Meyers’ Blast Lifts Angels

American League

Greg Myers’ home run in the 10th inning Monday night gave the California Angels an 11-10 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

The homer off Kirk McCaskill (4-4), the sixth White Sox pitcher, made a winner of Mike James (3-0), who pitched 2-2/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Lee Smith pitched the 10th inning for his 29th save.

The Angels, who blew an early 7-0 lead, tied the game in the ninth on J.T. Snow’s hit-and-run single off Roberto Hernandez that scored Tim Salmon from first base with one out.

Brewers 3, Tigers 2

Milwaukee

Greg Vaughn and Dave Nilsson hit solo home runs as Milwaukee held off Detroit.

After Tigers starter C.J. Nitkowski held the Brewers scoreless for six innings, Vaughn hit a 0-1 pitch from reliever Brian Maxcy (4-2) over the left-field wall to tie the game in the seventh.

Red Sox 9, Yankees 3

Boston

Mo Vaughn hit his career-high 30th home run and Tim Naehring added a three-run shot to lead Boston to its 12th consecutive victory.

After allowing two runs in the first inning, Erik Hanson (11-4) retired 19 of the next 21 batters to extend Boston’s A.L. East lead over the second-place Yankees to 10 games.

Athletics 13, Royals 5

Kansas City, Mo.

Rookie George Williams hit a grand slam off slumping reliever Billy Brewer to lift Steve Wojciechowski and Oakland over Kansas City.

Williams, one of a combined 11 rookies started by the two teams, hit his third home run with two out in the sixth to give Wojciechowski his first major league victory.

Indians 9, Orioles 6

Baltimore

Manny Ramirez singled in the go-ahead run in a three-run ninth inning as Cleveland handed fading Baltimore its fifth straight loss.

It was the 19th time this season the Indians have won in their final at-bat.

Owners’ meeting

Acting baseball commissioner Bud Selig said he has no timetable for reaching a collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union.

“We have negotiators who are meeting this week again. I keep reading and hearing we’re not making progress, but in my judgment we’re having meaningful discussion. They are less public and I think that is a positive,” Selig said after a 4-hour meeting of baseball owners at a hotel near O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.

Clearing the bases

New York starter Jack McDowell was named the A.L. player of the week after recording two complete game victories, one a three-hit shoutout over the Orioles last Monday… . Kansas City traded outfielder Chris James to Boston for outfielder Wes Chamberlain.