Cleveland ? It took the World Series champs to slow down the surging Cleveland Indians, and it took them until the final out to do it.

Manny Ramirez homered and drove in four runs against his former team, and the Boston Red Sox held off a late Cleveland comeback for a 10-9 victory Monday night, ending the Indians’ nine-game winning streak.

“Well, we won, barely,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. “I think that’s what you call hanging on for dear life. That’s a pretty good team over there. They don’t stop playing.”

Ramirez and Jason Varitek each hit a three-run homer, with Varitek’s shot coming during a six-run fifth inning that sent Indians starter C.C. Sabathia walking off the field in disgust after one of the worst starts of his career.

“I messed up a nine-game win streak,” Sabathia said. “That is unacceptable.”

Cleveland made it close with consecutive home runs in the eighth, but Johnny Damon connected in the ninth to provide a key insurance run for the Red Sox, who have won seven of eight.

“They had the momentum. I knew we needed to do something real bad or we were going to be in trouble,” Damon said.

All that offense made a winner of David Wells (6-4), who won his fourth straight decision despite a rough outing.

Boston's Manny Ramirez rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run off Cleveland pitcher C.C. Sabathia in the fourth inning. The Red Sox won, 10-9, Monday in Cleveland.

“These guys are coming out scoring runs,” Wells said. “You’ll never feel bad getting nine, 10 runs a game.”

The Indians’ winning streak was their longest since 2002 and moved the club to seven games over .500 after a slow start to the season.

The Red Sox are on a run of their own, improving to a season-high nine games over .500.

Devil Rays 5, Yankees 4

New York – Casey Fossum took a shutout into the eighth inning to win as a starter for the first time since August, and Tampa Bay ended New York’s winning streak at six. Hideki Matsui hit a three-run homer off Lance Carter in the eighth as the Yankees rallied from a five-run deficit to make it close. Sean Henn (0-2), pitching because Kevin Brown is on the disabled list because of back spasms, allowed four runs – three earned – four hits and seven walks in 42â3 innings.

Blue Jays 11, Orioles 2

Toronto – Ted Lilly and Justin Speier combined on a three-hitter, and Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill each hit first-inning home runs for Toronto. Wells hit a three-run homer off Bruce Chen (6-5) in his first at-bat since returning to the team after missing three games to be with his wife, who gave birth to a baby boy this past weekend. One batter later, Hill hit his first major-league home run. Hill, a rookie, went 4-for-4 to establish a career high for hits and raise his average to .382.

Angels 5, Rangers 1

Anaheim, Calif. – Paul Byrd pitched his first complete game since undergoing elbow surgery two years ago, and Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in four runs to lead Los Angeles. The teams began a 10-game stretch in which they will play each other seven times. After that, they won’t meet again until Sept. 20.

Athletics 6, Mariners 2

Seattle – Bobby Kielty and Mark Kotsay homered in a four-run eighth inning, sending Oakland over Seattle. Dan Haren pitched eight strong innings, and Nick Swisher homered and drove in two runs for the suddenly resurgent A’s, who won for the seventh time in 10 games.