Big Frank’s return ‘bittersweet’

? Frank Thomas felt right at home. He should have. After 16 years in Chicago, he was back among familiar faces in a stadium where he was a great hitter for a long time.

Thomas hit two solo homers for Oakland in his return to U.S. Cellular Field, but it wasn’t enough for a victory Monday night. His old team, the Chicago White Sox, got a game-winning bunt single from Pablo Ozuna in the 10th inning for a 5-4 victory over the Athletics.

“Bittersweet,” Thomas said after a game that featured a video tribute of his White Sox career, a standing ovation from a sellout crowd of 39,354 and a 3-for-5 performance.

“I’ve been looking for this for a long time to come back here and show everybody I’m not dead,” the two-time MVP added. “It’s been a rough six months for me. Everyone thought I was done. I’ve had a slow start, but I know what I’m capable of doing in a short period of time.”

A.J. Pierzynski walked against Ron Flores (0-1) with one out in the 10th before Rob Mackowiak – whose pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the eighth tied the game at 4 – singled with two outs.

Ozuna then pushed a bunt up the first-base line, and by the time first baseman Nick Swisher picked up the ball and made an off-target throw, the leadoff hitter already had beaten it out to send Pierzynski home.

“I was going to try to lay one down and beat the throw out and win the game with a bunt because I am a better bunter than I am a hitter,” Ozuna said.

Swisher said there was nothing he could do.

“It was just a perfect bunt. I mean, it was absolutely perfect,” he said.

Blue Jays 6, Devil Rays 4

Toronto – Troy Glaus and Eric Hinske homered, and Toronto ended a three-game losing streak. Glaus’ 13th homer gave the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead in the first, and Hinske made it 3-2 in the second. Rookie Casey Janssen (3-3) won his second straight start, allowing four runs and six hits in 62â3 innings. B.J. Ryan pitched 11â3 innings for his 10th save in 10 chances.

Red Sox 9, Yankees 5

Boston – Curt Schilling pitched eight strong innings for his 199th career victory, and Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz each drove in three runs for Boston. Schilling (7-2) allowed one run and five hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Chien-Ming Wang (4-2) allowed seven runs and nine hits in six-plus innings for his first loss since April 21. The Yankees dropped to 1-4 against Boston this season.

Rangers 3, Angels 2

Arlington, Texas – Michael Young went 3-for-3 and drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning single as Los Angeles lost its sixth straight. Texas starter Kameron Loe (3-4) allowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings. Akinori Otsuka pitched the ninth for his sixth save in seven chances.

Mariners 8, Orioles 6

Seattle – Richie Sexson hit a grand slam, and Jamie Moyer won for the first time in four starts as Seattle extended its winning streak to a season-high four games.