AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Stieb, Blue Jays Stop A’s, 1-0, Go Ahead in East

Dave Stieb cooled off the Oakland Athletics with a three-hitter and Manny Lee tripled home the only run as the Toronto Blue Jays ended the A’s six-game winning streak, 1-0, Monday night and moved into the AL East lead.

Stieb (6-2) struck out three and walked one in winning for the first time in three weeks. It was his first complete game of the season and the 100th of his career.

Only one A’s baserunner got past first base until the seventh inning, when a pair of two-out errors put runners on second and third. Stieb then retired Terry Steinbach on a grounder back to the mound.

Mike Moore (4-4) lost despite pitching a six-hitter. Moore is 4-13 against Toronto in his career.

The victory lifted the defending East champion Blue Jays a half-game ahead of Milwaukee.

Lee’s triple in the fifth scored John Olerud, who singled.

Boston 4, Texas 3--Tony Pena hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning at Arlington, Tex., and the Red Sox dealt the Rangers their eighth consecutive home loss and dropped them into the AL West cellar.

Mike Greenwell doubled with one out in the eighth off Kenny Rogers, bringing on Texas relief ace Jeff Russell (1-5). Tom Brunansky grounded out and Dwight Evans was walked intentionally before Pena delivered.

Jerry Reed (1-1) went 1 2/3 innings and got the victory despite giving up two runs. Jeff Reardon pitched two perfect innings for his fourth save.

Harold Baines singled home a run for the Rangers in the sixth, but Texas left the bases loaded. Boston made the score 1-1 when Carlos Quintana doubled home Ellis Burks in the seventh and scored on a single by Luis Rivera.

Texas regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh when Gary Pettis led off with a home run and Julio Franco singled home Rafael Palmeiro, who doubled.

Chicago 2, New York 1--Scott Fletcher and Robin Ventura singled home runs in the seventh and Eric King held the Yankees to three hits in eight innings as the White Sox won at Chicago.

With the victory, the White Sox improved the major leagues’ best home record to 16-6 and pulled within 3 1/2 games of Oakland in the West.

King (4-0) gave way to Bobby Thigpen, who pitched the ninth for his 15th save.

Fletcher scored Chicago’s first run in the fourth when he singled with two outs, took third on Guillen’s double and came home on a wild pitch by Tim Leary (3-5).

Jesse Barfield tied the score with a home run in the fifth.

Seattle 4, Milwaukee 3--Pinch-hitter Darnell Coles hit a two-run single in the fifth at Seattle and the Mariners ended a four-game losing streak by handing the Brewers their sixth loss in a row.

After being staked to a 4-0 lead, Seattle’s Erik Hanson (5-3) gave up his first home runs of the season, a solo homer to Dave Parker in the sixth and a two-run homer by Paul Molitor in the seventh.

Kansas City 3, Detroit 2--Bret Saberhagen pitched his third consecutive complete game victory and Kevin Seitzer hit two doubles, giving him five consecutive extra-base hits, as the Royals beat the Tigers at Kansas City.

Saberhagen (4-3) gave up nine hits as the Royals equaled their longest winning streak of the season at three games.

Saberhagen, 13-5 lifetime against the Tigers, has given up seven earned runs in his last 40 1/3 innings. He gave up a run-scoring single to Tracy Jones in the fourth and Matt Nokes’ homer in the ninth.

Seitzer doubled to lead off the game and scored, then doubled in the third.

Mike Macfarlane and Terry Shumpert hit consecutive doubles in the seventh for what proved to be the decisive run.