A’s Score Three in Ninth to Win

Jermaine Dye hit a two-run double in the ninth inning, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 7-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night at Seattle.

The rally spoiled a comeback by the Mariners, whose four-game winning streak ended. Pinch-hitter and former Dodger Dave Hansen hit a three-run home run in the seventh to tie the score, 4-4.

Oakland pulled it out in the ninth, though. Eric Byrnes drew a leadoff walk against reliever Mike Myers (0-1) and Eric Chavez singled to right.

Manager Bob Melvin turned to Shigetoshi Hasegawa, and Dye hit the first pitch into the left-field corner to make it 6-4. Dye scored when Erubiel Durazo got his first run batted in of the season on a sacrifice fly.

Tim Hudson (3-0) is 11-5 lifetime against Seattle, winning five of his last six.

Detroit 11, Minnesota 8 -- Ivan Rodriguez had four hits at Minneapolis, and the Tigers ended the Twins’ six-game winning streak.

Craig Monroe had three hits and scored three runs, and Alex Sanchez returned to the lineup and drove in three runs. Detroit led, 9-0, in the third inning and held on to win.

Brad Radke gave up seven hits and six runs, his shortest outing since May 30, 2002, when he was injured after recording only one out against the Angels.

New York 3, Chicago 1 -- Alex Rodriguez homered, and Jorge Posada hit a tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning at Chicago. After losing three of four in Boston, the Yankees have won the first two games in Chicago.

Before the game, the Yankees learned that right-hander Jorge DePaula will have elbow ligament replacement surgery and sit out the season. The Yankees said recovery time will be about 10 months.

Boston 4, Toronto 2 -- Doug Mirabelli homered twice, and right-hander Tim Wakefield had another solid outing.

The Blue Jays are the first team to start 0-8 at home since the 1992 Detroit Tigers.

Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 3 -- Tino Martinez and Rocco Baldelli homered at Baltimore, and the Devil Rays ended the Orioles’ five-game winning streak.

Kansas City at Cleveland, ppd. -- Heavy rains postponed the game. No makeup date has been scheduled.