Chicago ? Indians manager Eric Wedge showed a lot of confidence in Victor Martinez when he asked his No. 3 hitter to attempt his first sacrifice bunt of the season in the 12th inning.

White Sox reliever Dustan Hermanson made a wild throw to third on the bunt, allowing the go-ahead run to score in the Indians’ 6-4 victory over Chicago on Sunday.

“In that situation there, I felt like it was a good time to switch it up and try something different,” Wedge said. “Victor is a guy that can control the bat, and I felt like he could do it.”

Hermanson (0-1) started the 12th by giving up consecutive walks to Grady Sizemore and Coco Crisp.

Martinez bunted, and Hermanson tried for the force at third base.

His throw went off Joe Crede’s glove, and Sizemore scored, making it 5-4. Crisp and Martinez advanced on the throw.

It appeared Crede had a good chance to catch the throw from Hermanson.

“It was something we work on just about everyday in spring training,” Hermanson said. “It was a bang-bang play. What can you do?”

Travis Hafner homered in the 10th inning, and Crisp had a two-run shot for the Indians, who snapped a four-game losing streak, one day after firing hitting coach Eddie Murray.

Tadahito Iguchi hit a two-run homer for the White Sox, and Frank Thomas hit his first homer of the season in the 10th inning to tie it 4-all.

David Riske (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory.

Chicago's Frank Thomas watches his a solo home run off Cleveland pitcher Bob Wickman in the 10th inning. Thomas's first homer of the season tied the game at 4, but the Indians went on to win, 6-4 in 12 innings, Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

Twins 9, Yankees 3

Minneapolis – Carlos Silva pitched seven strong innings, and a diluted Minnesota lineup knocked out Kevin Brown during a five-run sixth. The Yankees, who finished a forgettable week by losing for the seventh time in eight games, dropped to 0-20 when scoring three runs or less this season. That’s the longest such streak in the majors. Silva (4-3) gave up seven hits and two runs. Brown (4-6) had won four starts in a row until a loss at Kansas City earlier this week.

Red Sox 6, Angels 3

Boston – Mark Bellhorn’s sacrifice fly broke a seventh-inning tie, David Ortiz doubled in two more runs, and the Boston bullpen held on to protect a victory. A day after Red Sox relievers allowed 11 runs in the final three innings, Mike Myers (3-1), Mike Timlin and Keith Foulke combined for 22â3 shutout innings. Foulke earned his 13th save.

Orioles 6, Tigers 2

Detroit – Daniel Cabrera pitched seven strong innings, Melvin Mora drove in a pair of runs, and Baltimore took advantage of three Detroit errors. Cabrera (5-4) won for the fourth time in six starts. He allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings. He struck out four without walking a batter. Mike Maroth (4-6) lost his fourth straight start, giving up six runs – two earned – on 10 hits in eight innings.

Athletics 12, Blue Jays 4

Oakland, Calif. – Scott Hatteberg hit a three-run homer, Eric Chavez hit a two-run shot, and Marco Scutaro also connected for the Athletics. Dan Haren (3-7) pitched his second straight gem with seven sharp innings as the A’s won for the sixth time in seven home games. The A’s tagged Toronto starter Chad Gaudin (1-1) for four runs and five hits in the first inning and sent nine batters to the plate.

Mariners 6, Devil Rays 5

Seattle – Richie Sexson hit an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Mariners a victory. Adrian Beltre singled off Chad Orvella with one out for his 1,000th career hit, then Sexson hit the first pitch he saw off the base of the left-field wall. Bret Boone went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Randy Winn had four hits for Seattle, including an RBI double in the sixth to put the Mariners ahead 5-4.