Mariners Have One More for the Road

Bret Boone hit a two-run single to help the Seattle Mariners defeat the Texas Rangers, 7-5, Wednesday at Arlington, Texas, and complete a three-game sweep.

The Mariners, who have swept a club-record 15 series this season, extended their American League record with their 57th road victory.

The major league record of 60 by the 1906 Chicago Cubs is out of reach because Seattle has only two more road games.

Seattle trailed, 4-1, before a five-run outburst in the fifth inning that included Boone’s hit and a two-run double by Stan Javier. Boone has 135 runs batted in.

Paul Abbott (16-4) worked five innings and is 14-2 his last 21 starts.

New York 5, Tampa Bay 1-Ted Lilly took over for injured starter Andy Pettitte in the first inning and worked into the eighth to pick up the victory at New York.

Pettitte, who threw only three pitches, was struck on the left elbow by Ben Grieve’s liner. X-rays on Pettitte were negative, but the left-hander is expected to miss a start.

Shane Spencer homered, doubled and drove in three runs.

Lilly (4-6) gave up seven hits, including a home run by Jose Guillen, struck out six and walked none.

A night after clinching their fourth consecutive division title, the Yankees took a 2-0 lead off Paul Wilson (7-9) in the second inning.

Scott Brosius’ run-scoring single and a run-scoring grounder by Todd Greene put the Yankees ahead in the second.

Boston 9, Baltimore 6-Doug Mirabelli had three hits, including a home run, and Casey Fossum shut down Baltimore into the seventh inning at Boston.

A day after the Red Sox were eliminated from playoff contention, they got the solid pitching and timely hitting they’ve been missing all year.

The Red Sox had 12 hits, six of them in a six-run third, to snap a four-game losing streak and win for just the fifth time in 23 games.

The Red Sox had 12 hits, six of them in a six-run third, to snap a four-game losing streak and win for only the fifth time in 23 games.

Fossum (3-1) gave up five runs, five hits and two walks, and struck out four in 62/3 innings.

Kansas City 8, Detroit 6-Carlos Beltran hit his 20th home run and the host Royals took advantage of five errors to end a five-game losing streak.

Blake Stein (6-8) overcame Randall Simon’s first-inning grand slam to earn only his second victory since July 1.

Stein left after giving up four runs and seven hits, and striking out seven in five innings.

Chicago 6, Minnesota 3-Ray Durham had a two-run double and drove in three runs for the White Sox at Chicago.

Kip Wells (10-9) threw four wild pitches, but made it through six innings, giving up three runs and eight hits. He struck out three.

Keith Foulke earned his 40th save in 43 chances.