Baseball Roundup : Red Sox Win, Clinch at Least Tie for Title

The Boston Red Sox clinched at least a tie for the American League East title Saturday by edging the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-0, at Boston on Bruce Hurst’s fifth consecutive victory this month.

Dwight Evans of the Red Sox hit a solo homer, his 26th of the season, after Toronto starter Jim Clancy (14-13) retired the first 14 batters. That was all Hurst needed, although Boston added another run in the seventh.

Hurst (13-7) scattered six hits, struck out eight and walked none. He is 8-2 with a 2.38 ERA in his last 11 starts, and 6-0 with a 1.68 ERA in seven starts at home.

“This is the greatest feeling in the world,” Hurst said after his fourth shutout, all at Fenway Park.

Boston’s Wade Boggs went 1 for 4, dropping his batting average to .353, but he extended his lead over New York’s Don Mattingly who went 0 for 3 against Detroit and dropped to .348.

Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 0--Scott McGregor (11-4) pitched a two-hitter at Milwaukee as the Orioles snapped a six-game losing streak.

Chicago White Sox 5-4, Minnesota 2-3--In the second game at Chicago, Gary Gaetti of Minnesota hit his 34th homer of the season.

Oakland 6-9, Kansas City 3-6--Oakland’s Joaquin Andujar (12-6) pitched an eight-hitter in the opener at Kansas City for his fifth straight victory.

Cincinnati 7, San Diego 4--Eddie Milner hit two home runs, and Buddy Bell hit a game-winning three-run homer in the 11th inning at San Diego as the Reds won their fifth straight game. Tony Gwynn of San Diego went 1 for 5, dropping his average to .330, tied with Steve Sax of Los Angeles behind Tim Raines of Montreal at .337.

Philadelphia 1, Montreal 0--Don Carman (10-5) combined with Tom Hume and Steve Bedrosian on a five-hitter, and Mike Schmidt doubled home the only run in the fourth inning at Philadelphia to beat Floyd Youmans (13-11), who allowed only two hits and struck out 15 in absorbing his third 1-0 loss since the All-Star break.

Houston 4, Atlanta 0--Danny Darwin allowed six hits in seven innings, and Craig Reynolds drove in three runs at Atlanta.

N.Y. Mets 4, Pittsburgh 2--The Mets scored twice in the 11th inning on an error by Pittsburgh pitcher Barry Jones. Met starter Dwight Gooden allowed seven hits and two runs in eight innings at Pittsburgh.