White Sox 14, Tigers 6
CHICAGO — Even though it was a rout, score this one a split decision.
On a fight-filled Saturday, there were 11 ejections and White Sox reliever Keith Foulke was left with a bloody cut under his left eye in Chicago's 14-6 win over the Detroit Tigers.
"Bottom line is, we won the game and we killed them," White Sox pitcher Jim Parque said. "I hope they have enough guys so we can beat them again."
Chris Singleton went 5-for-5 and drove in a career-high five runs as the White Sox won their fourth in a row. Detroit lost its sixth straight game.
The fights, however, were the main focus.
There was a big brawl in the seventh inning, and another bench-clearing altercation with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Five players were hit by pitches.
Five Tigers were ejected: Doug Brocail, Dean Palmer, Jeff Weaver, Rob Fick and Danny Patterson. The White Sox lost six: manager Jerry Manuel, coach Joe Nossek, Bobby Howry, Bill Simas, Tanyon Sturtze and Magglio Ordonez.
Foulke had a lot of blood under his left eye as he left the field and needed five stitches.
"The brawl was nothing fun, especially with people like the jerk behind me," said Foulke, who was attacked from behind and planned to watch the video to find the culprit. "We'll take care of (him) in our own way."
Charged Simas: "We know it was (Karim) Garcia and (Bobby) Higginson."
BLUE JAYS 8, YANKEES 2: At Toronto, Jose Cruz Jr. hit a leadoff home run off the Windows restaurant in center field and later added a three-run shot.
The Blue Jays have scored at least six runs in 10 consecutive games, the longest streak in the majors since the 1979 Angels did it for 11 straight.
Kelvim Escobar (2-2) scattered nine hits as the Blue Jays won their fourth straight.
David Cone (0-2) was tagged for eight runs and eight hits in three-plus innings, leaving with a 10.70 ERA. New York has lost two straight following an eight-game winning streak.
MARINERS 4, ROYALS 2: At Seattle, Brett Tomko (1-0), acquired in the Ken Griffey Jr. trade, allowed one run and four hits in six-plus innings in his Seattle debut since being called up from Triple-A Tacoma. Kazuhiro Sasaki pitched the ninth for his third save.
Tom Lampkin, filling in for ailing DH Edgar Martinez, hit a two-run homer in the second off Jay Witasick (0-4). Kansas City has lost eight straight following an 8-3 start.
ORIOLES 4, ATHLETICS 3: At Oakland, Calif., Mike Bordick hit a two-run homer off Gil Heredia (1-2) and boosted his league-leading RBIs total to 24 as Baltimore won its sixth straight.
Jose Mercedes (2-0) allowed two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings, Calvin Maduro pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings and Buddy Groom got one out for his second save, retiring Matt Stairs on a foul out with the bases loaded.
DEVIL RAYS 11, ANGELS 9: At ST. Petersburg, Fla., Bubba Trammell hit a two-run homer off Kent Mercker (0-1) with two outs in the 10th.
Tampa Bay set a team record with five home runs. Fred McGriff connected twice and drove in five runs, and Jose Canseco hit a 472-foot shot, the longest in Tropicana Field history.
RANGERS 8, TWINS 3: At Arlington, Texas, Chad Curtis had four RBIs and Rafael Palmeiro hit a two-run homer in the first inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota to stop a five-game losing streak.
Esteban Loaiza (1-1) allowed 11 runners in the first six innings, but had enough support to win. He allowed three runs and nine hits in 7 1/3 innings, struck out five and walked three.