Chicago ? A day after Bob Wickman couldn’t close out a game for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago closer Shingo Takatsu was just as bad.

Casey Blake, Coco Crisp and Ronnie Belliard hit ninth-inning homers, and the Indians rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the White Sox, 11-5, behind Victor Martinez’s go-ahead single in the 11th.

“I think they feel the same way we did yesterday,” said Belliard, who turned 30 Thursday.

Wickman allowed four runs in the ninth Wednesday as the White Sox rallied to win, 4-3. Takatsu took over in the ninth with a 5-2 lead in this one.

“I’m sick to my stomach right now, but there’s nothing you can do about it,” Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said.

Chicago built a 5-0 lead by the fourth inning against starter Cliff Lee but was stymied by Rafael Betancourt, David Riske, Bob Howry, Arthur Rhodes (1-0) and Matt Miller, who combined for 72/3 innings of three-hit, shutout relief.

Crisp started the comeback with an RBI single in the fifth off Jose Contreras, and Belliard had a sacrifice fly in the seventh against Cliff Politte. Blake’s homer leading off the ninth cut the deficit to 5-3.

“It seems like your chances are bleak when he comes in, especially with a three-run lead,” Blake said.

Takatsu then gave up two-out homers on consecutive pitches to Crisp and Belliard.

“Whenever I come in against these guys, I can tell they really want to hit off me.” Takatsu said through a translator.

Cleveland's Casey Blake, right, accepts congratulations after scoring on an 11th-inning single by Grady Sizemore. The Indians defeated the White Sox, 11-5, Thursday in Chicago.

After Takatsu walked Travis Hafner and gave up a single to Martinez, Luis Vizcaino relieved and retired Aaron Boone on a popout.

Vizcaino (0-1) gave up a two-run single to Martinez in the 11th that put Cleveland ahead 7-5. Boone had an RBI grounder, Blake hit a run-scoring single, and Grady Sizemore followed with a two-run single.

Angels 7, Rangers 6

Anaheim, Calif. — Steve Finley drove in the winning run with a ninth-inning single, and Bengie Molina hit a three-run homer, leading Los Angeles over Texas.

Scot Shields (1-0) gained the win despite allowing a tying RBI single by Michael Young in the top of the ninth.

Athletics 5, Orioles 1

Baltimore — Eric Byrnes hit a three-run homer to break an eighth-inning tie, and Oakland received a strong pitching performance from newcomer Danny Haren.

Mark Kotsay had two hits and scored a run for the A’s, who rebounded from an opening-day loss to take two of three from Baltimore.

Brian Roberts led off the Orioles’ first inning with a home run, but Baltimore managed only four hits.

A steady rain drenched the field from the outset and limited attendance to 16,395 — the smallest crowd in the 14-year history of Camden Yards.

Late Wednesday game

Rangers 3, Angels 2, 12 innings

Anaheim, Calif. — Alfonso Soriano hit a go-ahead homer to lead off the 12th inning to give Texas a victory over Los Angeles.

Soriano homered off Bret Prinz (0-1), taking a 1-1 pitch the other way over the short fence in right.

Richard Hidalgo hit a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth for Texas before Darin Erstad tied it in the ninth against Francisco Cordero.