The Detroit Rockets blew a 6-1 lead over Mike Mussina, but scored 3 runs late to beat the Oakland Jacks in the final American League game before the All-Star break. Detroit’s Frank Tanana had allowed just a solo shot to Joe DiMaggio into the 6th when DiMaggio added a 2nd homer, and Joe Gordon added another later in the inning to cut the lead to 6-4. Oakland’s Hank Greenberg hit a sac fly in the 7th to get the Jacks within a run. Detroit brought in closer Tom Henke, but Robin Yount took him deep to tie the game in the 8th. Connie Mack made a fateful decision to leave Mariano Rivera in the pen, bringing in Bullet Rogan to face the Rockets in the bottom of the 8th. With two on and 2 out, Kenny Loften hit a go-ahead RBI double, and Manny Ramírez followed with a 2-run double. Henke pitched a scoreless 9th to give Detroit the 9-6 win. Oakland is 12-13 heading into the break, while Detroit is 14-12. Álex Rodríguez was 3 for 3 with two homeruns, a walk, and 4 RBI to lead the Rockets. It’s the 3rd multi-homer game this season for Rodríguez. Ramírez was 2 for 5 with 3 RBI in a rare start.