Anderson, Angels beat Yankees 18-9

Garret Anderson drove in a team-record 10 runs, hitting a grand slam and a three-run homer in the Los Angeles Angels' 18-9 rout of the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

Anderson also had a two-run double and an RBI double, becoming the 12th player in major league history to have 10 RBIs in a game. He was the first to reach double digits since Yankees star Alex Rodriguez also had 10 against the Angels on April 26, 2005.

Rodriguez hit a pair of solo shots Tuesday, with his 42nd homer of the season coming in the ninth inning off Marc Gwyn.

The major league record of 12 RBIs is shared by the St. Louis Cardinals' Jim Bottomley (1924) and Mark Whiten (1993). The AL record of 11 was set by Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees on May 24, 1936.

Anderson had a chance to break the major league mark when he came up in the eighth inning with runners at the corners and two outs, but he grounded out to shortstop.

The first-place Angels, who improved to 6-2 against New York this season, roughed up Mike Mussina (8-9) and stayed two games ahead of Seattle in the AL West.

The Yankees were rolling along for more than a month and closing fast in the playoff chase before visiting the Angels, a longtime nemesis. New York, which has lost the first two in a three-game series, fell six games behind first-place Boston in the AL East and 2 1/2 back of Seattle in the wild-card race.

Kelvim Escobar (14-6) earned the win for the Angels, the only AL team with a winning record against the Yankees in the regular season (61-54) since Joe Torre became New York's manager in 1996.

Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia has a 38-22 record against the Yankees. The Angels eliminated the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs in 2002 and 2005.

Anderson's eighth career slam came against Sean Henn in the sixth inning for an 18-5 lead. The 18 runs were the most the Angels had ever scored against the Yankees.

The slugger did all his damage in the first six innings and finished 4-for-6. He hit a three-run shot in the third off Edwar Ramirez.

The Angels' cleanup hitter had a two-run double off Mussina in the first inning, and drove in another run with a double against Mussina in the second.

The 10 RBIs were one more than Vladimir Guerrero had for the Angels against Boston in a 2004 game. Anderson's eight career slams also are an Angels record.

Wilson Betemit hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Gwyn, who pitched three innings for his first career save.

During a wild first three innings, the Angels and Yankees combined for 17 runs, 12 by the Angels.

Escobar allowed five runs and five hits in six innings, including Rodriguez's first solo homer in the second.

Los Angeles jumped out to a 7-1 lead against Mussina, who lasted only 1 2-3 innings. He allowed seven hits and walked two in his shortest outing of the season.

The Yankees closed the gap to 7-5 with four runs off Escobar in the third. But the Angels, who had scored five times in the second inning, did it again in the third, keyed by Anderson's first homer of the night.

Notes:@ Los Angeles 3B Chone Figgins sprained his left wrist checking his swing on ball four from Ron Villone with the bases loaded in the third inning. Robb Quinlan replaced Figgins to begin the fourth inning. Figgins will have his wrist re-examined on Wednesday and is day-to-day. ... The Yankees are 4-11 in their last 15 games against the Angels in Anaheim, including the 2005 playoffs. ... Angels RHP Bartolo Colon threw 75 pitches Tuesday, 45 in a simulated game, as he continued to work his way back from an elbow problem. Scioscia said Colon threw with good velocity and came out of the work OK. Colon, the 2005 AL Cy Young Award winner, went on the disabled list July 24 with right elbow irritation. ... Mussina was coming off a five-inning stint against Detroit when he gave up seven runs and nine hits in an 8-5 loss. Before that, he won four straight starts.