Garciaparra sets rookie mark

Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra set an American Leaguerookie record by extending his hitting streak to 27 games with aleadoff single Monday night in a 9-8 victory over the host SeattleMariners.

Garciaparra opened the game with a line single to left field offMariners starter Bob Wolcott.

Guy Curtright held the previous AL record with a 26-game hittingstreak for the White Sox in 1943.Benito Santiago set the major-league rookie record with a34-game hitting streak for the San Diego Padres in 1987.Brewers 7, Rangers 2: Julio Franco homered as host Milwaukee wonfor the eighth time in 11 games to close to 3 1/2 games behindCleveland in the AL …