Ramirez’s two blasts lift Schilling

SEATTLE — Curt Schilling became the first 19-game winner in the major leagues this year and Manny Ramirez homered twice, including his second grand slam of the season, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Seattle Mariners 13-2 Friday night.

David Ortiz hit a go-ahead homer in a five-run sixth inning, and Johnny Damon had three runs batted in for the Red Sox, who cut the New York Yankees’ American League East lead to 2 1/2 games.

Ramirez tied Ted Williams and Jimmie Foxx for fifth on the career grand slam list at 17, passing Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. Ahead of Ramirez are Lou Gehrig (23), Eddie Murray (19), and Willie McCovey and Robin Ventura (18 each).

Ramirez, who hit a solo homer in the fourth off Ryan Franklin (3-15) and the grand slam in the seventh against Aaron Taylor, reached 40 homers for the fourth time in his career, the first since 2001. Ortiz and Ramirez have homered in the same game 12 times this season.

Schilling (19-6) won his sixth consecutive start, his longest winning streak since he won six in a row with Arizona from June 30-July 27, 2002. He allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings, walking none for the fifth consecutive start. Schilling is 10-3 following Boston losses, winning seven in a row.

Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki went 0 for 4, ending his 14-game hitting streak ended. Ichiro has 229 hits, 28 shy of the record George Sisler set in 1920.

Franklin (3-15), gave up three earned runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings, dropping to 0-11 in 17 starts since beating the Chicago White Sox on June 5. He is Seattle’s first 15-game loser since Erik Hanson was 8-17 in 1992.

Bret Boone’s RBI double in the second put Seattle ahead, but Boston took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on Ramirez’s first homer and Orlando Cabrera’s sacrifice fly. Boone’s 22nd homer retied it in the bottom half.

After Ortiz homered in the sixth, Dave Roberts had an RBI double, Damon a two-run triple that chased Franklin and Mark Bellhorn an RBI single off Masao Kida. Four runs were unearned because of an error.

Notes

Boston’s Manny Ramirez has 387 homers, 45th on the career list, one ahead of former Red Sox player Dwight Evans. … Seattle’s Ryan Franklin has allowed 31 homers this season, second on the Mariners to Jamie Moyer’s club-record 39 this year. … Mariners rookie Jeremy Reed got his first major league hit