Henderson, Seattle Walk Over Toronto

Rickey Henderson and the Seattle Mariners had no trouble scoring runs, even without swinging the bat.

Henderson drew a team record-tying five walks, scored twice and stole two bases Sunday as the Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-6, at Seattle in a tense game filled with inside pitches.

“Rickey’s such a veteran and he knows the strike zone so well,� winning pitcher Aaron Sele said. “He didn’t get any hits, but he got five walks. So he’s on base five times, and any time you put on a speedy guy who’s a base stealer, it’s always a little nerve-racking for a pitcher.�

The American League West-leading Mariners were outhit, 10-5, but took advantage of 11 walks.

Alex Rodriguez and Jay Buhner homered for the Mariners, who have won 11 of the last 12 against Toronto. Seattle is 6-1 against the Blue Jays this year, outscoring them, 72-46.

Sele (12-6) avoided the first four-game losing skid of his career. He gave up consecutive home runs to Brad Fullmer and Darrin Fletcher in the seventh inning before leaving.

Detroit 8, Texas 7--Former Ranger Dean Palmer hit a two-run homer and an RBI single in the first two innings as the Tigers built a big early lead and held on to win at Arlington, Texas.

The Tigers scored six runs in the first inning for the second consecutive night, even after their first two batters made outs. Former Ranger Juan Gonzalez then had an RBI single, Palmer hit his 20th homer and Shane Halter had a three-run triple.

Detroit, which earned a split in the four-game series, led, 7-0, when Palmer’s single followed Gonzalez’s double in the second.

Palmer, who added an RBI double in the seventh after another Gonzalez hit, wasn’t part of the nine-player trade last November that sent Gonzalez from Texas to Detroit. The Rangers traded Palmer to Kansas City in 1997, and he signed with Tigers as a free agent after the 1998 season.

Baltimore 10, Cleveland 7--Rookie Luis Matos, who was in double-A ball as recently as June 18, drove in four runs and tied a team record with four steals as the new-look Orioles won at Baltimore.

Melvin Mora singled home a run, Brook Fordyce had two hits in his Baltimore debut and John Parrish earned his first major-league victory for the Orioles.

David Segui, playing his second game with Cleveland after being obtained in a trade with Texas, hit his fifth career grand slam.

Parrish (1-1), making his second appearance for Baltimore, allowed four runs, four hits and five walks in six innings, striking out five.

Cleveland’s Chuck Finley (9-8) gave up four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings and hurt himself with a costly throwing error in the Orioles’ four-run sixth.

Matos, who tied Brady Anderson’s club record for steals, said, “This is my best game in the big leagues. I’m enjoying the time right now.�

He came into the game hitting .195.

Mora, who had two hits, came to Baltimore Friday from the New York Mets in exchange for veteran Mike Bordick.

Fordyce went two for four and scored twice. He joined the Orioles Sunday morning after a flight from Southern California upon learning he was traded by the Chicago White Sox in a deal for Charles Johnson and Harold Baines.

The Orioles scored 10 runs without benefit of a homer, a rarity for a team that has long relied on the long ball. The Orioles stole five bases and boldly took an extra base whenever possible. Even Fordyce got into the act, sneaking into second base on a single during a throw to third base.

“It’s nice to have speed in spots where you can take advantage of things, and we were able to do that today,� Manager Mike Hargrove said. “We ran the bases aggressively. It’s infectious, and it picks everybody up. It’s the way you’d like to play the game, making things happen.�

Oakland 5, Boston 2--Sal Fasano homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs at Oakland as the Athletics spoiled Rolando Arrojo’s debut with the Red Sox.

Gil Heredia (13-7) pitched 7 1/3 strong innings to win his fourth in a row and give the A’s a series split with the Red Sox, one of their main rivals in the American League wild-card race.

Arrojo (0-1), acquired Thursday in a seven-player deal with Colorado, lost his fifth consecutive decision.

New York 7, Minnesota 4--Tino Martinez and Paul O’Neill drove in three runs apiece as the Yankees won at Minneapolis.

Andy Pettitte (11-6) allowed three runs--two earned--and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.

The Yankee bullpen rebounded after blowing leads in two consecutive games. Mike Stanton got out of a base-loaded jam in the seventh, preserving the lead to help the Yankees salvage a split of the four-game series.

Stanton pitched a hitless eighth, and Mariano Rivera allowed one run in the ninth to finish it.

The Yankees took a 4-0 lead in the first inning off Joe Mays (6-12).

Tampa Bay 7, Kansas City 6--Gerald Williams homered and hit an RBI single in the 10th inning at Tampa, Fla., as the Devil Rays survived a bizarre eighth inning for their fifth win in a row.

The Royals scored four runs in the eighth with the help of two passed balls, two wild pitches, two walks and a hit batter.

Russ Johnson led off the 10th with an infield single off Jerry Spradlin (4-3), stole second and scored on Williams’ hit.

Tanyon Sturtze (2-2) pitched the ninth and Roberto Hernandez worked the 10th for his 20th save.