Angels Triumph With Foul Deed

Tim Salmon hit a foul sacrifice fly in the ninth inning as the Angels rallied to beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Tuesday night in Anaheim.

First baseman Jim Thome ran after Salmon’s foul ball with his back to the plate. After catching the ball, he turned to throw but collided with right fielder Manny Ramirez and dropped the ball as Rickey Henderson scored the winning run.

Eric Plunk (4-4) walked Henderson with one out. Henderson stole second and advanced to third when catcher Sandy Alomar’s throw caromed off him into left field for an error. Tony Phillips and Darrin Erstad were intentionally walked to load the bases and bring up Salmon.

Yankees 18, Athletics 2

Oakland, Calif.

Tino Martinez hit his 41st homer as New York got 22 hits - its highest total in 11 years - batting around twice to rout Oakland.

Joe Girardi and Rey Sanchez had four hits each, and Martinez, Bernie Williams and Tim Raines had three apiece. Martinez, who finished a triple shy of the cycle, raised his major league-leading RBIs total to 124.

Brewers 11, Rangers 10 (12)

Milwaukee

Fernando Vina singled home the winning run in the 12th inning to give Milwaukee a wild victory over Texas.

Royals 5, Orioles 4

Baltimore

Pinch-runner Johnny Damon stole two bases in the ninth inning and scored the go-ahead run on a groundout as Kansas City ended a five-game losing streak by beating Baltimore.

Baltimore’s Roberto Alomar, activated from the disabled list before the game, aggravated the pulled groin that put him on the D.L. and left in the sixth inning.

White Sox 8, Blue Jays 5

Toronto

Frank Thomas had three hits and reached the 30-home run plateau for the sixth time in seven seasons as Chicago beat Toronto.

Thomas followed a bunt single by Dave Martinez with a line-shot to left-center off Marty Janzen for his 30th home run of the season and 500th career extra-base hit.

Twins 8, Tigers 2

Minneapolis

Rich Robertson (8-12) won for the first time in 10 starts since June 14, leading Minnesota over Detroit for just their second win in 16 games.

Clearing the bases

Texas Rangers outfielder Warren Newson underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured biceps in his right arm. He was injured Sunday diving for a fly ball. He is out for the season. … Outfielder Wilfredo Cordero says he does not expect to be playing for the Red Sox next season. He was arrested June 11 and charged with assaulting his wife. … New York has the best record in the majors since the All-Star break, going 30-15. … The Yankees have batted around 32 times this season, tops in the majors. … Anaheim pitcher Chuck Finley was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, retroactive to Aug. 19, the day after the left-hander sprained his left wrist. Finley has won his last 10 decisions. … Milwaukee (27-19) is the only A.L. Central team with a winning record since the All-Star break.