Five-run ninth lifts Indians

A different city, venue, and sport produced yet another memorable Cleveland victory over Detroit.

David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two out to cap a five-run ninth off closer Todd Jones as the Indians rallied past the Tigers, 12-11, last night at Jacobs Field.

One night after LeBron James single-handedly shot the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers to a double-overtime playoff win in Detroit, the Indians summoned all they had against Jones.

"That was a crazy one," said Cleveland catcher Victor Martinez, whose three-run homer got Cleveland within one in the ninth.

Jones (1-3) blew his second straight save opportunity as the reeling Tigers lost for the seventh time in eight games and fell 4 1/2 games behind first-place Cleveland in the AL Central. "I got pounded," Jones said.

The Indians improved baseball's best home record to 19-4, the best start at home in Cleveland's 107 years in the American League.

The Tigers led, 11-7, before Martinez's three-run shot -- his second home run of the game -- made it 11-10.

Jhonny Peralta followed with a double, giving way to pinch-runner Mike Rouse. After striking out Ryan Garko, Jones intentionally walked Trot Nixon, putting the winning run aboard. Josh Barfield poked a single to right, scoring Rouse to tie it.

Dellucci then lined a 2-1 pitch to center and was pounded by jubilant teammates.

Angels 3, Orioles 2 -- John Lackey became the majors' first nine-game winner and Gary Matthews Jr. drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh to spark host Anaheim.

Diamondbacks 5, Mets 1 -- Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb dominated a makeshift New York lineup as visiting Arizona won its eighth straight game. The Mets were without David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Shawn Green, and Moises Alou.

Dodgers 5, Pirates 4 -- Russell Martin homered for the third consecutive game and visiting Los Angeles won with its hitting rather than its pitching for a change.

Twins 3, Athletics 2 -- Jeff Cirillo and Mike Redmond had run-scoring singles in the 10th inning and visiting Minnesota hung on for its fifth straight win.

Rangers 9, Mariners 8 -- Kenny Lofton took a home run away from Adrian Beltre in the seventh and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth with a sacrifice fly to carry visiting Texas. Ichiro Suzuki extended his career-best hitting streak to 25 games, a Seattle record.

Brewers 8, Marlins 5 -- Rookie Ryan Braun homered, doubled, and singled to lead host Milwaukee.

Giants 13, Phillies 0 -- Matt Morris surrendered only a single over six innings and had a career-best three hits to lead visiting San Francisco.

Nationals 4, Padres 3 -- Ronnie Belliard singled home Cristian Guzman in the 10th inning to give host Washington the victory.

Reds 4, Rockies 2 -- Ken Griffey Jr. hit career home run No. 575 and Bobby Livingston earned his first major league win as Cincinnati won in Denver.

Cardinals 8, Astros 1 -- Juan Encarnacion and Gary Bennett hit their first homers of the season on consecutive pitches in a seven-run ninth that helped St. Louis hand host Houston its 11th loss in 12 games.

White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0 -- Javier Vazquez pitched eight shutout innings to win for the first time since April 13, and visiting Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak.

Royals 4, Devil Rays 1 -- Brian Bannister gave up two hits in eight innings, and visiting Kansas City snapped a seven-game losing streak.