Chisox Top Angels For 6th Straight Win

American League

Frank Thomas hit a three-run homer, and Ray Durham hit a solo homer and two-run single as the Chicago White Sox won their sixth straight game Sunday defeating the visiting California Angels 10-1.

James Baldwin (2-0) got the win despite bruising his right forearm when he was hit by Jorge Fabregas’ line drive with two outs in the fourth inning.

Chuck Finley (3-2) was chased after 2 innings, his shortest outing since last July 20.

Indians 17, Blue Jays 3 Toronto

Cleveland rocked Toronto starter Frank Viola for 10 runs in four innings en route to a thrashing of the Blue Jays.

Sandy Alomar Jr. hit a three-run homer and Albert Belle had a solo shot and four RBIs for the Indians.

Viola (0-1), making his first start of the season, gave up 10 runs, nine earned, and 10 hits in his four innings.

Royals 9, Red Sox 7 Boston

Pinch hitter Bob Hamelin hit a two-run homer in the ninth for Kansas City, which blew a three-run lead in the eighth.

Athletics 6, Tigers 3 Detroit

Scott Brosius had his third two-homer game of the season and Mark McGwire nearly cleared Tiger Stadium’s left-field roof as Oakland hit five homers.

Cecil Fielder hit his 10th homer. Eddie Williams also homered for the Tigers.

Yankees 6, Twins 3 New York

Paul O’Neill saved a potential home run with a leaping grab against the right-field wall, then homered to break a seventh-inning tie.

Rangers 5, Orioles 4 (10) Baltimore

Texas scored four runs in the 10th and then held on to defeat Baltimore for the sixth straight time.

The Rangers took a 5-1 lead into the bottom of the 10th and survived a Baltimore rally ignited by Brady Anderson, whose 11th April homer tied a major-league record.

Clearing the bases

The New York Yankees’ David Cone was back at the ballpark, explaining that he underwent an angiogram at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital on Friday - a procedure that determined he has a circulation problem in his pitching hand.

He said he is taking blood-thinning medication and has been told to eliminate any use of nicotine - he is a smoker - as well to moderate consumption of alcohol and caffeine.

In any case, Cone said he threw “fairly well” on the side Sunday and expects to start Thursday against the White Sox.

Mark Kiefer, who balked home the winning run in the Milwaukee’s loss to Seattle on Saturday, was designated for assignment… . Cleveland’s Sandy Alomar Jr. has a 13-game hitting streak… . His brother, Roberto, had three hits for Baltimore, giving him a club-record 34 hits in April.