AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Joyner Beats Throw, Ends Yankee Streak

Wally Joyner slid past the tag of Jim Leyritz to score the winning run with two out in the ninth inning Wednesday night as the Kansas City Royals beat New York, 6-5, at Kansas City to end the Yankees’ seven-game winning streak.

Joyner had a leadoff single against reliever Bob Wickman (2-3) and was sacrificed to second by Gary Gaetti. Greg Gagne then singled to left against John Wetteland, and Joyner beat Randy Velarde’s throw, which brought Yankee Manager Buck Showalter running onto the field to argue with umpire Dale Scott.

Reliever Hipolito Pichardo (6-3) went two innings for the victory.

Detroit 10, Oakland 4--David Wells waited out a 77-minute rain delay at the start, then won his ninth consecutive decision, giving up three runs and six hits while striking out seven in eight innings at Detroit.

The Tigers have won two in a row after losing 10 of 11. The A’s have dropped five in a row and 11 of 13.

Wells (10-3) has not lost in 13 starts since May 18.

Boston 5, Chicago 3--Dave Hollins singled to break a sixth-inning tie in his Red Sox debut, and Mike Greenwell drove in three runs at Boston.

Hollins, obtained Monday from Philadelphia, was 0 for 2 with a walk before lining a bases-loaded single. Greenwell followed with a two-run single against Alex Fernandez (4-7) to give the Red Sox a 4-1 lead.

Toronto 6, Minnesota 2--Shawn Green hit a three-run double and Pat Hentgen struck out a season-high eight at Toronto.

Hentgen (7-8) bounced back from a pair of shaky starts to help the Blue Jays stop a three-game losing streak. He gave up eight hits and walked two in his second complete game of the season.

Baltimore 7, Texas 6--The Rangers lost their 10th consecutive game, their longest skid in 13 years, as Jamie Moyer pitched seven innings of three-hit ball at Baltimore.

Milwaukee 4, Seattle 3--Dave Nilsson, who missed two months of the season because of a rare disease, homered and drove in four runs at Seattle.

Nilsson has four home runs and 22 RBIs in 28 games this season. He was sidelined earlier by Ross River Fever, contracted when bitten by a mosquito in his native Australia.