Minneapolis ? Kip Wells made a successful first start for Texas, Mark Teixeira homered twice, and the Rangers beat Minnesota, 10-2, on Wednesday to give the Twins their first losing homestand this season.

Acquired in a deadline-day trade with Pittsburgh, Wells gained his first win as an American Leaguer since 2001. He pitched into the sixth inning and was responsible for one run while striking out two.

Boof Bonser (2-3), an emergency callup to fill in for rookie left-hander Francisco Liriano, lasted only four innings and left trailing 7-0. The blame was widespread, though. The Twins made two costly errors and hit into five double plays in the first seven innings.

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Boston – Mark Loretta doubled with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, and Boston took advantage of a meltdown by reliever Fausto Carmona. Cleveland led 3-0 after one inning and was ahead 5-4 after eight.

Athletics 3, Angels 2

Anaheim, Calif. – Mark Kotsay drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single, and Oakland increased its lead over Los Angeles to 11â2 games in the AL West. Kiko Calero (3-1) allowed one hit in 11â3 innings.

Mariners 2, Orioles 1

Baltimore – Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer, and Seattle ended Erik Bedard’s seven-game winning streak. Beltre’s homer came in the first inning, and Felix Hernandez and the Seattle bullpen made the margin stand up.

Tigers 8, Devil Rays 3

St. Petersburg, Fla. – Magglio Ordonez hit a go-ahead two-run double, and Craig Monroe added a two-run homer in a four-run eighth inning. Ordonez gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead with his double off reliever Jon Switzer (2-2). He has nine RBIs in his last seven games.

Yankees 7, Blue Jays 2

New York – Chien-Ming Wang pitched eight shutout innings to win his fifth straight start, and Alex Rodriguez had two key hits in a six-run sixth.