BROKEN-BAT SINGLE PROPELS DETROIT
DETROIT — Placido Polanco hit a broken-bat, tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth off Jonathan Papelbon to lift the Tigers to a 10-9 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Boston had everything set up for its sixth straight win, rallying from a four-run deficit with its star closer on the mound. But Papelbon (2-1) blew his first save in 11 chances by allowing two unearned runs.
Indians 3, Yankees 0
NEW YORK — Cliff Lee (6-0) threw seven sharp innings to beat Chien-Ming Wang (6-1) in a matchup of unbeaten starters.
Athletics 6, Orioles 5 (10)
OAKLAND, Calif. — Mark Ellis hit the first game-ending homer of his career with two outs in the 10th inning as Oakland completed a three-game sweep of Baltimore.
Royals 9, Angels 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — David DeJesus and Alex Gordon homered and Kansas City, the lowest-scoring team in the AL, banged out 14 hits in a victory over Jered Weaver (2-5).
Twins 13, White Sox 1
CHICAGO — One night after Chicago’s Gavin Floyd lost a no-hitter in the ninth, Carlos Gomez homered off Mark Buehrle (1-4) on the game’s third pitch en route to hitting for the cycle.
Blue Jays 6, Rays 2
TORONTO — Shaun Marcum (4-2) came within an out of a shutout and Scott Rolen hit a two-run homer.
Rangers 2, Mariners 0
SEATTLE — Vicente Padilla (5-2) allowed two hits over seven innings and Milton Bradley hit his fourth home run in the sixth and scored both runs. The Associated Press
