Willie Upshaw and George Bell hit consecutive two-out home runsin the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to an 11-10victory over the Texas Rangers last night at Arlington, Texas.
Reliever Greg Harris (0-1) was the victim of the rally, whichbegan when Garth Iorg singled with two out. Upshaw then homered totie the game and Bell hit the game-winner over the wall in left.
Tom Henke (1-0) pitched the last two innings for Toronto. Theofficial scorer credited him with the victory rather than a save.
The Rangers had taken a 10-8 lead in the bottom of the seventhon Don Slaught's two-run double off Steve Davis. Texas rookie BobbyWitt, making his major league debut, lasted only 3 1/3 innings,walking six and yielding five hits and six runs, including a two-runhomer by Cecil Fielder.
Toronto starter Jimmy Key lasted just one-third of an inning,trailing 5-1. YANKEES 6, ROYALS 5
Pinch hitter Dale Berra's bases-loaded suicide squeeze buntsingle with one out in the 10th inning scored Mike Easler as host NewYork rallied from a five-run deficit to top Kansas City.
Easler led off the 10th against rookie reliever Al Hargesheimerwith a double to the base of the center-field wall. Easler went tothird on a grounder and Mike Pagliarulo and Butch Wynegar were walkedintentionally to load the bases.
Berra then dropped a 2-1 pitch between the mound and home platefor a single, Easler scoring without a throw home.
The winner was Dave Righetti, who came in after Frank White ledoff the top of the 10th against Rod Scurry with a double. Headvanced on an out. But when Lynn Jones missed a squeeze buntattempt, catcher Wynegar chased White toward third base and taggedhim out. A's 3, TWINS 0
Rookie slugger Jose Canseco escaped a 1-for-9 slump with atwo-run homer, leading Oakland over Minnesota for the host's firsttriumph of the year.
Veteran right-hander Moose Haas went 7 2/3 innings for thevictory. Jay Howell finished for his first save. John Butcher tookthe loss.
With the A's leading 1-0 in the seventh, Carney Lansford doubledinto the left-field corner. Canseco then hit a fly that barelycleared the wall in left-center for his first homer of the year.
The A's scored their first run in the fourth. Dwayne Murphysingled up the middle and moved to second on a bunt single by DaveKingman. Kingman was 0-for-8 this season before the surprising bunt.Murphy later scored on an error. MARINERS 5, ANGELS 2
Alvin Davis went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a homer and GormanThomas homered to back the six-hit pitching of Matt Young as hostSeattle beat California.
Young struck out four and walked two. George Hendrick homeredfor California. ORIOLES 5, INDIANS 1
Fred Lynn drilled a three-run homer in the seventh inning andRick Dempsey added a pair of solo home runs to power host Baltimoreover Cleveland.
Ken Dixon (1-0) scattered six hits and struck out five overseven innings. Rich Bordi pitched the final two innings for hisfirst save.
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