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TORONTO (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez called it his best game ever.
Rodriguez hit three homers and drove in seven runs -- both career
highs -- and the Seattle Mariners routed the Toronto Blue Jays 19-7
Sunday for a convincing three-game sweep.
|  | | Alex Rodriguez watches the first of three homers sail out of SkyDome. |
"Number one," Rodriguez said. "I've never had a game like
this. I've dreamt about having a game like this, but I never
thought it would happen."
Rodriguez scored five times, going 4-for-5. He hit a solo homer
in the first inning and a two-run shot in the fourth.
With the bases loaded in the eighth, Rodriguez narrowly missed a
grand slam off Pedro Borbon when a liner down the left-field line
hooked foul. Rodriguez jumped up in anticipation when he thought
the ball would go out, but slumped his shoulders when it did not.
"I was hoping. I was running down the line and doing everything
I could to keep it fair," Rodriguez said. "But it didn't work."
On the next pitch, Rodriguez hit a towering drive over the wall
in left-center field for his seventh career slam.
"I'm just thankful," Rodriguez said. "When you have a day
like today, your teammates are a big part of it."
Two pitches later, Borbon hit John Olerud. Rodriguez stared at
Borbon from the dugout, but no one left the benches.
"I hope they didn't take offense," Rodriguez said. "When you
play a game that you love you are going to show emotion."
Olerud went 4-for-4 and scored three times.
Jay Buhner homered, doubled and had five RBI for Seattle, which
had 22 hits. Mike Cameron also homered for the Mariners, who have
won eight straight against Toronto.
Carlos Delgado hit two homers for the Blue Jays, who have lost
five in a row at home. Brad Fullmer also connected for Toronto.
The Mariners outscored the Blue Jays 47-22 in the series, having
won 11-9 on Friday and 17-6 on Saturday.
"They really put it to us this weekend and showed who is
boss," Toronto catcher Darrin Fletcher said. "They bombed us."
Seattle took a 2-0 lead in the first on Rodriguez's homer and
Buhner's RBI double off Chris Carpenter (0-3).
Delgado's two-run homer and Tony Batista's RBI double made it
3-2 in the bottom half off Freddy Garcia (2-1).
Cameron hit a two-run homer in the second, and RBI singles by
Edgar Martinez and Buhner gave Seattle a 6-3 lead in the third.
Delgado's homer over the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant in
right-center field cut it to 6-4 in the bottom half.
Rodriguez's two-homer in the fourth made it 8-4. Buhner's
three-run shot in the sixth made it 12-6.
"Alex got good pitches to hit and that's why he had a great
day," Toronto manager Jim Fregosi said.
Game notes
The Mariners set a club record for most runs scored in
three consecutive games. ... The 47 runs allowed in the three games
are the most the Blue Jays have allowed in three consecutive games.
... There have been 30 home runs in seven games at SkyDome this
year. ... The Blue Jays have lost six of their last seven games.
... Toronto 2B Craig Grebeck started in place of Homer Bush for the
second straight day. Bush is hitting just .154. ... Delgado has 18
multiple homer games in his career. ... Rodriguez has 13 multiple
homer games in his career. ... Toronto OF Shannon Stewart remains
day-to-day with a pulled quad and right hamstring. ... Attendance
was 15,325. ... The Mariners also swept the Blue Jays at SkyDome
last August.
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RECAPS
Boston 5
Oakland 4
Cleveland 2
Texas 1
Tampa Bay 7
Detroit 6
NY Yankees 8
Kansas City 4
Seattle 19
Toronto 7
Anaheim 3
Chi. White Sox 1
Baltimore 5
Minnesota 0
Philadelphia 5
Montreal 4
NY Mets 12
Pittsburgh 9
Atlanta 2
Milwaukee 1
Florida 6
Chicago Cubs 5
St. Louis 9
Colorado 3
Colorado 14
St. Louis 13
(2nd game)
San Diego 13
Houston 3
Cincinnati 5
Los Angeles 3
Arizona 0
San Francisco 0
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