Baltimore ? Troy Glaus finally made a sizable contribution to the Anaheim Angels’ impressive winning streak.

Glaus hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning and added a solo shot in the eighth as Anaheim won its 10th straight Sunday, 6-2 over the skidding Baltimore Orioles.

The Angels’ winning streak, one short of matching the franchise record, gives them plenty of momentum heading into an important four-game home series against AL West-leading Oakland on Monday.

Because Oakland had its 20-game winning streak snapped Friday, the Angels currently are on the hottest streak in what appears to be baseball’s strongest division.

“They’re a great team and we’re a great team,” said Darin Erstad, who had two of Anaheim’s 12 hits. “What a great run they had. It will be a lot of fun.”

Glaus’ first homer gave Anaheim a 4-1 lead against Pat Hentgen (0-1), who was making his first appearance since May 2001, after undergoing elbow ligament replacement surgery.

“He’s a good home run hitter. I made a mistake and he made me pay,” Hentgen said. “Unfortunately, that was the game.”

The shot to center ended an 0-for-19 skid by Glaus, who had gone 14 games without a home run before connecting on a 3-1 pitch.

“Every day it’s been a different person who lifts us up. Luckily, today was my day,” Glaus said. “I haven’t done a whole heck of a lot over the last five or six days, but we pick each other up. We don’t count on one or two guys.”

He added his 24th of the season against Rick Bauer. It was Glaus’ second multihomer game of the year and the 14th of his career.

“Troy Glaus is one of the premier power hitters in the league today. Anybody who’s got power like that is a land mine, whether he’s 0-for-19 or 0-for-1,” Orioles manager Mike Hargrove said.

Bengie Molina also homered for Anaheim, which completed its first three-game sweep in Baltimore since the Angels franchise was created in 1961. The victory also concluded the Angels’ first 6-0 road trip since April 1979.

“We came out on this road trip with the idea that we needed to win all six to give ourselves the best opportunity down the last 20 games,” Glaus said. “We’ve accomplished that.”

Jarrod Washburn (17-5) allowed one run and three hits in six innings. The left-hander, who retired 11 straight at one point, picked up his club-record 13th road win and became the Angels’ first 17-game winner since 1991.

Ben Weber walked in a run in the seventh before retiring Jeff Conine on a fly ball with the bases loaded and two outs. Weber finished for his seventh save.

Hentgen, the 1996 Cy Young winner, was activated from the 60-day disabled list before the game. He kept pace with Washburn until the sixth, when Garret Anderson reached on an error and Scott Spiezio singled ahead of Glaus’ drive.

One out later, Molina ended Hentgen’s return with his fourth homer of the year.

Yankees 6, Tigers 4

New York Slumping Rondell White hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and New York beat Detroit, cutting the Yankees’ magic number for clinching the AL East to 12. After Tigers rookie Andy Van Hekken evenly dueled Roger Clemens into the late innings, White won it with a two-out shot. White began the game in a 1-for-26 rut, but homered off Oscar Henriquez (1-1) and took a curtain call.

Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 4

Boston Esteban Loaiza pitched seven solid innings to win for the fourth time in six starts, and Vernon Wells homered to lead Toronto past Boston. Loaiza (8-8) allowed three runs on nine hits, striking out one and walking none. Carlos Delgado scored four runs and Chris Woodward went 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

Devil Rays 6, Rangers 3

St. Petersburg, Fla. Texas set a major league-record by homering in its 26th consecutive game when Rafael Palmeiro hit a solo homer in the sixth inning against Tampa Bay. Palmeiro’s 39th homer this season and 486th of his career came on a 1-1 pitch from Wilson Alvarez. Alex Rodriguez later hit his major league-leading 51st homer, a solo shot off Esteban Yan in the eighth. The 1941 New York Yankees, 1994 Detroit Tigers and 1998 Atlanta Braves homered in 25 straight games.

White Sox 7, Indians 6

Chicago Frank Thomas hit a game-tying three-run homer in the ninth and Joe Crede added a game-winning single as Chicago rallied past Cleveland. New Indians closer Danys Baez (10-11) couldn’t protect a three-run lead in the ninth and blew his first save of the season.

Athletics 6, Twins 0

Minneapolis Barry Zito became the AL’s first 20-game winner, pitching three-hit ball for seven innings as Oakland beat Minnesota. Miguel Tejada and Adam Piatt homered for the A’s, who won for the 22nd time in 23 games and maintained their two-game lead over Anaheim in the AL West. Oakland opens a four-game series at Anaheim on Monday night.