Boston’s Bats Rout Oakland

Wil Cordero had a bases-clearing double in Boston’s season-high seven-run third inning and Jose Canseco hit two two-run homers Monday night as the Red Sox rolled to a 16-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics at Boston.

The Red Sox chased Oakland starter Doug Johns (3-5) collecting nine extra-base hits in a 21-hit attack. They scored seven runs in the third when Bill Haselman and Troy O’Leary opened with singles. Milt Cuyler walked to load the bases before Cordero sliced a double down the right-field line to make it 3-0.

John Valentin doubled home Cordero to make it 4-0. After Vaughn flied out, Canseco made it 6-0 when he sent a towering drive over the left-field screen for his eighth homer. O’Leary drove home the final run of the inning with a double that chased Johns.

Mo Vaughn tied Cleveland’s Albert Belle for the league lead with his 17th homer.

Kansas City 5, Toronto 4--Chris Haney broke another Royal losing streak, stopping the Blue Jays for his third consecutive victory, at Kansas City.

Haney (3-4), who defeated Texas in his last start to end a four-game losing streak, broke a more modest two-game losing streak this time for the Royals, who had lost six of eight.

In 8 1/3 innings, he allowed four runs on seven hits, striking out four and not walking a batter. Haney left the game after Joe Carter doubled and Ed Sprague hit his 13th homer with one out in the ninth to make it 5-4.

Milwaukee 3, Minnesota 2--Ricky Bones (3-6) allowed one earned run over seven-plus innings and Chuckie Carr drove in two runs and scored another as the Brewers won at Minneapolis.

With the score 2-1 in the seventh, Twin first baseman Scott Stahoviak lost a catchable foul ball in the Metrodome’s ceiling. After advancing to third, Jeff Cirillo scored on Carr’s sacrifice fly.