Chicago ? Rookie manager Alan Trammell is doing his best to stay positive during another disastrous start for the Detroit Tigers.

He can only hope that translates into some wins — soon.

The Tigers became the first team in 40 years to open 0-6 in consecutive seasons, giving up nine runs in the eighth inning of a 10-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox Sunday.

“We are six games into the season, but there is a still long way to go,” Trammell said. “It’s disappointing, no question. We’ll have to regroup.”

The New York Mets were the last team to lose their first six games in back-to-back seasons. They did it in 1962 and 1963 — their first two seasons — according to the Elias Sports Bureau, baseball’s statistician.

Detroit began 0-11 last year and finished 55-106, tying Tampa Bay for the worst record in the majors.

“The only choice you have is to keep fighting,” said knuckleballer Steve Sparks, whose error gave Chicago’s big rally the lift it needed.

The White Sox got five walks, a cue-shot roller to first, Sparks’ error, a two-run double by D’Angelo Jimenez, a two-run single by Josh Paul and a three-run homer by Magglio Ordonez in the eighth.

That wiped out Detroit’s 2-1 lead, the first time the Tigers had been ahead this season.

“It was so cold, we were just trying to get our bats going and hang in there,” Jimenez said.

Six of the runs in the eighth were charged to Sparks, although none was earned because of his error.

Detroit took a 2-1 lead in the seventh on Bobby Higginson’s RBI single, but couldn’t hold it on another winter-like day at U.S. Cellular Field, where the gametime temperature was 34 degrees.

Frank Thomas walked to start the eighth and Paul, his pinch-runner, moved up on a wild pitch by Franklyn German (0-1). Ordonez singled to send Paul to third before Sparks, who pitched 62¼3 innings of relief Friday, replaced German.

Paul Konerko hit a slow roller to first baseman Carlos Pena, whose flip to first was dropped by Sparks for an error as Paul scored the tying run.

“It was kind of a quirky play. Sparks’ knuckleball is always good, and then you have the wind playing with it. But we’ll take it any way we can,” Konerko said.

“Then you try to minimize the damage,” Sparks said of his error.

But the Tigers’ couldn’t do that.

Joe Crede walked to load the bases before Carlos Lee and Aaron Rowand popped out. But Miguel Olivo worked a walk to give Chicago a 3-2 lead and Jimenez followed with his double down the third-base line.

Paul had a two-run single before Ordonez greeted reliever Matt Anderson with his first homer and the 150th of his career.

Yankees 10, Devil Rays 5

St. Petersburg, Fla. — Roger Clemens won his 295th game, and Alfonso Soriano and Nick Johnson hit consecutive homers in the first inning for New York. Clemens (2-0) allowed four runs and six hits in seven innings. After limiting Tampa Bay to a run and three hits through six, the six-time Cy Young winner gave up a three-run homer to Javier Valentin in the seventh.

Red Sox 12, Orioles 2

Baltimore — Shea Hillenbrand homered, doubled twice and had a career-high six RBIs as Boston beat nemesis Rodrigo Lopez. Nomar Garciaparra homered, scored four runs and fell a single short of the cycle. Bidding to become the 20th Boston player to hit for the cycle, Garciaparra flied out in the eighth.

Blue Jays 8, Twins 1

Minneapolis — Carlos Delgado homered and drove in four runs, and Cory Lidle (1-1) pitched seven strong innings as Toronto completed a three-game sweep. Brad Radke (1-1) was hit hard, giving up eight runs on 10 hits in three-plus innings. The eight earned runs tied Radke’s career high, set four times previously.

Mariners 11, Rangers 2

Arlington, Texas — Edgar Martinez homered, and Dan Wilson, just off the disabled list, hit an RBI single on the first pitch he saw this season as Seattle jumped on Chan Ho Park early.

Athletics 7, Angels 6

Oakland, Calif. — Mark Ellis had a career-high four hits as Oakland completed a three-game sweep of the World Series champions. Oakland’s 5-1 start is its best since winning five straight to start the 1992 season.