Park, Rangers Defeat Lima and Royals, 14-9

Chan Ho Park earned his 100th major league victory, and the Texas Rangers beat Kansas City, 14-9, Saturday at Kansas City, Mo, handing the Royals their first loss under Manager Buddy Bell.

The Rangers got home runs from Michael Young, Alfonso Soriano, Rod Barajas and Laynce Nix to end Kansas City’s four-game winning streak.

Bell dropped to 4-1 since taking over the worst team in the major leagues on Tuesday.

Young, Barajas and Mark Teixeira each drove in three runs to back Park (6-1), who gave up eight hits and four runs in the first two innings. But the former Dodger got through five innings to win his sixth consecutive decision.

Jose Lima, winless in 14 regular-season starts since a Sept. 14 victory over San Diego, was staked to a 4-0 lead but gave it all back in the third. Barajas led off with a homer, and Teixeira and Hank Blalock hit consecutive doubles with two out for another run. Soriano’s two-run homer tied the score.

Lima (0-5), who has an 8.39 earned-run average, has yielded 15 home runs, most in the American League. The former Dodger gave up five runs, seven hits and walked two in 3 2/3 innings.

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New York 4, Minnesota 3 -- Ruben Sierra’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning sent the Yankees past the Twins and ended their six-game losing streak. Joe Nathan (1-2) walked Hideki Matsui with one out, and Alex Rodriguez singled him to third. Sierra, who struck out with the bases loaded as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, flied to deep center.

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Chicago 6, Cleveland 5 -- Jon Garland got his ninth win on his third try, and Paul Konerko and Joe Crede homered to help him beat the Indians at Chicago. Garland (9-2) went 6 2/3 innings and yielded nine hits and four runs. After starting 8-0, Garland lost two in a row, but he joined Toronto’s Roy Halladay and Florida’s Dontrelle Willis as the only nine-game winners in the majors.

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Baltimore 14, Detroit 7 -- Rafael Palmeiro and Melvin Mora each hit grand slams for the Orioles at Detroit. Miguel Tejada followed Mora’s slam in the ninth with his 15th homer of the season. Palmeiro’s drive to right with one out in the fifth tied the score at 7-7.

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Oakland 5, Toronto 2 -- Eric Byrnes hit a two-run homer and Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning at Oakland to help Joe Blanton earn his first major league victory. Blanton (1-5) yielded four hits in seven innings to win for the first time in 11 starts.

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Seattle 6, Tampa Bay 5 -- Pinch-hitter Dave Hansen hit a two-out single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning at Seattle, sending the Mariners past the Devil Rays. The former Dodger’s single to center scored Richie Sexson and Raul Ibanez. Center fielder Alex Sanchez misplayed the ball and Bret Boone scored from first.