Moyers, Seattle get the best of Rogers, Rangers

SEATTLE — Kenny Rogers lost in his first game since attacking two cameramen.

Willie Bloomquist singled leading off the eighth inning and scored on an infield grounder, leading the Seattle Mariners over Rogers and the Texas Rangers 2-1 Sunday.

Jamie Moyer (7-3) won a matchup of starters in their 40s as Rogers (9-4) allowed two runs and six hits in 7 2/3 innings.

Rogers broke a bone in his right hand when he punched a water cooler June 17 and gave up six runs in his next start, June 22 at the Los Angeles Angels. He then was skipped over for a turn, and last Wednesday threw an angry fit that sent a television cameraman to a hospital and prompted a police investigation.

Rogers was suspended for 20 games and fined $50,000 Friday by baseball commissioner Bud Selig. The players' association appealed the penalty, allowing Rogers to continue playing until after a hearing and a decision.

Seattle, which stopped a seven-game losing streak, cut Bret Boone before the game. The three-time All-Star second baseman was designated for assignment — Seattle has 10 days to trade Boone or place him on waivers.

YANKEES 1, TIGERS 0: At Detroit, Chien-Ming Wang allowed five hits in seven innings and Gary Sheffield drove in the game's only run, leading New York to its first win in 28 tries this season when scoring three runs or fewer.

Starting in place of the injured Carl Pavano, Wang (5-3) walked one and struck out two. It was the first time the rookie did not allow a run in a start.

Tom Gordon pitched the eighth and Mariano Rivera worked around a leadoff double to Ivan Rodriguez in the ninth, earning his 18th save in 20 tries and finishing the Yankees' first 1-0 victory since July 22, 2004, against the Blue Jays.

Nate Robertson (3-7) took another tough loss, allowing just nine hits in his second complete game in three starts. The Tigers are 1-5 on their homestand and have lost eight of 10 overall.

BLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 2: At Boston, Roy Halladay pitched eight strong innings for his 12th win, leading Toronto to its eighth win in 11 meetings this season with first-place Boston.

Halladay (12-4) escaped jams in the fifth and sixth to hold the highest-scoring team in the major leagues to one run and five hits. He walked two and struck out six in lowering his AL-leading ERA to 2.33. Halladay's 12 wins are one behind Chicago's Jon Garland and Florida's Dontrelle Willis for the major league lead. Scott Schoeneweis earned his first save since Aug. 30, 2002, for the Angels against Baltimore.