Rangers Crush Orioles 26-7

The Texas Rangers scored 16 runs in the eighth inning - one shortof the modern major-league record - and scored the most runs by an ALteam in 41 years Friday night, routing the Baltimore Orioles 26-7.

Kevin Elster's grand slam off backup infielder Manny Alexanderhighlighted the biggest eighth inning in history.

Juan Gonzalez homered and drove in six runs, Dean Palmer homeredtwice and Will Clark also connected in the highest-scoring game by anAL team since the White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 29-6 onApril 23, 1955.The Rangers combined eight hits and eight walks in the eighthagainst Armando Benitez, Jesse Orosco and Alexander. Alexanderwalked four, three with the bases loaded, and gave up Elster's slam.Indians 9, Red Sox 4: Albert Belle hit his 200th career home runas Cleveland extended its dominance of Boston with a victory atJacobs Field.The Indians swept three games from Boston in the opening roundof the playoffs last October and have won all five meetings so farthis year.Boston got home runs from Mo Vaughn and Mike Stanley but lostfor the eighth time in its last nine games. The Red Sox dropped to3-13 for only the third time in franchise history.Brewers 8, Royals 2: Greg Vaughn homered into the left-fieldfountains and John Jaha followed with a home run, leading visitingMilwaukee past Kansas City for its fifth straight victory.Vaughn had three hits, including a two-run single in the ninthinning. He has driven in at least one run in six consecutive games.Twins 7, Yankees 1: Dwight Gooden's comeback took another stepback.Gooden failed to get out of the fourth inning in his worstouting of the season, and host Minnesota beat New York.Gooden (0-3), who returned to the majors this season after a 11/2-year suspension for violating his drug aftercare program, haslost all three of his starts and has an 11.48 ERA.Angels 4, Tigers 3: Don Slaught's one-out single in the ninthinning scored pinch runner Dick Schofield and gave host California awin over Detroit.Mark Langston (1-1) pitched a seven-hitter to become only thesecond Angels starter to record a victory this season.Blue Jays 10, Mariners 4: Joe Carter hit two home runs andToronto ended host Seattle's team-record-tying eight-game winningstreak.