The Mariners are 28 games over .500 and top the A-L West by 14 games over Oakland. Varitek and Manny Ramirez homered in Boston's second straight win. A.J. Hinsch and Dave McCarty each had two-run doubles. Detroit was rained out at Chicago's Comiskey Park. The Tigers White Sox will make up the game as part of a September fourth twinbill Undated Wide receiver Jerry Rice has officially become a free agent.
Today is the date teams can begin to cut players without taking a major salary-cap hit.
But Rice's agent says he's asked the 49ers to keep him while he decides where he will go. Moore has been asked to renegotiate his contract. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.