Cleveland ? Ben Broussard had his shoes painted silver — and his bat turned to pure gold.

Broussard hit two home runs and had a career-high five RBIs, and Brian Anderson earned his third straight win as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox, 12-5, Friday night. It was the fourth straight loss for the White Sox.

“This definitely was a topper at the major-league level for me,” said Broussard, who also had a single and double for his first four-hit game, as well as his first multihomer game.

“Actually, what did it was I let Casey Blake paint my shoes gray,” Broussard said.

Blake, two lockers over, shouted out, “Silver!”

“Oh yeah, silver,” Broussard said. “Casey said he painted the white spots on his shoes gray, uh, silver, last week and he went 5-for-5. I don’t think I’m superstitious, but when things go well …”

Added Blake with a hearty laugh: “It had nothing to do with his ability tonight.”

Broussard opened Cleveland’s scoring with his seventh homer, a shot over the wall in right-center off Dan Wright (0-4) that brought the Indians within a run in the second inning. He hit a two-run shot to center in the seventh to make it 10-5.

“My grandfather was here watching me for the first time in a pro game,” Broussard said. “He and my uncle came up from Houston and to tell you the truth, he would have been excited even if I went 0-for-5.”

Cleveland's Ben Broussard connects for a home run. Broussard homered twice in the Indians' 12-5 victory over the White Sox Friday night in Cleveland.

Anderson (7-6) allowed five runs — two earned — and seven hits over five innings to improve to 4-0 in his last six starts. The left-hander walked one and struck out three.

“I will not complain about this one,” Anderson said. “I’ve been the beneficiary of some good offense the last couple times out.”

Wright allowed five earned runs and four hits over 21/3 innings, his shortest outing in 11 starts this season. He was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte after the game and left-hander Mike Porzio was recalled.

The Indians opened a four-game series by winning for the sixth time in eight games to move within three games of third-place Chicago in the AL Central. The White Sox have dropped six of seven since winning nine of 12.

“We still have a shot because this is a wide-open division and that includes the Indians,” White Sox manager Jerry Manuel said. “We know we can play good baseball, but we are not doing it right now.”

Tim Laker hit his third homer for Cleveland, a two-run shot into the bleachers in left-center in the fifth for an 8-5 lead. Shane Spencer hit a two-run homer, his sixth, to make it 12-5 in the eighth.

The White Sox, who scored just three runs while being swept in a three-game series in Detroit, took a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

Paul Konerko, batting .127 (10-for-79) over his previous 30 games, doubled in one run and a sacrifice fly by Joe Crede made it 2-0.

Angels 5, Twins 0

Anaheim, Calif. — Ramon Ortiz combined with two relievers on a four-hitter, and Tim Salmon and Scott Spiezio each hit two-run homers as Anaheim beat Minnesota in their first meeting since the AL championship series.

Despite a sellout crowd of 43,442, the scene at Edison Field was quite different from the frenzied atmosphere last Oct. 13 when the Angels clinched their first AL pennant with a 13-5 victory.

Both teams have fallen on hard times this year because of injuries. The Angels, who won a franchise-record 99 games last season, are languishing in the West Division with a 47-43 record. The Twins (44-47) are 51/2 games behind Kansas City in the Central Division with a six-game losing streak, after winning 94 games in 2002.

Ortiz (11-6) allowed three hits and four walks over six innings.

Mariners 4, Devil Rays 3

Seattle — Mike Cameron homered in the eighth inning and Jamie Moyer earned his 12th victory as the Mariners spoiled Lou Piniella’s return to Seattle. Fans at Safeco Field cheered Piniella at every opportunity. The Devil Rays manager spent the previous 10 years building the Mariners into one of the top teams in baseball. Bret Boone added a three-run homer for Seattle in the third. Moyer (12-5) threw 22 pitches in the first inning, when the Devil Rays jumped to a 2-0 lead.

Athletics 2, Orioles 0

Oakland, Calif. — Tim Hudson pitched a three-hitter and Terrence Long hit a double in the seventh to break a scoreless tie, leading Oakland past Baltimore. Hudson (7-3) won for the first time in three starts as the A’s improved to 6-5 on their season-long 13-game homestand. He threw 115 pitches in his first complete game of the season and fifth of his career.

Yankees 8, Blue Jays 5

Toronto — Andy Pettitte won his sixth straight start and Jason Giambi hit his 24th homer run as New York beat Toronto. Yankees right fielder Raul Mondesi returned to the starting lineup, a day after angrily complaining about playing time. Toronto reliever Scott Service walked Mondesi with the bases loaded in the seventh, scoring the go-ahead run. Enrique Wilson followed with an RBI single, and Giambi’s homer off Service in the eighth gave New York an 8-5 lead.

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Detroit — John Burkett scattered four hits over seven innings, leading Boston past Detroit for its fourth straight win. Todd Walker, who entered in a 6-for-44 slump, had two doubles for the Red Sox. Trot Nixon, Jason Varitek and Freddy Sanchez each added two hits to support Burkett (7-4), who won for the fourth time in five decisions.