Anaheim Miscue Wastes Comeback

American League

Luis Alicea threw away a grounder to second base in the ninth inning as the Yankees beat the Anaheim Angels 5-4 Wednesday in New York to win their third straight.

After the Yankees wasted a 4-0 lead, Chad Curtis doubled down the left-field line against Shigetoshi Hasegawa (2-5) leading off the ninth. Jorge Posada then grounded to second. Alicea waited for Hasegawa to reach first and his throw was wide to the home-plate side of the base as Curtis scored on the error.

Yankees outfielder Mark Whiten was back with the team while a prosecutor decides whether to charge him with sexually assaulting a woman at a Milwaukee hotel.

Tigers 8, White Sox 6 Detroit

Matt Walbeck and Damion Easley each hit two-run homers as Detroit overcame a four-run deficit for a victory over Chicago.

Willie Blair (9-4) allowed five runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Royals 5, Twins 1 Minneapolis

Tim Belcher became the first Kansas City starter to win since June 27, pitching into the eighth inning to help end Minnesota’s five-game winning streak.

Blue Jays 8, Brewers 0 Toronto

Roger Clemens became the first 16-game winner in the majors, pitching eight scoreless innings and leading Toronto over Milwaukee.

Joe Carter hit his 10th career grand slam as Toronto sent the Brewers to their third straight loss.

Athletics 5, Red Sox 2 Boston

Don Wengert, pressed into starting duty at the last minute, held Boston to one run over five innings as Oakland snapped a four-game losing streak.

Orioles 3, Rangers 2 (12) Arlington, Texas

Jeff Reboulet, who entered in the 10th inning, singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th, giving Baltimore a win over Texas and a three-game sweep.

Baltimore has won seven of eight against the Rangers this season.

Clearing the bases

The Milwaukee Brewers placed outfielder Marc Newfield on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder. … All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez did not start for Texas.

Rodriguez had missed only seven starts in 98 games prior to Wednesday, the fewest missed starts by a catcher in the majors. … Baltimore’s Cal Ripken is one game short of tying Nap Lajoie for 40th place on the career list of games played. Lajoie played in 2,480. … The Twins and Royals entered their game tied for the major league lead with a .986 fielding percentage. Neither team made an error Wednesday.