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BOSTON - Curt Schilling and Keith Foulke came to Boston during the offseason with much fanfare. As for Andy Dominique, David McCarty, Kevin Youkilis and Anastacio Martinez, not much was expected of them at all.
"We've shown we have depth," Schilling said after Dominique tied the score with his first major-league hit and McCarty homered in the 12th inning Sunday to give the Red Sox a 9-7 victory over the Mariners.
"Everyone that's been called on to answer the bell at one time or another has done it," Schilling said.
Schilling had a perfect game for 52/3 innings but wound up with a no-decision after Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer off Foulke in a six-run eighth that made it 7-5. It was the first blown save since Aug. 14 for Foulke, who had not allowed a run in 15 appearances. Ibanez had been 0-for-14 off Foulke in his career.
Jason Varitek singled to lead off the bottom of the eighth, McCarty doubled and Johnny Damon hit a sacrifice fly off Eddie Guardado.
Dominique, in just his third big-league at-bat, looped a pinch-single to right that tied the score.
"The younger guys are doing it against all odds and in place of All-Stars," Damon said.
Foulke and Guardado each pitched a scoreless ninth to send the game into extra innings.
J.J. Putz (0-2) and Martinez (2-0) each pitched two scoreless innings before Putz hit Varitek on the right arm with one out in the 12th.
McCarty then homered on a 3-and-0 pitch into the green-shirted fans in straightaway center, moving the Red Sox back into the East lead, a half-game ahead of New York.
RANGERS 4, BLUE JAYS 2: Kenny Rogers (8-2) became the first eight-game winner in the majors despite walking seven, and visiting Texas stopped a four-game losing streak. Rogers (8-2), off to his best start, won his fourth straight start, allowing one run - it was unearned - and six hits in 51/3 innings. Francisco Cordero got his 16th save, ending Toronto's five-game winning streak. Justin Miller (1-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings.
WHITE SOX 11, ANGELS 2: Willie Harris had four hits, Jose Valentin homered and Ross Gload drove in three runs for host Chicago. John Lackey (3-6) allowed eight runs and nine hits in three innings, matching the shortest outing of his career. Ex-Angel Scott Schoeneweis (5-2), replaced by Lackey in Anaheim's rotation in 2002, allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings.
TWINS 8, ROYALS 3: Alex Prieto hit his first major-league homer, and Corey Koskie drove in three runs for visiting Minnesota. Kyle Lohse (2-4) allowed three runs and nine hits in five-plus innings for his first victory in eight starts. Lohse's other victory this year was against the Royals on April 17. Jimmy Gobble (2-3) lost for the third time in four decisions, giving up six runs and eight hits in 32/3 innings.
ORIOLES 7, TIGERS 3: B.J. Surhoff tied it with a ninth-inning single off Ugueth Urbina (1-2), who then walked Brian Roberts with the bases loaded, forcing home the go-ahead run. Visiting Baltimore completed a three-game sweep. Urbina retired only one of seven batters and blew a save for the first time in 13 chances since Aug. 31 for Florida.
INDIANS 4, ATHLETICS 3: Omar Vizquel, whose throwing error helped visiting Oakland score twice in the ninth, had a tying, run-scoring double off Arthur Rhodes (1-3), who then threw a game-ending wild pitch to the backstop that scored Matt Lawton.