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TORONTO (AP) – After Joey Hamilton kept the Toronto Blue Jays in
the game by escaping a bases-loaded, no-outs jam, Raul Mondesi went
to work.
Mondesi homered in the fifth inning and hit a tiebreaking single
in the seventh as the Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 Tuesday
night.
Mondesi, who drove in three runs, gave Toronto a 4-3 lead with a
two-run homer off Doug Davis after Hamilton got out of trouble in
the top of the fifth by striking out Frank Catalanotto and Ruben
Mateo, then retiring Gabe Kapler on a grounder.
"Joey kept us in the game, and if our pitchers do that we're
going to win a lot of games this year," Mondesi said.
Rafael Palmeiro tied it with an RBI single in the sixth, but
Mondesi threw out Alex Rodriguez as he tried to go first to third
on Palmeiro's one-out hit.
Mondesi then put Blue Jays ahead again in the seventh.
Shannon Stewart led off with a double off Pat Mahomes (0-2),
Alex Gonzalez sacrificed and Mondesi followed with his single to
center field.
"I feel real good," Mondesi said. "My timing is getting
better."
John Frascatore (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win, and Billy Koch went the ninth for his fifth save. Ivan Rodriguez
homered for the fourth straight game, tying a team record, when he
connected off Koch.
Toronto's Jose Cruz Jr. extended his hitting streak to an AL
season-high 17 games.
Alex Rodriguez extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
Rodriguez, who was booed when he was introduced for his first
at-bat, went 1-for-4.
"Credit Hamilton for shutting us down with men on base,"
Rodriguez said. "It seemed like he threw better when he was in a
jam."
After Hamilton worked his way out of trouble, the Blue Jays
rallied from a 3-0 deficit with four runs in the fifth on Tony
Batista's fifth homer, Gonzalez's RBI single and Mondesi's fifth
homer.
"We came back with the four runs which is real nice," Hamilton
said.
Texas scored three runs in the second on Andres Galarraga's RBI
double, Mateo's run-scoring single and Rusty Greer's sacrifice fly.
Toronto added two runs in the eighth on Stewart's RBI single and Gonzalez's sacrifice fly.
Game notes
Texas RHP Jonathan Johnson cleared waivers and has been
assigned outright to Triple-A Oklahoma of the Pacific Coast League.
... Attendance was just 15,381. ... Hamilton gave up four runs –three earned – on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. ... Davis allowed
four runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. ... Gonzalez had two
RBIs. ... Mike Hargrove, Juan Gonzalez and Palmeiro also homered in
four straight games for Texas.
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RECAPS
Boston 9
Minnesota 4
Anaheim 7
Cleveland 2
Baltimore 8
Detroit 3
Seattle 7
NY Yankees 5
Toronto 7
Texas 5
Tampa Bay 4
Kansas City 2
Oakland 6
Chi. White Sox 4
Houston 11
Atlanta 6
Milwaukee 6
NY Mets 4
St. Louis 7
Montreal 2
Colorado 14
Chicago Cubs 1
Arizona 9
Florida 8
Philadelphia 12
San Diego 7
Pittsburgh 5
Los Angeles 1
Cincinnati 9
San Francisco 5
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