Red Sox rolling behind red-hot Bret Saberhagen

Published: Sunday, April 26 1998 12:00 a.m. MDT

Bret Saberhagen continued his remarkable comeback and the Boston Red Sox hit two homers to extend their mastery over Cleveland, beating the Indians 3-2 Saturday for their 13th win in 14 games.

Reggie Jefferson and Scott Hatteberg hit solo homers to support Saberhagen (4-0), who has won all four of his starts after three years of arm troubles.Saberhagen, who already has two AL Cy Young Awards and a comeback player of the year plaque, went six innings for the third straight start, allowing one run and three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

YANKEES 5, TIGERS 4: Chad Curtis singled home the go-ahead run after Darryl Strawberry's eighth-inning steal, and New York rallied for its 13th win in 14 games. David Wells (3-1) allowed all four runs - three earned - and five hits in eight innings, sending Detroit to its 10th consecutive road loss.

ORIOLES 8, ATHLETICS 2: Cal Ripken extended his record consecutive games streak to 2,500 and marked the occasion with a three RBIs. Jimmy Key (3-1) allowed six hits in seven shutout innings.

ANGELS 7, DEVIL RAYS 1: Cecil Fielder broke out of a deep slump by driving in three runs with a single and double.

Fielder, who had just seven hits in his previous 63 at-bats, had an RBI single off Rolando Arrojo (2-2) in the fourth and a two-run single off Jim Mecir in a five-run eighth.

WHITE SOX 8, BLUE JAYS 1: Robin Ventura drove in four runs with three-run homer and an RBI single as Chicago won for the second time in eight games and sent Toronto to its fourth loss in five games.

Charlie O'Brien added a three-run double, and Scott Eyre (1-2) won for the first time in five starts this season, allowing the one run and four hits in six innings.

TWINS 8, MARINERS 2: Ron Coomer's first career grand slam capped a six-run ninth inning against Seattle's bullpen.

Otis Nixon and pinch-hitter Alex Ochoa hit RBI singles in the ninth off Mike Timlin (1-2) before the Twins loaded the bases for Coomer, who connected off Heathcliff Slocumb for his first homer this season.

RANGERS 11, ROYALS 8: Juan Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with five RBIs leading the Texas Rangers.

Gonzalez, who had two singles, a double and sacrifice fly, has 29 RBIs this month. He broke his club record of 25 for April set in 1996. He has 304 RBIs in 288 games since the start of the '96 season.

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