Chicago ? Anaheim’s Aaron Sele showed the pitching smarts and ability that have allowed him to stick around the majors for 12 years.

Jon Rauch had a short one-game stay in the big leagues with the Chicago White Sox, and he might face a tough task getting back.

“I felt good, I felt strong. I felt like I could’ve kept pitching,” Sele said after leading the Angels over the White Sox, 5-1, Saturday.

Sele improved to 4-0, allowing one run and four hits in 61/3 innings with six strikeouts and two walks.

“This is exactly what we saw from Aaron in Seattle in those terrific years,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “If he can maintain his stuff, he is going to give our team a big boost.”

Jeff DaVanon had two doubles and a single for the Angels, who scored five in the fourth inning off Rauch (0-1).

The 6-foot-11 Rauch was making his first major-league start since Sept. 27, 2002, and he might not get another with the White Sox. He gave up five runs and 10 hits in 32/3 innings and left the clubhouse before the end of the game, according to team spokesman Scott Reifert.

General manager Ken Williams had gone to the clubhouse after the game to tell Rauch he was going back to Triple-A.

“Kenny said that’s not something we condone here. We’re a family. We root for each other,” Reifert said. “That severely hampered his chances of ever pitching in Chicago again.”

But Rauch said it was all a misunderstanding and apologized in a telephone call to the White Sox’s flagship radio station on its postgame show.

“The whole thing was a huge miscommunication,” Rauch said. “I want to apologize for any miscommunication. I want to apologize to my teammates. I’m not like that. I just wanted to get out of there and be with my family.”

Indians 8, Athletics 6

Cleveland — Jody Gerut singled home Matt Lawton with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Cleveland rallied past Oakland. Gerut’s base hit off Arthur Rhodes (1-2) came shortly after the A’s committed their third error. Oakland’s pitchers also issued 10 walks.

Orioles 8, Tigers 4

Detroit — Miguel Tejada homered for the third straight game, and Larry Bigbie drove in three runs, leading Baltimore over Detroit. Daniel Cabrera (3-1) allowed three runs — two earned — on seven hits.

Yankees 5, Devil Rays 3

St. Petersburg, Fla. — Kevin Brown allowed three hits in 72/3 innings, and New York beat Tampa Bay to take over first place in the AL East. Bernie Williams, Ruben Sierra and Enrique Wilson homered for the defending AL champions, who climbed to a season-high 12 games over .500 (30-18) with their sixth straight win on a 12-game road trip that ends today.

Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2

Toronto — Miguel Batista struck out a season-high seven in eight innings to lead Toronto to its fifth straight victory. Toronto’s Carlos Delgado left after the fifth inning with an irritated right ribcage. He grimaced after swinging the bat on a groundout. The Rangers have lost a season-high four straight and have scored in just three of their last 36 innings.

Mariners 5, Red Sox 4

Boston — Freddy Garcia finally received some run support, getting a homer from Raul Ibenez and a two-run double from Dan Wilson to lead Seattle over Boston. Garcia (3-3) allowed four runs and eight hits in 52/3 innings, his ERA rising from a league-leading 2.71 to 3.01. Seattle scored just 20 runs in his first nine starts.