BOSTON 10, TORONTO 8 -------------------- BOSTON (Ticker) -- The expected pitching duel between Pedro Martinez and Pat Hentgen never materialized. Martinez survived a sub-par outing and a shaky performance by the bullpen to become the majors' first nine-game winner as the Boston Red Sox completed their first three-game home sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays in 20 years with a 10-8 victory. After Toronto scored three runs in the top of the ninth, Tom Gordon preserved the win by getting Homer Bush to fly to right field for the final out. Gordon converted his 50th consecutive save opportunity and sixth of the year as the Red Sox completed their first three-game sweep of the Blue Jays at Fenway Park since June 22-24, 1979. Boston recorded a three-game sweep at Skydome on June 25-27, 1997. Martinez (9-1) was not overpowering, allowing three runs -- two earned -- and eight hits over six innings with one walk and a season-low six strikeouts. The righthander matched his shortest outing of the season and failed to reach double figures in strikeouts for the first time in eight starts. Martinez did not strike out a batter in the third, ending his string of 33 innings with at least one strikeout. Martinez left with a 7-3 lead as the Red Sox snapped a tie with four runs in the bottom of the fifth on Damon Buford's three-run homer and Jason Varitek's solo shot off Hentgen (4-2). CLEVELAND 7, DETROIT 4 ---------------------- CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Even light-hitting Omar Vizquel has caught baseball's grand slam bug. Vizquel, a slick-field shortstop without a power bat, belted a game-winning grand slam off closer Todd Jones with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers appeared headed for a three-game sweep in Cleveland until reaching Jones (0-1) for five runs in the ninth. Jones had converted 16 straight save chances but could not protect a 4-2 lead as the Tigers lost for the first time in 20 games this season when leading after eight innings. Travis Fryman, David Justice and Richie Sexson singled to start the ninth, cutting the deficit to 4-3. Pinch hitter Jim Thome walked to load the bases and Kenny Lofton erased the lead runner with a 5-2 forceout. Vizquel then hit a 2-1 pitch over the wall in right-center field for his third career slam. The 397-foot shot was just the 31st homer in 1,349 career games for the 5-9, 170-pound Vizquel and completed a 3-for-5 effort. His last grand slam was June 18, 1996 against the Boston Red Sox. Paul Shuey (3-2), the last of four Cleveland pitchers, picked up the win with a scoreless ninth. ANAHEIM 4, TAMPA BAY 0 (10 INNINGS) ----------------------------------- ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Chuck Finley's guile matched rookie Ryan Rupe's dominance and Garret Anderson triggered a four-run rally in the 10th inning with an RBI single as the Anaheim Angels downed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 4-0. Finley (3-4) scattered three hits and four walks while striking out seven over nine shutout innings. He was the beneficiary of three double plays over the first four innings and an outfield assist by left fielder Darin Erstad, who threw out Mike DiFelice at third base on a double by Kevin Stocker to end the eighth. The 36-year-old Finley also picked up his 2,000th strikeout when he fanned Herbert Perry to start the seventh. He is 2-0 in three starts against the Devil Rays, allowing two unearned runs and 14 hits over 22 innings. But the 24-year-old Rupe, a sixth-round selection in Tampa's inaugural amateur draft in 1996, dominanted his fourth major league start, also working nine shutout innings. He faced one batter over the minimum and allowed just two baserunners. Rupe lost his no-hit bid when Erstad singled to start the seventh, and the only other Angel to reach base was Charlie O'Brien, who was hit by a pitch in the third and erased when Andy Sheets hit into a double play. The Angels attacked when Rupe, who threw just 87 pitches, left in favor of veteran closer Roberto Hernandez (0-3) in the 10th. Randy Velarde walked and Mo Vaughn singled before leaving for pinch-runner Tim Unroe. NY YANKEES 8, CHI WHITE SOX 7 (10 INNINGS) ------------------------------------------ CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Derek Jeter started Bill Simas' collapse in the top of the ninth inning. Chad Curtis completed it in the 10th. Jeter's 11-pitch at-bat in the ninth inning was part of a four-run rally that tied the game and Curtis' one-out solo homer in the 10th provided the winning margin as the New York Yankees edged the Chicago White Sox, 8-7. Bob Howry started the ninth for the White Sox and issued walks to Chad Curtis and pinch-hitter Shane Spencer. Simas (0-1) entered and gave up a sharp single to Chuck Knoblauch that loaded the bases. That brought up Jeter, who had homered in the first. Simas threw two strikes before Jeter fouled off the next three pitches. Simas then uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Curtis to score to make it 7-4. Jeter laid off two off-speed pitches to push the count full and then fouled off three more offerings before drawing ball four to re-load the bases. Left fielder Darrin Jackson made a sliding catch on a shallow fly ball hit by Paul O'Neill, but Bernie Williams followed with a two-run single to right field to make it 7-6 and advance Jeter to third. Simas was then called for a balk by plate umpire Rich Garcia, sending home Jeter with the tying run. Jeter threw his hands up in celebration after the balk, causing an already-irate Simas to start yelling at him. The two were separated without incident. KANSAS CITY 5, SEATTLE 4 ------------------------ KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Carlos Febles and Rey Sanchez stroked consecutive run-scoring singles in the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners, snapping their six-game winning streak. Jermaine Dye, who scored the winning run, added four hits and has recorded multi-hit games in six straight contests. It was his third career four-hit game and extended his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games. After Scott Service blew Kevin Appier's opportunity for a victory, Matt Whisenant (1-0) got the final out in the eighth. Jeff Montgomery recorded the final three outs for his fourth save in six opportunities. Following the game, Royals first baseman Jeff King, who has been plagued by chronic back problems throughout his 11-year career, announced his retirement. Jose Paniagua (2-4) surrendered both singles in the eighth for Seattle, which had won the opening two games of the series. Appier took a no-hitter into the fourth and finished by allowing just four hits and a run over seven innings. He walked one and struck out four. Seattle starter Freddy Garcia allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out four. Ken Griffey Jr. had an RBI single in the eighth to extend his hitting streak to a career high 12 games. He has reached 12 games on five occasions in his illustrious career. MINNESOTA 8, OAKLAND 3 ---------------------- MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Struggling Eric Milton tossed five solid innings and Marty Cordova drove in three runs as the Minnesota Twins completed their first three-game home sweep of the Oakland Athletics in 10 years with an 8-3 victory. Milton (2-4) allowed two runs and three hits with four walks and five strikeouts, helping the Twins sweep Oakland at the Metrodome for the first time since June 26-28, 1989. Joe Mays allowed a three-run homer to Matt Stairs in the sixth but Travis Miller and Bob Wells combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen for Minnesota, which has won three straight for the first time this season. The Athletics suffered their sixth straight loss and completed their first winless road trip since going 0-7 against Baltimore and Tampa Bay from July 21-27 of last season. The Twins snapped a six-game losing streak on Friday with a 2-1 victory over the Athletics in 15 innings, then beat Oakland by the same score in 10 innings on Saturday. The Twins put away the contest early, rocking Gil Heredia (3-4) for five runs in the bottom of the first. BALTIMORE 15, TEXAS 6 --------------------- BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Baltimore Orioles always seem to have big offensive efforts with Mike Mussina on the mound. But a 10-run inning is a first. B.J. Surhoff and Mike Bordick each drove in three runs during a 10-run first inning and Mussina became the second seven-game winner in the American League as the Orioles coasted to a 15-6 rout of the Texas Rangers. Mussina gave up a run in the top of the first before his teammates sent 13 men to the plate and tied a club record in the bottom half. Mike Morgan hit Brady Anderson with a pitch to begin the frame and Bordick singled him to third. Surhoff's sacrifice fly made it 1-1. Albert Belle walked before consecutive doubles by Jeff Conine and Cal Ripken gave the Orioles a 4-1 lead. Delino DeShields singled to put runners on the corners and Rich Amaral lofted a sacrifice fly. Charles Johnson singled and Morgan again hit Anderson to load the bases. John Burkett, normally a starter who has been banished to the bullpen, relieved and served up a bases-clearing double to Bordick. Surhoff capped the inning with a two-run homer, his seventh. Surhoff is batting .387 (24-for-62) during a 14-game hitting streak. The Orioles scored 10 runs in an inning for the fourth time in team history and the first since August 21, 1985 at Seattle.  