Indians win with one hit

Sunday rough on Rivera

? C.C. Sabathia pitched eight overpowering innings, and the Cleveland Indians got only one hit – a leadoff double in the first – in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

Sabathia (3-0) allowed five hits, struck out 10, walked three and improved to 14-3 in 22 starts against Chicago.

The Indians’ only hit was Grady Sizemore’s double in the first off Jose Contreras (1-2). Cleveland took advantage of three errors and some walks to take two of three in the series.

Joe Borowski worked the ninth for his fifth save, striking out pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski with a runner on first to end it.

Contreras did a remarkable job of keeping the game close, considering the White Sox made three errors behind him and he walked five in the first four innings. He allowed only Sizemore’s hit and was able to get big outs when he needed them.

The last time the Indians won while getting just one hit was April 12, 1992, a 2-1 victory over Boston.

Devil Rays 6, Twins 4

Minneapolis – Dioner Navarro hit a tiebreaking double off Joe Nathan in the ninth inning, and Tampa Bay earned a split of the four-game series.

Navarro’s second hit of the game snapped a 4-all tie and sent Nathan (1-1) to his first loss since September 6, 2005.

Akinori Iwamura greeted Nathan with a double and scored on Navarro’s double. Carlos Pena’s RBI single made it 6-4.

Brian Stokes (1-2) worked a scoreless eighth, and Al Reyes struck out two in a perfect ninth for his fourth save.

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Oakland, Calif. – Marco Scutaro hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Mariano Rivera to give Oakland its first series victory of the season.

Scutaro’s shot spoiled a strong start by Andy Pettitte, who allowed five hits and two runs – one earned – in seven innings.

Rivera (1-1) blew his first save chance of the season, despite retiring the first two batters in the ninth. Todd Walker singled for Oakland’s first hit since the third inning, and Jason Kendall then walked, bringing up Scutaro.

Mariners 14, Rangers 6

Seattle – Jose Vidro homered in his first two at-bats, and Ichiro Suzuki had four hits for Seattle, which scored a season high in runs.

Suzuki led off with his 21st career home run, and one out later Vidro connected for a solo shot, quickly erasing a 2-0 deficit. Vidro added a three-run homer in the second inning.

It was the 26th career four-hit game for Suzuki, who snapped an 0-for-13 slump Saturday.

Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1

Toronto – John McDonald drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning single, and Josh Towers recovered from a shaky outing with seven-plus strong innings for Toronto.

McDonald broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out single that brought in Royce Clayton, who ran through third base coach Brian Butterfield’s stop sign and scored without a play at the plate.

Shaun Marcum worked a perfect ninth for his first career save.