White Sox Win; Fan Survives Fall

The Chicago White Sox got home runs from Paul Konerko and Tadahito Iguchi in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in a game that was delayed for four minutes in the eighth inning when a fan fell from the upper deck and onto the netting behind home plate.

The fan, Scott Harper of Armonk, N.Y., reportedly fell after being dared by friends, New York City police said.

Harper, 18, was with three friends, and police said that, according to witnesses, the group was talking about how much weight the net could hold.

After Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter hit a sacrifice bunt in the eighth, Harper plummeted past the press box and into the net. He sat up and looked dazed as fans milled below, snapping his picture with camera phones. He appeared to be uninjured and left a small hole in the net.

Play was stopped as Harper crawled off the net and into the stands, where police took him into custody. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx for an evaluation.

Police said that the charges pending against Harper were reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct.

Boston 8, Texas 7 -- Edgar Renteria lined a sharp single down the third-base line to score Bill Mueller in the 10th inning, and the Red Sox extended their home winning streak to 10 games.

Cleveland 13, Kansas City 7 -- Jhonny Peralta’s three-run homer at Kansas City, Mo., capped an 11-run ninth inning for the Indians. The Royals have lost 11 in a row.

Seattle 1, Minnesota 0 -- Felix Hernandez (1-1), Seattle’s prized 19-year-old prospect, pitched eight shutout innings at Seattle in his second major league start.

Toronto 6, Detroit 4 -- Dustin McGowan pitched into the seventh inning at Toronto for his first major league victory, and Aaron Hill and Alex Rios homered to lead the Blue Jays.

Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 2 -- Erik Bedard (6-4) pitched seven strong innings at Baltimore to earn his first victory for the Orioles since May 21.