Indians 22, Yankees 0\nNEW YORK -- With the largest loss in their history, the New York Yankees' lead was cut to 3 1/2 games, their August slump beginning to resemble a free-fall.\nOmar Vizquel went 6-for-6 to tie the American League record for hits, and the Cleveland Indians routed New York 22-0 Tuesday night.\nJavier Vazquez was knocked out in the second inning, Cleveland took a 15-0 lead in the fifth and Jody Gerut and Victor Martinez hit three-run homers off Esteban Loaiza in the ninth. To make it worse for New York, owner George Steinbrenner was on hand to watch.\nNew York had never lost by more than 18 runs, falling 24-6 at Cleveland on July 29, 1928, and 19-1 at home against Detroit on June 17, 1925. Previously, the Yankees' biggest shutout loss was 15-0 at home against the Chicago White Sox on May 4, 1950.\nJake Westbrook (12-6) improved to 6-1 in his last nine starts, allowing five hits in seven innings.\nCleveland, which had season highs for runs and hits (22), set a team record for largest shutout win, topping its 19-0 rout of Boston on May 18, 1955.
Red Sox 10, Angels 7\nBOSTON -- Manny Ramirez homered twice, Curt Schilling moved into a tie for the major league lead with 17 wins and the streaking Boston Red Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 10-7 Tuesday night.\nBoston won its season-high seventh straight and for the 13th time in 14 games to take a 2 1/2-game lead over the Angels in the AL wild-card race. Anaheim had won 10 of 11.\nThe Red Sox cut New York's lead in the AL East to 3 1/2 games with the Yankees losing 22-0 to Cleveland. Boston has trimmed seven games from its deficit since Aug. 15.\nSchilling (17-6) got a huge ovation when he tipped his cap on the way off the field in the eighth inning, and that was the only thing the crowd liked better than the highlights from the Indians' bashing of the Yankees.\nThat game at Yankee Stadium drew spirited applause when it was shown on the Fenway Park scoreboard in the eighth, with fans laughing mockingly when a New York outfielder misplayed a ball over his head. When the camera cut to the 16-0 score on the scoreboard, Fenway erupted.
Expos 8, Cubs 0\nMONTREAL -- Livan Hernandez allowed three hits in eight scoreless innings, and Brad Wilkerson and Maicer Izturis each hit home runs in the Montreal Expos' 8-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.\nHernandez (10-12) also had two hits -- including an RBI single -- for the Expos. He allowed Moises Alou's single in the second, Derrek Lee's single in the fourth, and Michael Barrett's single in the fifth. Hernandez also walked four.\nTucker allowed Ramon Martinez's leadoff single in the ninth before getting three outs to complete Montreal's 10th shutout of the season.
Braves 5, Phillies 3\nPHILADELPHIA -- Mike Hampton pitched two-hit ball over eight innings and Andruw Jones hit a two-run homer to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.\nEli Marrero went 3-for-4 and Julio Franco had two RBIs for the Braves, who went 20-8 this month, marking just their second 20-win August since moving to Atlanta from Milwaukee after the 1965 season. They also did it in 1999, going 21-7.\nThe Braves got another strong effort from Hampton (11-9), who retired the first 10 batters before allowing a single in the fourth. Hampton walked one and struck out one while improving to 10-2 in his last 12 starts.
