Twins take wild-card lead

Victory helps Minnesota surge ahead of Chicago

? Rondell White hit a go-ahead, two-run homer, and Boof Bonser allowed one run in 61â3 innings to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 2-1, Monday and regain the AL wild-card lead.

Minnesota moved ahead of the Chicago White Sox.

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Boston – Sparked by the return of Manny Ramirez, Trot Nixon and Jason Varitek, the Red Sox tied the score in the ninth and won on Carlos Pena’s home run leading off the 10th.

Tigers 6, Mariners 2

Detroit – Omar Infante’s two-run double keyed a four-run seventh

Rangers 8, Athletics 1

Oakland, Calif. – Rookie Nelson Cruz hit an inside-the-park homer and a three-run shot on the way to a career-high five RBIs.

Blue Jays 4, Indians 3

Toronto – Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson homered as Toronto won its third straight.

With the score 2-2, C.C. Sabathia (10-9) walked Aaron Hill starting the sixth, and then Wells hit a 0-2 pitch over the right-field wall.

Angels 1, Orioles 0

Anaheim, Calif. – Jered Weaver (10-2) scattered six hits over seven innings, struck out five and walked one. The only time Baltimore got a runner as far as third base was in the fifth.