Foulke, Red Sox Can’t Stop Rangers

Kevin Mench had an RBI single with one out in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied against struggling closer Keith Foulke for a 6-5 win Monday night over the Boston Red Sox at Arlington, Texas.

The Rangers scored twice in the ninth against Foulke (5-5). Michael Young had a one-out triple before Mark Teixeira doubled into the right-field corner to tie it, 5-5. Hank Blalock drew a walk and Alfonso Soriano was hit by a pitch before Mench’s liner went over the head of drawn-in left fielder Manny Ramirez. Foulke blew his second save in a week and Boston has lost five of seven.

Ramirez hit a 446-foot, two-run homer in the eighth inning to put the Red Sox up, 5-3, and also drew a bases-loaded walk in the game. His 21st homer of the season landed high on the grassy hill beyond the center-field wall off Joaquin Benoit (1-0).

Rod Barajas got the Rangers to 5-4 when he had an RBI double with two outs in the eighth. That scored Soriano, who had led off the inning with a walk.

Johnny Damon extended his career-best hitting streak, and the longest active in the major leagues, to 20 games when he led off the game with a single.

New York 13, Baltimore 8 -- Jason Giambi had his first multihomer game in two years and Bernie Williams hit a tiebreaking single in a seven-run eighth inning as the Yankees won at New York.

On the 75th birthday of Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, Gary Sheffield, Hideki Matsui and Giambi homered to help New York go ahead 6-0 after two innings against Bruce Chen.

Steinbrenner did not attend the 4-hour 12-minute, 397-pitch marathon, the longest nine-inning game in the major leagues this season.

Cleveland 9-6, Detroit 3-0 -- Travis Hafner hit his third home run of the day, Coco Crisp had an inside-the-park homer, and the surging Indians completed a sweep of a day-night doubleheader at Cleveland.

Hafner homered twice and drove in five runs in the first game. He was six for 10 with six RBIs in the doubleheader.

Seattle 6, Kansas City 0 -- Ryan Franklin pitched a six-hitter to lead the Mariners over the Royals at Kansas City, Mo. Franklin (4-10), tied for the major league lead in losses, pitched his third career shutout and sixth complete game.

Chicago 10, Tampa Bay 8 -- Jermaine Dye matched a career high by driving in six runs with a grand slam and a single at Chicago, and the White handed the Devil Rays their sixth straight loss.