Toronto ? A healthy Manny Ramirez might be ready to carry the Boston Red Sox.

Ramirez homered for the first time since coming off the disabled list June 25, and the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the 11th straight time, 10-3 Thursday night.

Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra turns the double play on Toronto Blue Jays' Shannon Stewart during first inning in Toronto. Boston beat Toronto, 10-3, Thursday.

“It was good to see Manny hit one over the fence. He is a force in our lineup,” Boston manager Grady Little said. “You can see the more comfortable feeling coming to Manny Ramirez as time goes on and as he gets more plate appearances.”

Ramirez also doubled and drove in two runs. The slugger, who had an RBI single in the All-Star game, had just one extra-base hit in 14 games since missing seven weeks because of a fractured left index finger.

“It feels good,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez hit his 10th homer, a two-run shot off Pete Walker (3-1) in the fifth that gave Boston a 7-1 lead. He went 44 at-bats between homers. He hit his last on May 1 against Baltimore.

“As long as I’m aggressive I know it’s going to happen sooner or later,” Ramirez said.

Carlos Delgado hit his 19th home run for Toronto, which has lost eight of nine.

Brian Daubach had three hits for the Red Sox, who haven’t lost to the Blue Jays since a 12-11 defeat in the season opener on April 1.

Daubach said Ramirez should be given time to return to full strength.

“You can’t sit out four, five weeks without getting beat,” Daubach said. “It’s major league pitching.”

Rey Sanchez, activated from the disabled list before the game, went 2-for-3 and raised his average to .325. He missed 30 games with a strained right hamstring.

“When you have Manny and Rey in the lineup, it makes a big difference,” Boston starter John Burkett said.

Burkett (8-3) won for the first time since June 4 a span of six starts. He allowed one run and five hits in six innings.

Jason Varitek had an RBI grounder in the second after Ramirez and Daubach hit consecutive doubles.

Yankees 7, Indians 4

Cleveland Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings as New York returned from the All-Star break by beating Cleveland, who replaced manager Charlie Manuel earlier in the day with Joel Skinner on an interim basis.

Pettitte (3-3) didn’t allow an earned run as the AL East-leading Yankees won for the seventh time in eight games and moved a season-high 24 games above .500.

Rondell White homered in the fourth inning off C.C. Sabathia (6-8) and Jorge Posada had two RBIs as the Yankees improved to 4-0 against Cleveland and 13-0 vs. the AL Central. Mariano Rivera got the final out for his 22nd save.

Mariners 4, Devil Rays 0

St. Petersburg, Fla. Joel Pineiro (10-3) allowed six hits in eight innings, winning his sixth straight decision. Shigetoshi Hasegawa finished with a hitless ninth.

Seattle scored an unearned run in the first and Ruben Sierra hit two-run double off Joe Kennedy (5-8) in the fifth for a 3-0 lead. Dan Wilson drove in Seattle’s other run with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly. The Mariners tied Boston for the AL lead with 11 shutouts.

Athletics 4, Orioles 1

Baltimore Mark Mulder (10-5) allowed three hits in seven shutout innings, and Eric Chavez had three hits. Mark Ellis drew four walks and scored two runs for the A’s, who have won five of seven. Billy Koch got three outs for his 21st save.

Scott Erickson (3-9) allowed only two earned runs in seven innings, but lost his seventh straight decision since April 28. It was the right-hander’s 13th straight start without a win the longest drought of his 12-year career.

Twins 4, Rangers 3

Minneapolis Corey Koskie drove in two runs with a pair of doubles, and Eric Milton (11-6) struck out a season-high 10, allowing three runs and five hits in seven innings.

Ruben Rivera, who stole Derek Jeter’s glove during spring training, made his season debut for Texas and used his own leather to make a leaping catch against the blue “baggie” in right-center and rob A.J. Pierzynski of an extra-base hit in the fourth.

Chan Ho Park (3-5), who has won only once in his last seven starts, gave up four runs three earned four hits and five walks in 61â3 innings.

White Sox 9, Tigers 2

Detroit Dan Wright scattered four hits over eight innings as Chicago beat Detroit. Kenny Lofton drove in three runs, and Ray Durham went 4-for-5 for the White Sox, who knocked out Detroit starter Steve Sparks in the fifth inning.

Wright (6-8) held the Tigers hitless for the first 41â3 innings before Wendell Magee was credited with a questionable single. The right-hander struck out two and walked three in his first win since May 21.

Sparks (4-9) allowed six runs four earned and six hits in 41â3 innings.