ROUNDUP
Chicago 4, at Minnesota 3: Phil Nevin struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Twins lost. “We were one big hit away,†Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire said. “We couldn’t come up with one big hit.â€
at Boston 4, Baltimore 3: Julian Tavarez pitched five innings to improve to 3-0 with a 4.01 earned-run average in five starts since moving into the Red Sox rotation on Aug. 31.
at New York 7, Toronto 2: Gary Sheffield hit his first home run since returning from wrist surgery, a tiebreaking, three-run drive to lead the Yankees.
at Cleveland 2, Tampa Bay 1: Jhonny Peralta drew a bases-loaded walk against Seth McClung on a full-count pitch with one out in the ninth inning.
Texas 6, at Seattle 5: Michael Young hit his 51st double in the first inning to break Juan Gonzalez’s club record set in 1998 and hit a two-run double in the sixth.
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