Arlington, Texas ? Carl Crawford’s speed helped the surging Tampa Bay Devil Rays to another victory.

Crawford had two triples, two doubles and three RBIs, and the Devil Rays hung on to beat the Texas Rangers, 10-8, Tuesday night for Tampa Bay’s season-high fifth straight victory.

“He could have had four triples,” Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella said. “He had a big game.”

Crawford matched a team record for the most extra-base hits in a game, previously set by Jose Cruz Jr. and Randy Winn, and took over the AL lead with 11 triples.

“I just tried to put the bat on the ball to get some runs,” Crawford said. “We needed every run.”

A native of Houston, Crawford said he felt relaxed whenever he played in Texas.

“I like coming back to Texas,” Crawford said. “It feels like I’m back home.”

Alex Gonzalez homered, and Jorge Cantu drove in three runs for the Devil Rays, who are 13-5 since the All-Star break.

“We’ve got a lot of young kids we’re trying to develop,” Piniella said. “We’re playing hard and giving ourselves a chance to win.”

Tampa Bay's Carl Crawford (13) beats the tag from Texas third baseman Hank Blalock, giving Crawford a triple in the Devil Rays' 10-8 victory. Crawford had two triples and two doubles in the win Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.

Hank Blalock and Gary Matthews Jr. connected for the Rangers, who began a six-game homestand after a 5-2 road trip. Matthews had three hits, but Texas lost its sixth straight at home.

Devil Rays starter Seth McClung (2-6) gave up seven runs and six hits over 51â3 innings. Danys Baez got three outs for his 21st save in 28 chances.

Tampa Bay grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first against Chris Young (8-7) on consecutive RBI doubles by Crawford and Cantu, and a run-scoring single from Aubrey Huff.

Gonzalez’s solo homer in the second – his sixth – stretched the Devil Rays’ advantage to 4-0.

Texas rallied with a two-run second on Matthews’ RBI single and Rod Barajas’ run-scoring double.

The Rangers took a 5-4 lead in the third, capitalizing on two walks by McClung followed by Blalock’s three-run shot, his 20th.

Tampa Bay went ahead 8-5 with a four-run fourth on Gonzalez’s RBI double, Crawford’s two-run triple and Cantu’s sacrifice fly.

“Our kids didn’t back off,” Piniella said. “They came out swinging.”

Indians 6, Yankees 5

Cleveland – Scott Elarton contained New York’s power-packed lineup for six innings to lead the Indians. Elarton (7-5) allowed three runs and four hits as the Indians won the opener of their three-game series against the Yankees, one of a handful of teams they’re battling for the AL wild card. Bob Wickman retired Derek Jeter on a grounder with a runner at second for his 28th save.

Mariners 4, Tigers 1

Detroit – Jeremy Reed’s hustle on a sacrifice bunt helped spark a three-run rally in the eighth, and Raul Ibanez’s two-run single capped the inning for Seattle. In the eighth, Reed singled leading off. The next batter, Dave Hansen, bunted the ball in front of the plate, which third baseman Brandon Inge fielded and threw to first. Seeing third base unoccupied, Reed never slowed down, running from first to third. Yuniesky Betancourt added an RBI double before Ibanez’s key hit.

Blue Jays 7, White Sox 3

Chicago – Russ Adams hit two home runs, including going back-to-back with Orlando Hudson in the second inning, and Toronto roughed up Jon Garland. Eric Hinske had three hits for Toronto as starter Josh Towers won for just the third time in his last 14 starts.

Athletics 5, Twins 2

Minneapolis – Mark Kotsay had three hits and scored the go-ahead run, and Danny Haren pitched seven strong innings to lead Oakland to its sixth straight victory. Kotsay had missed six of the previous seven games because of a bad back. He looked just fine Tuesday, notching a double, two singles and an RBI.

Angels 10, Orioles 1

Anaheim, Calif. – Vladimir Guerrero homered twice and drove in five runs, Garret Anderson also connected, and Los Angeles sent sputtering Baltimore to its season-worst seventh straight loss. Bartolo Colon (13-6) scattered 10 hits over seven innings, striking out seven and walking none. The right-hander gave up his only run in the fourth on an RBI single by B.J. Surhoff, who started at first base while Rafael Palmeiro served the second game of his 10-day suspension for a positive steroid test.