Berroa and McGwire on Serious Power Trip

Geronimo Berroa hit three home runs in a game for the second time this season and Mark McGwire hit his 40th and 41st homers Monday night, powering the Oakland Athletics to an 11-1 win over the Minnesota Twins at Oakland.

Berroa, who also hit three homers on May 22 at New York, became the 10th player in major league history to hit three homers in a game twice in the same season. Detroit’s Cecil Fielder was the last to accomplish the feat in 1990.

McGwire needs 20 homers in the Athletics’ final 42 games to tie Roger Maris’ record of 61 home runs in one season.

McGwire and Berroa hit back-to-back homers in the first against Rich Robertson (5-11). Berroa hit a three-homer in the third to give the A’s a 7-0 lead, and capped his night with a solo homer in the eighth, his 29th.

Chicago 3, New York 2--Harold Baines hit a game-ending home run against John Wetteland for the second time this season, connecting for a solo shot in the bottom of the 10th that gave the White Sox a win at Chicago.

Baines hit his 19th homer over the left-center field fence with one out. On May 11 in Chicago, Baines hit a two-run homer against Wetteland (1-3) in the ninth for a 7-5 victory.

Texas 7, Detroit 0--Ken Hill pitched a five-hitter for his third shutout this season, and Darryl Hamilton went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead the Rangers at Arlington, Tex.

Hill (13-6) struck out four and walked one en route to his fifth complete game.

Hamilton and Rusty Greer homered for Texas.

Toronto 5, Boston 1--Pat Hentgen came within one out of his major league-leading fourth shutout at Toronto.

Jacob Brumfield homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs.

Hentgen (14-7) won for the seventh time in his last eight starts. He struck out six and walked three in his sixth complete game of the season.

Kansas City 10, Seattle 4--Rookie Mike Sweeney capped a seven-run sixth with his first career homer and the Royals handed the Mariners their seventh consecutive defeat at Seattle.

Sweeney, 23, broke an 0-for-17 slump with his three-run shot against Jamie Moyer (8-2), who committed two throwing errors in the sixth that led to six unearned runs in the inning.