Tigers Release Young After Loss to M's

Detroit Tigers' Dmitri Young goes back to the dugout after popping out against the Seattle Mariners in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, in Detroit. Young was given his unconditional release following the Tigers' 5-4 loss. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) (Duane Burleson - AP)

Jermaine Dye hit his 40th homer for Chicago. Kyle Snyder (4-4) allowed five runs and seven hits in 2 1-3 innings.

Devil Rays 4, Twins 2

Greg Norton and Ty Wigginton hit consecutive homers in the seventh off Pat Neshek (3-1), ending Tampa Bay's streak of 14 losses to Minnesota.

Joe Mauer and Rondell White homered for the visiting Twins.

Shawn Camp (7-2) was the winner, and Seth McClung pitched the ninth for his fifth save.

Yankees 8, Royals 3

Randy Johnson (16-10) didn't allow a hit until David DeJesus tripled leading off the seventh, and Jorge Posada hit a pair of three-run homers at Kansas City.

Johnson allowed just the one hit and struck out eight in seven shutout innings. After his triple, DeJesus was picked off third by Posada.

Derek Jeter extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games, going 2-for-4. He raised his batting average to .344, one point behind Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer, the AL leader.

Runelvys Hernandez (5-9) allowed five runs and seven hits in six innings.

Athletics 9, Rangers 6

Mark Kotsay hit a go-ahead three-run double and matched his career high with four RBIs, Frank Thomas homered for the second straight day and Oakland overcame a 4-0 deficit to avoid a three-game sweep. The A's maintained their 5 1/2-game AL West lead.