American League
Streaky Freddy Garcia won his second straight start after dropping six consecutive decisions as the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1.
Trot Nixon hit his 23rd homer of the season on Sunday in the third inning before Garcia (11-12) settled down and retired 17 in a row before walking Nixon with two outs in the eighth.
Yankees 8, Orioles 0
In Baltimore, Mike Mussina pitched a three-hitter to win his fourth straight decision, and New York completed a four-game sweep of Baltimore.
Royals 5, Twins 4
In Kansas City, Missouri, Raul Ibanez and Joe Randa hit consecutive home runs in a four-run third inning as Kansas City beat Minnesota to avoid a three-game sweep.
Indians 5, Devil Rays 4, 12 innings
In Cleveland, Ryan Ludwick singled home the tying run in the 10th inning, then won it in the 12th with a nearly identical hit that gave Cleveland a victory over Tampa Bay.
Angels 11, Tigers 6
In Anaheim, California, Garret Anderson became the Angels' career hits leader and threw out the potential tying run at the plate as Anaheim beat Detroit for its fifth straight victory.
Athletics 7, Blue Jays 3
In Oakland, California, Terrence Long drove in three runs, and the Oakland Athletics roughed up Roy Halladay in a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Rangers 6, White Sox 4
In Arlington, Texas, Alex Rodriguez hit his 33rd homer and a tiebreaking two-run triple in the seventh inning as Texas completed a three-game sweep of Chicago.
National League
Curt Schilling pitched one-hit ball for eight innings and struck out 12 in a classic duel with Greg Maddux, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 2-0.
Expos 4, Giants 2
In Montreal, Brad Wilkerson hit his second grand slam of the season with two outs in the ninth inning, giving Montreal a win over San Francisco.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 0
In Chicago, Hideo Nomo scattered four hits over seven innings and Eric Gagne saved his 41st straight game this season as Los Angeles defeated the Cubs.
Reds 4, Astros 3
In Cincinnati, Dernell Stenson hit a solo homer, and Juan Castro had a three-run shot that powered Cincinnati past Houston.
Marlins 11, Padres 7
In Miami, Josh Beckett allowed two runs in a career-best eight innings, and Derrek Lee homered as Florida defeated San Diego.
Mets 6, Rockies 4
In New York, Cliff Floyd had four more hits, and Al Leiter pitched six strong innings as New York defeated Colorado for its season-high fifth straight win.
Pirates 5, Brewers 2
In Pittsburgh, Reggie Sanders and Tike Redman each hit a two-run homer, and Josh Fogg rebounded from the worst start of his career as Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee.
Phillies 6, Cardinals 4
In Philadelphia, Amaury Telemaco won for the first time in more than two years, retiring the final 14 batters he faced as Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep of St. Louis.
Hong Kong-based cricket team Hung See this weekend found success in their matches in Taiwan, even if none of the results went their way. Hung See played the Chairman’s XI on Saturday morning, the Daredevils that afternoon and PCCT yesterday, with all three home teams winning. The team for Chinese players at the Happy Valley-based Craigengower Cricket Club sends teams on tour to “spread the game of cricket.” This weekend was Hung See’s second trip to Taiwan after visiting Tainan in 2016. “The club has been traveling to all parts of the world since 1982 and the annual tradition continues [with the Taiwan
The San Francisco Giants signed 18-year-old Taiwanese pitcher Yang Nien-hsi (陽念希) to a contract worth a total of US$500,000 (NT $16.39 million). At a press event in Taipei on Wednesday, Jan. 22, the Giants’ Pacific Rim Area scout Evan Hsueh (薛奕煌) presented Yang with a Giants jersey to celebrate the signing. The deal consisted of a contract worth US$450,000 plus a US$50,000 scholarship bonus. Yang, who stands at 188 centimeters tall and weighs 85 kilograms, is of Indigenous Amis descent. With his fastest pitch clocking in at 150 kilometers per hour, Yang had been on Hsueh’s radar since playing in the HuaNan Cup
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and partner Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia yesterday advanced to the women’s doubles final at the Australian Open after defeating New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-3 in their semi-final. Hsieh has won nine Grand Slam doubles titles and has a shot at a 10th tomorrow, when the Latvian-Taiwanese duo are to play Taylor Townsend of the US and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in the championship match at the A$96.5 million (US$61 million) outdoor hard court tournament at Melbourne Park. Townsend and Siniakova eliminated Russian pair Diana Shnaider and Mirra Andreeva 6-7
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei yesterday advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s doubles at the Australian Open, while Coco Gauff’s dreams of a first women’s singles title in Melbourne were crushed in the quarter-finals by Paula Badosa. World No. 2 Alexander Zverev was ruffled by a stray feather in his men’s singles quarter-final, but he refocused to beat 12th seed Tommy Paul and reach the semi-finals. Third seeds Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania and Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in 2 hours, 20 minutes to advance the semi-finals. Hsieh and Ostapenko converted eight of 14 break
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