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Berroa, Mcgwire Connect For 5 Hrs

Associated Press

American League

Geronimo Berroa hit three home runs in a game for the second time this season and Mark McGwire hit his 40th and 41st homers Monday night, powering the Oakland Athletics to an 11-1 win over the Minnesota Twins at Oakland.

Berroa, who also hit three homers on May 22 at New York, became the 10th player in major-league history to hit three homers in a game twice in the same season. Detroit’s Cecil Fielder was the last to accomplish the feat in 1990.

The A’s have 193 homers this season and are on pace to break the major-league team record of 240 set by the 1961 New York Yankees.

Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 1

Toronto

Pat Hentgen came within one out of his major league-leading fourth shutout, pitching Toronto past Boston.

Jacob Brumfield homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs as the Blue Jays ended their three-game losing streak and stopped Boston’s four-game winning string.

Rangers 7, Tigers 0

Arlington, Texas

Ken Hill pitched a five-hitter for his third shutout this season, and Darryl Hamilton went 4 for 4 and drove in three runs to lead Texas to a win.

Hill (13-6) struck out four and walked one en route to his fifth complete game this year. With John Burkett shutting out Toronto Sunday, the Rangers have consecutive complete-game shutouts for the first time since Bobby Witt and Nolan Ryan combined to blank California on Sept. 29-30, 1989.

ChiSox 3, Yankees 2 (10)

Chicago

Harold Baines hit a game-ending home run off John Wetteland for the second time this season, connecting for a solo shot in the bottom of the 10th inning that gave Chicago a win over New York.

Baines hit his 19th homer of the season over the left-center-field fence with one out. On May 11 in Chicago, Baines hit a two-run homer off Wetteland (1-3) in the ninth for a 7-5 win.

Indians 5, Angels 4

Anaheim, Calif.

Albert Belle hit a bases-loaded single and later reached over the left-field fence to rob Chili Davis of a three-run homer, leading Cleveland past California.

Belle, leading the majors with 110 RBIs, was in an 8-for-59 slump before his two-run single made it 3-1 in the third inning.

Brewers vs. Orioles, ppd.

Baltimore

The game was postponed due to rain and has been rescheduled for Sept. 16.

Van Poppel to debut

Todd Van Poppel will make his Detroit debut as Wednesday’s starter against host Texas in his hometown.