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Yankees win division title for eighth straight year
(AP)
Updated: 2005-10-02 10:13
BOSTON (AP) _ The New York Yankees won their eighth consecutive division
title on Saturday, hitting three home runs off Tim Wakefield and beating the
Boston Red Sox 8-4.
Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui homered, and Rodriguez had
four hits to help Randy Johnson (17-8) win his sixth consecutive decision.
The Red Sox finished second in the American League East Division for the
eighth straight year, but the defending Major League Baseball champions can do
no worse than a tie for the AL wild card berth.
If Boston loses on Sunday and Cleveland wins, they will meet at Fenway Park
on Monday to decide the AL's last playoff berth. If Cleveland loses on Sunday,
the Red Sox get the wild-card berth no matter what they do. White Sox 4, Indians
3=
In Cleveland, Tadahito Iguchi hit a three-run homer off Jake Westbrook
(15-15) in the seventh inning, and Chicago won to leave the Indians uncertain of
their playoff fortunes.
Iguchi's shot to center, his 15th, snapped a 1-all tie and helped set up a
Sunday in which the Indians, who didn't deliver with the bases loaded in the
eighth, will have to win or have their inspirational season end in
disappointment.
Cleveland lost by one run for the fifth time in six games. Royals 7, Blue
Jays 6=
In Toronto, Andres Blanco hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and
Kansas City recovered after allowing six unearned runs in the seventh to beat
Toronto.
Mark Teahan and John Buck led off the eighth with consecutive singles off
Pete Walker (6-6) before Justin Huber tied it with a sacrifice fly off Jason
Frasor. Blanco gave Kansas City the lead with his single off Frasor. Athletics
4, Mariners 3=
In Seattle, Jason Kendall hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning to
back Joe Blanton (12-12) and lead Oakland over Seattle.
Trailing 2-1, Oakland rallied with with two outs and none on when Marco
Scutaro doubled and scored on a single by Mark Ellis. Kendall doubled for a 3-2
lead and Scutaro added an RBI single in the ninth. Orioles 4, Devil Rays 3=
In St. Petersburg, Florida, Tampa Bay left fielder Damon Hollins lost track
of the outs in the seventh inning Saturday and threw a live ball into the
stands, helping Baltimore beat the Devil Rays.
Hollins made a nice running catch, partially falling over the wall down the
left-field line, on Eric Byrnes' foul ball with one out and David Newhan on
second. Newhan tagged up and advanced to third after the catch, then was awarded
home to make it 4-2 after Hollins started running toward the dugout and threw
the ball into the seats.
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