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BOSTON — Down by two and down to their last out the Red Sox mounted a ninth inning rally to beat the Minnesota Twins, 5-4 at Fenway Park. David Eckstein hit a leadoff double to begin the inning, but veteran southpaw Warren Spahn quickly retired Fran Healy and pinch-hitter Johnny Moore.

After pinch-hitter Oscar Taveras drew a walk, Emilio Bonifacio snuck a groundball through the left side of the infield to load the bases. Twins manager Cookie Lavagetto decided his 38-year-old hurler had had enough, bringing in right-hander Claude Raymond to snuff out the rally. Shane Andrews greeted Raymond with a game-tying two-run single, followed by a walk-off single by Al Kaline past the dive of Minnesota secondbaseman Roy Hartsfield.


CLEVELAND — Ken Holtzman was in mid-season form as the Indians lefty fanned five in a five-hit shutout of the visiting Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Cleveland Stadium. Indians thirdbaseman Jason Hardtke hit a solo home run off Detroit's Bobo Newsom while rightfielder Mike Lum drove in the game's only other run with a RBI single.


THE BRONX — The New York Yankees pasted the Los Angeles Angels in a 13-1 blowout at Yankee Stadium today. The Angels mustered just four hits, including a home run by Hugh Duffy, against Chris Young and the Yanks. New York secondbaseman Bill Sweeney went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, two walks, and seven RBI in the game.


CHICAGO — The Washington Senators cruised to a 15-5 win over the White Sox at Comiskey Park, but they lost young shortstop Swede Risberg in the process. Risberg, 24, ruptured his MCL while running the bases, and will miss the rest of the season as a result. He had hit .400 with three RBI through his seven games.


PITTSBURGH — The Pirates mounted a late rally, scoring three runs in the eighth to secure a 3-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field. Chicago's only hit in the game was a fourth inning home run by centerfielder John McMullin, his third of the season. Pirates secondbaseman Dib Williams swatted the decisive three-run home run off Cubs hurler Tom Gordon. It was the third home run of the year for Williams.


LOS ANGELES — Dodgers rightfielder Paul Meloan belted a grand slam, but it wasn't enough as the home team fell 7-6 to the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of a double-header at the Coliseum. The Cards won the second game as well, pounding out a 10-3 victory over Dodgers right-hander Joe Decker.


PHILADELPHIA — After giving up the lead in the eighth inning, the Milwaukee Braves bounced back with a four-run ninth inning to beat the Phillies 5-3 at Connie Mack Stadium today.