Boston ? Scott Kazmir overcame control problems to hold Boston to three hits over six innings, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Red Sox, 3-1, on Monday night, sending them to their sixth loss in seven games.

“I’m definitely disappointed, but Kazmir shut us down,” Red Sox center fielder Johnny Damon said. “Most importantly, the team’s got to start a winning streak.”

The most exciting moment of the game came when Curt Schilling covered on Julio Lugo’s grounder to first in the ninth. Lugo, who arrived at the bag at the same time as Schilling, was called safe by first-base umpire Dana DeMuth, but Schilling argued and the call was overturned.

An enraged Lou Piniella stormed out of the dugout and argued before home-plate umpire Laz Diaz ejected the Devil Rays manager from the game.

The Red Sox left the field as quickly as possible, but could not score off in the bottom half off Danys Baez, who earned his 17th save.

Kazmir (4-7) walked six to bring his AL-leading total to 62, struck out seven and allowed just one unearned run.

“I was a little bit rusty in the first,” said Kazmir, who hadn’t started since July 8 because of the All-Star break. “I had 10 days off. It was just getting the kinks out.”

White Sox 7, Tigers 5

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Manager Lou Piniella is restrained as he argues a call reversed by the umpires Monday in Boston.

Chicago – Joe Crede’s three-run homer highlighted Chicago’s five-run seventh inning as it won its fifth straight after losing three in a row heading into the All-Star break.

Crede’s homer was one of three the White Sox hit in their big inning that started with them trailing, 4-1.

Luis Vizcaino (4-3) got the win, pitching two perfect innings of relief.

Orioles 3, Twins 2, 11 inn.

Minneapolis – Sammy Sosa homered to move past Mark McGwire on the career list, Rafael Palmeiro had three hits to tie Al Kaline, and Miguel Tejada homered in the 11th inning to lift Baltimore.

Sosa’s two-run homer in the seventh off Carlos Silva was his 584th, moving him into sole possession of sixth place, two behind Frank Robinson. Sosa had not homered in 78 at-bats since connecting June 18 off Colorado’s Byung-Hyun Kim.

Palmeiro went 3-for-5 to tie Kaline for 24th place at 3,007.

Yankees 11, Rangers 10

Arlington, Texas – After 3 1â2 months of struggles, the New York Yankees moved back into first place.

Kevin Brown struggled in his return to the rotation, but Jorge Posada, Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui homered, and Ruben Sierra hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth.

New York leads the AL East by a half-game over Boston and Baltimore.

Angels 5, Athletics 2

Anaheim, Calif. – Orlando Cabrera’s two-run single capped a four-run sixth, and Vladimir Guerrero also had two RBIs, leading Los Angeles over Oakland.

Rookie Ervin Santana (4-4) allowed two runs and four hits over seven innings, striking out six and walking three for the Angels, who increased their AL West lead to eight games over second-place Oakland.

Kirk Saarloos (5-6) allowed five runs and eight hits in 52â3 innings. He had won four of his previous five decisions.