Davis Goes Yard From Both Sides

Chili Davis homered from both sides of the plate and drove in five runs Saturday to lead the Kansas City Royals over the visiting Texas Rangers 10-4.

Davis accomplished the feat for the 10th time, one short of Eddie Murray’s major league record. The only other Royals to do it were Willie Wilson and U.L. Washington, both in 1979.

Batting right-handed against left-hander Darren Oliver (3-7), Davis hit a three-run homer in the fifth for a 5-1 lead. He then hit a two-run drive off Matt Whiteside in the sixth to make it 7-3.

Davis has 306 homers, including eight this year. He last homered from both sides on May 11, 1994, playing for the Angels at Texas.

Jim Pittsley (1-4), a highly touted 1992 first-round draft choice whose career was stalled by elbow surgery, went seven innings for his first major league win in eight tries.

The 6-foot-7 right-hander, who had never fanned more than two batters in his first seven major league starts, struck out six and walked two. He gave up three runs and four hits, allowing Juan Gonzalez’s 10th homer.

Oliver allowed six runs and seven hits in five innings.

Domingo Cedeno’s RBI triple put Texas ahead in the third. Kansas City took a 5-1 lead in the fourth on RBI singles by Bip Roberts and Jeff King, and Davis’ first homer.

White Sox 1, Orioles 0 (11) Chicago

Harold Baines singled in the winning run in the 11th inning, leading Chicago to its fifth win in six games.

Randy Myers (1-3) walked Dave Martinez leading off the 11th and Chris Hoiles advanced the runner with a passed ball. Darren Lewis sacrificed, Albert Belle was intentionally walked and Myers threw a wild pitch, putting runners on second and third.

Baines then singled to left, ending the game after 4 hours, 19 minutes.

Roberto Hernandez (4-1) pitched out of bases-loaded situations twice. He struck out Roberto Alomar to end the 10th and got Jeff Reboulet to hit into an inning-ending double play in the 11th.

Chicago’s Frank Thomas, the A.L.’s leading hitter at .391, did not play because of a strained muscle and was listed as day to day.

Indians 9, Red Sox 5 Boston

Jim Thome and Dave Justice hit two-run homers, sending Boston to its seventh loss in eight games.

Matt Williams added a solo homer for the Indians, who have won 12 of their last 18.

Darren Bragg hit a three-run homer, Wilfredo Cordero followed with a solo shot in the fourth, and Jeff Frye added a pinch-hit homer in the eighth for Boston, which has the worst record in the A.L. at 23-35.

Twins 6, Angels 1 Minneapolis

Brad Radke came within one out of a shutout, pitching a six-hitter for Minnesota.

Radke (5-5) struck out six and walked three in his first complete game of the season.

Radke, whose only shutout in the majors came during his rookie year in 1995, blanked the Angels until the ninth. Darin Erstad led off with a double and scored on a two-out single by Tim Salmon.

Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1 Toronto

Carlos Delgado tied a Toronto record by homering in his fourth consecutive game, and Robert Person got his first American League win.

Delgado hit a solo homer for a 2-0 lead in the fourth off Steve Karsay (1-7).

George Bell and Joe Carter are the only other Blue Jays to homer in four straight games.

Yankees 2, Brewers 0 New York

David Wells allowed four hits in eight innings and Charlie Hayes broke a scoreless tie with a seventh-inning double.

Wells (7-3) struck out eight en route to his third straight victory. Mariano Rivera worked a perfect ninth for his 18th save as the Yankees improved to 7-3 following a 1-6 home stand.

Clearing the bases

Matt Williams got his first homer and RBI since May 18…. Oakland’s Jason Giambi doubled to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 20 games…. Royals’ Bip Roberts left with a slight left hamstring pull after his single in the fifth.