Chicago ? Mark Redman joined Oakland’s double-digit victory club by throwing seven strong innings.

He wanted more.

“Guys were shaking my hand. I didn’t want to shake anyone’s hand,” Redman said Thursday after pitching the Athletics to a 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.

“I went straight to (manager) Ken Macha and said I want 120 pitches.”

Redman settled for 102 pitches and a victory — the 14th in 16 games for the AL West-leading A’s. He left after retiring his final 13 batters.

“It’s a tough decision. I hadn’t given up a hit since the third inning. It’s always nice to bounce back after a shaky start,” Redman said.

Redman (10-10) became the fourth Oakland pitcher to reach double digits in wins — joining Tim Hudson, Barry Zito and Mark Mulder — and allowed just four hits and two runs.

The left-hander’s solid outing came on the heels of his shortest of the season — he was roughed up for nine hits and six runs in just two innings Friday against Tampa Bay.

To make sure he was well-rested Thursday, he left Wednesday night’s game a little early.

“You just have to prepare yourself,” Redman said. “I was in bed by 11:30, which is hard to do when you come from the West Coast.”

Jim Mecir recorded two outs in the eighth, and Octavio Dotel finished for his 17th AL save in 22 chances as Oakland bounced right back after its eight-game winning streak was snapped Wednesday night.

“I’ve got a lot of faith in the bullpen,” Macha said.

Billy McMillon hit a two-run homer off Jose Contreras (12-7) in the third — his third of the season — after a leadoff walk to Bobby Crosby. And the A’s tacked on another run when Marco Scutaro scooted home from second on a wild pitch.

Twins 2, Rangers 0

Minneapolis — Brad Radke had a season-high nine strikeouts in eight shutout innings, giving Minnesota a three-game sweep of Texas. Radke (10-7) had the Rangers off-balance all night, striking out the side in the fourth and retiring eight straight during one stretch. He allowed five hits and walked one in Minnesota’s seventh shutout.

Red Sox 4, Angels 3

Boston — Derek Lowe pitched effectively into the eighth inning, and Boston beat Anaheim for its season-high ninth straight victory. Bill Mueller homered off Bartolo Colon, and Johnny Damon had three hits.

Blue Jays 8, Mariners 6

Toronto — Ichiro Suzuki had three more hits, but Orlando Hudson and Vernon Wells homered to lead Toronto over Seattle. Suzuki, chasing George Sisler’s major-league record for hits in a season, went 3-for-5 and has 217 hits. He has 29 games left to break Sisler’s mark of 257 hits set in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns.

Orioles 13, Devil Rays 2

St. Petersburg, Fla. — Miguel Tejada drove in three runs, and Erik Bedard pitched seven impressive innings, leading Baltimore over Tampa Bay.

Yankees 9, Indians 1

New York — Gary Sheffield had three RBIs to reach 100 for the seventh time, Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, and Jon Lieber pitched seven shutout innings, leading New York to its second straight win.