Red Sox whip Yanks, take over AL East

NEW YORK - David Ortiz hit one of three Boston homers to back a tireless Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox extended their domination of the Yankees this season, beating New York, 11-6, on Wednesday night to take over first place in the AL East.

Carl Crawford and J.D. Drew also connected, both in the ninth inning to break the game open for a second time. Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and Adrian Gonzalez added two RBIs.

Facing his most familiar foe in Wakefield, Derek Jeter finished 1 for 5 to move within 11 hits of 3,000. He had a run-scoring double but also grounded into a rally-killing double play.

Alex Rodriguez homered but A.J. Burnett came up small in a big game for the banged-up Yankees, who have lost seven of eight meetings with their longtime rivals this season - including all five at home.

The last time the Red Sox won their first five road games against the Yankees in a season was 1912, on the way to a World Series title.

Boston goes for its second sweep at Yankee Stadium in a month Thursday night when Red Sox righthander Josh Beckett faces fellow ace CC Sabathia in their latest marquee matchup. Beckett has beaten Sabathia and the Yankees twice in two spotless starts this season, striking out 19 over 14 shutout innings.

The Red Sox have won five straight overall after losing four in a row. Boston has won 18 of 24, starting the surge with a three-game sweep in the Bronx May 13-15.

Wakefield (3-1) was relieved in the sixth by ex-Yankee Alfredo Aceves, who went the rest of the way for his first save of the season.

Jeter was 1 for 3 against Wakefield, giving him 32 career hits against the 44-year-old knuckleballer, his most against any pitcher. The two have squared off in 118 plate appearances, the most common matchup among active players in majors.

New York tried to rally in the sixth, which included a strange swing. Eduardo Nunez fouled a pitch off the front of his helmet, jarring it loose, and straight up in the air. It was a dead ball, but Nunez was shaken up for a moment.

He stayed in the game and singled before fill-in catcher Francisco Cervelli cut it to 8-5 with an RBI single, making him 9 for 16 (.563) in his career with the bases loaded. But with sweat dripping from the bill of his cap, Aceves got Jeter to ground into an inning-ending double play.

Red Sox 11, Yankees 6

Boston 310 301 003 – 11 11 0

New York 000 131 001 – 6 9 2

Boston AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

 Ellsbury cf 5   1   3   1   0   0   .307

Pedroia 2b 3   0   1   1   2   0   .247

Ad.Gonzalez 1b 4   0   0   2   1   3   .335

Youkilis 3b 4   1   1   0   1   3   .255

Ortiz dh 4   2   1   2   1   0   .323

C.Crawford lf 5   2   2   1   0   1   .247

Scutaro ss 5   2   2   0   0   0   .247

J.Drew rf 3   1   1   3   1   1   .229

Varitek c 3   2   0   1   2   0   .218

Totals 36   11   11   11   8   8   

New York AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

 Jeter ss 5   1   1   1   0   1   .261

Granderson cf 5   0   0   0   0   2   .263

Teixeira 1b 4   0   1   2   0   0   .258

Al.Rodriguez dh 5   1   1   1   0   1   .278

Cano 2b 3   1   0   0   0   2   .273

Swisher rf 4   0   1   0   0   1   .222

Gardner lf 2   0   1   0   2   0   .261

E.Nunez 3b 3   1   1   0   1   0   .218

Cervelli c 3   2   3   2   1   0   .242

Totals 34   6   9   6   4   7   

 E: Cervelli 2 (4). LOB: Boston 7, New York 7. 2B: Ellsbury (20), Scutaro (3), Jeter (8), Cervelli (2). HR: Ortiz (15), off A.J.Burnett; C.Crawford (6), off Pendleton; J.Drew (4), off Pendleton; Al.Rodriguez (11), off Wakefield. RBIs: Ellsbury (31), Pedroia (22), Ad.Gonzalez 2 (53), Ortiz 2 (34), C.Crawford (30), J.Drew 3 (15), Varitek (9), Jeter (17), Teixeira 2 (43), Al.Rodriguez (34), Cervelli 2 (10). SB: Ellsbury (23), Scutaro (1), Gardner (11). SF: J.Drew, Teixeira. RLSP: Boston 4 (Ad.Gonzalez 2, Youkilis 2); New York 6 (E.Nunez 2, Teixeira, Jeter 2, Al.Rodriguez). RA: Ad.Gonzalez, Scutaro, Jeter, Granderson 2. GIDP: Ortiz, Jeter. DP: Boston 1 (Youkilis, Pedroia, Ad.Gonzalez); New York 1 (E.Nunez, Teixeira).

Boston IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

 Wakefield(W3-1) 51/3   5   5   5   3   3   91   4.84

Aceves (S 1-2) 32/3   4   1   1   1   4   59   3.29

New York IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

 A.Burnett (L 6-4) 52/3   7   8   7   4   3   105   4.37

Logan 12/3   1   0   0   2   3   33   3.68

Pendleton 12/3   3   3   3   2   2   35   2.45

IR-S: Aceves 2-1, Logan 1-1. IBB: off A.J.Burnett (J.Drew). HBP: by Wakefield (Cano). WP: Wakefield. PB–Varitek. Umpires: Home, Bob Davidson; first, Hunter Wendelstedt; second, Brian Knight; third, Jerry Layne. T: 3:23. A: 47,863 (50,291).

Orioles 3, Athletics 2

BALTIMORE - Rookie Zach Britton took a four-hitter into the seventh inning and Mark Reynolds homered as Baltimore beat a skidding Oakland team to complete a three-game sweep.

It was the ninth consecutive loss for the Athletics, their longest skid since a 10-game run in 2008. Oakland scored only four runs in the series and never held a lead.

J.J. Hardy drove in a run for the Orioles, who have won four of five. It was their first three-game sweep of the A's in Baltimore since July 21-23, 1998.

Britton (6-4) allowed four hits and two walks in 61/3 innings. The lefthander, who tied his career high with six strikeouts, was 0-3 in six starts since May 1.

Jim Johnson gave up an unearned run in 12/3 innings, and Kevin Gregg worked a perfect ninth for his 12th save.

Oakland 000 001 010 – 2 5 0

Baltimore 000 030 00x – 3 6 1

Oakland AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

 Crisp cf 3   0   1   1   0   1   .262

Barton 1b 4   0   0   0   0   2   .217

C.Jackson lf 3   0   2   0   1   0   .269

Willingham dh 4   0   0   0   0   2   .239

K.Suzuki c 3   0   0   0   1   1   .239

DeJesus rf 4   0   0   0   0   1   .236

Rosales 3b 3   0   0   0   0   0   .143

b-Sweeney ph 1   0   0   0   0   0   .290

Pennington ss 3   0   0   0   0   0   .260

J.Weeks 2b 3   2   2   0   0   0   .286

Totals 31   2   5   1   2   7   

Baltimore AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Andino 2b 4   0   0   0   0   1   .261

Markakis rf 3   0   1   0   0   0   .238

Ad.Jones cf 3   0   0   0   0   1   .297

Guerrero dh 3   1   1   0   0   0   .289

D.Lee 1b 3   0   1   0   0   2   .229

Wieters c 3   0   0   0   0   1   .270

Hardy ss 3   1   1   1   0   1   .276

Mar.Reynolds 3b 3   1   2   2   0   0   .199

Reimold lf 2   0   0   0   0   0   .278

a-Pie ph-lf 1   0   0   0   0   1   .253

Totals 28   3   6   3   0   7   

a-struck out for Reimold in the 8th. b-grounded out for Rosales in the 9th. E: Reimold (1). LOB: Oakland 5, Baltimore 1. 2B: J.Weeks (1). HR: Mar.Reynolds (10), off Outman. RBIs: Crisp (20), Hardy (18), Mar.Reynolds 2 (32). SB: Mar.Reynolds (4). SF: Crisp. RLSP: Oakland 1 (Barton); Baltimore 1 (Andino). GI DP: Barton, Ad.Jones, Wieters. DP: Oakland 2 (Rosales, J.Weeks, Barton), (J.Weeks, Barton); Baltimore 1 (Andino, Hardy, D.Lee).

Oakland IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Outman (L 1-1) 6   5   3   3   0   4   78   4.15

Devine 1   0   0   0   0   1   12   1.93

A.Bailey 1   1   0   0   0   2   19   2.25

Baltimore IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Britton (W 6-4) 61/3   4   1   1   2   6   79   3.18

Johnson (H 10) 12/3   1   1   0   0   1   26   2.57

Gregg (S 12-15) 1   0   0   0   0   0   18   2.96

IR-S: Ji.Johnson 1-0. WP: Outman. Umpires: Home, Chris Guccione; first, Cory Blaser; second, Mike Winters; third, Mike Everitt.

T: 2:16. A: 11,760 (45,438).

Twins 3, Indians 2

CLEVELAND - Cleveland lost for the sixth time in seven games as Ben Revere's two-out RBI single in the 10th inning off closer Chris Perez gave coming-to-life Minnesota a dramatic win.

The Indians, who were once 14-2 at Progressive Field, went 1-6 on their homestand, losing four straight to Texas and two of three to Minnesota, which has the majors' worst record.

"Everything that could have gone wrong went wrong," said Indians manager Manny Acta .

After Drew Butera doubled with two outs off Perez (2-2), Revere flared his base hit into shallow left. Butera scored sliding ahead of outfielder Michael Brantley's one-hop throw that skipped past catcher Lou Marson, helping the last-place Twins take the series and win for the sixth time in seven games.

Matt Capps (2-3) got the win.

Minnesota 001 001 000 1 – 3 11 0

Cleveland 000 001 001 0 – 2 10 1

Minnesota AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Revere cf 5   1   3   2   0   1   .302

A.Casilla ss 5   0   1   0   0   0   .247

Cuddler rf 4   0   0   0   0   0   .255

Morceau dh 4   0   1   1   0   0   .230

D.Young lf 4   0   0   0   0   1   .219

Repko lf 0   0   0   0   0   0   .179

Valencia 3b 4   0   2   0   0   2   .223

L.Hughes 1b 4   1   2   0   0   0   .258

Tolbert 2b 4   0   1   0   0   0   .210

Butera c 4   1   1   0   0   0   .153

Totals 38   3   11   3   0   4   

Cleveland AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Brantley lf 5   0   3   0   0   0   .295

A.Cabrera ss 4   0   0   0   0   1   .302

G.Sizemore cf 5   1   1   1   0   0   .256

C.Santana 1b 4   0   1   0   1   0   .228

Choo rf 5   0   1   0   0   0   .240

LaPorta dh 4   0   0   0   0   1   .240

Phelps 2b 4   0   0   0   0   1   .000

Hannahan 3b 4   1   2   1   0   0   .231

Marson c 4   0   2   0   0   0   .207

Totals 39   2   10   2   1   3   

E: Brantley (2). LOB: Minnesota 5, Cleveland 9. 2B: Morneau (12), Valencia (11), Butera (6), C.Santana (12), Choo (8). HR: G.Sizemore (7), off Pavano; Hannahan (5), off Capps. RBIs: Revere 2 (4), Morneau (21), G.Sizemore (17), Hannahan (19). SB: Revere (4). CS: Revere (1), Valencia (4), Brantley (3). RLSP: Minnesota 4 (Butera 2, D.Young, A.Casilla); Cleveland 5 (Phelps 2, G.Sizemore, A.Cabrera, Choo). RA: A.Casilla, Butera, Choo, LaPorta. GIDP: Cuddyer. DP: Minnesota 1 (Butera, Butera, A.Casilla); Cleveland 1 (A.Cabrera, Phelps, C.Santana).

Minnesota IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Pavano 7   7   1   1   1   3   110   4.54

Mijares (H 8) 1   0   0   0   0   0   12   4.50

Capps (W2-3)BS,5 1   2   1   1   0   0   21   4.50

Dumatrait (S 1-1) 1   1   0   0   0   0   14   2.00

Cleveland IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Masterson 8   9   2   2   0   3   104   3.18

Sipp 1   0   0   0   0   1   10   2.42

C.Perez (L 2-2) 1   2   1   1   0   0   23   2.70

HBP: by Pavano (A.Cabrera). Umpires: Home, Alan Porter; first, Fieldin Culbreth; second, Gary Cederstrom; third, Adrian Johnson.

T: 2:49. A: 15,849 (43,441).

Rangers 7, Tigers 3

ARLINGTON, Texas - Alexi Ogando scattered six hits over 72/3 innings to remain unbeaten, Adrian Beltre homered, and Texas avoided a three-game sweep by Detroit.

Detroit had 21 runs and 38 hits while winning the first two games of the series and had taken four straight overall. But the Tigers couldn't get much going against Ogando (7-0), who struck out seven to match a career high and walked two.

Ogando became the first major-league pitcher to win his first seven decisions as a starter since Jered Weaver went 9-0 for the Los Angeles Angels in 2006.

Elvis Andrus had three hits for the AL West-leading Rangers.

Detroit's Don Kelly hit a first-inning solo homer, his first of the season.

Detroit 100 000 002 – 3 9 2

Texas 004 110 10x – 7 12 2

Detroit AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

A.Jackson cf 5   0   1   1   0   1   .246

Kelly 3b 5   1   1   2   0   0   .241

Boesch rf 5   0   0   0   0   2   .275

Mi.Cabrera 1b 3   0   2   0   1   0   .322

V.Martinez c 4   0   1   0   0   0   .306

Dirks lf 2   0   1   0   1   1   .260

a-Raburn ph-lf 1   0   0   0   0   1   .207

Jh.Peralta ss 4   1   1   0   0   1   .313

Avila dh 4   1   1   0   0   1   .288

Santiago 2b 4   0   1   0   0   3   .241

Totals 37   3   9   3   2   10   

Texas AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Andrus ss 5   1   3   1   0   0   .284

Gentry cf 3   1   1   0   2   0   .233

J.Hamilton lf 5   0   1   2   0   0   .295

Mi.Young 2b 4   1   1   0   0   0   .310

A.Beltre dh 3   1   2   2   1   0   .257

N.Cruz rf 4   0   0   0   0   0   .237

Napoli 1b 4   0   0   0   0   1   .213

Torrealba c 3   2   2   0   1   0   .226

C.Davis 3b 4   1   2   0   0   1   .269

Totals 35   7   12   5   4   2   

a-struck out for Dirks in the 8th. E: Kelly (2), Dirks (1), J.Hamilton (1), N.Cruz (4). LOB: Detroit 9, Texas 8. 2B: A.Jackson (12), Gentry (3), J.Hamilton (10). HR: Kelly (1), off Ogando; A.Beltre (12), off Wilk. RBIs: A.Jackson (18), Kelly 2 (5), Andrus (27), J.Hamilton 2 (22), A.Beltre 2 (45). CS: Dirks (1), Andrus (1). RLSP: Detroit 5 (V.Martinez, Boesch 2, Avila, Raburn); Texas 4 (N.Cruz, J.Hamilton, C.Davis, Mi.Young). RA: Kelly 2. GIDP: J.Hamilton, N.Cruz. DP: Detroit 2 (Kelly, Santiago, Mi.Cabrera), (Mi.Cabrera, V.Martinez, Mi.Cabrera); Texas 1 (Torrealba, Torrealba, Andrus, Napoli, Mi.Young).

Detroit IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Coke (L 1-6) 5   10   6   4   3   0   86   4.11

Wilk 2   2   1   1   0   1   33   1.59

E.Gonzalez 1   0   0   0   1   1   21   10.00

Texas IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Ogando(W 7-0) 72/3   6   1   1   2   7   110   2.10

D.Oliver 2/3   2   2   2   0   2   15   3.09

Feliz 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   8   1.21

IR-S: D.Oliver 2-0, Feliz 2-2. WP: Ogando. Umpires: Home, Ed Rapuano; first, Brian O'Nora; second, Alfonso Marquez; third, Ed Hickox.

T: 2:54. A: 40,388 (49,170).

Blue Jays 9, Royals 8

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Adam Lind hit a grand slam and Jayson Nix added a three-run homer to power Toronto over Kansas City.

Corey Patterson snapped an 0-for-11 skid with four hits and scored two Toronto runs.

Blue Jays starter Carlos Villanueva (4-0) had one rough inning, the fourth, when he allowed four runs, but pitched seven innings, allowing six hits. He has won eight decisions since his last loss, Aug. 17, 2009, at Pittsburgh.

Villanueva, who has held opponents to a .156 batting average on the road, gave up a three-run homer to Melky Cabrera in the third. Alex Gordon's sacrifice fly drove in the first Kansas City run.

Rookie lefthander Danny Duffy (0-2) was pulled after four innings and 96 pitches, allowing five runs on eight hits and four walks.

Toronto 101 304 000 – 9 13 0

Kansas City 004 000 031 – 8 10 0

Toronto AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

McCoy ss 4   1   1   0   1   0   .246

C.Patterson lf 5   2   4   0   0   0   .293

Bautista rf 4   2   2   0   1   1   .351

Lind dh 3   1   1   4   2   0   .317

J.Rivera 1b 5   0   2   2   0   2   .245

J.Molina c 5   0   0   0   0   3   .310

A.Hill 2b 5   1   2   0   0   1   .250

R.Davis cf 3   1   0   0   1   1   .263

J.Nix 3b 3   1   1   3   1   1   .200

Totals 37   9   13   9   6   9   

Kansas City AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

A.Gordon lf 4   0   2   2   0   2   .284

Me.Cabrera cf 5   1   1   3   0   0   .273

Hosmer 1b 3   1   0   0   1   2   .303

Francoeur rf 4   1   3   0   0   0   .280

Butler dh 4   1   1   3   0   0   .299

Betemit 3b 4   0   0   0   0   2   .290

Getz 2b 4   1   1   0   0   0   .241

B.Pena c 3   2   1   0   1   1   .237

A.Escobar ss 4   1   1   0   0   1   .209

Totals 35   8   10   8   2   8   

LOB: Toronto 7, Kansas City 3. 2B: A.Gordon (19), Francoeur (16). HR: J.Nix (4), off Duffy; Lind (11), off Adcock; Me.Cabrera (8), off Villanueva; Butler (5), off Dotel. RBIs: Lind 4 (37), J.Rivera 2 (22), J.Nix 3 (15), A.Gordon 2 (33), Me.Cabrera 3 (38), Butler 3 (26). SB: C.Patterson (9). CS: C.Patterson (6), J.Nix (1). SF: A.Gordon. RLSP: Toronto 2 (J.Molina 2); Kansas City 2 (Betemit, Me.Cabrera). RA: Butler. GIDP: Betemit. DP: Toronto 1 (A.Hill, McCoy, J.Rivera); Kansas City 1 (Getz, A.Escobar).

Toronto IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Villanueva (W 4-0) 7   6   4   4   1   5   102   3.09

Rzepczynski 2/3   1   2   2   1   1   17   3.04

Dotel 1/3   1   1   1   0   1   10   4.96

Janssen (S 1-1) 1   2   1   1   0   1   17   2.08

Kansas City IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Duffy (L 0-2) 4   8   5   5   4   1   96   5.55

Adcock 3   3   4   4   2   4   53   4.55

Teaford 1   2   0   0   0   1   12   2.16

G.Holland 1   0   0   0   0   3   17   0.00

IR-S: Dotel 2-2. IBB: off Adcock (Bautista). Umpires: Home, Derryl Cousins; first, Jim Joyce; second, Ron Kulpa; third, Jim Wolf.

T: 3:05. A: 12,152 (37,903).

Mariners 7, White Sox 4

CHICAGO - Miguel Olivo drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run double in the 10th inning in Seattle's win over Chicago.

Justin Smoak started the winning rally with a leadoff bloop double off White Sox closer Sergio Santos (2-2). Adam Kennedy drew a walk, then Olivo - who had a solo homer in the eighth against his former team - drove in both runners with a grounder just inside of third base and into the left-field corner.

White Sox rightfielder Carlos Quentin homered twice.

Aaron Laffey (1-1) threw a scoreless inning to earn the win and Brandon League pitched a perfect 10th for his AL-leading 17th save of the season.

Seattle 000 003 010 3 – 7 9 0

Chicago 100 000 120 0 – 4 9 0

Seattle AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

I.Suzuki rf 4   0   0   0   1   0   .256

Ryan ss 4   1   1   0   1   0   .256

Smoak 1b 5   0   2   0   0   0   .249

1-Ja.Wilson pr-2b 0   1   0   0   0   0   .252

A.Kennedy 2b-1b 4   2   0   1   1   2   .278

Olivo c 5   2   2   3   0   1   .246

Peguero lf 3   1   0   0   1   0   .221

Halman lf 0   0   0   0   0   0   .857

F.Gutierrez cf 4   0   2   3   0   0   .219

Carp dh 4   0   1   0   0   1   .250

Figgins 3b 3   0   1   0   1   0   .187

Totals 36   7   9   7   5   4   

Chicago AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.   

Pierre lf 5   0   0   0   0   0   .256

Al.Ramirez ss 5   1   2   0   0   0   .295

Quentin dh 5   2   2   3   0   0   .271

Konerko 1b 5   0   1   0   0   1   .316

Rios cf 4   0   1   0   0   0   .200

Lillibridge rf 4   1   1   0   0   1   .282

R.Castro c 4   0   1   0   0   1   .216

Beckham 2b 2   0   1   1   2   0   .239

Morel 3b 4   0   0   0   0   2   .259

Totals 38   4   9   4   2   5   

1-ran for Smoak in the 10th. LOB: Seattle 7, Chicago 6. 2B: Smoak (14), Olivo (7), F.Gutierrez (2), Carp (1), Konerko (11). HR: Olivo (8), off Crain; Quentin (16), off Vargas; Quentin (17), off J.Wright. RBIs: A.Kennedy (19), Olivo 3 (30), F.Gutierrez 3 (5), Quentin 3 (45), Beckham (21). SB: A.Kennedy (6), F.Gutierrez (1). S: Halman, F.Gutierrez. RLSP: Seattle 4 (Ryan 2, I.Suzuki, Carp); Chicago 2 (Rios, Morel). RA: Figgins. GIDP: Smoak, Quentin. DP: Seattle 1 (Ryan, A.Kennedy, Smoak); Chicago 1 (Beckham, Al.Ramirez, Konerko).

Seattle IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Vargas 71/3   7   3   3   1   4   95   3.94

J.Wright (BS 3-3) 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   11   2.96

Laffey (W 1-1) 1   0   0   0   1   1   15   1.98

League (S 17-20) 1   0   0   0   0   0   10   4.50

Chicago IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Floyd 6   5   3   3   3   3   110   3.89

Thornton 12/3   0   0   0   0   0   17   4.98

Crain 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   7   3.38

S.Santos (L 2-2) 1   3   3   3   2   1   27   2.10

Bruney 1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.50

S.Santos pitched to 3 batters in the 10th. IR-S: J.Wright 1-1, Bruney 1-1. IBB: off S.Santos (I.Suzuki). HBP: by Floyd (Carp). Umpires: Home, Marvin Hudson; first, Tim McClelland; second, Brian Runge; third, D.J. Reyburn.

T: 3:06. A: 21,517 (40,615).