NEW YORK, 26 April 2004 — Mark Bellhorn drove in Manny Ramirez in the 12th inning with Boston’s third sacrifice fly, and the Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 3-2 Saturday, improving to 5-1 this season against their bitter rival.
Scott Williamson, Alan Embree, Keith Foulke (1-0) and Mike Timlin held the struggling Yankees offense without a run for six innings, increasing the bullpen’s scoreless streak to 22 2-3 innings and helping Boston drop New York to 8-10.
Tigers 5 Indians 2: In Detroit, Rondell White hit a three-run homer off Chad Durbin in the ninth after Fernando Vina led off the inning with a bloop single to right off Scott Stewart (0-1) and Durbin intentionally walked Ivan Rodriguez.
Devil Rays 4 White Sox 1: In Chicago, Julio Lugo drove in two runs and Doug Waechter (1-0) allowed one run and four hits in six innings. Danny Baez got four outs for his second save.
Angels 6 Athletics 3: In Oakland, California, Vladimir Guerrero hit his fifth homer of the season to help Kelvim Escobar recover from a shaky start and get his first win for Anaheim. Escobar (1-1) allowed three runs in five innings for the victory.
Blue Jays 5 Orioles 4 (12 Inn): In Baltimore, Frank Catalanotto hit a tiebreaking single in the 12th inning, leading Toronto past Baltimore. Chris Woodward led off the 12th by doubling off the left-field wall against Mike DeJean (0-1).
Royals 10 Twins 1: In Kansas City, Missouri, Carlos Beltran homered and tripled on his 27th birthday to help Kansas City win for the second time in 10 games. Beltran, tied for the American League lead with seven homers, hit a solo shot in the third inning off Seth Greisinger (0-1).
Rangers 3 Mariners 0: In Arlington, Texas, Hank Blalock hit a tiebreaking home run off Freddy Garcia (0-1) in the eighth as the Rangers (10-8) moved two games over. 500 for the first time since they were 30-28 on June 8, 2000.
Wolf Leads Phillies
Over Expos 7-0
In Montreal, Randy Wolf homered, hit an RBI double and pitched a four-hitter for his seventh career shutout, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Montreal Expos 7-0 Saturday.
Wolf (1-1), who pitched his 11th career complete game, hit his second major league homer in the seventh for a 6-0 lead, and added an RBI double in the ninth. Asked to choose whether he felt better about his performance in the batter’s box or his 109-pitch effort, Wolf stuck with what he does best.
Cubs 3 Mets 0: In Chicago, Kerry Wood (3-1) struck out nine and allowed only four singles in seven innings, and Sammy Sosa backed him with a home run for Chicago’s season-high fifth straight win.
Brewers 3 Cardinals 1: In Milwaukee, Chris Saenz allowed two hits over six innings to win his major league debut. Saenz, a 22-year-old right-hander, struck out seven and walked three in the five-hitter.
Astros 8 Rockies 5: In Denver, Roger Clemens tied Gaylord Perry for 15th place with his 314th win, improving to 4-0 for the second straight season. Clemens struck out seven to raise his career total to 4,125, third behind Nolan Ryan (5,714) and Steve Carlton (4,136). Clemens also hit a two-run single and is batting .333 (3-for-9) with three RBIs.
Marlins 7 Braves 4: In Miami, Jeff Conine hit a two-run homer and Luis Castillo matched a career high with four hits to help Florida beat Atlanta for the first time in five tries this season.
Reds 9 Pirates 7: In Pittsburgh, D’Angelo Jimenez, staying in the lineup despite a bad slump, homered and drove in three runs and Cincinnati rallied from four runs down to beat Pittsburgh.
Giants 5 Dodgers 3: In Los Angeles, Jerome Williams pitched 8 2-3 innings, and Ray Durham hit his 27th career leadoff homer to help San Francisco beat Los Angeles for just its second in its last 10 games.
