Seattle ? Gary Matthews was asked if he could remember a team with more power than his Texas Rangers team.

“Yeah, last year’s team,” he said.

Matthews hit a two-out home run in the ninth inning Saturday, leading the Rangers over the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, for their fourth straight victory.

Texas finished third in the AL with 227 home runs in 2004, but this year’s version may be even better.

The Rangers, who lead the majors with 133 home runs, also got a three-run shot from Michael Young in the second and a solo shot from David Dellucci – his third homer in three games – in the fourth.

“We’ve got a lot of spots in the order that can really hurt you, but we have our moments, too,” Rangers manager Buck Showalter said. “We’ve been doing a good job of taking advantage of what mistakes are made.”

Matthews hit a line drive shot on a 1-1 sinker from J.J. Putz into the first row of the right-field seats.

“That was as hard a ball as I’ve seen hit this year,” Showalter said.

Putz said it was a poor pitch.

“That was just a dumb pitch to throw at that point,” he said. “Nobody on or in scoring position, and he’s looking to try and jerk one.”

Adrian Beltre had his first two-homer game since joining the Mariners, but struck out against rookie Kameron Loe (2-1) with the game tied and two men on to end the seventh. Beltre had departed before the media arrived in the clubhouse.

“It was a two-seamer in,” Loe said of the strikeout pitch to Beltre. “I went after him with fastballs, trying to make him hit it on the ground. I ended up getting ahead of him with a chance to throw a dirty one.”

Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth for his 19th save in 23 opportunities. Seattle matched a season high with its seventh straight loss.

Dellucci homered for a 5-4 lead, but Beltre answered with a solo shot into the left-field bullpen in the fifth. It was his first multihomer game since Sept. 21 for the Dodgers against San Diego.

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4

Boston – Manny Ramirez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning, lifting Boston to a comeback victory over Toronto. It was just Boston’s third victory in 10 games against Toronto this season and came one night after the Red Sox lost, 15-2.

Johnny Damon had a pair of doubles, extending his hitting streak to 18 games for the Red Sox.

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Oakland, Calif. – Jon Garland won his major-league-leading 13th game, and Joe Crede hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh, helping Chicago snap Oakland’s eight-game winning streak.

Crede connected for his 12th home run of the season with two outs in the seventh, a solo shot to left-center.

Yankees 8, Tigers 4

Detroit – Tony Womack hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth to break a tie, and Bernie Williams followed with a three-run homer to lift New York over Detroit. Williams finished with four hits and five RBIs, matching a season high.

Dmitri Young’s three-run homer gave Detroit a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning before the Yankees rallied with two runs in the sixth, one in the seventh and four in the ninth off closer Troy Percival (1-2).

Twins 4, Devil Rays 1

Minneapolis – Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer, Kyle Lohse pitched eight strong innings, and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay. Joe Mauer added an RBI double for Minnesota, which won for the fifth time in six games. Jorge Cantu, a strong candidate to represent the reeling Devil Rays in the All-Star game, drove in a run with a fourth-inning single.

Orioles 4, Indians 0

Baltimore – Daniel Cabrera pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, and Jay Gibbons capped a sixth-inning rally with a three-run homer, helping Baltimore beat Cleveland.