ARLINGTON, Texas - Hank Blalock's sacrifice fly ended a long scoreless streak by Boston relievers, and the Rangers snapped the Red Sox's six-game win streak with a 4-3 win in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday.
Boston's bullpen had gone 321/3 consecutive scoreless innings over 11 games.
Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo, a Hernando High graduate, hit Eric Young for the second time to start the seventh. Then Mark Malaska (1-1) gave up a single to David Dellucci, the only batter he faced.
Young scored on a single by Gerald Laird, the first batter faced by Scott Williamson, to make it 2-2. Shortstop Pokey Reese leaped to snag Michael Young's hard liner, but Blalock followed with a deep flyball. Alfonso Soriano added a run-scoring double.
Francisco Cordero allowed a run-scoring double to Johnny Damon in the ninth before finishing for his eighth save in as many chances.
WHITE SOX 4-6, BLUE JAYS 3-10: Frank Catalanotto tied an American League record with six hits and Eric Hinske and Orlando Hudson homered as visiting Toronto earned a split.
Catalanotto had five singles and a double, falling one hit short of the major-league record for a nine-inning game, accomplished by Rennie Stennet on Sept. 16, 1975, for Pittsburgh. Shawn Green was the last player to have six hits in a nine-inning game. He did it in May 2002 as part of his four-homer game for the Dodgers.
After a three-run second, Toronto chased starter Dan Wright with a three-run fourth that included run-scoring singles by Catalanotto and Vernon Wells and made it 6-2.
In the first game, Joe Crede hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the 10th for Chicago. Magglio Ordonez singled in the 10th. Frank Thomas walked, and Ross Gload sacrificed. Justin Speier (1-3) walked Paul Konerko intentionally to load the bases before Crede lifted a fly to rightfielder Howie Clark.
Clark made a strong throw to the plate, but Ordonez slid around catcher Kevin Cash.
INDIANS 3, ORIOLES 2 (13): Coco Crisp drove in the winning run and Chad Durbin (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings for host Cleveland. Matt Lawton singled off Mike DeJean (0-2) to lead off the 13th and came around on Crisp's single. C.C. Sabathia made his first start since April 16, giving up a run and four hits in seven innings. Cleveland's Omar Vizquel became the 15th shortstop in major-league history to appear in 2,000 games at the position.
TIGERS 4, MARINERS 2: Ivan Rodriguez and Greg Norton homered for host Detroit, which handed Seattle its eighth loss in 10. Jeremy Bonderman (3-1) allowed two runs on five hits. He didn't walk a batter in 72/3 innings. Seattle ruined Bonderman's shutout in the eighth when John Olerud hit a run-scoring double. Ugueth Urbina pitched the ninth for his second save in two chances. Seattle starter Ryan Franklin (1-2) gave up four runs in seven innings.
ANGELS 1, TWINS 0: Chone Figgins hit a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth and spot starter Aaron Sele allowed two hits in five innings for visiting Anaheim. Kevin Gregg gave up two hits over two innings, and Francisco Rodriguez (1-0) and Troy Percival pitched one inning each to complete the four-hitter.
