Royals Place Lind On Disqualified List

American League

Kansas City second baseman Chico Lind, missing since he last played Wednesday, may have decided to quit baseball due to personal problems, Royals general manager Herk Robinson said Sunday.

Lind, who left the Royals without warning, was placed on the disqualified list with the permission of the commissioner’s office, Robinson said.

Lind held only a brief conversation Sunday with assistant GM Jay Hinrichs, and the Royals still are not sure what is bothering him or even where he is.

“He sort of said he had to go,” Robinson said of the brief conversation.

Club officials think he is in his native Puerto Rico, but a scout there has not been able to find him. The scout, Johnny Ramos, has talked with Lind’s mother, but she has been unable to say what is happening.

Lind, who lives in suburban Kansas City, may return to the Kansas City area within the next few days, Robinson said. However, he added Lind would have to be evaluated “both physically and emotionally” before a decision could be made on whether he would return to the Royals.

Rangers 7, Twins 2

Arlington, Texas

Wearing a glove and playing in the field for the first time this season helped Mickey Tettleton forget his horrible batting slump.

Tettleton, a DH in his first 35 games, played right field, homering twice and driving in six runs to break out of a 1-for-25 drought and send Texas past Minnesota.

Yankees 11, Angels 3

New York

Paul O’Neill ignited an eight-run first inning with an RBI double and later homered, helping New York snap a five-game losing streak.

Mark Langston (3-1) retired only one of the nine Yankees he faced in the first inning, matching the shortest outing of his career. Langston was charged with all eight runs, allowing six hits and walking two.

Royals 4, Brewers 3

Kansas City, Mo.

Jon Nunnally hit a pinchhit home run leading off the seventh inning as Milwaukee reliever Graeme Lloyd gave up a gamewinning homer for the second straight game and Kansas City beat Milwaukee.

Nunnally, a rookie up from Class A, worked the count full against Lloyd (0-4), who came on to start the seventh.

Indians 9, Blue Jays 8

Cleveland

Paul Sorrento hit a tworun home run with two out in the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally that gave Cleveland a victory over Toronto.

The Indians, who had trailed 8-0 in the third inning, won for the seventh time in eight games and improved the American League’s best record to 24-10. They have matched the best start in team history.

Tigers 8, White Sox 5

Chicago

Lou Whitaker’s basesloaded double sparked a five-run ninth inning as Detroit overtook Chicago.

The Sox had rallied for four in the bottom of the eighth to take a 5-3 lead, but their bullpen couldn’t hold it.

Athletics 14, Orioles 6

Baltimore

Craig Paquette had seven RBIs and hit two homers, including a grand slam, as Oakland ending its six-game losing streak.

In addition to his grand slam, Paquette hit a two-run homer and drove in a run on a fielder’s choice to top his previous career high of three RBIs, which he accomplished eight times.

Clearing the bases

Toronto activated righthanded pitcher Juan Guzman from the disabled list and optioned rookie right-hander Paul Menhart to Class AAA Syracuse. … Home plate umpire Rocky Roe confiscated the bat of California infielder Tony Phillipsprior to the beginning of Sunday’s game against New York. Phillips is tied for second among Angel hitters with six home runs.