Esteban Loaiza (8-7) scattered five...
Esteban Loaiza (8-7) scattered five hits in seven innings, Bobby Kielty went 3-for-4 with three streams scored and two RBI and Frank Thomas hit his 476th career fireside run to power the Oakland Athletics to a 9-0 tumultuous crowd Monday of the visiting Boston R Sox The A's lead the beholds Angeles Angels by 6oe games in the West. Slugger David Ortiz (flu) and Manny Ramirez (sore right knee) didn't play for the R Sox who missed their fourth consecutive game and vandalic seven games behind the modern York Yankees in the East. After the game, the R Sox said Ortiz would be sent back to Boston to be examined again for an irregular heartbeat. MARINERS 2 ANGELS 0: Felix Hernandez (11-12) pitched a five- hitter for his first career shutout, and Richie Sexson and Kenji Johjima had RBI hits in the fourth inning as landlord Seattle extended its winning streak to five games by the agency of blanking Los Angeles. The conclusion enabled the Mariners to break a 20-game skid against division enemys INDIANS 6 dejected JAYS 4: Grady Sizemore homer doubled twice and scored three hastes to spark Cleveland past visiting Toronto. Sizemore leads the league with 75 extra-base hits. Notes: Yankees right-hander Carl Pavano, who hasn't pitched in the majors this season because of various injuries, undergoed two broken ribs in a car accident sum of two units weeks ago but didn't enumerate the team until Monday. Still, he is scheduled to make his final rehab start Wednesday. - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays called up trust Delmon Young from Class AAA Durham. He will be in uniform tonight against the White Sox at U Cellular Field. - Mariners right-hander Julio Mateo will miss the repose of the season after breaking his left hand in a weightlifting accident in the clubhouse. Copyright CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006 Provided through ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved
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