Slam By Ripken Caps Birds’ Rally

Cal Ripken’s sixth career grand slam capped a six-run seventh inning Tuesday night that carried the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-4 win over the Anaheim Angels in Baltimore.

Eric Davis went 4 for 4 with a homer and Scott Erickson (5-1) pitched into the ninth in improving his lifetime record against the Angels to 13-2.

Down 4-2 in the seventh, the Orioles rallied against Chuck Finley (0-2).

Royals 7, Red Sox 2 Boston

Jose Offerman and Jay Bell singled in runs in a three-run fifth inning as Kansas City beat Boston for the Royals’ 15th win in their last 19 games at Fenway Park.

Kansas City (15-14), which led 3-2 before a four-run ninth, moved over .500 for only the second time this season.

Indians 5, Rangers 4 Cleveland

Julio Franco hit a three-run homer and Orel Hershiser survived Juan Gonzalez’s first homer of the year as Cleveland beat Texas.

Yankees 7, Twins 2 New York

David Wells gave the Yankees’ tired bullpen a much-needed break with a complete game, and Paul O’Neill, Derek Jeter and Mark Whiten all homered for New York.

Wells (3-1), coming off a strong effort in which he defeated Seattle, allowed eight hits in his second complete game in seven starts. The Yankees’ relief corps certainly needed the rest - in the past two games, starters Kenny Rogers and Ramiro Mendoza both failed to survive the fifth.

Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1 (10) Toronto

Joe Carter drew a bases-loaded walk from reliever Dan Miceli with two outs in the 10th inning to give Toronto the win.

Robert Perez went 3 for 3 as the Blue Jays won their fourth straight.

Athletics 6, Brewers 5 Milwaukee

Geronimo Berroa’s two-run single in the seventh inning snapped a tie and lifted Oakland over Milwaukee.

Yankees, adidas sue

The New York Yankees and adidas filed an antitrust suit against major league baseball in federal court, claiming the sport interfered with their $95 million, 10-year sponsorship agreement.

The Yankees and adidas claimed baseball threatened to sue the sportswear company and attempted to stop joint advertising and the sale of merchandise at Yankee Stadium, The New York Times reported.

Clearing the bases

Left-hander Steve Avery was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Boston Red Sox, who activated right-hander Tim Wakefield… . Former Minnesota Twins third baseman Scott Leius signed as a utility player for the St. Paul Saints. Leius’ homer won Game 2 of the 1991 World Series for the Twins.

Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics was ejected in the first inning of the game against the Milwaukee Brewers when he argued with plate umpire Rich Garcia over a called third strike.