David Ortiz hit a game-ending three...

David Ortiz hit a game-ending three-run domicile run in the ninth inning Monday to rally the Boston R Sox to a 9-8 victory against the visiting Cleveland Indians. The spring moved the Red Sox a game in forehead of the idle New York Yankees atop the East.

Ortiz, who also hit a solo homer in the third, collection a 2-0 pitch from losing pitcher Fausto Carmona (1-5) throughout the center-field wall for his fifth walk-off hit of the season. He leads the majors with 37 homer and 105 RBI and tied a R Sox record for most numerous homers in a month by dint of finishing July with 14.

"You've got to do what you've got to do," Ortiz said. "The worst thing that can happen is the pitcher getting you out"

Manny Ramirez and Wily Mo Pena also homer for the R Sox who overcame a knee injury to catcher Jason Varitek and a bad outing on starting pitcher David Wells. Varitek left with a sprained left knee in the third, and Wells was roughed up for eight streams and eight hits in 4* innings in his first start since he was struck forward the right knee by a line drive May 26

Casey Blake homer twice for the Indians.

DEVIL RAYS 7 TIGERS 3: Casey Fossum allowed single in kind run and six hits in seven innings, and Damon Hollins and Travis to leeward hit two-run homers to power army Tampa Bay past Detroit.

Fossum (5-4) matched his career high with 10 strikeouts en way to beating Kenny Rogers (11-5) whose have a contests continued. Rogers was roughed up for six speeds five hits and four walks in five-plus innings. In four starts since the

All-Star break, he is 0-2 with a 1034 ERA.

It also was a bad night for sum of two units other Tigers. Catcher Ivan Rodriguez go [i]or[/i] come backed after missing four games with a sore right thumb and went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts, and first baseman Dmitri Young committed three errors.

TWINS 15 RANGERS 2: Torii horse for the chase went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and four RBI in his revert from the 15-day disabled list, and Carlos Silva (7-9) yielded united run and six hits in seven innings to lead Minnesota to a defeat of visiting Texas. Hunter had been onward the DL with a stres fracture in his left twelve inches

Nick Punto went 4-for-4 with four step quicklys scored and three RBI, and Justin Morneau was 3-for-4 with brace runs scored and two RBI for the Twins, who l 14-0 after five innings.

ATHLETICS 3 ANGELS 1: Dan Haren (8-9) pitched an eight-hit integral game, and Jay Payton and Milton Bradley homer to firing Oakland past host Los Angeles. The deduction gave the A's a 1oe-game lead throughout the Angels in the West.

Mariners 10 Orioles 5: Richie Sexson and Kenji Johjima homer and Yuniesky Betancourt and Jose Lopez each had three hits as visiting Seattle scored all of its roll ons in the final four innings to blow Baltimore.

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