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Bonine, Ordonez lift Tigers
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 02 - 10 - 2009

Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run double as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 Wednesday to move closer to the American League Central title.
Eddie Bonine pitched five effective innings after getting off to a rough start for Detroit, which increased its lead to three games over the Twins. The Tigers can clinch their first division title since 1987 with a victory in Thursday afternoon's series finale.
Carl Pavano (13-12) allowed seven runs and seven hits in 4 2-3 innings. He was 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA in five previous starts against Detroit this year.
Blue Jays 12, Red Sox 0: At Boston, Roy Halladay pitched a three-hitter for his second consecutive shutout as Toronto sent Boston to its sixth straight loss.
The Red Sox started only two regulars after clinching the AL wild card late Tuesday night. They were hitless until Joey Gathright's clean single to left with one out in the sixth.
The Blue Jays hit four homers – two by Randy Ruiz and one each by Lyle Overbay and Jose Bautista – one day after hitting six.
Halladay (17-10) had a strong outing in what might be his last game for the Blue Jays. He has one year left on his contract and could be traded in the offseason, although he'd have to agree to a deal.
Rays 5, Orioles 3: At St. Petersburg, Florida, James Shields carried a shutout into the eighth inning and Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer as Tampa Bay extended Baltimore's losing streak to 13 games.
Royals 4, Yankees 3: At New York, Joba Chamberlain lasted just 3 2-3 innings in his final warmup for the postseason and was booed by fans at Yankee Stadium in a loss to Kansas City.
Indians 5, White Sox 1, 1st game & White Sox 1, Indians 0, 2nd game: At Cleveland, Mark Buehrle pitched six shutout innings and Paul Konerko drove in the only run as Chicago beat Cleveland to split a season-ending doubleheader, ending Eric Wedge's seven-year managerial run at home with the Indians.
Elsewhere in the AL it was: Angels 5, Rangers 0; Mariners 7, Athletics 0.
Phillies clinch NL East
Kyle Kendrick pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Pedro Martinez as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 10-3 Wednesday to clinch their third straight National League East crown.
Raul Ibanez hit his career-high 34th homer and Jimmy Rollins had a double and triple for Philadelphia, which is heading to the postseason for the third straight year for the first time since Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton and crew won three consecutive division titles from 1976-78.
Kendrick (3-1) gave up two hits and struck out four.
Martinez lasted just four innings, allowing three runs and six hits in his first start since a neck strain forced him out of a game at Atlanta on Sept. 19.
In other NL games it was: Rockies 10, Brewers 6; Padres 5, Dodgers 0; Marlins 5, Braves 4; Giants 4, Diamondbacks 1; Nationals 7, Mets 4; Reds 6, Cardinals 1; Pirates 4, Cubs 0, Game 1.


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