-game losing skid with 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Sierra, who had struck out with the bases loaded earlier in the game, made amends when he belted a sacrifice fly to deep center field that brought in Matsui.

Robinson Cano went three-for-four with two RBIs for the Yankees, who rallied from a 3-0 deficit to end their worst slump since losing seven straight to end the 2000 season.

Tom Gordon (1-3) took credit for the win, tossing two innings of one-hit relief after taking over for rookie starter Chien-Ming Wang.

Mariano Rivera worked a scoreless 10th to register his 13th save.

Jacque Jones’ fourth inning three-run homer accounted for all the Minnesota scoring.

In Kansas City, Alfonso Soriano belted a two-run homer and Rod Barajas, Michael Young and Laynce Nix each added a solo shot as the Texas Rangers won a 14-9 slugfest with the Royals, who suffered their first loss under new manager Buddy Bell.

Texas starter Chan Ho Park (6-1) took credit for the win, allowing six runs on 11 hits, striking out five and walking two in five innings of work to become the first Korean-born pitcher to record 100 major league victories.

Leading 5-4, the Rangers put the game out of reach with a six run explosion in the fifth inning, keyed by a three-run double from Mark Teixeira.

Emil Brown had a solo homer for the Royals, who lost for the first time in four games.

In Detroit, Rafael Palmeiro and Melvin Mora each slugged Grand Slam home runs to propel the Baltimore Orioles past the Tigers 14-7.

Trailing 7-3, Palmeiro brought the Orioles level with a bases-loaded round-tripper in the fifth.

Baltimore then scored a run each in the seventh and eighth innings before Mora put the contest out of reach with a ninth inning grand slam and Miguel Tejada added a solo blast.

Steve Reed (1-2) threw just three pitches in relief but earned the win, retiring one batter.

In Boston, Garret Anderson and Chone Figgins homered and Darin Erstad drove in four runs as the Los Angeles Angels scored 11 runs in the last three innings to complete a 13-6 demolition of the Red Sox. Angels starter Bartolo Colon (7-3) yielded five runs on 10 hits but still earned the win, striking out 11 and walking one in six innings of work.

In Chicago, Paul Konerko and Joe Crede belted home runs as the White Sox edged the Cleveland Indians 6-5. John Garland (9-2) earned the win despite giving up four runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings of work.

The Indians opened the scoring, taking a 1-0 lead in the first but the White Sox answered in the bottom of the inning on a two-run double from Aaron Rowand and never trailed again.

In Oakland, Eric Byrnes belted a two-run homer and Joe Blanton tossed seven solid innings for his first major league win as the Athletics dumped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2.

Blanton (1-5) allowed just two runs on four hits, striking out three and walking one in seven innings of work. Huston Street came on to get the final four outs and his second save.

In Seattle, pinch-hitter Dave Hansen hit a two-out single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth to score three runs and give the Mariners a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The rally made a winner of Julio Mateo (2-1) who came on in relief to pitch the eighth as Eddie Guardado got the final three outs to pick up his 16th save.