Standing apart from the names of all the great sluggers in the New York Yankees' glorious history are these three: Babe, Mickey and Tino.

Tino?Yep, Tino Martinez moved into the company of Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle on Tuesday night by hitting his 15th homer of the season in New York's 11-2 win at Minnesota.

Martinez's two-run shot in the Yankees' seven-run sixth inning gave him 15 homers in the club's first 40 games, joining Ruth, who did it four times, and Mantle, who did it in his 1956 Triple Crown season.

"I don't think any accomplishment over 40 games is anything to get excited about," said Martinez, who went 3-for-4 and is hitting .366. "I'm not thinking about those types of things."

Martinez his his homer off reliever Kevin Jarvis, giving him 45 RBIs and moving him two ahead of Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr. for the major league lead.

The defending World Series champions have won 17 of their last 23, while the Twins lost for the 16th time in 20 games.

David Cone (5-2) allowed a season-high 10 hits in seven innings, striking out six and walking one as he won his fifth straight start for the first time in three years.

Indians 7, Rangers 3

At Arlington, Texas, Matt Williams hit a tie-breaking homer in the sixth as Cleveland stopped a three-game losing skid.

Williams' 10th homer of the season off Darren Oliver (1-4) allowed the Indians to complete a comeback after trailing 3-0.

Orioles 7, Athletics 3

At Oakland, Calif., B.J. Surhoff had a two-run homer and a two-run double, giving him 11 RBIs in his last three games.

Surhoff, who bunted for a single in the second, had a bases-loaded double in the third and hit his fourth homer of the season in the fifth. He went 3-for-4 and has two or more hits in eight of his last 13 games.

Mariners 2, Brewers 1

At Milwaukee, Jay Buhner's two-run, ninth-inning single off Mike Fetters (1-1) lifted Seattle. Norm Charlton pitched a perfect ninth for his ninth save.

Buhner's hit was just the Mariners' third and it made a winner of Randy Johnson (5-1), who gave up six hits in eight innings.

Royals 9, Red Sox 0

At Kansas City, Mo., Tim Belcher retired the first 15 batters and finished with a two-hitter for Kansas City.

Belcher (5-3) lowered his ERA to an AL-best 1.72, stretched his scoreless inning streak to 19, and faced only three batters over the minimum.

Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0

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At Detroit, Felipe Lira (2-2) pitched a four-hitter and Bob Hamelin homered twice as Detroit won its third straight.

Angels 8, White Sox 7

At Anaheim, Calif., the Angels, who scored a club-record 13 runs in one inning Monday night, scored seven in the third inning.

The first nine Anaheim batters reached base during the rally, which turned a 3-0 deficit into a 7-3 lead against James Baldwin (1-5).

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