Tigers tamed by Mariners

Sterling Hitchcock pitches for the Yankees

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American League

Paul Abbott worked 6 2/3 innings and tied a team record by winning his ninth consecutive decision as the Seattle Mariners posted a
7-1 American League victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Abbott (11-2) retired the side in order in the first and sixth innings, but pitched out of trouble effectively and improved to 9-0 in 13 starts since last losing on 22 May.

John Halama (1999), Dave Fleming (1992) and Scott Bankhead (1989) are the only other Mariners to win nine straight decisions in a season.

In New York, the Yankees pounded Rob Bell for five home runs in the first three innings on the way to a 9-7 win over the Texas Rangers.

In Cleveland, Ellis Burks delivered a two-out double and Marty Cordova followed with a two-run single in a pivotal seventh inning as the Indians edged the Oakland Athletics
6-5.

In Chicago, Jose Canseco and Royce Clayton provided the offense and Dan Wright won his first major league game as the White Sox posted a 7-6 triumph over the Kansas City Royals.

Canseco hit two homers and drove in five runs, passing Johnny Bench for 57th place all-time.

In Boston, Hideo Nomo lost for the first time this season at Fenway Park as the Red Sox suffered their second straight loss to the Anaheim Angels, beaten 4-2.

In Baltimore, Jerry Hairston's two-run homer off closer Esteban Yan in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Orioles to a 6-5 triumph over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

In Toronto, Roy Halladay picked up his first win in more than a year and Carlos Delgado belted his 29th home run as the Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-1.

National League

Luis Gonzalez's 42nd homer of the season proved in vain for Arizona as the Montreal Expos recorded an 8-5 National League victory over the Diamondbacks.

Gonzalez, who had his first four-hit game of the season, belted a two-out homer in the first and now leads the major leagues with 103 RBI.

He trails Barry Bonds by four homers after the San Francisco Giants slugger produced a solo blast in his team's 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In Houston, Tsuyoshi Shinjo sparked a six-run rally with a nine-pitch at-bat and Edgardo Alfonzo put away the game with a three-run homer in the 10th as the New York Mets defeated the Astros 8-2.

In Milwaukee, Derrek Lee sparked a three-run rally in the ninth and then doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th as the Florida Marlins posted a dramatic 5-4 win over the Brewers.

In San Diego, Tony Gwynn sparked a seventh-inning rally with an RBI double and the Padres capitalized on an error by Eric Young to post a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

In Denver, the Philadelphia Phillies received a strong effort from starter Randy Wolf en route to an 8-1 rout of the Colorado Rockies in a game halted by rain in the top of the seventh.

In Los Angeles, Todd Walker and Dmitri Young had three hits and three RBI apiece as the Cincinnati Reds pounded out 20 hits and matched their season-high five-game winning streak with a 10-5 triumph over the Dodgers.

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Wednesday's results:

American League

Baltimore 6-5 Tampa Bay
Boston 2-4 Anaheim
Cleveland 6-5 Oakland
Detroit 1-7 Seattle
NY Yankees 9-7 Texas
Toronto 3-1 Minnesota
Chi White Sox 7-6 Kansas City

National League

St Louis 4-0 Atlanta
Milwaukee 4-5 Florida (10 innings)
Houston 2-8 NY Mets (10 innings)
Colorado 1-8 Philadelphia
San Diego 4-3 Chicago Cubs
Arizona 5-8 Montreal
Los Angeles 5-10 Cincinnati
San Francisco 3-1 Pittsburgh