Resurgent Angels beat Yankees

Scott Spiezio hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Anaheim Angels matched last year's victory total by beating the New York Yankees 5-1 Wednesday.

David Eckstein had four hits for the Angels (75-50), who began the day two percentage points ahead of Oakland and Seattle in the AL West. Anaheim has won eight of 10 and has the best record after 125 games in franchise history -- one game ahead of the 1989 team.

Jeff Weaver (7-11) allowed a leadoff hit in the 11th before Spiezio hit an 0-2 pitch over the right-field wall for his eighth homer of the season.

The Yankees' bullpen, missing injured closer Mariano Rivera, had allowed no earned runs in its previous 24 innings.

Royals 7, Blue Jays 4

In Toronto, Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer as Kansas City completed their first winning road trip of the season, 7-4 over Toronto.

Beltran's 20th homer highlighted a five-run fourth inning off Roy Halladay (14-6). Kansas City, 20-46 on the road this season, went 4-2 on the trip to Tampa Bay and Toronto, and has won three straight road games for the first time since June 29 to July 1 last year at Cleveland.

Athletics 6, Indians 0

In Cleveland, pitcher Cory Lidle allowed one hit -- a first-inning single -- to extend his scoreless innings streak to 31 as Oakland beat Cleveland for its eighth straight win.

Lidle (7-9) gave up only a two-out single in the first to Ellis Burks. After walking Jim Thome, the right-hander retired his last 25 batters.

Orioles 2, Devil Rays 1

In Baltimore, Rodrigo Lopez pitched eight innings of five-hit ball and Jerry Hairston drew a bases-loaded walk as Baltimore beat Tampa Bay.

Jay Gibbons hit his 22nd homer for the Orioles, who managed only five hits against Victor Zambrano (5-5) and Esteban Yan.

The Devil Rays are winless in a club-record 15 consecutive series. Tampa Bay has lost two of three in the four-game set.

Mariners 8, Tigers 2

In Detroit, Ismael Valdes was impressive in his Seattle debut as the Mariners broke open a close game with five runs in the ninth inning to beat Detroit.

Red Sox 5, Rangers 3

In Boston, Nomar Garciaparra had four hits, including a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, to lift Boston over Texas.

White Sox 10, Twins 1

In Chicago, Jose Valentin homered in his first two at-bats and drove in five runs as Chicago roughed up Joe Mays to snap a six-game losing streak.

CPBL

Peng Cheng-min's (彭政閔) grand slam added flavor in the Elephants 13-2 demolition of the Lions in Hsinchuang last night.

Peng's third grand slam of the season (and career as well) on the bottom of the sixth off Lions' reliever Gao Lung-wei (高龍偉) helped the Elephants to further their lead to 9-1 en route to the victory. Nakagomi pitched seven innings to get his 13th win of the season as Lions' Arrroyo swallowed another lost to amount his record to 1-4.

The Lions started their offense against Nakagomi immediately on the top of the first by scoring one run on a double by Lin Hung-yuen (林鴻遠). The Elephants tied the game at one apiece the next inning with one fielder's error and a wild pitch. At bottom of the fourth the Elephant struck again and scored another two runs when Lions' starter Arroyo walked three and gave up one hit.

The Elephants started another assault against the Lions in the sixth inning. Arroyo gave up one hit after two outs, later walked three to give up another run as the Elephants still loaded the bases.