AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Guillen Out for Season With Knee Injury

The Chicago White Sox’s pennant hopes were dealt a crippling blow Tuesday night at Chicago when shortstop Ozzie Guillen suffered a season-ending knee injury.

Guillen, a Gold Glove winner and a consistent offensive producer, tore two ligaments in his right knee when he ran into left fielder Tim Raines trying to catch Mel Hall’s fly in the ninth inning of the New York Yankees’ 4-3 victory.

After the collision, Guillen lay writhing in pain on the ground.

“Guillen’s injury resulted in two torn ligaments, due to hypertension of the right knee,” said Dr. Scott Price, who is scheduled to perform arthroscopic surgery today.

Said Raines: “It was one of those in-between plays. When the ball is in the air like that you have to keep your eye on the ball. You don’t have a chance to see anyone else. It may be the toughest play in all of baseball. I’m just lucky I didn’t get hurt.”

The Yankees scored all their runs during the fifth inning. Roberto Kelly’s two-run single was the key hit.

Tim Leary (2-0) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory.

Toronto 2, Cleveland 1--Jack Morris struck out eight and went the distance at Toronto, giving up five hits and no walks.

Morris, a major reason why the Blue Jays are threatening early to make a runaway of the American League East, has made four starts. He has won three, going the distance twice. In his other start he wasn’t at his best, but he kept the Blue Jays in the game and they pulled it out in the ninth.

Roberto Alomar hit a two-run home run in the third inning to give Morris the support he needed and help the Blue Jays improve their record to 12-3.

Morris was a bit shaky at the start. He gave up consecutive doubles to Thomas Howard and former Blue Jay Glenallen Hill. Hill’s roller bounced off first baseman John Olerud’s glove. Thereafter Morris, World Series hero for Minnesota last fall, was in charge.

Detroit 4, Texas 2--Cecil Fielder makes himself at home at Arlington Stadium. It’s not surprising, his home is in nearby Irving, Tex.

Fielder hit a two-run home run and singled in another run to lead the Tigers to the victory. Fielder, who also hit one in the stadium Monday night, has hit six home runs and driven in 16 runs.

“It’s always nice to come home and sleep in your own bed,” the slugging first baseman of the Tigers said. “I really enjoy playing here. I like playing in Detroit, too, but being at home and playing here is something I have to think about.”

Fielder will be a free agent after the 1993 season.

Manager Sparky Anderson is going to worry about losing his slugger.

“Cecil’s going to hit between 35 and 45 home runs and we can count on that,” Anderson said. “This ballpark is built for him. For us, it’s nice to start any series with two wins after we lost four in a row.”

Bill Gullickson (1-2) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings and Mike Henneman got the last six outs for his second save.

Boston 3, Milwaukee 1--The pitchers were in charge at Milwaukee.

Ricky Bones, acquired from San Diego during spring training, held the Red Sox hitless for 5 2/3 innings. Mike Gardiner (2-0) gave up just two hits in seven innings.

Wade Boggs spoiled Bones’ bid for a no-hitter when he rapped a single between third and short in the sixth.

Jody Reed singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth after shortstop Scott Fletcher made a throwing error.

“It was a cautious day to start out,” Gardiner, who had to keep hot packs on his back between innings because of spasms. “I was just glad to go seven.

“I didn’t know if I would be able to pitch. I was right around the plate and that made it easier.

“You know how hitters can see the ball. Well, I could see the plate.”

Baltimore 10, Kansas City 4--The Orioles’ best start in nine years seems to have everyone excited except Manager John Oates.

“To me it means this team hasn’t had many good starts in the last decade,” he said at Kansas City after the Orioles won their fifth in a row.

“An 8-5 record is not exactly setting the world on fire. There is still a long, long way to go.”

Brady Anderson had two triples to lead the Orioles’ 14-hit assault on the Royals, who have lost 12 of 13 games. He drove in three runs and scored another.

The wind chill at game time was 18 degrees and only about 5,000 fans showed up.

Minnesota 5, Seattle 2--Pat Mahomes, at the moment the youngest starting pitcher in the American League, earned his first victory at Seattle.

Gene Larkin hit a three-run home run to help Mahomes, 21, end the Twins’ three-game losing streak.

Mahomes gave up a run and five hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked four.

Rick Aguilera retired the last four batters for his third save.

Rich DeLucia (1-2) gave up all five runs and eight hits in five innings, including both homers. He gave up an AL-leading 31 home runs as a rookie last season.

Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in the third when Pedro Munoz singled, Shane Mack walked and Knoblauch singled.

Chili Davis singled and Brian Harper doubled in the fourth before Larkin’s second home run, which ended an 0-for-12 slump.